Re: New Zealand v England, 3rd Test, Napier, 22-26 March

by Lara Lara Laughs Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:31

Century number 11 for Andrew Strauss. Quality.

by Merlin Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:31

Basil wrote:
Dello wrote:
Basil wrote:Ton up for Strauss - not his prettiest, but the gutsiest by a country mile. Well played.

Not sure about that - 5th Test against Australia at the Oval was pretty gutsy. We'd have been f*cked without it.

Well played all the same.

He wasn't playing for his career at the Oval

On the other hand, he was facing the world's best bowling attack!

by LeFromage Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:32

Basil wrote:
Dello wrote:
Basil wrote:Ton up for Strauss - not his prettiest, but the gutsiest by a country mile. Well played.

Not sure about that - 5th Test against Australia at the Oval was pretty gutsy. We'd have been f*cked without it.

Well played all the same.

He wasn't playing for his career at the Oval

But he was playing for the Ashes against a far greater attack than he's been facing here.

by tac Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:32

OK, so all the batsmen have now done enough to save their spots . . . (except Vaughan) . . .

by Basil Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:32

Merlin wrote:
Basil wrote:
Dello wrote:
Basil wrote:Ton up for Strauss - not his prettiest, but the gutsiest by a country mile. Well played.

Not sure about that - 5th Test against Australia at the Oval was pretty gutsy. We'd have been f*cked without it.

Well played all the same.

He wasn't playing for his career at the Oval
On the other hand, he was facing the world's best bowling attack!

FFS Merlin - just say "Well Played" It won't hurt!

by Merlin Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:35

Basil wrote:
Merlin wrote:
Basil wrote:
Dello wrote:
Basil wrote:Ton up for Strauss - not his prettiest, but the gutsiest by a country mile. Well played.

Not sure about that - 5th Test against Australia at the Oval was pretty gutsy. We'd have been f*cked without it.

Well played all the same.

He wasn't playing for his career at the Oval
On the other hand, he was facing the world's best bowling attack!

FFS Merlin - just say "Well Played" It won't hurt!

Baz - I'm a Middlesex and Strauss supporter - I've stayed up half the night just to see the man get his ton!
I've already said "Well played" you plonker .... check out 4 posts up!
FFS indeed! Rolling Eyes

by LeFromage Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:35

tac wrote:OK, so all the batsmen have now done enough to save their spots . . . (except Vaughan) . . .

That's the way it works with England. Getting by is the limit of their ambition.

by Basil Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:38

Merlin wrote:
Basil wrote:
Merlin wrote:
Basil wrote:
Dello wrote:
Basil wrote:Ton up for Strauss - not his prettiest, but the gutsiest by a country mile. Well played.

Not sure about that - 5th Test against Australia at the Oval was pretty gutsy. We'd have been f*cked without it.

Well played all the same.

He wasn't playing for his career at the Oval
On the other hand, he was facing the world's best bowling attack!

FFS Merlin - just say "Well Played" It won't hurt!
Baz - I'm a Middlesex and Strauss supporter - I've stayed up half the night just to see the man get his ton!
I've already said "Well played" you plonker .... check out 4 posts up!
FFS indeed!

Ok fair dos - wassock!

by Merlin Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:39

Bon Soir...

by furriner Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:44

Shah must be about ready to top himself by now.

by Red Mon 24 Mar 2008, 01:48

I'm not sure that it's Strauss's most gutsy given how flat the pitch is and how feeble the kiwi attack is. Batsmen should be queueing up to join this party.

by Geoffrey Trueman Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:07

Red wrote:I'm not sure that it's Strauss's most gutsy given how flat the pitch is and how feeble the kiwi attack is. Batsmen should be queueing up to join this party.

I was thinking that myself. If Bell had got out in the 80s he would have got slaughtered again for not making a ton. Yet his innings has been vastly superior to Strauss'.

Not that it matters now Sherm's got that elusive ton, and what a ton it's been. Well played that man.

by Henry Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:13

Bell has played like God, which makes it all the more frustrating when he gets out feebly like he did in the first innings.

by Lara Lara Laughs Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:14

Bell's first ever ton in the second innings of a match. His 7th. It was a classy Pietersen style knock.

by LeFromage Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:20

Except Pietersen scored his hundred when it mattered.

Very good quality knock - but every batsman in the world would be queuing up to bat in this situation: a spent NZ attack on a damage limitation mission on a flattie in blazing sunshine with a lead of 350 under your belt and Grant Eliott with the ball in his hand.

Good times.

by Red Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:24

And it's not only that the kiwis are knackered, their attack was severely depleted to begin with.

by Lara Lara Laughs Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:27

Dello wrote:Except Pietersen scored his hundred when it mattered.

Very good quality knock - but every batsman in the world would be queuing up to bat in this situation: a spent NZ attack on a damage limitation mission on a flattie in blazing sunshine with a lead of 350 under your belt and Grant Eliott with the ball in his hand.

Good times.

Averaging 61 in the series. Very Happy

Next best is Colly (44).

by Basil Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:30

Should be 500+ on by close of play

by JKLever Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:32

Nice to see the Bellhop cement his place in the team. I really do believe he is way too good a player for us to give up on in his mid 20's.

It won't hurt if he's dropped for a bit to look at other players but to be honest I don't think too many in county cricket are more talented than him.

by Basil Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:34

JKLever wrote:Nice to see the Bellhop cement his place in the team. I really do believe he is way too good a player for us to give up on in his mid 20's.

It won't hurt if he's dropped for a bit to look at other players but to be honest I don't think too many in county cricket are more talented than him.

He ain't going to be dropped now!

by Lara Lara Laughs Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:35

JKLever wrote:
I don't think too many in county cricket are more talented than him.

Many or any? Who's more talented apart from Ramps?

by Lara Lara Laughs Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:42

22 runs for Strauss to beat his highest score.

by Basil Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:42

We should declare if we are about 470 ahead with 30 minutes or thereabouts to go. I don't think Messrs Bell and How would fancy Siders and Broad bearing down on them.

by Basil Mon 24 Mar 2008, 02:51

Bell gone: for 110 - England ahead by 412

by Henry Mon 24 Mar 2008, 04:38

England will likely declare overnight, imo. Unless Vaughan wants to give Strauss 20 minutes tomorrow morning to try and get his double century.

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