New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Dunedin, 6-10 March, 2013

Is Taylor available for the Snoozie Test side?

I assume he's available, having played in the other formats... Guptill is ruled out which is probably a bonus for them. If they can find another Snoozonian who has ever opened the batting that is!

They're talking about Two Meter Peter opening.

A recall at 34 - that's some progressive thinking...

Dello wrote:They're talking about Two Meter Peter opening.

Crouch playing cricket?

Anyway, might as well drag Mark Richardson out of the commentary box, and hand out complementary Red Bull and Pro Plus to the crowd...

Dello wrote:They're talking about Two Meter Peter opening.

A recall at 34 - that's some progressive thinking...

he was going to open on the Sth Af tour but injured himself in the warm up games

Even in his prime Fulton was pretty ordinary. I actually rate Jamie How, but he seems to be out of the picture.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/current/story/606205.html

Squad (one more name to be added) Brendon McCullum (capt), Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Peter Fulton, Tom Latham, Bruce Martin, Hamish Rutherford, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson

Oh no... don't pitch Mitch Mac. No no no. No don't pick him. There's already too many left-armed Mitchells in cricket. Wait til one of them retires.

Mitch Mac's cabbaged his side. Doubt he'll be seen again until the series is over.

Dello wrote:Mitch Mac's cabbaged his side. Doubt he'll be seen again until the series is over.

Oh. Yeah, of course. Forgot he was a Kiwi. They're only on the park for a month at best.

Anyway, the best thing that's happened to NZ is Mordun Gaptull getting injured.

Except, he looked like he was coming into a bit of form. For him.

Jesse Ryder's still unavailable because his head's not in the right place. It's in the pub.

Jesse Ryder could turn up drunk and stinking of bar-whores and he'd still be better than most of NZ's muppet collection.

We should win this series 3-0 really. Southee's the only bowler worth the time of day.

Bracewell is a decent enough bowler. Boult, on his day.

Brass Monkey wrote:Jesse Ryder could turn up drunk and stinking of bar-whores and he'd still be better than most of NZ's muppet collection.

He could still have his thing out, with flies buzzing round it, and make more runs without a bat than most of them with.

Is Vettori out for the series?

PeterCS wrote:Is Vettori out for the series?

Some Kiwi reckons not.

Some Kiwi reckons they're keeping a spot open for him in the first Test.

Some Anglo can't wait for Test cricket involving Anglos.

Some Kiwi = Waddle, or Vettori?

Some Anglo = Dan?

PeterCS wrote:Some Kiwi = Waddle, or Vettori?

Some Anglo = Dan?

Some Kiwi = some link on the Cricinfo blog section.

Some Anglo = f*ck yes, me. I'm having to watch Strinos and Indians at the minute, or the gangbang in SA.... it's all good, but it leaves a nasty taste in your mouth. I want to feel clean.

I didn't know you'd joined the Pakistan team??

I'm hungover and very technically shit batsman. I'd probably improve Pakistan.

Brass Monkey wrote:Bracewell is a decent enough bowler. Boult, on his day.

Decent enough, yes. Both of them would be the second best NZ bowlers if they played for Notts though. That's how I'm looking at it.

You don't sound like you'd be up for the GB (*) though.


(*) not "Great Britain"