Even if we are more prepared by the time the Ashes comes round I can't see us winning any of the games unless they rest players or have an injury or three. It's likely to be horrible to watch and I'm relieved I won't be bothering to.
Not sure why people are so negative about England against NZ. Yes the board has made a mess of the KP situation. However the outcome is what the team wants, so will be glad KP is not in the team. Yes I know I said they would beat the WI, so maybe give Eng more credit that they deserve. But at home, they have to favourites against NZ.
A couple of the NZ are playing in the IPL, so will arrive late and will need time to get used to the weather, which they wont have. I think Eng will
win the tests series 1-0.
lose the ODI series 4-1
Against the Aussies, I think the Aussies will win both the test and OD series.
Bet the Kiwis are thinking..... Wots going on with the English summer.....
its freezing !
rain, cloud, temps struggling to get to 60F !
" streuth mate how can we play cricket in this !"
Not totally up on my intnl weather, but wrong country? NZ summers are colder than ours i think, well definitely the south island is.
I do think we'll beat NZ, as i think this series might mirror their visit here in May 2013. Eng had just been over in NZ in Mar 2013 drawing series 0-0 after Southee and Boult had outbowled England (jimmy doing little with a kookaburra ball) and Prior had batted all day for us to hang on to 0-0 draw. Then here in May 2013 we won 2-0 as NZ couldn't bat in english conditions, not helped by McCullum (and 1 or 2 others) coming late via IPL.
May 2013 at Lords, we bowled them out for 207 and 68.
Friday is rain most of the day.
Saturday will see bad light for sure
first test is surely a draw with this atrocious May weather.
And if match does start visiting teams have to shiver in the slip cordon all day. One day a test playing nation will cite weather as a reason not to play in England.
The Aussie side is not that different to the one we beat 3-0 just two years ago.
Nor from the one that thumped England 5 - 0 down under in 13/14.
Add Mitchell Johnson. That's what the summer hinges on for me. He did very well in the one-dayers in 13 but apart from Headingley 09, he's never made an impact in tests in England.
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New Zealand
Tests - 1-0 NZ
ODI - 3-1 NZ
T20 - England
Australia
If they haven't laughed themselves silly and got complacent over this current ECB debacle, they will clean up in all formats
Ashes - 3-1 Australia
ODI - 4-1 Australia
T20 - Australia
I would be very surprised if Australia don't completely sweep the board this summer in all formats
Then lose the ODI series 3 or 4 to 1.
Finish off with a win for NZ in the T20 game.
Even if we are more prepared by the time the Ashes comes round I can't see us winning any of the games unless they rest players or have an injury or three. It's likely to be horrible to watch and I'm relieved I won't be bothering to.
A couple of the NZ are playing in the IPL, so will arrive late and will need time to get used to the weather, which they wont have. I think Eng will
win the tests series 1-0.
lose the ODI series 4-1
Against the Aussies, I think the Aussies will win both the test and OD series.
its freezing !
rain, cloud, temps struggling to get to 60F !
" streuth mate how can we play cricket in this !"
Not totally up on my intnl weather, but wrong country? NZ summers are colder than ours i think, well definitely the south island is.
I do think we'll beat NZ, as i think this series might mirror their visit here in May 2013. Eng had just been over in NZ in Mar 2013 drawing series 0-0 after Southee and Boult had outbowled England (jimmy doing little with a kookaburra ball) and Prior had batted all day for us to hang on to 0-0 draw. Then here in May 2013 we won 2-0 as NZ couldn't bat in english conditions, not helped by McCullum (and 1 or 2 others) coming late via IPL.
May 2013 at Lords, we bowled them out for 207 and 68.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2013/engine/match/566921.html
Radio Times this week shows C5 with NZ test highlights from 7-8pm so I presume the same will apply to the rest of the summer fixtures.
Thanks - their online offering will have to do for me, following morning. Just checked the projected weather, seems rainless.
Think the Series will end in a draw.
Saturday will see bad light for sure
first test is surely a draw with this atrocious May weather.
And if match does start visiting teams have to shiver in the slip cordon all day.
Nor from the one that thumped England 5 - 0 down under in 13/14.
Add Mitchell Johnson. That's what the summer hinges on for me. He did very well in the one-dayers in 13 but apart from Headingley 09, he's never made an impact in tests in England.
Guess that means no Jordan?
Lyth and Wood in for Trott and Jordan
AN Cook*
A Lyth
GS Balance
R Bell
JE Root
MM Ali
BA Stokes
JC Buttler
MA Wood
SCJ Broad
JM Anderson
New Zealand Team
TWM Latham
MJ Guptill
KS Williamson
LRPL Taylor
BB McCullum*
CJ Anderson
BJ Watling†
MD Craig
TG Southee
MJ Henry
TA Boult
Seems about right
More interested in the fall of the first England wicket at 39 - 44
Think I will sell that
Ballance in at 3
25-2
25-3............