Hopefully the weather forecast bears fruit and we get almost a full test.. I would go for 2 changes in the final test..depending on the injury to Andersons ankle. If he doesnt make it..This is line up i'd like to see..
Cook
Compton
Trott
Pieterson
Bell
Prior
Woakes
Broad
Tredwell
Finn
Panaser
Be a shame on Root to miss out.. But Prior has scored more in the series.
I like the idea of 3 seamers and 2 spinners..
I rate Tredwell, was good in the odi series and we seem to win more with 2 spinners..
And not a bad 7/8/9/10. There are no mugs with the bat apart from Monty.
Browse:
3rd test Auckland changes..
comment by elephants gerald (U3171)
posted on 23/3/13
oh dear, oh dear. 2 runs in 9 overs. How can a team which is (let's face it) full of good batsmen be so lacking in confidence?
The bowlers got England back into it, the batsmen have handed it back to NZ. Give NZ credit, they did what they had to do but England should have been able to take control.
Yet again I ask, who is in charge? There seems to be no organisation.
On a positive note. Comps could bat all day tomorrow. He will probably only reach about 100 but he could bat all day to get there. I am hoping Bell can make hay here. There is a chance to save the game yet
comment by Liverpoolwhoelse17 (U16825)
posted on 23/3/13
If England can bat all day on the 3rd day.. They'll be an 100 or so behind..i do worry about the scoring rate of Compton though.. And i just can't see how England will force a result on this wicket.. The draw is the most likely result for an England fan anyhow.
comment by Greenback Boogie (U17499)
posted on 23/3/13
Blessing in disguise..Compton is such a bore
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted on 25/3/13
did we ever get to the reason why we put them in on the first day...bright & sunny & won the toss...
can't figure it myself...strange of Cook..hey ho...could be worse... we could be aussies...
comment by VoiceOfCricket (U8692)
posted on 25/3/13
Oh well. Nasser Hussain is smiling somewhere thinking that he is not alone.
comment by Liverpoolwhoelse17 (U16825)
posted on 25/3/13
I think i may have been right on my choice of team.. We needed an extra bowler.. Kp was injured we should have gone in with an extra spinner. that would have made us bat first.
posted on 25/3/13
good test for these 2 lads
comment by Liverpoolwhoelse17 (U16825)
posted on 26/3/13
Blimey what an end to a test match
posted on 26/3/13
So tense, just proves why test cricket is indisputably the best form.
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted on 26/3/13
well done lads...that's a great fighting draw...Kiwi's gutted..
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