Cricket: New Zealand at home

[Montreal Wanderer]

Fingers crossed the heavens open tomorrow, if they don't Cook and Lyth need to make it to lunch if were to hold on.

Never fear, Dan. I seem to recall in the mid-1960s on this very ground against NZ England opener John Edrich batted for more than two days scoring some 300 + not out. His opening partner (Lancashire captain Bob Barber) went early but he was then partnered with Surrey teammate Ken Barrington. They batted all day and much of the next.

[Gary the Enfield]

Fingers crossed the heavens open tomorrow, if they don't Cook and Lyth need to make it to lunch if were to hold on.

Never fear, Dan. I seem to recall in the mid-1960s on this very ground against NZ England opener John Edrich batted for more than two days scoring some 300 + not out. His opening partner (Lancashire captain Bob Barber) went early but he was then partnered with Surrey teammate Ken Barrington. They batted all day and much of the next.

There's only one day left isn't there?

[Bruce Rioja]

Fingers crossed the heavens open tomorrow, if they don't Cook and Lyth need to make it to lunch if were to hold on.

Never fear, Dan. I seem to recall in the mid-1960s on this very ground against NZ England opener John Edrich batted for more than two days scoring some 300 + not out. His opening partner (Lancashire captain Bob Barber) went early but he was then partnered with Surrey teammate Ken Barrington. They batted all day and much of the next.

There's only one day left isn't there?

Last day, today. Shirley we can pad it out for one day?!

[thebish]

Fingers crossed the heavens open tomorrow, if they don't Cook and Lyth need to make it to lunch if were to hold on.

Never fear, Dan. I seem to recall in the mid-1960s on this very ground against NZ England opener John Edrich batted for more than two days scoring some 300 + not out. His opening partner (Lancashire captain Bob Barber) went early but he was then partnered with Surrey teammate Ken Barrington. They batted all day and much of the next.

There's only one day left isn't there?

Last day, today. Shirley we can pad it out for one day?!

padding it out for a day is the last thing I expect us to be able to do... (well, apart from slogging it out and winning!)

I suspect we'll kind of half go for it and get skittled just after tea...

[Bruce Rioja]

Aye, true enough. By the way, Trevor Bayliss. Didn't he invent the wind-up radio?

[TANGODANCER]

I know I'll get the blame for jinxing things,(thebish will be typing already) but I think we'll
have a tremendous day and at least get the draw..(gulp)

[Bruce Rioja]

I know I'll get the blame for jinxing things,(thebish will be typing already) but I think we'll
have a tremendous day and at least get the draw..(gulp)

Adam Lyth and Gary Ballance gone already. Tango OUT!

[thebish]

I know I'll get the blame for jinxing things,(thebish will be typing already) but I think we'll
have a tremendous day and at least get the draw..(gulp)

Lordy lordy - will you never learn!!!

[TANGODANCER]

[Bruce Rioja]

4 wickets down for 15 runs Currently pissing it down in BB4. I'm trying to blow it over the hill.

[Bruce Rioja]

Just hope that we're not back on here on Friday saying "Normal service appears to have been resumed"

OK, Tuesday then. 102/5 at lunch.

[TANGODANCER]

Nothing too unexpected and probably fair enough. It was all okay till their second innings; they dug in and scored and we couldn't get them out. Their persistence paid off and we need a look at a few positions. Always liked Ian Bell, but he's coming across as jaded, has been for a while. Ali isn't much of a batsmen and when we get to our tail end it's always "wham, bam, thank you maam" Good show by a very sporting Kiwi side.

[jaffka]

Elation after the first test win and then dragged back into reality with a right big feckin kick in the bollox with this defeat.

[Bruce Rioja]

Elation after the first test win and then dragged back into reality with a right big feckin kick in the bollox with this defeat.

Has the OED allowed 'Exacta-fecking-mundo' yet?