9th Match, Pool A: New Zealand v England - NEW ZEALAND WON BY 8 WICKETS

[TheParraboy]

Kiwis 3rd match in under a week?

If form is any indication and "ordinary" Australia pummelling the poms, NZ should win easily

Starts tomorrow (Friday) at midday AEDT

 

[vvvrulz]

We should smash them in theory, but you can't write off the poms given they have a few class players.

 

[JJ]

Yeah, 3 in a week seems a diosadvantage - we are better than them, so should win... but then they have on paper some very good cricketers, at some stage in the WC I'd expect Bell, Root, Anderson, Broad and Buttler to hurt someone

 

[TheParraboy]

All sides have to play 3 games in a week (or close to it) at some stage

each team has to play 6 group games in a 4 week window (Feb 14th - March 15th) or 6 games in 29 days

Quarter finals commence March 18th

 

[TheParraboy]

Kiwis smacking the poms would make me smile

then again id laugh hard if poms won


win win

 

[lockyno1]

A decent match, about time. Looking forward to this, actually going to tip England if it swings. The flatter the wicket the more it favours NZ.

 

[jamaman]

Kiwi's were not happy with their batting performance against the jocks, Cully is due a ton..If the Caps bat first 300 on, the Poms will shoot themselves..game over

 

[chigurh]

A decent match, about time. Looking forward to this, actually going to tip England if it swings. The flatter the wicket the more it favours NZ.

Pretty much this. Even though we belted them, I don't mind the pommy bowling lineup and wouldn't be surprised if they got up in this one

 

[rickywalford1]

England for me. Overdue, solid on paper and I'm not buying all the NZ hype just yet.

 

[shiznit]

A decent match, about time. Looking forward to this, actually going to tip England if it swings. The flatter the wicket the more it favours NZ.

Boult will absolutely tear them apart of the ball is swinging...

 

[TheParraboy]

With a washout looking likely in Australias game v Bangers (potentially another washout v the kiwis a week later) might be in Australias interest for the poms to get up today

Im not fussed either way, though expect NZ to win and win well. Poms are a rabble at the moment, their batting is woefull and all over the shop, and usually only one bowler performs well on any given day. Plus their fielding is Austin powers standard

 

[shiznit]

An absolute cracker of a day in Wellington today apparently...

 

[lockyno1]

Boult will absolutely tear them apart of the ball is swinging...

Anderson is even better in those conditions. NZ would be insane to produce anything that is green! That's England's chance.

 

[vvvrulz]

Anderson is even better in those conditions. NZ would be insane to produce anything that is green! That's England's chance.

Anderson/Broad/Finn vs Southee/Boult/Milne

They win that.

 

[shiznit]

England won the toss and elected to bat first...

NZ have gone with the same team again...

I haven't heard about England's yet...

Edit- England are also the same...

 

[JW]

With a washout looking likely in Australias game v Bangers (potentially another washout v the kiwis a week later) might be in Australias interest for the poms to get up today

Agree. Would normally back Shebangabang but wouldn't mind if Mighty Ingerlund got up.

 

[vvvrulz]

Chose to bat first? Didn't really expect that.

 

[shiznit]

Ohhh FFS!!

Why the f**k is Warne here??

 

[Mr Angry]

Damn these minnow V giant games.

England have no chance...minnows

 

[Mr Angry]

Ohhh FFS!!

Why the f**k is Warne here??

Not so bad when not on CH9.