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Back to back wins at Wellington and Hamilton - New Zealand had suddenly turned unbeatable since losing both the twenty20 matches earlier on this England tour of New Zealand 2008.
At Auckland - England made a comeback. solid win by 6 wickets. 5 match ODI series now stands 2-1 in favour of New Zealand, with Napier & Christchurch onedayers to be played. England vs New Zealand 3 test match series starts 5 March (tour schedule).
Ian Bell (although didn't get the man of the match award), he was the leading architect of English win after Jacob Oram had propelled shaking New Zealand innings to 234. for the loss of 9 wickets in exactly 50 overs. ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sat, 16 February 2008
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As itsonlycricket enters her 3rd year online, my belief in Ian Chappell's saying 'run on board is always better than having to score them second' continues to deepen.
Curators around the world prepare flattest pitches possible for limited over cricket match, and Twenty20 goes even faster. Brendon McCullum, captaining New Zealand side for the first time - opted to field with not much variety in is bowling armory. England got off to a brisk start with Phil Mustrard & Luke Wright putting on 12 inside first 2 overs. Mustard hit 2 fours & a six in his 13 ball 20 & then on - kiwis were always chasing the game.. Scorecard.
Kevin Pietersen had platform ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Wed, 06 February 2008
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Match : New Zealand vs England, First Twenty20 match.
Venue : Eden Park, Auckland in New Zealand.
Date : 5rd February, 2008.. a Night T20 Match.
Debuts : Phil Mustard & Graeme Swann for England whereas Jesse Ryder and Tim Southee for New Zealand.
T20 no. : 53rd overall (2nd Eng v NZ T20).
Toss : New Zealand, elected for field.
Result : England won by 32 runs & 4 balls remaining.
Series : England 1-0 ahead in Twin T20 series.
Man of Match : Dimitri Mascarenhas.
Umpires : Billy Bowden & GA Baxter.
In absence of Daniel Vetorri - Brenden McCullum was captaining New Zealand side for ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 05 February 2008
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Recently, former captain Nasser Hussain had tipped current England cricket team as 'soft'. I can't say I disagree with Nasser..
English cricket is failing to find batsmen who could stand on opposition's bowling & fire fours & sixes. much is expect off Bell, Bopara, Pietersen but none of them score at strikerate of over 150 runs/100balls like Sehwag of India, Gilchrist of Australia, Jayasuriya of Srilanka or Chris Gayle of West Indies do at top of batting order.
Cricket is very much a game of initiative, which current English team don't care too much about.
Now, Opposition is New Zealand. Another sweet cricket team with not many teeth to bite you. that said - ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sat, 02 February 2008
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Once not too long ago - England were the 2nd test team in world and pushing on for number 1 spot.
Their ODI record never improved, but ability to play good test cricket session after session was on a rise. They won back the Ashes in 2005, drew with India in India in 2006 and beat West Indies & Srilanka at home. Then, they moved to Australia and lost Ashes 2006 5-nil.
All confidence was lost!
Forgettable tour of Srilanka in late 2007 (which they lost 1-0), England under Michael Vaughan has landed onto Kiwi Land. for a full tour of tests, ODIs and two twenty20 matches. New Zealand conditions seem to please English ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Tue, 15 January 2008
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They say the ball swings a lot in New Zealand. but so does in England, which means batsmen from both teams are confortable playing against one another in each others country.
Now I'm not sure I've seen England team play test cricket in New Zealand in short career Itsonlycricket has online, but February to March of year 2008 gives me an opportunity I don't want to miss. England have always played good test match cricket but Kiwis at home are always a force to reckon with. Although the record suggests very differently.. out of 41 England vs New Zealand test matches in New Zealand, England have won 16 and lost only 3.
Kiwis certainly have ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Wed, 09 January 2008
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