[Cricket] 1st Test: England vs New Zealand @ Lords

[Titanic]

Tea Day 5.... New Zealand 134-5, Wattling and Anderson have steadied the rocky ship.

36 overs in the final session, possibly under lights.

It's a big ask... but an early wicket or two, and who knows??

 

[dazzer6666]

Fascinating couple of hours ahead.......

 

[Titanic]

nearly Jimmy's 400th.. given out down the leg side... but reviewed immediately... and over-turned (noise was bat on pad, no sign of anything close to the ball).

 

[banjo]

I was dreading this summers cricket but if we can play like this through out, happy days.

 

[Titanic]

BJ Watling 53* (127 balls, 8 fours) a good battling effort under extreme pressure when he came in.

 

[Titanic]

100 partnership for Watling 53* (36 in this partnership) and Anderson 60* (22.3 overs, 4.44 RR)

They may well have saved New Zealand with this effort.

 

[Titanic]

Wood STRIKES... game on again!

Has BJ blown it after such a great effort?

168-6 26.3 overs to go...

 

[Titanic]

Root has got Anderson... LBW... being reviewed, but looks good!

 

[Titanic]

Phew... only just clipping leg stump.

174-7 top 7 all gone... can England force the win with 23 overs to go??

What a terrific test match this is.

 

[Bold Seagull]

It was some good bowling that, quality ball. About time we got one of those narrow ones as so many in the first innings that were hitting got given not out and stayed not out.

Game on now!

Did someone say bore draw!?!??!

 

[Titanic]

19 overs to go... Stokes to have a burst at the Pavilion End...

 

[Titanic]

BOWLED HIM!!!!!!!!

Stokes cleans up Craig

8-3-29-3

198-8

 

[dazzer6666]

Boom !

 

[Triggaaar]

That was a nice sound

 

[Titanic]

9 down... Moeen Ali gets Southee caught and bowled!!!

One to go

 

[banjo]

Come on, 1 more wicket.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Moeen deserves that.

He's been left out of the attack only because Anderson went after him. Just shows he was probably stewing out there. Great c & b.

Wow. Just wow. What a match.

 

[Titanic]

Is that it... they are reviewing it.... has he missed it?? Yes. It is not out.

Claims of a win were a bit premature - sorry

 

[dazzer6666]

ENGLAND WIN by 146 runs

What a fantastic Test Match this has been... 5 days of entertainment, ebb and flow, and high quality individual performances.

What a start to the summer

Oops. Hope that's not a jinx

 

[nwgull]

Is that it... they are reviewing it.... has he missed it?? Yes. It is not out.

What a difference from the doom and gloom 'England are useless and an embarrassment etc.' at the beginning of this thread!

Brilliant win, which should give plenty of confidence for the rest of the summer for a number or reasons, not least pulling it back from such a shit start.