| New Zealand in England, 2008 (England)
England vs New Zealand, TEST | | 1.5 | 1.5 Anderson to Redmond, out Caught by Cook!! Duck on debut! Brilliant delivery, angles in through the air, hits a good length and shapes away as Redmond is squared up, Cook holds onto a low catch at third slip! Redmond c Cook b Anderson 0(5) |
| 7.3 | 7.3 Anderson to How, out Caught by Ambrose!! Great delivery, drifts in through the air before moving away after hitting the deck, How feels for it and Ambrose holds onto the regulation catch! How c Ambrose b Anderson 7(18) |
| 12.3 | 12.3 Broad to Taylor, out Caught by Collingwood!! Terrible stroke! He tries to swivel pull a length delivery, doesn't time and it skews up towards the slip cordon, Collingwood settles under it and pouches it safely! Taylor c Collingwood b Broad 19(20) <4s-3> |
| 23.2 | 23.2 Broad to James Marshall, out Caught by Strauss!! beautiful delivery from Broad! He persisted with the full delivery, got it to swing away just enough and it clipped the edge as Marshall went for the drive, neat catch for Strauss at first slip! James Marshall c Strauss b Broad 24(71) <4s-4> |
| 31.2 | 31.2 Anderson to Flynn, out Bowled!! Oh dear! good length delivery on leg stump, he shuffles to clip it away, it brushes the thigh pad and deflects back to hit the leg stump! A touch unlucky! Flynn b Anderson 9(32) <4s-2> |
| 50.1 | 50.1 Panesar to McCullum, out Bowled!! flighted delivery on the middle and leg, a wee bit of turn, McCullum comes on the frontfoot and looks to flick it away, misses the line of the ball and is castled, that is a superb knock from McCullum McCullum b Panesar 97(97) <4s-13 6s-2> |
| 62.5 | 62.5 Sidebottom to Oram, out Caught by Strauss!! Nicely done! Follows two short deliveries with a fuller one, it draws him forward and moves away just enough to take the outside edge and Strauss at second slip makes no mistake! Oram c Strauss b Sidebottom 28(97) <4s-3> |
| 80.2 | 80.2 Sidebottom to Mills, out Bowled!! That's a ball and a half! pitched up on off, swings back in sharply and sneaks in through the gate to clatter into off stump! Lovely delivery! Mills b Sidebottom 10(59) |
| 82.3 | 82.3 Sidebottom to Southee, out Bowled!! Full delivery, swinging in deviously, Southee goes for an ambitious drive down the ground, goes through the gate and rattles his stumps! Southee b Sidebottom 1(9) |
| 86.2 | 86.2 Sidebottom to Vettori, out Bowled!! good length delivery, marginally outside off, Vettori thinks its going to swing the other way but it comes back in with the angle to knock back middle stump! Vettori b Sidebottom 48(100) <4s-6> |
| 39.2 | 39.2 Broad to McCullum, 1 run, on the off, McCullum shuffles across and flicks it away to deep square leg, that is his 9th TEST FIFTY!! |
| 46.5 | 46.5 Panesar to McCullum, SIX!!, on the middle and leg, McCullum comes down the track and hoicks it over long on, going going and gone!!! |
| 47.2 | 47.2 Broad to McCullum, SIX!!, outside the off stump, McCullum reaches for it and carves it over deep extra cover, that is going going and gone, another one, he is into the 90s!!! |
| 28.2 | 28.2 Mills to Cook, FOUR!!, Cook drives again, off the backfoot this time and pierces the gap between cover and point to bring up his tenth FIFTY!! |
| 39.6 | 39.6 Martin to Cook, out Caught by McCullum!! Another snorter of a delivery, pitched up on the corridor of uncertainty, curving in and shapes away, Cook is caught in no real position, fishes and edges it to the keeper who takes a smart catch, that was travelling after taking the edge, first success for the Kiwis, Cook walks back... Cook c McCullum b Martin 61(109) <4s-8> |
| 50.4 | 50.4 Oram to Strauss, out Lbw!! Pitches in line with the stumps, Strauss looks to defend, misses the line completely and rapped on the pads, big appeal and the finger goes up, Strauss has to go back now! openers are back into the hut... Strauss lbw b Oram 63(175) <4s-6> |
| 53.4 | 53.4 Vettori to Pietersen, out Lbw!! Vettori tosses it up on the stumps, slanting into the right hander sharply, Pietersen gets forward to defend it, misses the line completely and gets rapped on the pads, huge shout and umpire Steve Bucknor upheld that, huge huge wicket, KP departs without any big damage! Pietersen lbw b Vettori 3(11) |
| 65.6 | 65.6 Martin to Bell, out Caught by McCullum!! Absolute jaffa of a delivery, persistent line and length bears fruits, good length on the off and pitched up in the corridor of uncertainty, Bell gets forward and looks to defend, the ball shapes away enough to catch the edge, safely pouched! Bell c McCullum b Martin 16(36) <4s-2> |
| 74.1 | 74.1 Vettori to Collingwood, out Caught by Taylor at 1st slip!! Beauty of a delivery from Vettori, tossed up on the off, curves in and nibbles away just at the last moment, Collingwood gets forward to defend, gets a thickish outside edge and safely taken by the 1st slip fielder, end of Collingwood, Vettori is elated, England in trouble here! Collingwood c Taylor b Vettori 6(13) <4s-1> |
| 74.2 | 74.2 Vettori to Ambrose, out Lbw!! Vettori is on a Hat-Trick now, tossed up on the stumps, drifts back into the right hander ever so sharply, Ambrose thrusts his pad to it, doesn't offer a shot on that occasion, huge appeal and the finger goes up, umpire Simon Taufel had no doubts in his mind, two in two and England plunge into deeper depths! Ambrose lbw b Vettori 0(1) |
| 94.4 | 94.4 Oram to Broad, out Bowled!! He's knocked back all three this time with a jaffa! Hits a good length and nips back in, onto the pads before clattering into the stumps! Broad b Oram 25(66) <4s-3> |
| 108.5 | 108.5 Mills to Sidebottom, out Caught by Taylor!! Fullish delivery on off, he closes the face and tries to work it across the line, Taylor at first slip clings to the leading edge! Sidebottom c Taylor b Mills 16(53) <4s-2> |
| 109.2 | 109.2 Vettori to Panesar, out Caught by Flynn!! Not quite! Flighted delivery on a good length, he gets forward to defend, it strikes him on the pad then clips the glove before lobbing up to short leg! Panesar c Flynn b Vettori 0(2) |
| 111.3 | 111.3 Vettori to Vaughan, out Caught by James Marshall!! Superb catch! Lobs it up outside off, Vaughan goes for the slog sweep, connects well but it's straight down Marshall's throat at deep mid wicket! That ball was travelling and he did well to hold on! Vaughan c James Marshall b Vettori 106(214) <4s-11> |
| 111.3 | 111.3 Vettori to Vaughan, out Caught by James Marshall!! Superb catch! Lobs it up outside off, Vaughan goes for the slog sweep, connects well but it's straight down Marshall's throat at deep mid wicket! That ball was travelling and he did well to hold on! End of a wonderful innings! Vaughan c James Marshall b Vettori 106(214) <4s-11> |
| 78.2 | 78.2 Vettori to Vaughan, 1 run, drifting into the right hander sharply, Vaughan shuffles across and turns it to square leg, single to get his 19th Test FIFTY!! |
| 20.2 | 20.2 Anderson to Redmond, out Caught by Strauss!! pitches on a good length and rises sharply, Redmond moves forward but the extra bounce means it clips high on the bat and flies to Strauss who makes no mistake! Redmond c Strauss b Anderson 17(57) <4s-2> |
| 23.1 | 23.1 Sidebottom to James Marshall, out Lbw!! The change of ball does the trick! Pitches on middle and off and swings back in, traps Marshall right in front! James Marshall lbw b Sidebottom 0(9) |
| 34.6 | 34.6 Panesar to Taylor, out Lbw!! Very full, very straight and it crashes into the front toe as Monty appeals vociferously and Umpire Taufel obliges! Replays showed he might have got an inside edge on that! Taylor lbw b Panesar 20(36) <4s-4> |
| 43.4 | 43.4 Broad to How, out Caught by Cook at 3rd slip!! There comes the break through, Broad keeps it on the stumps, How shuffles across and looks to clip it through the leg side, closes the face of the bat early, gets a leading edge and Cook takes a nice low catch in the slip cordon, this is not what the Kiwis wanted How c Cook b Broad 68(131) <4s-9> |
| 82.1 | 82.1 Sidebottom to Oram, out Bowled!! New ball does the trick, good length delivery angling into the left hander, Oram goes on the backfoot and looks to defend, a bit of gap between bat and pad and that is good enough for the ball to sneak through, great knock comes to an end!!! Oram b Sidebottom 101(121) <4s-15 6s-2> |
| 85.4 | 85.4 Anderson to McCullum, out Caught by Ambrose!! good length delivery on the off, seaming away, McCullum comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive through the line, gets a faint edge and the keeper makes no mistake, easy pickings McCullum c Ambrose b Anderson 24(45) <4s-4> |
| 31.3 | 31.3 Broad to How, FOUR!!, full, wide and swinging away, he kneels down and slashes hard at it, takes the edge and flies over gully to bring up his FIFTY!! |
| 68.2 | 68.2 Anderson to Oram, FOUR!!, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Oram goes on the backfoot and cuts it square of the wicket, that is a superb shot to raise his FIFTY!! |
| 54.1 | 54.1 Panesar to Oram, SIX!!, flighted delivery on the off, Oram gets under it well and slogs it over mid wicket, down on his knees and bang, doing what he does best!!! |
| 76.5 | 76.5 Panesar to Oram, no run, on the middle and leg, Oram comes on the frontfoot and looks to flick it away, great stop at forward short leg, that was in the air but a very very tough chance, it will still go down as a catch dropped!! |
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