| England in New Zealand, 2008 (New Zealand) | New Zealand vs England, TEST |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 3.5 | 3.5 Southee to Vaughan, out Lbw!! fuller length delivery angling into the right hander on that occasion, straightens after pitching, Vaughan comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, plays down the wrong line and misses, rapped on the pads and that was plumb in front, the debutant gets his first wicket Vaughan lbw b Southee 2(11) |
| 5.5 | 5.5 Southee to Strauss, out Caught by How at gully!! fuller length delivery outside the off stump on that occasion, Strauss comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive, gets a thick outside edge and it flies to the left of gully, How dives and takes a good catch, Southee has had a great start to his career Strauss c How b Southee 0(6) |
| 6.3 | 6.3 Martin to Cook, out Bowled!! Fullish delivery angling into the left hander, Cook comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive, a lot of gap between bat and ball, inside edge and the ball rattles the stumps, England in deep trouble here Cook b Martin 2(21) |
| 23.1 | 23.1 Elliott to Bell, out Caught&Bowled!! Short of good length delivery outside the off stump, Bell goes on the backfoot and looks to pull it away, nothing shot, all he manages to do is scoop it back to the bowler Elliott, who picks up his maiden test wicket Bell c and b Elliott 9(58) <4s-1> |
| 48.6 | 48.6 Patel to Collingwood, out Caught by Elliott at point!! short of length delivery outside the off stump on that occasion, Collingwood goes on the backfoot and cuts it away, hits it hard and doesn't bother keeping it down, it goes straight to the fielder who takes a simple catch, that is the breakthrough England wanted Collingwood c Elliott b Patel 30(82) <4s-6> |
| 60.5 | 60.5 Patel to Ambrose, out Caught by Taylor at 1st slip!! Patel gives it a bit of air outside the off stump, Ambrose comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, that goes with the arm, finds the edge and it is a simple catch for the fielder at the slips Ambrose c Taylor b Patel 11(38) <4s-1> |
| 82.2 | 82.2 Southee to Pietersen, out Caught by How at 2nd slip!! fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Pietersen comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive, outside edge and it is a simple catch in the slip cordon, simple catch and that is the end of a fantastic knock from Pietersen Pietersen c How b Southee 129(208) <4s-12 6s-1> |
| 92.1 | 92.1 Southee to Broad, out Caught by McCullum!! Would you believe it, he's got him first ball! hits a good length, in the channel outside off, Broad pushes forward and the little swing induces the edge as McCullum holds onto to a regulation catch! Broad c McCullum b Southee 42(103) <4s-5 6s-1> |
| 95.5 | 95.5 Martin to Panesar, out Bowled!! Brilliant! Worked him over with four shortish ones outside off and followed it up with a pacy yorker, Panesar had no answer to that, had his middle stump uprooted! Panesar b Martin 1(13) |
| 96.1 | 96.1 Southee to Sidebottom, out Caught by Elliott!! Fifer for Southee! Bangs it in short, Sidebottom is too late on the pull, miscues it to mid wicket in the circle where Elliott holds onto a simple catch! Sidebottom c Elliott b Southee 14(37) <4s-2> |
| OTHER |
| Over | Event |
| 32.4 | 32.4 Vettori to Pietersen, 1 run, turns it to square leg, that is his 11th TEST FIFTY!! |
| SIX |
| Over | Event |
| 79.1 | 79.1 Vettori to Pietersen, SIX!!, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Pietersen comes on the frontfoot, kneels down and slog sweeps it over deep square leg, that is a huge hit from Pietersen!!! |
| 86.3 | 86.3 Southee to Broad, SIX!!, another short of length delivery on the middle and leg from Southee, Broad goes on the backfoot and hooks it away, right off the meat of the bat and the ball sails over the fielder at fine leg!!! |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 0.3 | 0.3 Sidebottom to Bell, out Lbw!! Gone this time! Fullish delivery, pitches on off stump and swings back in, Bell offers no shot and allows it to thud into his pad, only to watch Umpire Koertzen's finger go up! Poor shot! Bell lbw b Sidebottom 0(2) |
| 22.3 | 22.3 Sidebottom to Fleming, out Caught by Collingwood!! Edged and taken! Looks to force it off the backfoot, plays away from the body, flies off the edge to second slip, where Collingwood holds onto it at chest height. Fleming c Collingwood b Sidebottom 59(72) <4s-9 6s-1> |
| 28.3 | 28.3 Sidebottom to How, out Caught by Strauss!! Full outside off, How goes for the crashing cover drive, only manages an outside edge and Strauss at first slip makes no mistake! How c Strauss b Sidebottom 44(73) <4s-8> |
| 29.6 | 29.6 Broad to Taylor, out Caught by Ambrose!! Peach. pitched up on off, shapes away just enough to catch the outside edge as Taylor defends tentatively. Taylor c Ambrose b Broad 2(4) |
| 30.2 | 30.2 Sidebottom to Sinclair, out Caught by Broad!! great bowling by Sidebottom, the swing is palying on the batsman's minds, Sinclair gets a short one way outside off stump, tries to pull, miscues it completely to Broad at mid-on Sinclair c Broad b Sidebottom 7(31) <4s-1> |
| 32.6 | 32.6 Sidebottom to McCullum, out Bowled!! Sensational delivery, this one comes back a long way, McCullum is sucked into cutting it, misses it completely, ball goes underneath the bat and shatters the stumps McCullum b Sidebottom 9(8) <4s-2> |
| 36.4 | 36.4 Sidebottom to Elliott, out Caught by Ambrose!! this one didn't come back in as Elliott was expecting, but leaves him instead, Elliott goes fishing at it from his crease, no movement of the feet there and manages a thin edge to the keeper who accepts it with glee Elliott c Ambrose b Sidebottom 6(24) |
| 41.5 | 41.5 Broad to Southee, out Caught by Pietersen!! superb bowling, another short one, gets big on Southee, who cannot get out of the way this time, ends up scooping it in the air and the simplest of catches for Pieterson at point Southee c Pietersen b Broad 5(20) <4s-1> |
| 47.5 | 47.5 Broad to Patel, out Caught by Panesar!! swinging delivery on the off stump, shaping away from Patel who looks to drive on the up, miscues it completely, the ball just bobs up in the air and the great Monty takes a simple catch at mid-off Patel c Panesar b Broad 4(25) |
| 48.4 | 48.4 Sidebottom to Vettori, out Caught by Cook!! Another one bites the dust!! full and fast out-swinging delivery just outside off stump, Vettori goes for the booming drive, no feet movement there, the end result is an edge which carries to Cook at 3rd slip Vettori c Cook b Sidebottom 14(32) <4s-1> |
| SIX |
| Over | Event |
| 9.4 | 9.4 Sidebottom to Fleming, SIX!!, He's followed it up with a six! Short and angling away, cut away with awesome power for a flat six over point, brilliant! |
| FOUR |
| Over | Event |
| 16.3 | 16.3 Anderson to Fleming, FOUR!!, Oh, he's rubbing it in now, driven on the rise through the covers. Top shot to bring up his FIFTY!! |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 0.5 | 0.5 Martin to Vaughan, out Caught by McCullum!! Bad shot selection there, Vaughan tries to pull a delivery which is not that short, the ball nips back in and McCullum takes a feather edge Vaughan c McCullum b Martin 4(4) <4s-1> |
| 25.1 | 25.1 Patel to Cook, out Caught by McCullum!! Cook moves back and tries to cut a delivery that was very close to his body and McCullum holds on to a sharp chance Cook c McCullum b Patel 40(71) <4s-7> |
| 48.3 | 48.3 Vettori to Pietersen, out Caught by Taylor!! Incredible catch! Pushed through much quicker, Pietersen looks to turn it to leg, takes the leading edge and Taylor at fast slip is lightning quick to move low to his right and hold onto it one handed. Superb! Pietersen c Taylor b Vettori 34(86) <4s-4 6s-1> |
| 98.3 | 98.3 Vettori to Bell, out Caught by Sinclair!! tossed up on the off stump, Bell comes down the track and looks to clear the fielder at mid-off, but he gets underneath that one a bit, doesn't get the elevation and fails to clear the man who accepts a straight forward chance Bell c Sinclair b Vettori 110(167) <4s-17 6s-2> |
| 106.1 | 106.1 Vettori to Collingwood, out Caught&Bowled!! Floated up on off, Collingwood was forward too early and ended up handing the simplest of return catches! Collingwood c and b Vettori 22(19) <4s-2 6s-1> |
| 123.5 | 123.5 Patel to Strauss, out Caught by Bell at extra cover!! Strauss gives the charge and looks to go down-town, is beaten in the flight and only manages to scoop it in the air which is well snapped up by Bell at long-off who runs in a few yards before sliding on the ground to take the catch, nevertheless a great innings comes to an end here.. Strauss c Bell b Patel 177(343) <4s-25> |
| 124.2 | 124.2 Vettori to Ambrose, out Caught&Bowled!! tossed up on leg stump, beautiful flight and loop on that delivery, Ambrose looks to drive it on the on-side, the ball spins more than he anticipates, ends up spooning it back to the bowler, clever piece of bowling there Ambrose c and b Vettori 31(62) <4s-4> |
| DROPPED |
| Over | Event |
| 20.2 | 20.2 Vettori to Cook, no run, nice loop again, Cook is drawn forward and edges it, but catch dropped!! by keeper, poor anticipation there |
| SIX |
| Over | Event |
| 34.4 | 34.4 Martin to Pietersen, SIX!!, banged in outside off and Pietersen's pummeled that over square leg, shot! |
| 54.3 | 54.3 Vettori to Bell, SIX!!, advances down the track and launches it through the line and over the sightscreen, shot! |
| 65.5 | 65.5 Patel to Bell, SIX!!, drifts a bit wide of off stump, Bell lofts it over deep mid wicket, super shot that!! |
| 100.3 | 100.3 Vettori to Collingwood, SIX!!, Bang! Tossed up on on the stumps, met with a powerful slog sweep over mid wicket, shot! |
| 131.5 | 131.5 Patel to Broad, SIX!!, tossed up on leg stump, Broad uses his broad shoulders to good effect and clears long on who was interested for some-time, but it sailed over him |
| FOUR |
| Over | Event |
| 42.1 | 42.1 Martin to Strauss, FOUR!!, full on off, met with the full face of the bat as he drove that back past the bowler to bring up his FIFTY!! |
| 72.5 | 72.5 Vettori to Bell, FOUR!!, quicker delivery on off stump, Bell cuts and cuts hard, the ball catches the edge and speeds away to the third man boundary and brings up Bell's 18th FIFTY!! |
| OTHER |
| Over | Event |
| 119.3 | 119.3 Elliott to Strauss, 2 runs, sliding onto the leg stump, Strauss clips it to fine leg, they get 2 for it and that brings up the FIFTY PARTNERSHIP!! |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 20.3 | 20.3 Panesar to How, out Lbw!! Slider, How lunges forward and defends down the wrong line, struck low on the pad and umpire Harper upholds the appeal! How lbw b Panesar 11(57) |
| 50.3 | 50.3 Panesar to Bell, out Caught by Broad at backward square leg!! Oh dear! It was a terrible ball, short and outside the leg stump, Bell pulled it straight down Broad's throat long leg, tame end to what's been a good innings! Bell c Broad b Panesar 69(156) <4s-12> |
| 54.3 | 54.3 Panesar to Fleming, out Caught by Ambrose!! Hits a good length outside off and turns back in, Fleming looks to force it off the backfoot, feathers a faint edge and Ambrose holds onto a good catch! Fleming c Ambrose b Panesar 66(103) <4s-9> |
| 61.6 | 61.6 Broad to Sinclair, out Caught by Ambrose!! Vicious short delivery, gets big on him as he tries to fend it down, lobs up off his glove and Ambrose holds on to a dolly! Sinclair c Ambrose b Broad 6(36) <4s-1> |
| 69.2 | 69.2 Broad to Elliott, out Caught by Bell!! Horrible shot!! Broad bangs it in, it gets really big on Elliott who is in no position to play the pull shot, still goes through with the shot, end result is a dolly for Bell who runs from silly mid-on and accepts it with glee Elliott c Bell b Broad 4(28) |
| 90.6 | 90.6 Panesar to Taylor, out Caught by Collingwood!! Well bowled, drifts in through the air beofre turning away, Taylor pushes forward, it clips the edge and Collingwood at first slip pouches it safely! Taylor c Collingwood b Panesar 74(117) <4s-14> |
| Panesar | Panesar to Taylor, out Caught by Collingwood!! Well bowled, drifts in through the air beofre turning away, Taylor pushes forward, it clips the edge and Collingwood at first slip pouches it safely! Taylor c Collingwood b Panesar 74(117) <4s-14> |
| 92.3 | 92.3 Panesar to McCullum, out Bowled!! Slider! Pitches on a good length and skids through, McCullum moves back and tries to work it to leg, undone by the pace on that one as it clips the top of middle! McCullum b Panesar 42(55) <4s-7> |
| 106.4 | 106.4 Panesar to Patel, out Caught by Broad!! It was a poor ball really and Patel took the bait! Tossed up outside leg, Patel goes for the sweep, Broad at leg gully dives to his left and holds on to a good low catch! Six for Monty! Patel c Broad b Panesar 18(45) <4s-3> |
| 109.6 | 109.6 Anderson to Vettori, out Caught by Ambrose!! Finally a wicket for Anderson! He moves outside off and Anderson bangs it in short, Vettori pulls from outside the line and gets a faint edge to Ambrose! Vettori c Ambrose b Anderson 43(56) <4s-7> |
| 118.5 | 118.5 Sidebottom to Martin, out Bowled!! And the carnage comes to an end! good length delivery, angling in, Martin pushes down the wrong line and sees him off stump cartwheeling! Martin b Sidebottom 5(21) <4s-1> |
| FOUR |
| Over | Event |
| 38.2 | 38.2 Sidebottom to Bell, FOUR!!, good length outside off, takes a step across and flays it through the covers to bring up his FIFTY, top shot! |
| 42.5 | 42.5 Panesar to Fleming, FOUR!!, flighted and full, clipped away wide of mid on to bring up his second FIFTY of the match, neat shot! |
| 84.4 | 84.4 Sidebottom to Taylor, FOUR!!, too straight and it's been worked away through square leg with a neat flick of the wrists to bring up his FIFTY!! |
| SIX |
| Over | Event |
| 110.3 | 110.3 Panesar to Southee, SIX!!, Gets off the mark in style! Lobbed up in the slot and met with a monstrous slog sweep over mid wicket! |
| 111.6 | 111.6 Anderson to Southee, SIX!!, delivered from much wider of the crease, Southee backs away towards leg and swings it away over mid wicket for his second six! Shot! |
| 113.2 | 113.2 Anderson to Southee, SIX!!, He's dealing in sixes! Backs away again and carts this over square leg, Monty just watches it sail over! |
| 114.2 | 114.2 Panesar to Southee, SIX!!, That's massive! Dances down the track and launches this over long on, super shot! |
| 114.4 | 114.4 Panesar to Southee, SIX!!, Would you believe it, it's another one! Flighted delivery, overpitched, he's absolutely smashed this over mid wicket, into the second tier! |
| 114.6 | 114.6 Panesar to Southee, SIX!!, fractionally short, he's rocked back and bludgeoned this over deep square leg, monstrous hit! Moves to 47 off 27 balls! |
| 116.2 | 116.2 Panesar to Southee, SIX!!, That's the biggest of them all! Swung high and handsome over cow corner to bring up his FIFTY!!, the fastest by a Kiwi in tests. |
| 117.1 | 117.1 Broad to Southee, SIX!!, Good grief! What a shot again! Backs away and heaves it with utter disdain over wide long on, his umpteenth six! |
| 117.4 | 117.4 Broad to Southee, SIX!!, Mother of God, that's huge! Overpitched, he moves to leg and shovels this over mid wicket! |
