England's tour of New Zealand

[Lou Grant]

3 years of winning every ODI series for England now - given Bayliss was employed to fix the ODI team after the WC fiasco, he probably feels he's done a good job. All still hinges on next year's WC of course.

[JW90]

Hopefully we can keep him as a white-ball coach and bring someone in for the Tests which need improvement.

[Lou Grant]

Well yes, but he gets a lot of flack when it was a specific decision of Strauss and those higher up to put resources into improving our ODI side at the expense of other forms of the game. I disagree with that focus, and Bayliss should be expected to do better in all forms (which to be fair he did for the first year or so), but the flack should really be aimed at Strauss or others.

Bayliss had a brief and he's carried it out very well, although it is essentially meaningless if we crap out in the WC again.

[Lou Grant]

Finally - test cricket returns!

1am start for the day-night test in Auckland.

[JW90]

A shame that it starts at 1am, was looking forward to a 10pm start and getting at least the first session in before going to sleep.

[Lou Grant]

But the last session will be 6am - 8.30am (7-9.30am on Sunday/Monday)

Swings and roundabouts

[Holden Mcgroyne]

A shame that it starts at 1am, was looking forward to a 10pm start and getting at least the first session in before going to sleep.

Same here, second test is 10pm though.

Switch over after close of play and watch Saffers v Aussies, 15 hours straight test cricket.

[Reg]

Finally - test cricket returns!

At last.

[Jonathan]

Looking forward to your match analysis tomorrow Reg. I guess you will watch it all now that your favs are in the commentary box.

[Reg]

Looking forward to your match analysis tomorrow Reg. I guess you will watch it all now that your favs are in the commentary box.

That will be a big incentive.

You can’t beat Nasser and Atherton, imo.

[Holden Mcgroyne]

Can we just let Broad get his 400th wicket and put him on a plane home ? Not deemed good enough to open the bowling but still guaranteed a place in the team.

Seems he only realised after the Ashes his action had gone to shit

[Reg]

Cook and Root gone already.

[Holden Mcgroyne]

And another. 3 for zip as usual.

[Reg]

And another. 3 for zip as usual.

Seven now.

Looks like we will be seeing Mr Broad rather earlier than expected.

[Carlos J]

27/9 to 58 all out. Chronic.