[CONDEMNED666]

Originally Posted by starryeyesxx (View Post) Fair enough England have NZ next

a two test series

im not sure if we'll get the full complement of playing time for the matches scheduled because its the end of march in nz, it rains a lot there

[stlavin95]

Originally Posted by starryeyesxx (View Post) Fair enough England have NZ next

Good luck with that

[starryeyesxx]

Thanks - the idea of rain has be a bit nervous though, could all just be heading to a draw...

[stlavin95]

Yeah, that is never any fun.

[starryeyesxx]

It's start tonight, so we'll just have to wait & see

[stlavin95]

How big will the time difference be for you?

[CONDEMNED666]

Originally Posted by stlavin95 (View Post) How big will the time difference be for you?

nz has the worst time zone for watching cricket (aside from australia when the first ball's at midnight) the first ball in New Zealand is usually on at 10pm last ball at 5am

Theyve made the first match a day nighter meaning that the first ball is on at 1am, and the last ball is on at 7am

[stlavin95]

Originally Posted by CONDEMNED666 (View Post) nz has the worst time zone for watching cricket (aside from australia when the first ball's at midnight) the first ball in New Zealand is usually on at 10pm last ball at 5am Theyve made the first match a day nighter meaning that the first ball is on at 1am, and the last ball is on at 7am

Wow, that's an sucky time difference for you guys.

[CONDEMNED666]

and england's been shot out for a measly score by New Zealand in their first innings of the day/ night test match

[stlavin95]

Just say that score and wow

[starryeyesxx]

There I was complaining about the rain, & it's helped England out a lot so far

[stlavin95]

True haha

What do you think about the Aussies ball tampering situation?

[starryeyesxx]

It looks really bad. Can't imagine what they were thinking - it reflects badly on the whole team & all of cricket Australia & is going to follow the team around for a long time. I expect Smith to lose the captaincy, & he'll always be remembered for this & he had the opportunity to be remembered as a great player instead. I don't understand how they couldn't think of the consequences of this

[stlavin95]

I don't get it either and seems like Smith, Warner and Bancroft will get long bans too. Will be interested to see what happens with Lehmann and honestly, I wouldn't be too upset if he got sacked or resigned over this.

[starryeyesxx]

Seems like the story has come out now - though I do find it a little hard to believe that none of the bowlers would have known

They press conference makes a lot more sense now, it didn't seem as Smith was really sorry & he seemed angry at Bancroft, if he wasn't involved in the plan that would explain it. His only crime was that he should have told them to put a stop to whatever they're doing & I bet he really wishes now that he did, because he's paid big for it.

Even though Lehman's survived so far, apparently CA are doing a wider investigation into the team culture, so it wouldn't surprise me if he was fired soon