Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread. (Part 2)

Alright, come on boys FIRE UP, Four and a half sessions for a monumental test series victory over England!  

1 down!  Southee moving it around.  Here we go!!!

Thanks Tim!

Like the idea of Martin coming in early.  Good move from McCullum.  Give him a chance with the harder ball.

YESSS!!!

This really is a cracking test. Sux that I'm at work.

Great catch to finish the day off. 6 wickets needed on the last day, bring it on!

Kane you beauty! How important are those two wickets!

Getting Cook was a huge wicket, and getting Finn as well was a bonus. 

The start of a new cricketing golden run/generation?

Definitely in the box seat now. Bell and Prior are both very capable of a big innings though. But I back us from here.

Praying and hoping they don't tomorrow, hoping England wake up tomorrow morning with not a single ounce of hope left.

Well that's a bit fudgeing special. Cracking effort from the boys. Lets finish them before lunch so I can go to bed at a reasonable time!

We got the big four: Grandson of Arsenal legend Dennis, Cock, Twott and Finndulkar. Each of whom can bat multiple sessions.

I stand by my earlier prediction.

Found this article written after 2nd test with all the pitch angst. https://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/625594.html

Some of the comments are glorious in hindsight:

"England are really the better team by along way ,but Nz have shown a bit of fight"

"No excuses from our England team, we rank higher than them and supposed to be bundling them out regardless of the conditions. Obviously England are mile ahead of New Zealand despite those 2 draws. "

This is pretty funny as well. https://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/626650.html

Reset your sarcasm filter Buffinho. Or, tell me how to do a tongue-in-cheek emoticon on here to make it more obvious.

Well it's hard to tell if it's sarcasm when you include two batsmen in there who actually can bat.

Oh, and this is how:  :P

2nd new ball could be a really key point in this game I think.

Well... they could bat, but not now... hang on... here it comes....

:::::::::::::::::PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Lol, Williamson's first decision as test captain is to immediately bowl himself! :P

Hopefully this new ball does something. England has been very comfertable this morning.

Oh yeah! Thank goodness for the new ball.

How the heck am I meant to get any work done today now?

Bell dropped :(  Brownlie drops a pretty regualar catch. (for a 3rd slip) catch.

AND SHIT: Williamson puts one down in gully two balls later.

That would have been HUGE just before lunch. Key wicket that one. ARRRGGHH

Fudge this.

5 wickets to go, we can do this!

YESSSS!  One more and we are in the tail!!!

Prior and Bell. Two huge wickets. Get through these and we're there.

cmon boys.....so close now

Come onnnnnn!!!

Excited for a moment, but I assume not out as Prior reviewed straight away.

:( Yes, inside edge :(

THE BLOODY BAILS DIDN"T COME OFF! :@  

OK, I'm only watching cricinfo, but this is still intense stuff.

Please Lord...

Needs a wicket very very soon...

GOOOOONE!