“We had high hopes of winning tomorrow but the way England bowled was outstanding and created an element of panic … I’m proud of the guys to get us into a position to chase 240, it shows how far we’ve come but we still have a way to go.” (Brendon McCullum). To float your balloon in a sun drenched field of positivist plenty, with a dash of public humility and magnanimous hat raising to the opposition, is a regular pastime these days for Kiwi Captain’s caught...
England look to New Zealand for redemption
Seldom have the England cricket team endured such a turbulent year of cricket. Frightening frailty against spin derailed our attempts to stay world No1 in the UAE, then South Africa piled on the misery in the second instalment of the English summer. And remember, had it not been for Kevin Pietersen’s mesmeric performances in Sri Lanka, we might have slipped to five consecutive test defeats. Then there was KP-gate, that unsavoury affair which tarnished the reputation of a team who, under Andy...
