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[WalkingWicket37]

No Swanny due to elbow flaring up, Monty playing instead. Compton opening and Root in at 6 again.
Broad gets a place in the side ahead of Onions, but that may be to try and strengthen the tail, 9,10 & 11 of Finn, Jimmy & Monty seem weaker than England's usual tail.

New Zealand won the toss and bowling 1st in overcast conditions, could be interesting.

What do we all think then?

[Buzz]

I would have played woakes and used Root as the spinner.
Monty is quality though

[Manormanic]

Possibly not the worst call that Buzz; though I suspect that Team England thinking is far too rigid to consider it

[FattusCattus]

Are there any highlights on terrestrial telly?

[Manormanic]

my thoughts on Bell are well enunciated elsewhere..

[SillyShilly]

why watch highlights when you can watch it now master fattus........go on, you know you want to!!
http://cricfree.tv/live/live_sports_streaming/new_zealand_v_england:_first_test_day_one/3188

[FattusCattus]

Oh apparently my flash player isn't right on this blinking pad thingy!

[kennym66]

Shame it has not started due to bad light

[SillyShilly]

get a laptop you luddite!

[wilkie113]

What the hell has Pauly C done to his arm?!

[cricketbadger]

surgery on the tendons on his thumb, (No Swearing Please) it trying to put batteries in his kids xmas pressie or something

[fros23]

big cast for a thumb injury!!

[FattusCattus]

laptop seems to be full of wormbots, fembots and Trojan Ponies or something!

[wilkie113]

big cast for a thumb injury!!

suppose it depends how far up his bum his thumb was when he slipped and landed on it

[ProCricketer1982]

very worried about Swann, it appears he's not really recovered from this elbow operation. Could it threaten his career??