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[ppccopener]

rumours he can match KP in the 'cant get my head in the dressing room door please widen it' stakes. all that space obviously not filled with brain matter

although having seen James De Gale interviewed recently he does make Broad look like Bamber 'Bamber' Gascoigne

LOL

[trypewriter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86kDFaJ2h4

[noelfitz99]

This test match has been a joy to watch. Wish all test matches were like this series

[brokenbat]

What are they saying to him, or trying to mimic here?

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/cricket/9870192/boult-enjoys-banter-with-fans

[TangoWhiskey]

Various things. Sounds like like 'Trent Boult, give us a wave' to begin with followed by 'Let's all do the Trent Boult'. All good natured it seemed.

[csnew]

What are they saying to him, or trying to mimic here?

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/cricket/9870192/boult-enjoys-banter-with-fans

I'm sure he got a wicket very next over in any case .

Ballance goes cheaply, bell needs some runs here

[csnew]

Bell and Root both gone.

Brilliant catch from latham to get Root. Great captaincy from McCullum to go with spin

[Phoenix]

Bells shot selection... 

[TangoWhiskey]

Shock Bell goes cheaply under pressure again. If only the bloke had some heart he'd probably go down as a great of the game.

[FattusCattus]

Yep!  I know that Bell causes great debate on here, I know he scored a century a few innings ago -

However, I can't shake the feeling that whenever the chips are down he simply tosses it off - he doesn't buckle down and grit out a score.

I'm sure many of his fans will try to persuade me otherwise, but my enduring memory of him is going missing when we are in trouble.

Shame really.

[Aussie In England]

It seems as though Ian Bell's race is ran. Since the 2013 Ashes he's been in serious decline. In the 16 Tests since that 2013 Ashes series he's bern averaging in the 20s/30s. His only two hundreds came against the moderate attacks of India and West Indies.

The bigger issue is also eith Gary Ballance being some what found out, how can you go into an Ashes series with numbers 3 and 4 hopelessly out of form?

[uknsaunders]

This was always the big test for Ballance and he's failed it. Has Ravi Bop written all over it - 3 tons v Windies and he was wonderful, 3 tests v Aus and he was dropped.

Bell is struggling but no worse than Cook and we carried Cook for ages. I still believe Bell needs a KP figure in the team to take the pressure off him and allow him to just do his job. Bring in KP at 3, Root 4 and Bell 5.

[Aussie In England]

This was always the big test for Ballance and he's failed it. Has Ravi Bop written all over it - 3 tons v Windies and he was wonderful, 3 tests v Aus and he was dropped.

Bell is struggling but no worse than Cook and we carried Cook for ages. I still believe Bell needs a KP figure in the team to take the pressure off him and allow him to just do his job. Bring in KP at 3, Root 4 and Bell 5.

So is Gary Ballance the modern day version of Vinod Kambli? Good player of poor bowling?

[uknsaunders]

Time will tell, but by the end of the summer (if he lasts that long) we will know more.

[trypewriter]

If NZ win it will be well deserved, but I do think they've had the best of the bowling and batting conditions in this test.