ODI Series & T20i, England v New Zealand, 2015.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Forgot this was on. Looks like we might take the summer 5-3.

Which film, Arthur?

With Dudley Moore?!

[budgetmeansbudget]

This must be the most likeable England side for ages.

Playing likeable cricket.

[Gingerfinch]

Forgot this was on. Looks like we might take the summer 5-3.

Which film, Arthur?

With Dudley Moore?!

Ha! Love the song to that film.

Back to the cricket. Job done.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Old French film.

Well done England.

Gonna miss you Kiwis.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Yes, sets up the Australian tour nicely.

Not expecting the same sort of sportsmanship between the teams which is a shame for me.

[Arthur Crabtree]

It's ok, Captain Funky has assured us they won't 'cross the line'.

Braddin's comment that NZ lost the WC because they were 'too nice', tells us what to expect.

Though the returning England Test players haven't a history of higher standards.

[yorker_129-7]

Cor, just imagine how good England would be if they had a Franchise T20 tournament to play in instead of having to make do with the popular version we currently have.

David Willey, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Ben Stokes. These players are all rubbish given they've never played in the IPL.

</Franchise fans logic>

[Arthur Crabtree]

They did just get to the WC final, and England went home with Scotland and UAE.

[The Waugh Twins]

England captain Eoin Morgan on Sky Sports: "This felt a million miles away after the World Cup because we were so far off the mark there. We had a lot of hard work to do and a lot of hard lessons to learn but it has turned round pretty quickly and that is credit to Paul Farbrace and the rest of the backroom staff and the way that the squad have bought into what we want to be about as a side.

Well Eoin it's about 10,000 miles from the world cup and at home and definitely not the world cup.

I think it's awesome that everyone is getting excited about cricket again, but we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves. It's just ashame that when England are losing nobody is behind them and now suddenly the entire country all the way up to the scottish highlands are fans.

[The Waugh Twins]

Yes, sets up the Australian tour nicely.

Not expecting the same sort of sportsmanship between the teams which is a shame for me.

It's highly unlikely Australia will have to sledge unless there is a danger of going to a 4th or 5th day of a test match.

[The Waugh Twins]

Yes, sets up the Australian tour nicely.

Not expecting the same sort of sportsmanship between the teams which is a shame for me.

It's highly unlikely Australia will have to sledge unless there is a danger of going to a 4th or 5th day of a test match.

I'm just kidding you of course.

[Arthur Crabtree]

I don't think it was about winning and losing.It was about Moores, Cook, Downton, etc.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yes, sets up the Australian tour nicely.

Not expecting the same sort of sportsmanship between the teams which is a shame for me.

It's highly unlikely Australia will have to sledge unless there is a danger of going to a 4th or 5th day of a test match.

So they'll sledge if it rains?

[Alviro Patterson]

Cor, just imagine how good England would be if they had a Franchise T20 tournament to play in instead of having to make do with the popular version we currently have.

David Willey, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Ben Stokes. These players are all rubbish given they've never played in the IPL.

</Franchise fans logic>

Alnog with reducing the number of teams in a bloated English domestic cricket system, yet Sam Billings and David Willey ply their trade with the less fashionable Kent and Northamptonshire.

[budgetmeansbudget]

David Willey is just the sort of player you want to do well in an England shirt. Plays with a smile on his face and is wholehearted in everything he does. Think he needs to be quicker by an mph or three, but he has a lovely bowling action, and a quality left arm seamer is an asset to any side.