141-4!

Wicket maiden, lovely

Neesham gone!

Now 173 for 5 with 10.5 overs remaining. Current RR is 4.4

trying to multiscreen with the TdF and the XCO as well – every time I look at the channel 4 coverage it’s adverts so I’m back to TMS only

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Decent, but will those 30 extras come back and bite us on the bum?

Nice and balanced. Slight advantage England. IMO it all depends on those opening overs by the NZ bowlers

This is nervy…….

Just got more nervy

“you’ve just dropped the world cup”

I’ve taken today as an opportunity to introduce Mrs Binners to the joys of cricket.

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It’s like shit rounders

Do you get bonus points if you can a ball into somebody’s pint? Or knock somebody out in the crowd?

She’s now decided that her blood pressure can’t cope with all this excitement and has left me to it, walking out with ‘that look’ which is a mystified 50/50 mix of both pity and contempt

wtf is with this toffs and tarts tv ? if i see another peroxide blonde on her **** mobile!

Don’t know a lot about cricket but is that catch very bad news for England?

Is there any indication of who’s winning?

That is doubly poor from Root – rubbish cricket, to get frustrated to that extent and it’s just lifted NZ again

Great game though

Anyone got a tranquilser dart gun I can borrow? Mrs TJ is about to have apoplexy!

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Sorry guys.

I put 3 bets on this morning. For Bairstow, Roy and Root all to score 50+

My betting proves the usual kiss of death. Sorry! 🙁

Indeedy.
NZ are on top now imo.
Hopefully Stokes can smash it about a bit and take some pressure off.

I got NZ at 4-1 a bit earlier.

I don’t think I’d get that now.

That’s an amazing effort…..if you don’t catch it you promptly head off to the dentist!!

Right, Butler and Stokes to smash it

Do we start drinking now?

I don’t know……what mixers go with valium?

who cares ? quick cut to another bimbo selfie.

Right then stickballists – I have this as not looking good for the English. But Butler and Stokes would supposedly love a run chase like this. What needs to happen for this to go England’s way? (Apart from the obvious – or is it just the obvious?)

Nz will have to start bowling badly.

you have to say the sky commentary team would suck the joy from a trillion dollar lottery win.

the england team have been boundary obsessed, NZ were far more prepared to nudge and nurdle the 1s and 2s.

This is all my fault. I hoped for a close match to make it interesting as everyone was predicting a England walkover. No doubt I’ve sent more people to an early grave than Harold Shipman did.

the worm

50 partnership, nice one lads, keep it steady

Bloody eck I’m staying quiet

This is going to the wire……

I don’t know if I am enjoying this or hating it

Plane is leaving. How long can I listen before out of range 🙁

worm update

This is sub optimal

I’m listening to the cricket and watching the tennis.

I don’t recommend this.

are england going to rue those 30 extras ?

I’m loving and hating this. Sometimes in the same ball.

At what point does pressure swing onto NZ; at this stage they are just doing their thing but if one of these two can change gear then they can easily take 15 or more off an over.