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[jamee999]

England had a new coach and here were there first matches in his English summer

PN The dates are story-line dates

Npower Test series v Zimbabwe(2 tests) May

Natwest Series v Zimbabwe and India:June and July

Natwest Challenge v Kenya(3 ODIs) July

Npower Test Series v India(4 tests)August-September.

The Zimbabwean Test squad has been announced:

STREAK
BLIGNAUT
EBRAHIM
PRICE
TAIBU
G.FLOWER
FRIEND
HONDO
MARILLIER
MURPHY
NKALA
CARSILE
VERMUMEALEAN
PRICE
WISHART
ROGERS
GRIPPER
MATSENKENYARI
RENNIE
BRENT
ERVINE

Darren Gough: Hello and welcome to the first Npower test here at Lord's me and Adam [Hollioke] will be your commentatiors for the test.
AH: Thank you,Darren here is England's 12 man Squad

TRESCOTHICK
STRAUSS
BUTCHER
VAUGHAN©
THORPE
G.JONES(WK)
FLINTOFF
GILES
HOGGARD
ANDERSON
SAGGERS
HARMISON

DG: And we've just recieved confirmed news that Saggers will not play in this match.

AH: And Michael Vaughan has won the toss and will field first on this overcast morning with a green pitch out in the middle.

DG Here's the Zimbabwean eleven

EBRAHIM
VERMUMEALEAN
CARSILE
G.FLOWER
WISHART
TAIBU(WK)
STREAK©
ERVINE
BLIGNAUT
PRICE
HONDO

Lunch

84-3

Flower 13*
Wishart 10*
Vermeluean 24
Anderson 7-1-10-1

DG: Well that was an interesting session,Adam,who do you think came out on top?

AH: Darren,I think England came out on top with those 3 wickets, Vermeulean was run out just as he was getting in form and if England bowl well in this next session they should get Zimbabwe out for less than 200.

What do you think of this format?-There will be different commentators for each match

 

[m_vaughan]

good work mate

 

[jamee999]

Tea -Day 1

Zimbabwe 116/9
G Flower 31
Vemuleuan 24
Blignaut 20*
Hondo 7*
Flintoff 11-2-35-3
Harmison 21-6-48-2

AH: Well some fireworks in that session there some clever bowling and some brutal stuff.

DG: Yes Adam, one of my favorite arts the shorp-pitched or sometimes bouncer-length ball was used very effictively there and the catches were held and now England are in the driving seat and should take out a 1st innings lead of at least 100.

 

[barmyarmy]

Good work. Any chance of screen shots or is this on PS2?

 

[jamee999]

Stumps Day 1

Zimbabwe 116 all out
G Flower 31
Vemuleuan 24
Blignaut 20*

England 7/1
Vaughan 6*
Butcher 0*
Trescothick 0

DG: Well Adam,Anderson dismissed Hondo with the first ball after Tea and dismissed Zimbabwe but then England only had 3 overs so we only got 19 deliveries in this session.

AH: Yes Goughie, Anderson bowled a good delivery and Trescothick was unluckily run out. Vaughan looked to be leaving,defending and hitting well but will have to start again tomorrow.

DG: We'll see you tomorrow here at Lord's