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Yale (1916 automobile)
The Yale was a Brass Era car manufactured in Saginaw, Michigan from 1916 to 1918, not to be confused with the Yale from Toledo, Ohio.
The man behind this Yale was Louis J. Lampke, who previously had been with Palmer-Singer and Lion.[1] He then created a car he had designed himself, this was the MPM of Mount Pleasant, Michigan.[2] In early 1915, Lampke travelled to Saginaw in order to acquire funding to transfer his company there. Apparently, the people of Saginaw were not interested in the MPM, but were interested in Lampke himself. He therefore stayed in town and created the Saginaw Motor Company in June 1916.[1] Various local businessmen were in the executive positions, while Lampke was in charge of product development.[1] The plan was to call the automobile the Saginaw, but the Lehr Motor Company across town had already beaten them to the name. The Saginaw Motor people thus got together and settled on the Yale name.[1]
Vehicle specifications[edit]
The Yale would be V8-powered only, in contrast to the four- and eight-cylinder engines of the MPM.[1] The Yale was also larger and more luxurious than the MPM, with prices starting at US$1350.[2] The former Argo Electric factory at Jefferson and Atwater in town was secured and production of seven-passenger Touring cars commenced in July 1916.[1] This was the only body style offered the first year. With the coming of the new year, two new body styles were added, namely a roadster and a speedster with a rumble seat. All three models rode on the same 126 inch wheelbase and cost US$1550.[2]
The company announced its intentions to produce closed cars, but it is unlikely that any were made.[1] In January 1918, the price had increased yet again, this time to US$1885, but by now the end was near.[1] Production ceased in March of the same year, and Puritan of Detroit acquired the right to the parts and to service the cars.[1] In April, the factory was purchased by the makers of Jumbo trucks.[2]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kimes, Beverly Rae (1996). The Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942. Iola, IA: Krause Publications. p. 1612. ISBN 0873414284.
- ^ a b c d Georgano, Nick (2000). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: Stationery Office. p. 1792. ISBN 0117023191.


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Car production isn't the greenest of processes, but in recent decades many automakers have at least made attempts to reduce environmental impact -- and General Motors is the latest to take a step towards improving it.
The automaker has announced a $24 million investment in the use of landfill gas at its Indiana and Michigan assembly plants.
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GM says the new equipment has the capacity to generate more than 14 megawatts of electricity from landfill gas, preventing 89,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year from entering the atmosphere. That emissions savings equates to more than 18,500 passenger vehicles per year.
Landfill gas is a mix of different gases produced from the chemical reactions and effects of microbes on waste products. Between 40 and 60 percent of the gas is methane, while much of the remainder is made up of carbon dioxide, and traces of other gases.
Separating natural gas from the other gases makes it possible to be used in facilities such as GM's assembly plants.
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Not only does this reduce the output of waste gases into the atmosphere, but also reduces the need for gas from fossil fuels. It's also cheaper than other fuels. General Motors expects to save a combined $10 million in energy costs each year at its facilities.
The Orion, Mich., plant has actually used landfill gas since 1999 to heat a portion of the paint shop. By the time the new equipment is installed, landfill gas will account for 54 percent of Orion's energy usage. At the Fort Wayne, Ind., facility, the gas will cover 40 percent of the plant's energy usage.
"...allows us to act as our own utility," explains Bill Mortimer, GM co-generation project manager. "Not only does this help us save on energy costs, but it limits the amount of greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere."
GM has previously explored other green energy technologies to reduce costs and emissions. At the automaker's Detroit-Hamtramck facility, which produces the Chevrolet Volt, a 264,000 square-foot solar array helps power portions of the plant, saving an estimated $15,000 per year.
Other automakers such as Honda and Nissan have also explored alternative energies at their factories -- such as solar arrays and wind turbines.
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General Motors employee Peggy Burnside inspects a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic as it rolls off the assembly line at the GM Orion Assembly Plant.
2012 Detroit Auto Show
The 2012 Detroit Auto Show is sadly drawing to a close, but the success of this year's show signaled the rebirth of the auto industry. This year the show had its highest opening day attendance in five years, with over 750,000 people expected to attend the show. The automakers also were in full force this year with over 500 vehicles on display, many of which that had their world debut at the show. With the curtain coming down on this year's show, here are some of the highlights.
Acura NSX Concept
The 2012 Detroit Auto Show marked the return of the Acura NSX, even if it was in concept form. Acura announced that the NSX will be powered by its new Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling All Wheel Drive) hybrid system. A 3.5L V6 with a dual clutch transmission with built-in electric motor power the rear wheels, while two electric motors power the front wheels. The best part: Acura claims that the next NSX will be released within the next three years and it will be built in Ohio. Acura also unveiled show versions of the 2013 ILX and RDX at the show.
2013 Buick Encore
GM continues to revamp Buick's lineup with more stylish and exciting models like the Regal GS and Verano models. Buick is adding a new small crossover to its lineup named the Encore that will arrive in the first quarter of 2013. The 2013 Encore is almost 20-inches shorter than the Chevy Equinox and is powered by a 140-hp turbocharged 1.4L four-cylinder. Even with its small footprint the Encore has room for five and has 48 cubic feet of storage space with the rear seat folded down.
2013 Cadillac ATS
Cadillac now has a true BMW 3 Series fighter, the ATS. The 2013 ATS is built on a new lightweight platform with a nearly perfect 50/50 weight balance. It's styling is similar to the larger CTS and XTS models, although it's a bit watered down compared to the CTS. Buyers can choose from three different engines: a 200-hp 2.5L four-cylinder, 270-hp 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder or a 318-hp 3.6L V6. Rear-wheel-drive is standard, but all-wheel-drive is optional.
2013 Dodge Dart
Chrysler finally has a compact sedan that on paper is competitive with models like the Ford Focus and Hyundai Elantra. The 2013 Dodge Dart borrows its roots from Alfa Romeo. The Dart can be equipped with a 160-hp 2.0L, a 184-hp 2.4L or a 160-hp turbocharged 1.4L. Six-speed transmissions will be offered when it launches this fall, but in 2013 a new nine-speed automatic will be available. Chrysler has announced that the 2013 Dodge Dart will start at $15,995.
2013 Ford Fusion
One of the most popular production models to debut in Detroit this year was the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion. The all-new Fusion gets a face that some state "looks like an Aston Martin." The 2013 Fusion is poised to take over the midsize sedan segment with its stylish exterior and all four-cylinder lineup, including the hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions. The Fusion is also getting new technology like Ford's new Lane Keeping System that helps keep drivers from drifting out of their intended lane. Ford also gave a preview of the Fusion's brother the 2013 Lincoln MKZ with the MKZ Concept.
Honda Accord Coupe Concept
Honda gave us our first look at the all-new 2013 Accord with the Accord Coupe Concept, which is pretty much what the new coupe will look like. We have yet to see what Honda has in store for the Accord sedan, but the automaker has stated that its exterior dimensions will be smaller when it arrives this fall. The 2013 Accord also marks the return of the Accord hybrid, unlike the previous Accord hybrid that used a V6, the new one will use a four-cylinder plug-in hybrid setup.
2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe & Veloster Turbo
Hyundai chose the Detroit Auto Show to unveil the more powerful Veloster Turbo and a refreshed 2013 Genesis coupe. The Veloster Turbo adds some much needed power to the Veloster in the form of 201 horsepower from a turbocharged 1.6L. It also gets a more aggressive face and optional cool matte gray paint. The Genesis coupe is receiving a mid-life refresh that includes updates inside and out, but the biggest changes lie under the hood. The 2013 Genesis coupe is now powered by either a 274-hp turbocharged 2.0L or a 348-hp 3.8L V6.
Lexus LF-LC Concept
Lexus is set to introduce nine new or updated models this year, which will also feature Lexus' new design language that was previewed by the LF-LC concept. The LF-LC hybrid 2+2 sport coupe concept was designed by the automaker's Calty design studio in Newport Beach, CA, and continues the new design direction set by the CT and GS models. Maintaining the trend of concept cars with hybrid powertrains, the LF-LC is powered by an Advanced Lexus Hybrid Drive system that sends its power to the rear wheels. Lexus did not provide any specs for the hybrid, but it has been reported that the automaker is considering releasing a production version of the LF-LC concept.
2013 Nissan Pathfinder Concept
Nissan is revamping its Pathfinder SUV for 2013 and previewed the new SUV with the Pathfinder Concept. The 2013 Pathfinder is going to be more "car-like" than before and is switching to a unibody platform that will be shared with the Infiniti JX35. Thanks to its new platform the new Pathfinder will be around 500 pounds lighter and 25 percent more fuel efficient than the current model. It will also be powered by the same 3.5L V6 as the JX35 and will have room for seven passengers.
2012 Toyota Prius c
Toyota's Prius is the most popular hybrid and it's about to get even more popular with the introduction of the fourth Prius model, the Prius c. The 2012 Prius c is now the smallest Prius and sits at the opposite side of the family from the "versatile" Prius v. The Prius c is powered by a 1.5L four-cylinder engine mated to an electric motor with a CVT. It has a total output of 99 horsepower and gets up to 53 mpg in the city and 46 mpg on the highway. Toyota hasn't released the official pricing other than stating that it will start under $19,000 when it's released this spring.


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Stars, Swings and Silence
Lovie Sugar Butterfly has found a place where she can be free. Once a year, she returns to the magical place to be alone. But someone is waiting in the darkness, and he wants to bring her home...
I sat alone, in the blissful quiet of a forgotten park, the creepers brushing the bare skin of my legs. I felt the heat of the sun on my back, and the silence pressing in on me, suffocating. The once green grass was yellow from weeks of summer sunshine, yet it still stood tall, and swayed in the breeze that did nothing to cool the humid air. It still amazed me that such a place could exist. There was no noise. Not a soul wandered through, swayed from it's path by the promise of swings and silence.
It was later now. The heat was still there, lingering like a blanket over the clearing. The stars shone, yet the sky was still clear and deep blue. I still sat in the same spot, but it was different. There was life. Midges swarmed around a flickering lam-post, that was so out of place, in a children's play in the middle of a forest, it might as well of fallen from the sky, a piece of litter from the heavens.
I could have happily sat there all night, watching rabbits hop and sniff, gliding around on their spring-loaded feet, but I knew I had to return to the real world. Nothing good, can last forever, and so the circle started again, every year me, waiting for the one night when I knew that there could be magic in this world.
Footsteps. The unmistakable sound of bare feet on soft ground. I stood stock-still, like a statue, a lost beauty, another piece of litter from the darkening sky above. The mysterious figure stepped into the clearing, into the eyes of the moon, like a performer walking into the spotlight. It was a boy. It had to be. He was like something new. He shone, like the stars that hung above our heads on invisible string. He had blonde hair, like spun gold, dark, tanned skin and eyes so blue, I could have jumped in. He watched me with these hypnotic eyes, like he was a hunter, and I was the lucky prey.


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Join Lawrence for the latest news from 10.30am.
Preamble: Hello and welcome to the morning after the day the world continued to tilt on its axis. No, we're not talking about Northamptonshire's fourth-successive win in the Twenty20 Cup, but the decision by the MCC to allow Kevin Pietersen to keep switch-hitting bowlers to distraction. I don't know about you, but I'm all for it. Alas, the bad news is that it's raining in Birmingham at the moment, so there is no immediate prospect of KP compiling a left-handed century - or of England extending their lead in their five-match series to a not-quite-unassailable 2-0. But as soon as we hear any news - teams, toss, KP batting in the nets - we'll impart it post-haste.
I hate to rain on OBO's parade, but the forecast is not looking good. There's a huge mass of filthy weather around the west midlands and you can follow its progress here.
The covers are still on at Edgbaston and there's no indication that a group of tanned, swarthy men in dark-blue anoraks are going to drag them off any time soon. Gower, Hussain and Holding are debating KP's antics, and so are you. Here's Chris Armstrong. "When the time comes for KP to enter the fray, could you be sure and tell us the guard he takes, please," he asks. "I'm assuming he'll go for the safe option and choose middle stump, or will he mark out the leg- and off-stumps? And will he come out with a mix of left- and right-handed gloves, you know, with the thumb guard on both gloves? I heard Mal Loye hit a switch-hit six for Lancashire last night, it's all soooo last year now. I want to see deliberate heading of the ball for six leg-byes off the quick bowlers. Now that's innovation!"
While we wait for the rain-Gods to calm down a bit, here's an email from Richard O'Hagan. "In a fit of over-enthusiasm, I have agreed to attend the Oval ODI next week in the company of half a dozen other OBOers," he reveals. "One of them, who shall be nameless, has project-managed us into bringing specific items of food each and I foolishly volunteered to be in charge of cheese. I'm now struggling to think of what to bring. There are, of course, your solid regulars, such as camembert and stilton, but I'm worried that I might turn out like Geoff Miller and keep picking the same things over again instead of bringing in anything new and exciting. Problem is that I don't know any new and exciting cheeses. Any suggestions?" Is Port Salut exciting enough for you?
A few of the aforementioned swarthy types are standing around on the covers, gazing glumly at the sky. But still no sign of play. "While I'm pleased that the MCC have endorsed Pietersen's extravagance, I do think they might have taken the opportunity to ban the ugly phrase 'switch hitting'," seethes Adam Noble. "As author of a book on cricketing nomenclature, do you have any suggestions for a better name?" Aw, shucks. The hubris? The bling? The KP?
The swarthies are dragging the covers off! We may have some cricket for you yet!
It seems they were just rearranging the covers. Bah. Meanwhile... "Contrary to the Sky commmentator's (Charles Colvile, I think) belief, Mal Loye's switch hit was not the same as KP's as he didn't actually switch his hands over," says Henry Adair. "It was the even more old-fashioned reverse-sweep slog. It's so passé it makes me feel sick." Bucket someone!
"Port Salut is filth," declares Roland Marshall in France. "Try a nice French blue cheese, if you can, like 'bleu d'Auvergne' or 'Bleu des Causses'. Failing that, and for those who don't like blue cheeses, you can't go wrong with some Comté or even a nice bit of Salers. If you want to impress, choose a farm-made 'Saint Nectaire'."
The rain is falling once more over Edgbaston, and if I were a betting man, I'd say it's going to be a complete washout, which is a great shame. Wouldn't it be great to see if Pietersen had the balls to unleash that shot again? Speaking of which, here's Giles Robertson. "Totally agree with you Booth," he says. "I enjoy watching back-to-back hours of forward defensives as much as the next man, but just once in a while we might allow ourselves the guilty pleasure of appreciating the odd spectacular shot. Really, when it comes down to it is fun actually so bad? Has anyone really objected to the switch-hitting, or is it just a talking point for rainy days? Or is KP so irritating people find it hard to give him his due..." People have objected, Giles. Or, more specifically, Michael Holding has objected. His point is this: what happens if a right-handed batsman comes to the crease and takes a left-handed guard? The fielding captain positions his men accordingly, but as the bowler is running in, the batsman reverts to his normal right-handed stance. Suddenly, the field looks silly: three leg-slips, a leg-gully, and so on. Holding's contention is that this is unfair on the fielding side. But I would argue that the bowler still has the chance to make the batsman look silly. How, for example, would a right-hander who has switched to a left-handed stance cope with a yorker or a bouncer? Surely the fielding side now has a greater chance of taking a wicket. If the batsman is skilful enough to pull it off, good luck to him, I say. But let's face it: Holding's scenario is such an unlikely one that we're straying away from reality into the murky realms of the hypothetical. Interesting, though.
"I am attending the T20 match at Lord's tomorrow with Richard and will bring him some to that lovely Italian cheese with maggots that was on the F-word last night..." chuckles James Huxtable. Yes, it's still raining.
"Salut Laurent," purrs Gallic temptress Cecile Ithurbide. "You suggest Port Salut: that disappoints me. It is, in my view, on the par with cheese strings (made of 100% "real cheese"?!? does it mean you English also eat fake cheese?). I would suggest a nice bit of Fourme d'Ambert or, if Richard can find it, so Basque Brebis: strong yet subtle." Oui, il pleut encore.
11.35am It's all KP and cheese this morning as we wait for the dampness to disappear in Birmingham. It's not raining as I write, but the covers are still on and it all looks very gloomy. In the meantime, I give you Luke Williams's suggestion for a name for Pietersen's shot. "The Tony Blair. A big shift to the Left in 97, then back to the Right again when the furore died down. Even more appropriate when people start dummying the switch to the left, but stay right all the time. Alternatively, The Time Warp: 'It's just a jump to the left, and a step to the right...'"
11.50am As gloom continues to descend on the west midlands, here's Richard Readshaw on the pressing issue of the day. "French cheese is OK if you like a smooth creamy paste, smelling of soiled nappies and tasting either of salt or, er, soiled nappies," he says, pinching his nostrils. "But how about a first-class cricketing counties cheeseboard. Lancashire, Wensleydale and Swaledale for Yorkshire, Stilton I believe can be made in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, and Caerphilly from Glamorgan. The southern counties are a bit blank - any suggestions. Minor counties don't do too badly; Cornish Yarg, Cheshire, Dorset Vinny, Lincolnshire Poacher - I could go on."
Bored of cheese? Well, here's Andy Bull on switch-hitting. It's really quite a good read.
"All this talk of cheese, I'm looking forward to the lunch break already, even if there is no play," says Hugh Maguire, drooling slightly. "Port Salut might make a good bouncy ball if cut appropriately. (It might last longer than a cricket ball seems to have in the latest Test series, too.) You should keep it British with a selection of cheddars - Scottish smoked truckle, Welsh dragon's breath with chilli - Stilton is clearly a must, but there's heaps of tasty British blue cheeses and there's some great soft cheeses, such as Caboc, rolled in split barley it's as subtle as Socrates and as mild as May. Just make sure the butter is not from New Zealand."
12.02pm I don't reckon we're going to get any play today. Which is why I keep receiving emails like this one from Martin Cruise. "Can I suggest a nice bit of Wensleydale with cranberry?" he says. "Traditional yet a little bit fruity and probably counts as one of your five a day. Have a nice red wine with it and I think that counts as two because wine is made of grapes." Almost as cunning as a switch-hit.
12.13pm Look, I may as well continue with this cheese riff until we get a decision one way or t'other from Birmingham, where, according to this it's not looking too clever. So here is Ian Taylor. "Since I have to sit next to O'Hagan at the ODI can I submit a very public request that he avoids bringing any Stinking Bishop. Mind you he might not make it through the security check if they correctly determine that it's an offensive weapon…"
12.20pm It's still raining in Birmingham, which means the only place KP can practise his switch-hitting is, appropriately enough, in the dressing-room mirror. But that hasn't stopped this offering from Christian Seller. "Instead of just bowling a yorker/bouncer, can't the bowler just pitch outside the batsman's off stump (now leg stump with change of guard), far enough outside so that he's not got a hope of making contact, but not far enough to be called a wide?" he asks. "If the leg and off side are deemed to be the same as when the batsman takes guard – from an umpiring standpoint (otherwise you've got the no-ball 3 behind square on the leg side scenario) – then it'll be virtually unplayable and you'll still have the slips/gully/third man in place if the batter manages to toe-end it. Does that make sense? I have got a cold and am sat at work, so it'd be a massive bonus if I was coherent too." Makes sense to me.
12.37pm Yep, the rain is still pitter-pattering away in Birmingham. Bah and double bah.
English legspinner shock "Seeing as there is nothing else doing, how about getting unjustifiably overexcited about a young English leggie for a change?" says Lee Calvert. "The real story of the T20 game last night was not Mal Loye doing a poor-man's Pietersen, but 18-year-old Scott Borthwick of Durham taking 3-23, including a sharp return catch. He bowls at around the 45mph mark, gives the ball plenty of air, and got a bit of turn and bounce as well. Also, his action is incredibly similar to Shane Warne's, which obviously means he is the new Shane Warne. You heard it here first..." Actually, you read it here first. Or maybe you didn't.
12.54pm Amazingly, some of you are still reading this, which means you must even more bored than I am. "Christian Seller is right," says Robin Hazlehurst. "And that's another reason why this shot won't be generally successful once it stops being new (the other reason being that no one apart from KP can play it). Styris more or less said the same, that he tried to bowl slower and wider, but presumably not enough. Once bowlers have figured it out then they'll be able to stop batsmen using it and the shot will die out a bit (apart from KP). So enjoy it while it lasts." Agreed.
1.08pm Right, folks. I'm off for the time being. Sorry to leave you all in cheese-and-KP-related limbo, but these are the kinds of harsh calls we sometimes have to make on the sports desk. Rest assured, if there's even a smidgin of a hint of a soupcon of a possibility of any play at Edgbaston, I'll be back here bashing out mauvais mots before you can say "but that's illegal!" For the meantime, though, thanks for the emails and we may see each other again later.
1.12pm Er, a glimmer. The rain has stopped and the umpires have appeared. But don't get too excited just yet: even if the rain clears permanently, it'll be a good hour at least before the cricket can get under way.
Exciting update: The covers are coming off and there's an unconfirmed whisper that play might begin at 3pm GMT. Despite the shocking forecast...
Confirmation! Play will start at 3pm and it will be a 29-overs-a-side game. Weather permitting.
Team news: If and when play starts, Dimitri Mascarenhas will replace Ryan Sidebottom, who apparently has a sore back.
How many overs are we going to get? They need 20 a side to constitute a match (what else would it be in this day and age, hm?) but there's every chance the weather may intervene. Anyway, let's be grateful for small mercies. Sir Beefy is suggesting the side that wins the toss should bowl first. Makes sense with all the moisture around.
New Zealand have won the toss and will bowl. Edgbaston will still be on the damp side and they prefer chasing, so it was a bit of a no-brainer really.
The teams:
England: 1 Luke Wright, 2 Ian Bell, 3 Kevin Pietersen, 4 Ravi Bopara, 5 Paul Collingwood (capt), 6 Owais Shah, 7 Tim Ambrose (wk), 8 Dimitri Mascarenhas, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson.
New Zealand: 1 Brendon McCullum, 2 Jamie How, 3 Ross Taylor, 4 Scott Styris, 5 Daniel Flynn, 6 Grant Elliott, 7 Gareth Hopkins (wk), 8 Daniel Vettori (capt), 9 Kyle Mills, 10 Michael Mason, 11 Tim Southee.
An erudite question arrives from Josh Robinson. "What would the rule-differences between a Twenty20 match, and an ODI that has been reduced by rain to 20 overs a side (assuming that the reduction happens before the players take the field, and that no further reduction takes place to bring Duckworth-Lewis into play)?" he asks. "And how do they impact on what might be considered a good score?" As I understand it, Josh, there would be no difference. I reckon 180 would be a good score off 29 overs. But then what do I know?
A thought: Will England promote Kevin Pietersen to the top of the order and instruct him to wreak havoc/switch-hit to his heart's content from the word go? Like I say, just a thought.
Weather update from the horse's mouth, so to speak "I'm in Birmingham, about 6 miles NE of Edgbaston as the crow flies and I can report that whilst the clouds are motoring across the sky, there is no rain," says Alex Banks. "Indeed, they appear to be a lighter shade of grey than earlier. There is definitely no blue sky though. There's still a medium-level breeze mind. I don't know which direction it's coming from, because all these warehouses around me end up creating wind tunnels in weird directions. Right now it's gale force in an Easterly direction, so I think the rest of Birmingham has a northerly medium breeze." There you have it.
"It's all very well giving us team news," says John Starbuck, "but the question is: how much cheese are we all going to get through by close of play?"
So, after more than hours of discussing cheese, we're ready to rumble. Andy Bull will be here to bring you the New Zealand runchase, but for the time being you're stuck with me as we see how many runs England can butcher in 29 overs. Here come Luke Wright, Ian Bell and 11 New Zealanders.
WICKET! Bell c Vettori b Mills 0 (0-1) Bell gets a big leading-edge as he tries to work Kyle Mills's third ball through the leg-side and Vettori takes a well-judged catch over his shoulder running back at mid-off. Whoops.
1st over: England 0-1 (Wright 0, Pietersen 0) I guess at least an early wicket potentially prolongs Kevin Pietersen's stay at the crease. (Yes, we like to linger on the positives here at the Guardian.) But that's a wicket maiden to start with by Mills: much, much better than the 12 runs he leaked in the opening over at Chester-le-Street.
2nd over: England 7-1 (Wright 4, Pietersen 3) Tim Southee has the new ball at the other end and his opening delivery is timed in front of point by Pietersen for two. He then edges the third ball a yard in front of second slip, before nudging the fifth into the gap at midwicket for a single. Wright then injects some much-needed energy with a flick for four to backward square-leg after advancing on Southee in menacing fashion. "Looks as though Bell agreed with your plan to promote Pietersen," groans James Grant.
3rd over: England 9-1 (Wright 4, Pietersen 5) No sign of any switch-hitting madness just yet, but then Pietersen said he wouldn't try it against a bloke of Mills's pace. And besides, he's not giving him anything to hit, switch or otherwise. KP can make nothing of the first four balls, is beaten by the fifth and then chips the sixth down the ground for two to prevent a second Mills maiden. Very good over though. "Looking forward to the game from the Kiwi outpost of Abu Dhabi," good-as-golds Alan O'Donnell. "Our large Kiwi contingent of three of us reckon that the Pietersen left hand/right hand combination is a storm in a teacup as we have always believed that many of the English batsmen have the potential to bat both ways but obviously Pietersen has the capability to put potential into action. Time for the NZ top order to fire and hopefully our seamers to cause more trouble than they did in the 1st one-dayer."
4th over: England 14-1 (Wright 6, Pietersen 7) New Zealand have started well here: in theory, they're on safer territory the shorter each game gets, although that didn't help them during last week's Twenty20 game. Anyway, Wright carves Southee square on the off-side, but it's a slow outfield and that's just two. He then adds a leg-bye before Pietersen mows Southee through midwicket for two with a lot of bottom hand. "I'm looking out of my Brum Uni office window, pretty much in the direction of the ground about a mile and a half away," says Paul Tooby. "So if I had one-fifth of Alex Banks's ability to convert visual perception to meteorological speculation I might be very, very useful." You tease, you.
5th over: England 17-1 (Wright 8, Pietersen 8) It's a struggle out there. Wright fails to get hold of a cut off Mills but scampers a single as Ross Taylor moves to his right to parry the ball at slip, and then Pietersen adds one more into the leg-side. But Wright then misses twice outside off-stump. I wasn't convinced by him on Sunday, and this isn't helping. Four balls of bat-whacking toil bring him a single off the last. "Ban Pietersen's new shot?" screams Marie Meyer in Santa Fe. "On the contrary - it should be made mandatory. Each side has to have at least one batsman attempt it, or else they will have a suitable number of runs deducted from their total as a penalty." I always suspected you were a harsh woman, Marie.
6th over: England 26-1 (Wright 13, Pietersen 12) OK, OK, so Wright would choose that moment to crack Southee's first ball straight back down the ground for four. A pull for one follows before Pietersen charges down the pitch as if poked by an electric cattle prod and mows Southee over mid-on for four. This is the last over of the first powerplay, by the way. But the last three balls are all dots. Well bowled Southee. "Now that he's out, it's surely time to ask Ian about Bell-cheese," cackles Alex McGillivray. It's never time to do that, Alex. Never.
7th over: England 36-1 (Wright 23, Pietersen 12) Wright crashes Mills through extra cover off the back foot for four, then carves him over backward point for four more. This is much more like it, and he follows that with two just past short extra: 10 off four balls. And, shortly after, 10 off six. "Ask Paul Tooby if they've closed under the Muirhead Tower yet," says Mark Oliver. "In inclement weather (high winds) the windows are at risk of popping out. That's normally an indication of bad Brum weather. I learnt a lot at Birmingham Uni..."
WICKET! Pietersen c Vettori b Mason 13 (40-2) Pietersen tries to thrash Mike Mason over mid-off but he can't clear Vettori. A big wicket: switch-hitting connoisseurs will have to wait for another day. "Look on the bright side," says John Starbuck ("eating no cheese at all"). "At least you don't have the Cricinfo habit of identifying the batsman's stance at the top of the page. Will they have to switch (rhb) for (lhb) each time it happens?"
8th over: England 40-2 (Wright 26, Bopara 0) New Zealand are marginally on top. "What do you know?" asks Josh Robinson. "Evidently not enough. unless a curtailed ODI really would have the same time-restrictions between wickets as a twenty20 game. and does the shorter form have the same powerplays?" Oh shut up. And give Twenty20 the upper-case T it deserves.
9th over: England 43-2 (Wright 27, Bopara 2) Here comes Grant Elliott on his one-day international debut. He's been playing club cricket for Weybridge, where I recently learned that dodgy things happen in the Asda car-park. But we digress. Wright is almost run out as Bopara pushes him straight to backward point, says "yes, no" and watches as Jamie How's throw just misses the stumps at the non-striker's end with Wright stranded. Amid all the chaos, this is an important little innings for Bopara as he tries to cement his place in England's one-day middle-order and he gets going with a neat cover-drive for two. But New Zealand will settle for that.
10th over: England 63-2 (Wright 46, Bopara 2) Great shot from Wright, who sashays towards Mason and creams him over extra-cover for four. And then he launches the next ball over long-off for six. I take it all back! At first I wasn't sure he'd got hold of it. Not for the first or last time, I was horribly wrong. And then he slog-sweeps the next ball gloriously for six more. That was reminiscent of the way he played against India at The Oval last summer. What. A. Shot! The next ball is a no-ball which Wright clatters over extra for two more, so the next ball will be a free-hit. The wheels are coming off New Zealand's camper van! That's 19 off the first three balls in effect. But he can only squirt a single to square-leg off the freebie. Still, this might be the over that gets England going - as Bopara almost runs himself ut off the last ball. He really is iffy between the wickets.
11th over: England 71-2 (Wright 52, Bopara 4) It's been all Wright (on the night) so far, and there's a chunky single as he hits an Elliott full-toss on the bounce to long-on. The batsmen then exchange leg-side singles, before Wright moves to his half-century off 33 balls as Daniel Flynn misfields a cover-drive and concedes a boundary. England have a platform. Just a shame Pietersen isn't around to build on it. "They say that 87 is an unlucky number for Australians but for England, being far more straight-laced, the basic 13 is the one," says David Keech, a propos of nothing. "Why has nobody noticed? Look back over the years and see how many English are out for 13, partnerships broken after 13, wicket falls after the 13th. Ball of an innings etc. It is startling!"
12th over: England 76-2 (Wright 52, Bopara 9) Vettori comes on for Mason, whose previous over cost 20, but his first ball is short and allows Bopara to lean back and ease him to deep extra for two. A neat work to wide mid-on provides Bopara with two more - very good placement, that - and then he collects a single with a late-cut that just fails to beat a diving backward point. "How dare you suggest Weybridge has an Asda," rages Tim Vincent. "It's Waitrose or nothing there you know." That's not what I hear, Tim.
WICKET! Wright c Styris b Elliott 52 (77-3) "That's six!" says Bumble seconds before Scott Styris clings on at long-off. And - how often does this happen? - the moment the wicket falls, the players troop off because it's raining quite heavily again. Great timing for New Zealand. Sickening for England. "I'm with Marie Meyer (5th over) on the switch-hit," says Mike Hatcher. "But let's raise the stakes: one bowler also has to send a ball down cack-handed. That would sort out the Brett Lees out from the boys, I tells ya. (Have seen Brett Lee throw one in left-handed from the boundary, and was mightily impressed.)"
12.4 overs: England 77-3 (Bopara 10) Yes, that's the situation with the covers on at Edgbaston. Before that last ball, England had the edge. After it, the edge is New Zealand's. They haven't brought all the covers on, so I guess they must be hopeful of a swift resumption, but it's a big, dark cloud in that there sky.
Weybridge/Asda update: "I concur that there is no way Weybridge has an Asda!" says Andrew Wensley. "If you'd said the toilets by Walton Bridge then you would have been fully justified in your comments. I believe they had to be closed after an honourable member of parliament was spotted in there behaving inappropriately." Hmm, I may have been misinformed...
4.04pm The covers came off, and now they're coming on again. What a day, eh? Wright, by the way, faced just 38 balls for his 52 - an ODI best.
Pedants corner: "Surely trooping off for rain immediately after a wicket is more of a blow to the fielding side?" says Dominic O'Reilly. "The momentum is with them." Yes, but I was referring to the timing of the wicket rather than the rain: if he had survived one more ball, England would still be two down. Having said all that, he played very well today, especially in the second half of his innings. He was scratchy in Durham, but increasingly fluent here.
4.11pm update They need to be back on the field within an hour or the game will be cancelled. Fact.
What have we learned so far today? 1) Wright is capable of opening the batting, but he's still too frantic early on. 2) Some types of cheese can be very smelly. 3) Weybridge has no Asda. And if that isn't enough for you, the covers are coming off.
An email: "So is this to be considered a good start to a one-day innings or a bad one to a Twenty20?" I'd say the answer lies somewhere in the middle. It's an OK start to a game that is neither one nor the other. Some of the covers are still on, others are not. And I'm perfecting the art of fence-sitting. Or maybe I'm not quite there yet. Hard to say really.
Play will reusme at 4.40pm. Or so they say. Will bring you an overs update as soon as I have it.
Right: It'll be 24 overs a side, with Messrs Duckworth and Lewis coming into play at the end of the England innings. That makes Wright's pre-rain dismissal all the more important: wickets affect D/L calculations in ways that are too complicated to go into here. Ahem.
13th over: England 77-3 (Bopara 10, Collingwood 0) Grant Elliott resumes the over in which he dismissed Wright, and Bopara defends the last two deliveries. A great over for New Zealand, even if it took about an hour to complete.
WICKET! Bopara run out (Taylor/Hopkins) 10 Well, I said earlier that Bopara's running was suspect and it's cost England a wicket. Bopara chops Vettori into the off-side, sets off, stops and we then have the vaguely pantomime scenario of both batsmen running for the same end as Taylor returns the ball to Gareth Hopkins. At the moment the bails are whipped off, Bopara's bat is a fraction in front of Collingwood's as they both stretch for the crease, which means he's the man on his way. Silly way to go.
14th over: England 80-4 (Collingwood 2, Shah 0) I should have mentioned that Collingwood survived a stumping chance on two in that over – a chaotic one.
15th over: England 88-4 (Collingwood 9, Shah 1) England have to be careful not to be caught between the definitive rock and hard place now: they want runs, but they can't afford to lose quick wickets. Oh for a 25-ball 49 from Shah now! Scott Styris is into the attack now and these are precisely the kind of conditions he'll love: damp, dark, dibbly-dobbly. Instead Collingwood chops him for four very welcome runs. "No idea if Weybridge has an Asda, but they do have a cricket team called the Vandals because they recently pulled out of a Cup game with us in moderately acrimonious fashion," says Alex Webster. "Make of that what you will."
16th over: England 91-4 (Collingwood 9, Shah 4) Tidy stuff this from Vettori: just three off the over and New Zealand are in control. "Kudos on the fence-sitting gag," says Stephen Armson. "Reminds me of Partridge's favourite after-dinner speech line, that being "I used to be indecisive... but now I am not so sure!" Straightaway you have, as he says, got them by the knackers."
17th over: England 110-4 (Collingwood 17, Shah 14) Shah pulls Styris over square-leg for a six supposedly measuring 97m. That's the thing about Shah: he looks wrists and subtlety, but he's possibly the biggest hitter in this side. And then he helps a leg-stumpish delivery behind square for four. Collingwood joins in the fun, helping a slow half-volley through mid-off for four, then paddling four more over his shoulder. That could very easily have hit him in the face, but it ended up being a great over for England: 19 off it.
18th over: England 121-4 (Collingwood 26, Shah 16) Apologies for the silence followed by the sudden flurry. We have, in time-honoured fashion, been wrestling with gremlins. Anyway, you join us just in time to see Collingwood lifting Vettori over long-on for six - and these two are doing this very well indeed after the slump.
WICKET! Shah lbw b Elliott 18 (126-5) Shah hits all round a slower one from Elliott and is absolutely plumb. But he played well again: a run-a-ball 18 when others have struggled to time it today. Five overs to go: 160 should be the minimum.
20th over: England 132-5 (Collingwood 33, Mascarenhas 1) Great running from Dimi Mascarenhas, who helps his captain add two to the total after Collingwood nudges Vettori towards midwicket. The batsmen exchange singles, before another leg-side nudge from Collingwood yields two more. Six off the over: four to go. This game is in the balance.
WICKET! Collingwood c Flynn b Elliott 37 (137-6) Collingwood carves Elliott towards deep extra cover, where Flynn runs forward to take a very well-judged catch diving forward. Collingwood departs for a 24-ball 37 and that wicket will convince New Zealand that they can win this.
21st over: England 138-6 (Mascarenhas 2, Ambrose 0) Mascarenhas needs to repeat his one-day fours/sixes ratio here to put England in charge: two and 12 (I kid you not). Tim Ambrose can make nothing of the two balls he faces there, and Elliott finishes with three cheapish wickets.
22nd over: England 146-6 (Mascarenhas 8, Ambrose 1) Mascarenhas takes a single to mid-off from Southee's first ball, and Ambrose needs to return the strike immediately. But he misses with two swipes before pinching a very messy single into the off-side. That, though, leaves Mascarenhas with only two balls to face. The first is an off-side wide, and the first legitimate delivery is squirted to third man for four. The second is carted to deep cover for a single: mercifully, Mascarenhas will have the strike.
WICKET! Ambrose c Taylor b Mills 1 (147-7) That will not go down as England's most memorable one-day innings: Ambrose whips his sixth ball to short midwicket and departs for a single. "I have to say I disagree with Wright being 'too frantic' at the top of the order," says Jon Allison. "That is what he was put there for, to get England off to a flying start. Of course, it would be folly for him to go totally on the offensive without care for field placings or the forward defensive, but his role is to score runs quickly, and if he is still around after 15 overs, to continue doing so. It is for the Collingwoods of the world to rack up the singles. If it works, England have a fantastic platform, if not, England are used to being 10-2, so it makes little difference anyway! His bowling is also very useful in the middle of the innings, if a little one-dimensional at the moment. A few variations and he could be a very useful all-rounder for a long time I hope." I think he will be as well, Jon. I was just saying that he could help himself if he tried to hit the ball less hard at the top: less franticness, more control.
23rd over: England 155-7 (Mascarenhas 17, Swann 1) Graeme Swann is almost caught by How, diving superbly to his left at backward point, but he escapes with a single and Mascarenhas duly flips the Mills's next ball - a low full-toss - over midwicket for four. The next ball is driven straight back into the stumps and deflects to long-off for two and he will have the strike for the last over with a one-handed push to long-on.
WICKET! Mascarenhas c Hopkins b Southee 23 (161-8) Two, four, wicket. Mascarenhas tries to mow Southee into kingdom come, but gets a huge top edge and Hopkins keeps his eye on it against the grey skies to take a fine tumbling catch.
WICKET! Swann c Hopkins b Southee 1 (161-9) Southee is on a hat-trick as Swann tries to swat the short ball to leg and skies it into the vacant slips region. A much easier catch for Hopkins that.
WICKET! Broad run out (Flynn/Hopkins) 1 (162) Southee is a coat of varnish away from his hat-trick as Stuart Broad misses a swing and watches the ball just miss off-stump on the way through to the keeper, but he's run out off the last ball of the innings coming back for a second. That's a strong finish by New Zealand.
Sky believe New Zealand will need 165 to win off 24 overs (that's a Duckworth/Lewis calculation, in case you were wondering). And I'm off. Andy Bull will be your host for England reply, so please send all your musings to firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks and ta ta.
THE INTERVAL. Ice creams, Kia-Ora, Minstrels and Frankie's hotdogs all available in the lobby.
Lawrence's impromptu arithmetic was spot on, even though the sums involved numbered more than his fingers and toes. New Zealand will have to chase 165, which you'd fancy in a Twenty20 match, never mind that they've an extra 24 balls to get it. With Sideshow Bob Sidebottom having been replaced by Dimitiri Mascarenhas, New Zealand could well end the day level in the series. That said, so inept has their batting been at times that if England can get McCullum early they'll imagine the rest will soon follow.
Oh look, the old cigarette trick has done it again. I'm back in my seat and the covers are on, umbrellas are up and the draw strings on the anorak hoods have been pulled tight. It's raining. All credit to the ground staff and the umpires for trying to get a game on today, in the midst of this awful summer. Now, they've got about 25 minutes to get this game started before the whole sorry thing is called off.
Game on!. The rain has abated (apart from rain what else 'abates'? Temper, sometimes, I suppose). New Zealand will now have to chase 160 from 23 overs. I'm told.
England are in a huddle, Pietersen seemingly the man giving the team talk.
1st over: New Zealand 4-0 (How 2 McCullum 0)
Jimmy Anderson frowns, runs his tongue over his lower lip and runs in to deliver the first ball. It's a wide. Anderson frowns, retreats to the end of his mark, turns, frowns again, runs his tongue over his lower lip and runs in to deliver the second ball. It's also a wide. New Zealand need to score 158 from 22 overs to win. How taps two of them through mid-wicket. When I get an email like this from Si Allardice, I wonder what kind of merry dance that degenerate Booth has been leading you on through the rain-sodden afternoon. "All this talk of cheese has made me jealous, there's not much to be had in terms of good quality curdled milk out here in San Funcisco…however you do get the random sight of two ladies, who disturbingly have an uncanny resemblance to KP, snogging on street corners." Get the hell off my website pervert.
2nd over: New Zealand 10-0 (How 7 McCullum 1)
And here comes Stuart Broad. He gives up a single to McCullum and then watches How chop four runs off the inside edge and away through fine leg. "Can I be the one hundredth person to suggest that masts may abate? Childish, I know, but it's all that's keeping me from working. That, and the cricket." Such smut has no place here James Duffy. It'll stunt your growth and make you go blind. Go and join Allardice in the degenerate corner.
3rd over: New Zealand 14-0 (How 8 McCullum 3)
Meanwhile, the swats at the front of the class have been busily compiling lists of things that 'abate'. "Noise" preens John Starbuck, "floods" chimes Alan Hawley. A pair of singles, a leg bye, and the total New Zealand require comes down to 146.
WICKET! How 16 c Shah b Broad (4th over: New Zealand 25-1 (McCullum 6 Taylor 0)
Broad pushes a yorker up outside off stump, and McCullum brilliantly shuffles across his stumps and flicks it for three through fine leg. Two balls later How plays a better shot still, driving four through cover.The next is his second Chinese cut for four of the innings, after that though his luck his luck is up, and he's caught chipping a drive mid-wicket.
5th over: New Zealand 28-1 (McCullum 10 Taylor 0)
Collingwood brings himself on as first change, and New Zealand brave a risky second run from his first ball. "Can I be the nerdiest and say that "bated breath" is actually an abbreviation of "abated breath"? Or not. I don't mind. My smugness will withstand your disregard." Presumably the fact that I've published that is going to make Matt Broadhead even smugger. The sixth ball beats Taylor, and Ambrose does well to whip off the bails and shout for the stumping, the batsman's foot was well grounded though. New Zealand need 132 to win from 108 balls.
6th over: New Zealand 34-1 (McCullum 15 Taylor 1)
The second in succession of England's trundlers is on, Luke Wright beating Mascarenhas to a bowling spell. His first is a wide, and his second is thrashed for four past point. A thick edge to short third man gets Taylor off zero. Sam Jordison is a funny guy. "With apologies for pedantry, but did you actually mean to write "Get the hell off my website, pervert" in over one or does the current lack of a comma indicate that you actually have a website pervert sitting there in GU towers whom Si Allardice is bothering?" We have a whole team of them Sam, looking around the desk there are six of them here right now.
7th over: New Zealand 47-1 (McCullum 18 Taylor 9)
Taylor takes four with a pull behind square leg, and then swats four more through fine leg. Given that McCullum started the over with a slog to long-on for three, it's a sorry six balls for England, whose attack is looking more than a little threadbare.
8th over: New Zealand 57-1 (McCullum 27 Taylor 10)
Presumably that's why Collingwood has brought Broad back on. Much good may it do him: a glorious shot by McCullum, stroking four through extra cover with a minimum of force but a lot of finesse. Broad responds by dropping short, and Magic McCullum hoists yet another boundary over backward square. Three singles are collected from each of the final three balls, and New Zealand now need 102 from 90 balls.
9th over: New Zealand 68-1 (McCullum 27 Taylor 18)
Anderson, two overs for seven runs so far and two of those in wides, returns as Collingwood searches for somebody who can get him a wicket. He's got no luck though - Taylor makes a hefty swing towards long-on, and snicks the ball behind the wicket for four. If England were taking consolation in the streaky nature of that stroke, Taylor rather pinpricked the feeling with a cracking on-drive next ball. That too goes for four. "I know the OBO isn't the traditional medium of keeping in touch with ones friends" isn't it Annela Seddon? It's the only medium i use for keeping in touch with my friends. Friend. "but if you could let that pervert Si Allardice know that
when he moved out of Mike Hatcher's (1st Innings, 12th over) flat the
other week, Mike found a rather fetching size 12 little black dress from
Miss Selfridge in Si's old room. Maybe one of Simon's lady friends is
missing it? Or maybe he's more of a pervert than we first thought." A-ha! I knew it. When I opened his email my keyboard smelled like hammers.
10th over: New Zealand 76-1 (McCullum 31 Taylor 24)
Swann is on, meaning the punnery potential of this OBO has risen a few notches. New Zealand have got their hustle on though, McCullum dashes one, Taylor takes two to backward square and then drops to one knee and lofts four over cow corner.
WICKET! Taylor 25 c Wright b Collingwood (11th over: New Zealand 79-2 (McCullum 31 Styris 0)
Collingwood returns, and flickers a little hope by forcing Taylor into a mishit, chopping the ball onto his pads. New Zealand now need 81 from 72 balls. And I may just have been guilty of being a little presumptuous there, as Taylor is out to the last ball of the over, slog sweeping a catch to Luke Wright at deep backward square.
12th over: New Zealand 81-2 (McCullum 32 Styris 1)
Swann continues, and the stocky Styris nudges a single out to leg to give McCullum the strike. He dedbats the ball down the wicket and bellows "hang on" at Styris as though his partner was hanging on from a cliff top. Just two singles from the over.
13th over: New Zealand 86-2 (McCullum 34 Styris 6)
"Not that I think we should use the OBO as a way of keeping in touch, but having been totally not present on OBO for the last few matches has caused some of my friends to wonder if I'm still alive. Pointing out that they could use such out-moded means as the telephone have resulted in hollow laughter.Not that I think we should use the OBO as a way of keeping in touch, but having been totally not present on OBO for the last few matches has caused some of my friends to wonder if I'm still alive." While Clare Davies was telling us that, I was busily counting all my fingers and toes to work out that New Zealand now need 72 from 60 balls.
14th over: New Zealand 91-2 (McCullum 36 Styris 7)
McCullum and Styris are just ticking along here, scampering singles here and there, biding their time till the total is too close to miss.
15th over: New Zealand 101-2 (McCullum 44 Styris 8)
69 needed from 54 balls and the groundstaff appear to be gathering around the covers. Collingwood brings on Mascarenhas and his first ball is knocked away for four through fine leg by McCullum. Really, when was the last time the England team had such a formidable line-up of dobbers? Collingwood, Mascarenhas, Wright and Bopara, what a terrifying battery that is. Ten off the over means the hundred is up.
16th over: New Zealand 107-2 (McCullum 50 Styris 11)
Swann continues, McCullum reverse-sweeping four from his first ball. That shot appears positively mundane after KP's recent antics. A dab to short fine leg raises his fifty from just 42 balls.
17th over: New Zealand 112-2 (McCullum 53 Styris 11)
New Zealand need 50 from 41 balls, and with dark clouds gathering overhead and umbrellas blossoming across the ground, they'll need to get a wriggle on. Collingwood has reintroduced Luke Wright. It is starting to look very dark indeed at Edgbaston, but the umpires are keen to get in the three extra overs they need to finish this shambolic game. If they don't do that then the players and the crowds patience toil will all have been in vain.
18th over: New Zealand 117-2 (McCullum 55 Styris 13)
New Zealand need 134 to win on D/L if the game stops after the 20th over.
19th over: New Zealand 127-2 (McCullum 60 Styris 19)
If the game is halted as soon as this 20th over is bowled - and everyone seems to think it will be - New Zealand need 17 from 12 balls to win. McCullum cracks tow of them out to square leg. The fact that Jimmy Anderson dived to cut it off though means we're treated to five minutes worth of tediously inconclusive replays, at the end of which the original decision stands. Styris has collared that one with a spectacularly ugly heave for two to long-on. The rain is getting heavier, and the light is atrociously bad. That could be crucial! Styris slices a drive away through third man for four. He's in the midst of one of the most spectacularly grotesque match-winning cameos ever seen. He finishes Wright's over with a single down the ground, meaning he keeps strike and also, more importantly, that New Zealand need seven runs from the next over to win.
20th over: New Zealand 127-2 (McCullum 60 Styris 19)
It's really raining hard now, and England are busily wasting time. What a shocker... the covers are coming on! How ludicrous! One more over and the game would be done and dusted! What a farce. Botham and Holding are absolutely furious. What a bloody joke this game is sometimes.
This is truly bizarre. All the covers are on and the boundary rope is being gathered up, but the game isn't actually officially over yet. Having stayed out there all this time you think they'd at least have tried to squeeze in six more balls. But no, apparently not. New Zealand needed seven runs from the last over, and we'll never know whether they could have done it or not.
That's it then. The match abandoned in most curious circumstances. That 30-minute interval is really looking like a bonehead play now.
England stay 1-0 up then, and while New Zealand have every right to be deeply irritated by this nonsense, I think generally we should all forget that this match ever happened. Let us never speak of this nonsense again. Thanks for your emails and your company, and I'll see you Saturday for the next match. Cheerio.


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On Tuesday, this report proclaimed Mr Bachchan dead in an auto collision on Route 80 between the towns of Roswell and Morristown in the US.
The report guaranteed that Mr Bachchan had lost control of a companion's auto and that witnesses had seen him hit the inside path divider. It likewise said he was slaughtered right away and distinguished by picture ID found on his body.
As gossipy tidbits about Mr Bachchan's passing overflowed the Internet, shocked fans took to Twitter:
Mr Bachchan is not the primary big name to have been slaughtered by purposeful gossip. Rihanna, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Britney Spears and even Lata Mangeshkar are a piece of a rundown of acclaimed individuals dishonestly reported dead, more often than not in a fender bender or a similarly grievous mishap.
Mr Bachchan himself has not reacted until the very end scam, but rather we know he's fit as a fiddle since he's been his typical occupied self on Twitter.
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Michael Phelps Son: Boomer Cheers Dad On To Gold
Michael Phelps might have won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but his baby boy won our hearts.
On Sunday, the 31-year-old swimmer competed in the men's 4x100-metre freestyle relay in Rio. And his three-month-old son, Boomer, watched on from his mother Nicole Johnson's lap.
Johnson adorably held the baby boy in a red-and-white star-studded carrier featuring Phelps' personal logo.
The duo was also joined by Phelps' mother, Debbie, as they cheered the Olympian on to gold.
Nicole Johnson, the fiance of Michael Phelps celebrates his gold medal win with baby Boomer, yep Boomer! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/imv2IB8DJT
— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) August 8, 2016
But while Boomer's attire was certainly aww-worthy, it was his ginormous, patriotic noise-cancelling headphones that really captured the Internet's attention.
Happy @MichaelPhelps family Boomer @MissNicoleJ @MamaPhelpsH20 #Rio2016 #TeamUSA #USA #Olympics #swimming #Baltimore pic.twitter.com/tu4pbfwlOV
— Shannon Encina (@ShannonEncina) August 8, 2016
Following his dad's win, a photo of Boomer wearing the over-sized red, white and blue headphones made the rounds on Twitter, and fans couldn't even handle the cute.
current mood: disgruntled boomer phelps in these noise cancelling headphones pic.twitter.com/KriAUbq7ca
— a pikachu (@iwakages) August 7, 2016
omg Michael Phelp's baby is so cute with these headphones I can't
— 1075 The River (@1075theriver) August 8, 2016
Many also commented on Boomer's priceless expression.
I'm Boomer Phelps. pic.twitter.com/zU60XYRgpg
— Olivia White (@OliviaWhiteee) August 8, 2016
I'm only here for excessive amounts of cuts to Boomer Phelps reactions. pic.twitter.com/hnZxusbN3N
— Megan (@meganinnodak) August 3, 2016
Lmaooo Phelps baby just sleep with his head phones on unbothered while his daddy collects gold medals.
— Homasté (@CruzanChoklate) August 8, 2016
Phelps and fiancé Johnson welcomed their first child back in May. The Olympic gold medalist made the announcement via Instagram and shared a sweet black-and-white photo of his growing family.
Since then, both Phelps and Johnson have shared adorable snaps of their baby boy and his always hilarious expressions.


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