CWC 19: England V New Zealand

[Gary Baldi]

Buttler out. A nothing shot

 

[Foley]

Buttler out.
England in a spot of bother

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Ah, the traditional mid-innings collapse has arrived. As traditional as strawberries at Wimbledon.

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

We could lose this. Almost unimaginable after the start we had.

 

[Foley]

Boult is in his 8th over.
That was a really terrible shot from Buttler.

 

[Sarge]

Buttler out.
England in a spot of bother

dammit ...that wasnt in the script ... hope NZ arent getting a foothold.... need a partnership of sorts ... hopefully Stokes, batting on his 'home' ground will steady the ship?

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Hopefully these two can stay in and tick over to the 40th over, then let lose and smash a load

 

[Sarge]

think 380-400 is very unlikely the way things stand ... hopefully 35--360 still on? .... 15 overs to go

 

[Foley]

England would definitely settle for 350 now.
320 may be more likely.
In the past few games when the new balls get a little older it appears to be more difficult to score quickly.
England have a better bowling attack so need to get a defendible total

 

[Sarge]

Boult it appears is being kept back with his 2 remaining overs to bowl at the death

 

[Sarge]

Santner bowls a maiden ... mid way through a 50 over odi , unusual that is

 

[Sarge]

3 runs off 2 overs not ideal England

 

[Sarge]

and another over with a low number of runs off it

 

[Sarge]

has the pitched slowed down? ... the (white) ball softened up making it harder to play strokes? ... a combination of the 2, ...or are NZ bowlers on top form ? ... whichever it is England run rate restricted on the last 4 overs ... 60 balls /10 overs left ... 241-4

 

[Foley]

has the pitched slowed down? ... the (white) ball softened up making it harder to play strokes? ... a combination of the 2, ...or are NZ bowlers on top form ? ... whichever it is England run rate restricted on the last 4 overs ... 60 balls /10 overs left ... 241-4

When the ball gets softer it appears that it is lot harder to score.
320 may be an OK score.

 

[Foley]

Stokes out.
He was being frustrated. 300 may be the score now ...

 

[Sarge]

oh bollox .... that wasnt in the script either ... 300 or just over may be a tad optomistic the way NZ have bowled recently ...8 overs left 248-5 .... Stokes getting just 11 off 27 speaks volumes on how hard it is scoring on a slow pitch facing a soft ball

 

[Gary Baldi]

I think the pitch has definitely slowed a touch. England almost just need to push it around and just milk a run a ball from now on, rather than go for the big hits and getting out

 

[Sarge]

42 balls left to face , not yet reached 250 .... concerning n worrying last 7 overs then ... c'mon England, this is a must win match

 

[ZeroTheHero]

This is a bit of a cock up after an excellent start.