Champions Trophy - England and Wales 2013

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 13 Jun 2013, 7:11 pm

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Jayawardene does bugger all but scratch around for 18 balls looking horribly out of form, then comes down the track and smacks the bowler straight over his head for a six. Class!

Ball again. Jesus umpires, get on with it

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:13 pm

Jimmy is gonna tear the Aussies a new one this summer

What a hero

by Duty281 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:13 pm

14/2 after 4 overs, both openers gone. England in charge.

by alfie Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:14 pm

Steady on , Duty...

Long way to go yet. Only takes a couple of batsmen to get their eye in and start smashing it.

Happy with the way things are going so far , though.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:15 pm

Ross Taylor and McCullum could win this in a hurry

by Duty281 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:16 pm

alfie wrote:Steady on , Duty...

Long way to go yet. Only takes a couple of batsmen to get their eye in and start smashing it.

Happy with the way things are going so far , though.

I'm just enjoying it before the inevitable disappointment!

by alfie Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:17 pm

Quite right , GSC.

England adopting usual t20 bowler rotation with Bresnan on ...and a good start from him. I'd give Jimmy one more now...

by msp83 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:18 pm

GSC wrote:I really hope England lineup for their next ODI game as

Michael Lumb
Craig Kieswetter
KP
Eoin Morgan
Jos Buttler
Luke Wright
Ravi Bopara
Alex Hales
Johnny Bairstow
Joe Root
Jade Dernbach

With Dernbach as captain? That would be ideal!!.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:19 pm

msp83 wrote:
GSC wrote:I really hope England lineup for their next ODI game as

Michael Lumb
Craig Kieswetter
KP
Eoin Morgan
Jos Buttler
Luke Wright
Ravi Bopara
Alex Hales
Johnny Bairstow
Joe Root
Jade Dernbach
With Dernbach as captain? That would be ideal!!.

I was thinking Luke Wright could continue his versatility of being unable to bat, bowl or captain

by msp83 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:20 pm

NZ really struggling here at 17-2 in the 6th over. Not at all managing to get the scoreboard moving. Ross Taylor and Brendon McCullum have a massive job to pull this one out for their team.

by alfie Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:21 pm

Top stuff from Jimmy. You can't play that...

Would almost be tempted to bowl him right through his five overs here. He can be hittable at the death , but right now he has them under wraps. Would love to get Taylor.

by msp83 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:22 pm

Oh, bad miss there from Broad, letting a bit of the pressure slip, boundary for KW.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:22 pm

NZ know England did nothing at the end of their innings, so they can afford for a slow start and play off Jimmy, as long as they keep Taylor in and McCullum ready

by Duty281 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:22 pm

23/2 after 6. NZ not even going at 4 an over (yet!). England will never have a better chance to win a 50 over international tournament!

by msp83 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:24 pm

I'll certainly have one more over from Anderson. England need wickets, if they get Taylor early, they'd get closer to that win.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:25 pm

Lot tighter from Bresnan this game.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:25 pm

Bresnan gets Tayor lbw.

Maybe bat involved, review

by msp83 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:26 pm

Review here, Taylor given LBW of Bresnan and Taylor called for the review right away.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:26 pm

Looked like an inside edge

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:26 pm

No hotspot.

Might have to walk.

by Duty281 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:26 pm

Bresnan comes to the party! Yahoo

by alfie Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:26 pm

Bresnan gets Taylor ! Reviews it ...height ?

Stays with the on field ! Big wicket ...

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:27 pm

Gone.

Unlucky, 2 on field calls so he has to walk. Big wicket that. Dangerman coming though.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:27 pm

YES!

Big wicket, and no more reviews for NZ, sure there would've been an inside edge for him to review so quickly

by mystiroakey Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:27 pm

This wicket really suits our bowlers today.. nz have a mountain to climb

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:27 pm

Thats pretty much as close as you'll get using the review system.

by Duty281 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:28 pm

Get Tredders on, turn the screw, and up the over rate. I'm still nervous about the prospect of rain.

by msp83 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:28 pm

Taylor has to go. It did look high, and even the impact was marginal as well, but both were umpire's call, and Taylor has to go. Harsh, but not wrong.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:28 pm

There was a noise and an issue of height.

Impact and wickets both being on field calls make the review fair enough.

by alfie Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:29 pm

Well here comes McCullum...

Get him and I think England can party.

Going to be hard for NZ to pull back this start unless big Bren fires...but we know what he can do...

Bopara time.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:31 pm

This is how England win games. Not going big with the bat, but getting a good score and keeping it tight with the ball. Sadly they didnt bowl well vs the Sri Lankans

by trebellbobaggins Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:31 pm

alfie wrote:Well here comes McCullum...

Get him and I think England can party.

Going to be hard for NZ to pull back this start unless big Bren fires...but we know what he can do...

Bopara time.

Indeed. Let him settle and you are in trouble.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:32 pm

Beauty from Bopara.

by trebellbobaggins Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:32 pm

Why no Finn still?

by Duty281 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:34 pm

trebellbobaggins wrote:Why no Finn still?

Cause we've got super Timmy Bresnan!

by alfie Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:35 pm

Slow. But only 16 down on England at the same stage...and later on , England got just five , for the last four wickets , in the last two overs.

Wickets still key. Broad now ...holding Tredwell back ...would like McCullum out first...

by NickisBHAFC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:35 pm

Were going to win Very Happy

by msp83 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:36 pm

NZ are going nowhere. Think the stuffing is already knocked out of this chase. Will take something really special to get them back on track. They are not really able to keep the board moving. McCullum swinging rather wildly and connecting with air.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:36 pm

If you can get McCullum now you can turn the screw. Wickets will win this game for England.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:37 pm

Williamson on the pull, 4.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:38 pm

Tredwell time?

by Duty281 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:38 pm

131 needed from 90 balls, 7 wickets remaining.

Keep going England.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:38 pm

Ah keep it up there Stuart

by msp83 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:38 pm

NZ 39-3 after 9. Still need 131 of 15 overs, at close to 9 an over from here on.

by alfie Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:39 pm

Love the graphic they just brought up : in this tournament , India have used the review system three times , with 100% success !

Wonder if that will change any minds Smile

by msp83 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:40 pm

Bopara proving difficult to get away.

by trebellbobaggins Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:40 pm

Rain is here and making it easy for NZ.

Sky commentator is very biased to his NZ country of course and delighted.

England need to get bloody wickets or go home.

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:40 pm

alfie wrote:Love the graphic they just brought up : in this tournament , India have used the review system three times , with 100% success !

Wonder if that will change any minds

#nope

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:41 pm

Oh no don't rain...

by GSC Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:41 pm

Rain coming to save NZ

by msp83 Sun 16 Jun 2013, 6:41 pm

alfie wrote:Love the graphic they just brought up : in this tournament , India have used the review system three times , with 100% success !

Wonder if that will change any minds

Hopes so alfie, but unlikely something good will come of it.

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