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What a truly outstanding game of cricket... and England played an enormous part in making it so. Pity the weather and D/L intervened, we can only hope for more of the same from both teams in the rest of the series. England 1 New Zealand 1 with 3 to play.

That is UNBELIEVABLE... amazing double-team catch on the boundary by Southee and Boult at long on. 355-9 24 from 6

Rashid... FOUR :clap2: 24 from 7

Nathan McCullum to bowl the penultimate over... . SIX :clap2: . OUT :nono: 351-8 28 from 8 balls

Southee's last ball is a dot... 34 from 12

Botham and Lloyd's attempt at basic maths live on air were hysterical :laugh:

It's going to have to be Nathan McCullum, Santner, Guptill or someone else (not Southee or Boult) to bowl the 2 overs... that helps a little...

Covers are coming off.. looks like England will just have 13 balls to score 34 runs. Seems a bit harsh.... but an exciting denouement if we get it!

England 345-7 (43.5 overs) Rashid 30*(23) Plunkett 38*(26) and they are off for rain. What a pity :nono: England are just 9 runs short on D/L.... 54 runs off 37 balls.

Highest score ever by England batting 2nd in an ODI :clap2: 340-7 (43.3 overs)

England 338-7 (43 overs) 61 from 42 balls

Plunkett SIX off left arm spinner Santner... Rashid one bounce four... that is plenty this over with 2 balls to go

Rashid and Plunkett 50 partnership (51 from 36 balls) :clap2: 327-7 (42 overs) 72 from 48... need a BIG over!

England 309-7 (40 overs) an amazing effort, in an extraordinary game.

England 301-7 (39.2 overs) :clap2: 98 from 64 balls Crazy game

Eng 289-7 (38 overs) Rashid having a bit of a go... 72 balls 110 to win England some way behind on D/L and the weather getting darker by the minute...

Plunkett having a bit of a thrash... this might not last long :laugh:

England 277-7 (36.3 overs) :wave:

and Billings slashes to point... 275-7 124 from 83 looking unlikely... Rashid and Plunkett at the crease No sign of Jordan :nono:

Morgan gone.... caught at deep point :nono: 88 from 47 balls (6 fours, 6 sixes) :clap2: 274-6 Pity