England v New Zealand - Third ODI - Trent Bridge

[Titanic]

Buttler and Morgan giving it a whirl... 22 from Mills over...

245-5 (48 overs)

 

[pasty]

Free hit, off a free hit, off a free hit delivery

Finally! Got it off for 4

 

[pasty]

This over is turning into a farce!

nb-wd-wd-4-4-wd-6-dot

265/5 last over

 

[Titanic]

55 in 20 balls from Buttler and Morgan.

265-5 (49 overs)

 

[Simster]

280 could prove competitive.

10 minutes ago we'd have settled for 230!

 

[pasty]

Morgan gone for 49. Great direct hit. 272/6 3 balls left

 

[pasty]

Bloody hell what a hit from Buttler. Have some of that. Straight back over the bowlers head and into the second tier of the stand!!!

And another 6

 

[pasty]

Close. 287/6

Jos Buttler 47 from 16 balls. If he'd hit that last ball for 6 it would have been the fastest 50 EVER in one day cricket

 

[Simster]

287/6.

Buttler and to a lesser extent Morgan have transformed the game inside 20 minutes.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

That was fun.

 

[Titanic]

Just makes the spineless prodding around from Cook, Bell (for most of his innings), Trott, Root and Bopara all the more pathetic.

 

[Simster]

Just makes the spineless prodding around from Cook, Bell, Trott, Bopara all the more pathetic.

Harsh on Trott and Bopara. Bopara came in with Morgan in that awkward period after 2 wickets had fallen and a few overs still to bat. If he'd thrown the bat he'd have been slaughtered for doing so if he had got out cheaply.

Cook was only in for about 2 overs before wasting a review which cost Trott his wicket. And Bell was just as culpable as he threw his wicket away having used some time to play himself in.

 

[Kumquat]

Always thought that if Bell had as much ability between his ears as he has with a bat then he'd have been a much better player.

 

[Titanic]

Harsh on Trott and Bopara. Bopara came in with Morgan in that awkward period after 2 wickets had fallen and a few overs still to bat. If he'd thrown the bat he'd have been slaughtered for doing so if he had got out cheaply.

Cook was only in for about 2 overs before wasting a review which cost Trott his wicket. And Bell was just as culpable as he threw his wicket away having used some time to play himself in.

Between them they scored 180 in 246 balls. Which would have seen England to a total of 219. Not good enough.

Only because Morgan and Buttler managed an extraordinary 96 from 56 balls faced, did we end up with anything like a workable total.

 

[Titanic]

TURGID start from England...

8-1 (6.2 overs)

Trott 3 (15) Bell 4 (13)

NZ 39-1 (6.2 overs)

That's a little better... 26-1 (9 overs)... but still way behind what most sides will be looking for in the Champions Trophy in the opening overs of the innings.

NZ 69-1 (9 overs)

 

[fleet]

Don't understand why Prior isn't playing

 

[pasty]

97/4 Munro out first ball

Just hope our bowlers can win this for us

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Don't understand why Prior isn't playing

Only the selectors understand no one else does. One if not the best wicketkeepers in the game and an explosive batsman too and somehow we pick wickies who keep missing chances. Utter utter madness.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I think he paid for his reckless batting attitude, but has matured a lot since those days. Shame they don't see fit to give him another chance. He could get in on batting alone.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I think he paid for his reckless batting attitude, but has matured a lot since those days. Shame they don't see fit to give him another chance. He could get in on batting alone.

The selectors hardly come down on the worst person for reckless batting a certain south African.