ICC Champions Trophy, Semi-Finals

[pasty]

And done.

Tsotsobe gone first ball.

England require 176 to win. Req'd run rate 3.52

 

[Titanic]

"Gone for a globe... a big gozza" (?sp)

Shane Warne really does add something special to the Sky commentary team... someone to loathe more than Bob Willis!

 

[Pavilionaire]

You've got to believe chasing a low total will suit the likes of Cook and Trott who will LOVE batting at 4 an over.

 

[sam86]

Who would have thought? You bowl your best bowlers and you get wickets.

 

[fleet]

Please they are all out, was starting to worry - should be a formality .....

 

[pasty]

Whilst ultimately disappointing they made that many from 80/8, I guess if you'd offered England to bowl them out for 175 at the start we'd have taken it.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

And it's rarely too unpleasant seeing Broad being spanked for six by a number nine, as he's such a nob.

Why?

How very strange.

 

[KZNSeagull]

We haven't batted yet......

Luckily, this is not the Cricket World Cup!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Not sure if mentionned on this thread, as I'm late to the party, but what a TREMENDOUS performance from Jos Buttler behind the sticks. SIX catches, including two BLINDERS.

 

[fleet]

3.5 an over - nice and easy does it

 

[Beach Hut]

Excellent, famous last words we should win this easily

 

[pasty]

First strike

Cook c de Villiers b Morris 6

22/1

6.2 overs

 

[Titanic]

That was odd... Cook didn't use the DRS review.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Review it Cookie. It MIGHT have been a no ball!

 

[Mackenzie]

41/2

You just know what is going to happen here....

 

[Titanic]

Here we go

 

[pasty]

Ambling along quite nicely now. 98 required from 29 only 2 wickets down.

 

[Munkfish]

Trott is a runs machine. No one better right now.

 

[Mackenzie]

Jonathan Trott's strike rate seems to have been stuck on 76 for the whole of his one day career, its amazing how consistent he is at scoring at that rate. Almost robotic.

Not a criticism by the way, I'd love to have a batter like him playing for Sussex.

 

[pasty]

100 up. 100/2 off 24. 76 to win off 26 overs @ 2.9 an over