T20 World Cup: Live Matches Discussion

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Who do you think will win?

oh oh.. NZ'd big hitter looking to make us look silly here.

ominous.

2 4s of the last 2 balls ruined an over that was shaping up well for England.

WICKET FOR FINN!

This really getting irritating from Finn, yet again he knocks the bloody stumps down!.
But if he keeps picking wickets like this, we can live with it!!!.

There's the big wicket! Finn has his second and McCullum is gone. Fantastic start for England, just what we needed!

and the biggest scorer of the tourny has gone cheaply.

Luckily for NZ they have a bucket load of great batsmen waiting to come on.

Well Ross Taylor front up for his side?

Finn's figures at the moment are 2 overs, 2 wickets, 5 runs. Great stuff!

No Taylor, its Kane Williamson. Taylor doesn't seem to be getting it.

why isn't funn closing the bowling? he is tough to get away.

Dernbache was just a bunny in that role.

Tim Bresnan on now, replacing Briggs.

Great first over from Bresnan, only 4 runs from it.

shame we didn't make this change before the Windies because i'd say we're out of this tourny already due to that loss.



can you see us beating sl? nah.

trebellbobaggins wrote:shame we didn't make this change before the Windies because i'd say we're out of this tourny already due to that loss.



can you see us beating sl? nah.

Yep. NZ nearly did, so we definitely can.

Wicket for Swann!!

Interesting. NZ bat deep though but it helps.

Swann strikes in his first over. England very much in charge. Will Taylor front up at least now?

Swann gets a wicket in his first over, wonder if that's happened before?

Taylor has come out to bat alright, but will he make an impact?

After 8 overs, NZ are going at less than a run a ball, England firmly in charge.

Good start from Broad. New Zealand struggling a bit. 3 wickets and just 46 after 8 overs.

t20 is funny, you always know it can explode and double the run rate at any minute.

Nice start ENGALND_ now keep it up

58/3 at the halfway stage. At some point, New Zealand will have to lay it on the line to keep their World Cup hopes alive.

Wicket for Briggs!!!

Who is this briggs?

I know nothing about him

Briggs gets Williamson caught behind, 67/4. NZ on the ropes.

Controlled performance so far from England.

I missed a wicket but I see the danger man is still out there ready to hit out.

mystiroakey wrote:Who is this briggs?

I know nothing about him

Hampshire. He's been very good in the England t20 comp for a couple of years.

Good stuff- nice to see a new face in the england set up

Top effort by Swann, 4-0-20-1. Top bowling.

New Zealand never got going in this innings, and England are very much in charge. I don't think New Zealand have the bowling to defend 130.
Anything below 160, England should fancy their chances. NZ have Vetori, and Williamson and Nicol can bowl spin, but I don't think that is going to be enough to challenge England. Franklin with a big hit. New Zealand would need many more of those.

Briggs takes a stuffing here.



now nz show us who the batting team are here.

Briggs has lost it in his final over, 16 runs off it. Hasn't really shown why he's a better option than Samit today, Briggs will be disappointed.

trebellbobaggins wrote:Briggs takes a stuffing here.



now nz show us who the batting team are here.

Easy Trebbs, their only going at 6.4 an over.

ah that over was the turning point.

if we'd shown any sign of being able to bat under pressure this past year i'd feel happier

Briggs 1-36, Samit Patel had 1-38 against the West Indies the other day on a day when England picked up their first wicket at a score of 103.

oh yes they are really taking the minnows apart now. poor old eng, just not quite at the level of the big boys.



england may have kept a lid on them but the failure has been to take wickets, meaning they had men in and no pressure late in the innings so could then expose our bowlers and get the score past the 70 needed to beat england on a good day.

Come on broad- show your mettle son

It's Franklin doing the accelerating, not Taylor as we all thought. England need another wicket here to check NZ's late progress. Finish strong, England!

If Finn's finishing bowling now, does that mean Bresnan will bowl the last over?

Finns return was essential to arrest their progress. Good wicket.

Finn's back and gets a massive wicket!.

Well done Finn, he's had a very good day. 3/15 so far.

Franklin misses out on a 4 as Finn knocks the stumps down!. This really is getting ridiculous, I think he should be called for no ball, its not the mistake of the batsman.
Moreover, the England coaching staff will have to take some responsibility.

I agree, if Finn kicks the stumps then it's a no-ball. NZ have been robbed of 3 runs there. Besides that, great bowling from Finn. 4-0-16-3.

Finn lucky that the four he conceded was cancelled out because he dislodged the bails again while bowling. That rule unnecessarily favours the bowler...

But the rule could go for the batsman too, like it did for Graeme Smith when he was out to Finn but he kicked the stumps over

would this be considered a reasonable score thus far from NZ?

170 seems to have been par but conditions must have changed?

as i say it nz get an easy 6. Nasser reckoning NZ sniffing victory. Must be a good score then.

and then 4. ok so the have opened up. england in trouble if they bat the way they have been.