Champions Trophy - England and Wales 2013

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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

these are our two most dangerous batsmen.. COME ON SLOG FEST

Five to go : Vettori and McCullum to bowl out , then the quicks for three...

Go for it Mogs !

Pathetic from Mogs..

Come on BOPS!

FFS Morgan.

Vettori strikes, a huge wicket, Eoin Morgan goes LBW.

England slowed right up since captain fantastic was out.

...or just go out 

Pretty plumb.

Up to Bopara now...

Vettori gets Morgan LBW.

Bopara time

Low total and a flurry of wickets.

We are struggling badly in this format aren't we. Too many players scratching around out of form or who just don't know how to pace it it seems.

Looking tough to get to 24 let alone get a good total.  Less than 200 is probably too low against big hitters like NZ.

An over of dot balls and a wicket in this short form is taking away your chance of getting anything.

Time to rebuild and look toward the ashes.

1 off that over, 2 forward defensive shots included!

The dangerous Vettori..

Unbelivable over and we dont have swann!!!

NOOOO

Morgan hasn't quite come off in this series yet. Unfortunately.

That is it for Vettori...well bowled 

Still four overs to tee off...want these two to bat them all

Buttler finds the gap, 4.

England 152-5 with 3 overs remaining. 180 the least, anything less, England should be disappointed.

Decent over from McLenaghan ...just one four and five singles.

Now a power play to finish with ...

And they've taken the batting powerplay.

Powerplay time

Expect England to go 10-3.

NB from Mills.

Mills is messing up here, a horrible ball down the leg side that went 4, and a no-ball and free hit.

Blimey , Mills bowls a no ball ! Criminal in this format...

Free hit : caught in the outfield .  Lucky for Mills...

Good ball from Mills, nothing to hit

arggggggggggg

Buttler holes out.

Nathan McCullum, but this time he has taken the catch, Buttler goes.

Even luckier , as now Butler is caught for real next ball...

Better hope Bopara can provide a finish now , or England will come up seriously short.

Up to Bopara to save us again

Buttler hasn't done much in the tournament.

Buttler hey,, one good bash and the rest has been a poor series for him.

Eng are blowing it.  It's been a mess of series for them all round.  At home yet the just look clueless and lose wickets and never get momentum.  All at sea. Giles approach isn't working,

The only positive is that Aussie look just as bad as us.  The ashes is the battle of the duffers.

This will still be the fault of the top order somehow...

Bopara opens up and finds the gap. 4 more

Hold on lads--- If we hit 200 we will win this!

Bops can hit and is in form

Good from Bopara. Kept it on the deck but still four...on strike now for the penultimate over.

Good finish to the over from Bopara. England 164-6 with 2 overs remaining. England would love 190 here.

Sky chap seemed to think you need 200 here.  Indian chap.

So probably a good 20 short at least?

Still at least it's not something silly like 100 all out.

really good bolwing from NZ..

really restricting us!

The threat of rain is pretty much alive suggests Aggers on TMS.

Maybe a tiny mark. Waste of a review

Won't be 200 , roakey.

But it is hard to say what a good score is in this sort of game. Hope Bopara can connect with a couple of big ones...

NZ with a cheeky review...nowhere near that !

FFS..

Wasted review from New Zealand.

What a disaster.

Oh god sake, no wonder the kiwi on telly is smug.  This is utter turd again.  They won't even hit the 185 agers wants and he sets his targets low.

Cheerio England.

WHEELIE BIN OUT!!!

But Bopara goes next ball, Bresnan and Broad have a job to do here, stretch total to 180-185.

Bopara can't save he failing middle order this time as he goes

Down to the bowling all rounder now

Bopara can't bail the middle order out this time.

Oh dear ...miles in the air...Bopara gone 

Will struggle to get much past 170 now , alas.

Suppose someone will find a way to blame Trott or Bell for this ...

Bresnan's gone runout.

That is a joke isn't it , Marcus ?

How is it Giles' fault if his main hitters misfire in a shortened bashfest ?