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

10 more overs to constitute a game

Good from Bopara so far.

Oh b.gger...groundsman fidgeting around covers ?

England england unlucky but that SL performance was of their own doing and their general performances suggest they would go no further anyway.

England's weakest bowler, Ravinder Bopara, rattles through an over conceding just 2 runs. Damage to NZ. 10 more overs needed for a match. Rain on its way.

Light rain in he air, need to get in another 10 overs somehow.

Might be worth England sticking on Tredwell and Root and rattling through a few.

Good lad Tredwell; he just breezed through that over.

2 more off Tredwell.

England getting a move on.

They need to stop messing around and get a move on.

Bops wasting time.  For god sake bops.

Rain it is.  Rushing through but surely we will have an interruption soon 



Need nine more overs.  What time can they play to ?

Still playing at the moment , and the NZ run rate is going nowhere.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Weather map says quite a bit of rain is imminent.

Brendon McCullum can't get the ball of the wicket here. NZ finding it challenging to score at even 4 an over. Playing for NRR here?

Bopara wasting time here

msp83 wrote:Brendon McCullum can't get the ball of the wicket here. NZ finding it challenging to score at even 4 an over. Playing for NRR here?

Playing for rain more likely

Replace the l with an r and it works.

Wow! What a catch!

Wickets are sort of wasting time now.  Get on with it boys.


Great catch though.

Great catch from Root.

Contest over really. Its whether England get through 20 now.

Think that the game, set and match done, Brendon McCullum's gone, a fabulous catch from Joe Root.

NZ's 3 dangermen gone now, surely barring a rain shower we've got this in the bag now

8 overs to get through, Tredders and Root in tandem could rattle through them.

Terrific catch by the multi-talented Root !  And Bopara has done for McCullum

Just a matter of getting the overs in now , I reckon.  Or maybe bowl then out quickly 

Franklin taking his time.

Got to be Root and Tredwell through to 20 from here surely.

At the halfway stage of their innings, New Zealand are 50-4. They need to score at 10 an over in the next half, they have been struggling to score at 4 as of now.

I think New Zealand are just hoping/praying for rain now.

IMO NZ have missed Jesse Ryder's big hitting in this comp!

Plan A for NZ is just to hold England up now msp and hope rain arrives soon enough to usher them through I suspect.

After that keep wickets and have a bash in the last 4 if it gets that far

KW hasn't quite given up as yet. But he's not your modernday powerplayer to lead the way in scoring at 10 an over. Franklin has to take the lead, KW can do a good supporting hand.

Have to say , if rain saves NZ now there will be no justice.

Respect to them , but they squeaked home over Sri Lanka , were struggling against Australia when the game was called off , and are getting monstered here...

At least Williamson is still going for his shots.   Seven more overs ...please

completely agree alfie!

Thats the game Alfie.  England didnt beat SL and so it is not in their hands.

And NZ are taking this by the scruff of the neck with some fours.  Eng might need some good bowling back on,

As I say that a big mistake from NZ.  Good bowling from bops that one.

Franklin gone now. England 37 balls from the semi-finals.

Another wicket for England, only the rain can save them now

Now 62-5, think NZ are done. Franklin's gone.

They need to get a move on.

Bopara claims Franklin 


No way NZ are getting near 169.  So can the weather hold ?

GSC wrote:Plan A for NZ is just to hold England up now msp and hope rain arrives soon enough to usher them through I suspect.

After that keep wickets and have a bash in the last 4 if it gets that far

As of now, they aren't doing either.

All over as a contest for sure now. How much time can NZ waste

6 overs to go.

104 from 60 for NZ.

Nine runs for that over.  Pretty expensive and they should get these if they keep it up.

I take it the game will be valid if they get to 20 overs?

They said so.

Corey Anderson on ODI debut, into a very difficult situation.

20 overs for each side constitutes a game Myst, so yes

D/L isnt a problem.

Nz are getting big scores in these overs.  They are looking good for this you know.  96 from 54.  NZ favourites.

Williamson with a fine shot for 4.

trebellbobaggins wrote:Nz are getting big scores in these overs.  They are looking good for this you know.  96 from 54.  NZ favourites.

Like it matters Trebs. A monsoon is inbound.

Williamson is playing well for NZ, he's a bright young prospect