England's batting performance in the last 10 overs snatched defeat from the jaws of victory .. the team is gradually improving but not nearly enough to win the world cup .. Steve Smith .. phenomenal improvement over the past two years .. real Aussie grit and cussedness .. an example really to some of our younger batsmen .. he's no stylist but does the job wonderfully well
FLat track bully. He'll be rubbish over here in the summer. Bounced out- after all India are not exactly the best Test bowling unit in the world.
Cheap shot, low quality journalism. David Hopps , who are ya?
He wasn't wrong about his average for Surrey last season though. Would love to know what he was paid for all those runs because I bet it was more than £18K.
There again, we know that he brings that "added value" to the dressing room as he did previously with Natal, South Africa, Notts, Hants, England etc etc.
We're off and running in the final Tri Series round robin match - the decider as to which side will go on to play Australia.
India, having been inserted by England, are 34 without loss off the first 10 overs.
Unlike the majority of teams playing warm up games at the moment, England are unchanged yet again. They really do seem to have settled on their X1 for the WC. Just hope that, when it comes to bringing in someone, that person hasn't forgotten which end of a bat to use or how to hold the ball.
Anderson went for just 10 off 6 with 50 coming off the other 9 overs which is rather a reflection of how Woakes (who took the new ball), Broad and Finn have bowled.
India really struggling to impose themselves in the face of some tight bowling from England - Rahane has batted for the duration and only just got his 50 (71) and Kohli has only 4 off 15.
Broad proving to be the weak link in the side at the moment with figures of 6-0-39-0. That means he now has 28.5-0-182-0 in the series to date and hasn't scored a run either.
Perhaps he should concentrate a bit more on his cricket rather than tweeting offensive comments.
Another inspired bowling change by Morgan and Finn has the stubborn (euphemism for "boring") Rahane (73 off 100) out, nicking to Buttler for the keeper's third catch.
136-5 off 35.3
India will surely accept 230 plus now which surely won't be enough even for us ;-)
Feel sorry for Dhoni. Gets hit square on the helmet by a ball from Anderson that leaps off a lengthand then a couple of balls later is plumb LBW to a "shooter" from the same bowler.
India in suicide mode. Need to bat out the overs but Jadeja bottles it, charging down the track and scooping it to Finn at mid off to a ball from Broad.
Shami last out for 25 caught once again by Buttler, this time off Woakes. A last wicket partnership of 35 with Sharma.
India 200 all out off 48.1. And that after being 83-0.
With the possible exception of Broad (10-1-56-2) who is clearly not yet back to his best after injury, some fantastic bowling from England with Anderson (9-1-24-1), Woakes (9.1-1-47-2), Finn (10-0-36-3) and Ali (10-0-35-2).
Ali demonstrates poor decision making in trying to go for a big one off the spinner, Patel, only succeeding in sending it straight down long off's throat. Out for 17 (34).
40-2 off 13
Taylor still hanging on in there - 8 (31) and you can't help feeling he might go the same way as Ali if he doesn't learn to push and nudge the singles.
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He'll be rubbish over here in the summer. Bounced out- after all India are not exactly the best Test bowling unit in the world.
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David Hopps , who are ya?
There again, we know that he brings that "added value" to the dressing room as he did previously with Natal, South Africa, Notts, Hants, England etc etc.
India, having been inserted by England, are 34 without loss off the first 10 overs.
Unlike the majority of teams playing warm up games at the moment, England are unchanged yet again. They really do seem to have settled on their X1 for the WC. Just hope that, when it comes to bringing in someone, that person hasn't forgotten which end of a bat to use or how to hold the ball.
Anderson went for just 10 off 6 with 50 coming off the other 9 overs which is rather a reflection of how Woakes (who took the new ball), Broad and Finn have bowled.
83-0 off 20.
83-1.
India really struggling to impose themselves in the face of some tight bowling from England - Rahane has batted for the duration and only just got his 50 (71) and Kohli has only 4 off 15.
103-2 (27.2)
Talking off boundaries, India have managed just seven in total of which Rahane has only hit two.
107-3 off 29.2 meaning that India are 46-3 off just under the last 15 overs.
Ali 6.2-0-22-2
Broad proving to be the weak link in the side at the moment with figures of 6-0-39-0. That means he now has 28.5-0-182-0 in the series to date and hasn't scored a run either.
Perhaps he should concentrate a bit more on his cricket rather than tweeting offensive comments.
134-4 off 34.1 with Rahane still there on 72 albeit off 93 balls.
Dhoni enters the game.
136-5 off 35.3
India will surely accept 230 plus now which surely won't be enough even for us ;-)
152-6 off 39.1
164-7 off 43.
164-8.
165-9 off 44.2
India 200 all out off 48.1. And that after being 83-0.
With the possible exception of Broad (10-1-56-2) who is clearly not yet back to his best after injury, some fantastic bowling from England with Anderson (9-1-24-1), Woakes (9.1-1-47-2), Finn (10-0-36-3) and Ali (10-0-35-2).
14-1.
35-1 off the first 10
Ali 16 (29)
Taylor 5 (18) including 16 dot balls!
40-2 off 13
Taylor still hanging on in there - 8 (31) and you can't help feeling he might go the same way as Ali if he doesn't learn to push and nudge the singles.
44-3 off 14
Taylor 9* (35)