Right. We’re nearly ready for the off. Andrew Miller
and George Binoy are my two colleagues at Trent Bridge. Dale Steyn’s opening
and it’ll be Ravi Bopara to face the first ball. What an atmosphere
Anthem watch (Eng) This is rousing. Mascarenhas
looks confused; Foster and [...]
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Toss: Pakistan have chosen to bat. They need to
win by 25 runs to go through.
Younis: "It looks a hard pitch. If we can score 180-190,
it will be hard for them."
Smits: "We will take the confidence out of [...]
Watson to face
Dave Warner to face the first ball I think. It’s quite
breezy out there - could help Sri Lanka’s swingers, in a manner of speaking.
Angelo Mathews to open the bowling.
Anthem watch 2 The Husseys are in good voice, both
smiling - points for them. Nothing from Hauritz, even less from Watson. This is
a [...]
Toss: Ireland will have a bowl.
William Porterfield: "They keep coming at you. It’s not
going to be a easy game but we are up for it and ready to go. It’s not a bad
pitch, might turn out later but I don’t think it’s going to play a [...]
Arafat to open - and the noise is something to behold!
Bopara jogs out with Wright. Here we go. "I really liked
the comment made by "Miaow". He has a very good point indeed," says Arzoo.
Woof.
Anthem-watch 2 Collingwood’s singing - there’s
[...]
1.25pm So Scotland walk out for the anthems
followed by the South Africans and several kids dressed in white. JP Duminy
places his hand on his chest as the anthem plays. The South Africans in
their round-neck jerseys look like they’re out for a morning jog [...]
12.20 pm: We’re all set for the start. The Scottish openers are out. New Zealand have taken their fielding positions. A measured applause from the crowd, not to full capacity yet but with West Indies taking on Australia after this, we can expect a bigger turn-out. So finally, we have a game. Mightily relieved, just [...]
Netherlands form a cuddle-huddle - they’re really, really fired up for this. Bopara and Wright are the openers. Australia’s Netherlands’ Dirk Nannes has the ball. Here we go…
England’s anthem drones out of the speakers - Swann’s belting it out, good on you Graeme. Collingwood, too, is stretching those vocal chords. Not a whimper from Anderson, [...]
