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 [...]
England innings (20 overs maximum)
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
RS Bopara
b Steyn
2
3
5
0
0
40.00
0.6 bowled him! A much slower delivery, an off-cutter, wide of the off stump at which Bopara threw his hands, and the inside edge knocked over his off peg. Gone! 4/1
LJ Wright
c †Boucher b Parnell
1
8
6
0
0
16.66
1.5 gone this time! Wright’s walking! Another swing-and-a-miss from Wright, and this time he does [...]
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
[...]
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, [...]
