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 [...]
And so it came to pass that England’s chaotic campaign encountered the emotionless machine that is South Africa. And lo, a crushing did ensue. A packed and anticipatory crowd flocked to Trent Bridge - the true home of English cricket, in the opinion of David Hussey - but all they witnessed on their evening out [...]
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 [...]
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
[...]
England kept its Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive after beating Pakistan by 48 runs at The Oval on Sunday.
Kevin Pietersen struck 58 and Stuart Broad took 3-17 as England qualified for the Super 8 stage thanks to its superior run rate.
“Our approach from the first ball was purposeful and that was the way we needed [...]
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, [...]
England was humiliated in the Twenty20 World Cup opener on Friday, losing by four wickets to the Netherlands on the last ball of the match in one of the biggest shocks in cricket history.
Needing seven runs off the final over after England had totalled 162-5 at Lord’s, the Dutch team scored singles until Edgar Schiferli [...]
