The Cricket Thread 2013

[PGW]

117 - 3
Root b N. McCallum 30 (40)
26.4 overs

[PGW]

128 - 4 28.3
Trott Ct  Taylor               b N.McCallum 37 (53)
Morgan 6 (7)

Buttler in 

[PGW]

126 - 5
Morgan ct Ronchi b McClenaghan 6 (9)

Oh dear!

[PaulWinch again]

See this is the problem with losing two established batsmen in quick succession.

[PGW]

147 - 5 35 overs
Woakes 15 (23)
Buttler 6 (15)

N. McCallum 10 0 34 2
Batting powerplay just starting

[paul_e]

Awful shot from Trott - the exact reverse of Sunday his job there was to keep things steady and let the next 4 come in and hit quick runs at the other end.

I really like Trott and think he's key to England being the side we are but he's not had a great week.

[PaulWinch again]

I'd agree I like Trott and think he's really important, but sometimes he needs to be better at assessing situations and acting accordingly.

[PGW]

Buttler ct McClenaghan b Williamson 14 (25)
Woakes 19 (33)

159 - 6 38.2

[PGW]

19 - 1 in the 5 over batting powerplay
166 - 6 40 overs

Not good

[PGW]

182 - 7 43.2
Woakes ct                     b  Mills                       36 (53)
Bresnan   5 (10)   

[PaulWinch again]

Woakes did alright, but this has been a really really poor batting display. As soon as we start playing across the line we look awful.

[PGW]

No fluency in the batting dept, not helped by such positive captaincy from Brendon McCallum - everything he does has a positive take to it.

[paul_e]

Woakes did alright, but this has been a really really poor batting display. As soon as we start playing across the line we look awful.

Difficult for woakes, he would've expected to come in 8-9 overs later than he did with a freedom to score some big runs, instead he was having to try to anchor the innings.  The top 4 all failed after getting set, that's a bit of a concern, seeing the middle order go trying to hit it out of the ground is then a bit frustrating but fairly understandable, that's the job they should be doing to an extent.  Lots out sweeping though, which suggest the pitch isn't as flat as it looks if they're misjudging pace and bounce.

[PGW]

216 - 9 48.3
Bresnan b Southee 25 (32)
Swann 10 (9)

[PaulWinch again]

Good effort from Bres.