England vs Netherlands | WC'11 | Group B | Nagpur | 22/02/11

[Sledger]

Mis field, extra run. 229/3.

[kashmiri_lad]

Misfield..gives an extra run..

[mastermind_quad]

64 of 54 ....should be easy

[Watsupdoc]

Eng still in control. Master Bopara still out there.

[lipton]

Collingwood is out of form.

[Vegitto1]

Stunning glove work! Akmal take note!

Can't, he dropped the pen!

[Sledger]

64(54) is a standard T20 equation. England just need to play normally and not panic.

[Express Pace]

Couple of wickets now and Netherlands are well in!

[Sledger]

Brilliant yorker! :waqar

[Bullet Drive]

England not quite got control of this game yet, Netherlands just need a couple of good overs.

[Watsupdoc]

Have to say both teams fielding has been horrid. England's a bit more though.

[kashmiri_lad]

Bukhari bowls a DOT ball.

[James]

64 off 53 should be like taking a morning whizz for these players.

[Amjid Javed]

64 need off 54.

Another tight 2/3 overs needed.

[KSaeed]

This is still Englands game by a fair distance

[mastermind_quad]

Bell is the key here ....

[Sledger]

Easy two.

[Amjid Javed]

Can't, he dropped the pen!

:)))

[mastermind_quad]

double

[James]

Great running! You can tell that England do not rate the Netherlands fielding.

[kashmiri_lad]

They are just giving extra runs..in the outfield..

[Watsupdoc]

England not quite got control of this game yet, Netherlands just need a couple of good overs.

meh i would say its the opposite.

[ads101]

I'd have picked Samit Patel, for a start, fat or not. A spin-bowling all-rounder, on the sub-continent, it's a pretty easy choice. Steve Davies should have gone - as a specialist batsman, if necessary. He averages mid-30s opening the batting in domestic one-day games. Who else does? (not a lot of players is the answer - Alex Hales is the only other one I can find, although I expect Trescothick does, but he can't really be counted)
I agree I would have had Davies for Prior.

Never seen samit play, so I don't know. Bit of a strange reason why he's left out of the side. But I guess England's emphasis on fitness is one of the reasons why their fielding and discipline is so good (not today obviously but on most days).

[Sledger]

Very well timed but straight to the fielder. dot.

[kashmiri_lad]

DOT ball again...

[ads101]

Can't, he dropped the pen!
:)))

[Sledger]

Collingwood's form still looks crap atm. This bowler is such a dibbly dobbly type.

[Bullet Drive]

England WIN!

[kashmiri_lad]

Bukhari..as Ravi is saying is bowling leg side deliveries.

[James]

Shotttttt.

[mastermind_quad]

colly ye mat kar ....

[Express Pace]

4444444444444444444444 from Bell

[Sledger]

Good shot from Bell, 4.

[kashmiri_lad]

GIVES a :four

[ads101]

Beautiful shot by Bell.

[Sledger]

Spoilt what was being a good over for NL.

[Watsupdoc]

:four game set and match!

[mastermind_quad]

:4our to bell

[strongman123]

:four, eng should go over the line unless there is a flurry of wickets.

[kashmiri_lad]

8 of the over...
ENGLAND on COURSE..

[KingKhanWC]

Any other team would have finished this by now but England want to take till the final over.

[mastermind_quad]

single to end the over

[strongman123]

This game has easily been the best of the tournament, good stuff from ND.

[Sledger]

Good game by Ned though, really have impressed everyone.

[kashmiri_lad]

SINGLE to start the over..

[nsaviguru]

I really hope the Dutch can pull this off, this overrated English team needs a slap in the face to bring them back to reality.

[munna_]

shudn't be too difficult for england from here on .... esp with bopara n prior still to bat

[Amjid Javed]

8 off the over. Dutch need to keep it tight, That was a decent over till the 4!

[Watsupdoc]

Any other team would have finished this by now but England want to take till the final over.

would make for a great viewing though, wouldn't it?

[Sledger]

55(47) regulation now.

[Amjid Javed]

Come on Tenders get a wicket!

[mastermind_quad]

single single mein kam hojaega ...

[kashmiri_lad]

DOT ball..now..

[James]

England teams in general like to make the game as interesting as possible.

[Sledger]

Ian Bell - At least be a matchwinner against minnows. :facepalm:

[Watsupdoc]

Ten fighting a lone battle here.

[KingKhanWC]

would make for a great viewing though, wouldn't it?

No some people have work to do. :P

I think England will try and finish this by the end of the 48th.

[Sledger]

Ten deserves MOM ahead of Strauss imo, regardless of the result.

[KingKhanWC]

Bowled. :out

[Sledger]

lol. Bell's middle stump cleaned up - what a choker.

[kashmiri_lad]

BELL :out

[hussnainn]

:out :out :out

wooooowoooooowooo

[NJamal]

OUTTTTTTTTTTTTT Bell bowled

[sada90]

Gone

[pakcricketfan]

:yahoo

Bell gone!!!

[Express Pace]

Bell Bowled! RTD MOM

[James]

Bugger. Bell bottles it yet again.

[Strike!]

:out :D

[mastermind_quad]

bowled Bell ...:out

[ads101]

oh Bell what was that :(

[Bullet Drive]

Taurus, Broad is a good ODI player as well. Trott, KP, Morgan, Broad and Swann is a genuine backbone for a one-day side. Who would you have chosen? Owais Shah is probably closer to the side after England's rubbish season in ODIs. I'm glad that Bopara has been brought back, very talented.

do u memba owais shahs running

[kashmiri_lad]

Common holland...

[Watsupdoc]

No some people have work to do. :P

I think England will try and finish this by the end of the 48th.

ICC has paid them to take it to the last over. So all the criticism ends :P

[Sledger]

Pretty predictable stuff from Bell. Amazingly gifted but a very mentally weak player.

[Amjid Javed]

Bell gone! woohoooo!

Go holland go!

[mastermind_quad]

52 of 42

[KingKhanWC]

It's o.k Ravi the finisher Bopara is in. :)

"anybody nervous" :bumble

[NJamal]

Bopara comes to bat

[strongman123]

Nicely done, PC is a walking wicket, if they take that, pressure right back on the England.

[talha3]

Cmon Holland!!!

[kashmiri_lad]

Its going to be a tight finish..
I want Bopara to come good irrespective of the result..

[Watsupdoc]

Win or lose Ten Doeschate is the man of the match

[Sledger]

Bopara is a complete hack but I can see him becoming a hero against this wobbly bowling. :facepalm:

[Bullet Drive]

MJ Prior†, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, GP Swann ALL CAN BAT!

[talha3]

If England lose this game, they will definitely feel Morgan's loss.

[kashmiri_lad]

Colly playing cross bat...
May be in trouble..

[mastermind_quad]

dot 1st ball

[Eagle_Eye]

dear o dear... england having a wobble

[giri26]

what a struggle this for England. Brilliant performance by ND whatever may be the final outcome.

[Sledger]

Gift. Four.

[mastermind_quad]

:4our to colly

[Express Pace]

44444444444444444 rubbish bowling form Bukhari

[James]

Bopara is a complete hack but I can see him becoming a hero against this wobbly bowling. :facepalm:

not actually a complete hack. he has potential.

[kashmiri_lad]

BUKHARI wth man..
Why he is giving all the deliveries on the leg side I have no idea..
:four

[Watsupdoc]

2 more overs of power play left.

[Abdullah22]

Just came back and yeah not a great bowling side this Netherlands team.

[Watsupdoc]

:four

[pakcricketfan]

Missing Morgan :(

[Sledger]

Bell's ball as nothing special. It was actually pretty average, a length ball at the death that could have been smoked.

[mastermind_quad]

47 of 39

[munna_]

i wish bopara's goes early .. just to make this more interesting :D

[Amjid Javed]

Damn Colly! get out! please!

[James]

Bumble demands Collingwood's wagon wheel :))) :)))

[Uzi]

This guy Bhukari is a waste of space. Keeps on bowling on the legs.

[Sledger]

not actually a complete hack. he has potential.

Lots of talent, little temperament.

[KingKhanWC]

Bukhari can be a hero here if knocks one over.

[Watsupdoc]

dot ball

[Watsupdoc]

single

[Sledger]

England really just require 7 more runs. Once the target is under 40 even the tailenders can cowlash the team home.

[KingKhanWC]

Run out shout but safe.

[munna_]

the guy seems to have no sense of pakistani style bowling inspite of being lucky to have such genes :facepalm:

[mastermind_quad]

2 runs to end the over

[Sledger]

No way near being out. What an appeal. :)))

[Watsupdoc]

44 of 36

1 more over of power play.

[NJamal]

44 needed of 36

[Amjid Javed]

44 off 36.

More wickets please!

[talha3]

No way near being out. What an appeal. :)))

Cmon you would be excited too if you were in his shoes.

[KingKhanWC]

Good move Loots back.

[Express Pace]

England about to get Looted.

[kashmiri_lad]

44 of 36 ...
Still England's match to lose...
Common DUTCH :21:

[Sledger]

Not when the batsman has run past the stumps. :))

[Eagle_Eye]

this is fun...... world cup has kicked off today :)... i hope we dont put up a similar showing tomorrow

[Watsupdoc]

no run

[Sledger]

Pietersen's shot just gets funnier each time.

[mastermind_quad]

lagta hai kafi close jaega match ....:)

[Abdullah22]

the guy seems to have no sense of pakistani style bowling inspite of being lucky to have such genes :facepalm:

I know, and his pace is also ridiculous.:sami

[kashmiri_lad]

Yorker..Almost gone..

[Sledger]

Oooh, I thought he'd been bowled there.

[NJamal]

Excellent slower ball

[ads101]

Trick for netherland is to keep these two in. Prior and Bresnan won't bat as defensively as this, especially in a powerplay.

[Express Pace]

444444444444444444444444

[KingKhanWC]

Collingwood finally goes for it.

[kashmiri_lad]

COLLY goes air borne..
:four

[NJamal]

444444444444 by Colly

[James]

phew. thought Collingwood would fluff that.

[Watsupdoc]

Need 1 big over and it's England's game.

[mastermind_quad]

:4our

[Sledger]

That's the winning shot. Congrats England.

39 needed. Only hope is a ND hattrick.

[Watsupdoc]

England needs one more 4

[NJamal]

37 needed of 30

[strongman123]

Colly is giving his team false hope by making runs because against India, he is going to be dead wood.

[kashmiri_lad]

37 of 30...
One good over needed by Holland..

[mastermind_quad]

37 of 30

[James]

That's the winning shot. Congrats England.

39 needed. Only hope is a ND hattrick.

:sachin has bowled his full quota :)

[Desi]

I'll go streak if England lose

[Sledger]

Great move. Spinner back on. Very attacking stuff.

[Amjid Javed]

37 off 30 england Favs here :(

[Sir john]

good contest on.

[kashmiri_lad]

DOT ball..

[ads101]

That's the winning shot. Congrats England.

39 needed. Only hope is a ND hattrick.
disagree. 7 runs off that over. Still behind the required run rate. England really should be hitting more off these powerplay overs. English bowlers didn't restrict Netherlands like this in powerplay I believe.

Collingwood's doing well though.

[Sledger]

37(29)

[Bullet Drive]

Come on netherlands. Inshallah the dutch win. Inshallah.

[kashmiri_lad]

Single..

[pakcricketfan]

I really hope the Dutch bag this one somehow!

[James]

lol

[Eagle_Eye]

whippy getting knife and his wrist ready!! :)

[kashmiri_lad]

Collingwood..almost gone..

[talha3]

Lucky lucky colly!

[ads101]

What the hell was that collingwood :)))

[Watsupdoc]

hmm Spin on.

[Express Pace]

ooooo inside edge

[saeed-sohail]

Colly almost wobbled there.

[kashmiri_lad]

What fielding..

[Express Pace]

good over

[Bullet Drive]

England gonna win i gurantee u

[Watsupdoc]

what the heck is England doing? This should be child's play.

[Sledger]

disagree. 7 runs off that over. Still behind the required run rate. England really should be hitting more off these powerplay overs. English bowlers didn't restrict Netherlands like this in powerplay I believe.
Once you get the runs needed in the 30s, everyone will hit so even the tailenders can score 10 or so each and wrap the game up. RR no longer matters, it's just how many runs you'll need in th elast over if it comes to that.

If you're setting a total, this RR is a complete doddle with all these wickets in hand.

Good over here though.

[Bullet Drive]

Come on the Dutch

[talha3]

Excellent over!

[mastermind_quad]

England making it tough

[munna_]

wat an ugly innings of cricket this has been ... no real fast bowling displays ...not even a single 6 in the entire innings ... cmon give us a break :@

[saeed-sohail]

33 of 24.Game on.

[Express Pace]

just 4 from over, will England choke

[Bullet Drive]

4 of the over!

[James]

whippy getting knife and his wrist ready!! :)

I carry a blade around with me just in case, my mum says I shouldn't.

[mastermind_quad]

33 of 24

[NJamal]

33 needed from 24, getting a bit tight for England

[Watsupdoc]

Bopara blocking :))

[iRfaN_LA]

33 off 24 ! Bopara's wicket will do nicely for Holland.

[Eagle_Eye]

great over by seelar

[Amjid Javed]

33 needed from 24!

[ads101]

just 4 from over, will England choke
not choking. This spinner has bowled well this match.

[Express Pace]

33 from 24

[saeed-sohail]

Them freebies on legs of Strauss will come back to haunt em.

[Watsupdoc]

I sense a big over coming!

[TNA]

This Netherlands team is like:

Ryan Ten Doeschate and 10 other passengers XI

[Amjid Javed]

A wicket in next over and less than 6 runs would be great!

[Cricrazy]

so who r we rooting for??

[iRfaN_LA]

Odds are still with England - 70-30.

[NJamal]

44444444444444 Colly

[Express Pace]

44444444444444444 colly

[Bullet Drive]

four!

[pakcricketfan]

:4

[James]

Colly!! That's much better.

[Bullet Drive]

I hate collingwood!

[Amjid Javed]

This Netherlands team is like:

Ryan Ten Doeschate and 10 other passengers XI

Thats harsh! they have done well as a team today!

[mastermind_quad]

:4our 1st ball

[saeed-sohail]

444

[Watsupdoc]

:four Colly the beast!

[Amjid Javed]

**** 4 runs :(

[Sledger]

People need to forget the RR. England will have to completely **** their pants to lose from here.

[Cricrazy]

Collingwood needs to go

[Sir john]

33 in 24

[Watsupdoc]

This Netherlands team is like:

Ryan Ten Doeschate and 10 other passengers XI

:))

[mastermind_quad]

colly is M.Hussey of England ....

[saeed-sohail]

This Netherlands team is like:

Ryan Ten Doeschate and 10 other passengers XI

Its minnows+Ten Doeschate.

[ads101]

Them freebies on legs of Strauss will come back to haunt em.
Reason why they'll probably loose this match. They underestimated Strauss really.

[iRfaN_LA]

Loots :facepalm:

[Sledger]

Keep Bopara on strike though. He is more likely to choke. :P

[Amjid Javed]

cant afford any more bondaries here now!

[mastermind_quad]

28 of 22

[ZenBowman]

This Netherlands team is like:

Ryan Ten Doeschate and 10 other passengers XI

That's harsh, they are more like South Africa B.

[Amjid Javed]

People need to forget the RR. England will have to completely **** their pants to lose from here.

Hope they do! :)

[Express Pace]

Good running, run out appeal, rauf doesn't want to refer.

[James]

another daft runout appeal

[Sledger]

Great running. :14:

[ganeshran]

just short of the man

[James]

25 off 20.

should be easy surely.

[ace4rmspace]

Riveting stuff! The best match of the tournament so far, well, doesn't take much to achieve that really.

[saeed-sohail]

Eng cruising now.

[ganeshran]

England look on their way to win.

[Bullet Drive]

another daft runout appeal

What about this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtsFC67kyc0

[Express Pace]

Bopara played an odd shot

[mastermind_quad]

very good match

[Bullet Drive]

England win!

[Eagle_Eye]

I carry a blade around with me just in case, my mum says I shouldn't.

Not to worry, you are in good company here

[Amjid Javed]

We need dot balls or wickets!

[TNA]

I dont mean it completely

The All-around performance ten does has given today makes me wanna say this...

[saeed-sohail]

Last over 8+ needed could be fun.

[Sledger]

Bopara almost choked. :)))

[Krishnan]

25 off 20.

should be easy surely.

Meet u next game.Hope we bat first.

[ganeshran]

Good ball. got leading edge.

[Express Pace]

10 from over

[Bullet Drive]

Seelar is on. 4 RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JOKE..

[Sledger]

Almost lbw, just got a leading edge on it. Bopara.. such a hack.

[mastermind_quad]

23 of 18

[Express Pace]

23 required off 18

[waqar_ahmad]

come on, just one more wicket

[saeed-sohail]

8 maximum in this over.

[Amjid Javed]

23 need off 18.

Dutch need a tight over now and a wicket!

[Bullet Drive]

1 run!

[Sledger]

Seelar continuing. The only hope left for ND you feel.

[Watsupdoc]

22 off 17

[ads101]

football skills on there on show.

[ganeshran]

Beautiful shot. sweet

[Amjid Javed]

Singles are fine! no 4 balls or 6 balls please!

[Bullet Drive]

4 runs

[saeed-sohail]

Colly is winning it for Eng.

[Sledger]

Great stop. :vannistelrooy

[James]

Haha, love it. Glimpses of the old Collingwood.