Ausies all out for 252 48.7 overs

[Chicken Run]

 

[Chicken Run]

however 252 is probably enough

 

[Trufflehound]

however 252 is probably enough

19-3 after 7 overs. Looks like 52 would have been enough.

 

[Beach Hut]

48-3 now

 

[Titanic]

End of over 18 (8 runs) - England 56/3 (197 runs required from 32 overs, RR: 3.11, RRR: 6.15)

IR Bell 30* (47b 3x4)
PD Collingwood 18* (36b 1x4)

 

[Moshe Gariani]

End of over 18 (8 runs) - England 56/3 (197 runs required from 32 overs, RR: 3.11, RRR: 6.15)

97 off the next 20 and then 100 from the last 12 would be one way of doing it...

 

[Titanic]

or just keep going at 8 an over and finish it in the 43rd.

End of over 19 (8 runs) - England 64/3 (189 runs required from 31 overs, RR: 3.36, RRR: 6.09)

IR Bell 31* (49b 3x4)
PD Collingwood 24* (41b 1x4)

 

[Titanic]

or even 13 an over

End of over 20 (13 runs) - England 77/3 (176 runs required from 30 overs, RR: 3.85, RRR: 5.86)

PD Collingwood 34* (45b 3x4)
IR Bell 34* (51b 3x4)

 

[Moshe Gariani]

yes, a 7 wicket victory coming up in the 35th over would be my prediction from here...

(seriously, great stuff from these 2 so far... unusual but if we can stay ahead of the rate in the middle overs without losing wickets that would be nice...)

 

[Titanic]

McGrath goes for 12, including a handsome 6 from Collingwood!

End of over 21 (12 runs) - England 89/3 (164 runs required from 29 overs, RR: 4.23, RRR: 5.65)

PD Collingwood 43* (50b 3x4 1x6)
IR Bell 37* (52b 3x4)

 

[Titanic]

McGrath goes for 12, including a handsome 6 from Collingwood!

Quote from Cricinfo...

McGrath is double-teapotting at fine leg, and the lip-readers are out in force as he mutters several expletives to himself

 

[Titanic]

Just the 6 off that over from Watson.

End of over 22 (6 runs) - England 95/3 (158 runs required from 28 overs, RR: 4.31, RRR: 5.64)

IR Bell 40* (56b 3x4)
PD Collingwood 43* (52b 3x4 1x6)

 

[CHAPPERS]

And to think these two were being slated from many corners last year.

Loving this from the BBC...

21st over: England 89-3
Bell carves McGrath over backward- point and England scamper three. Collingwood then gives Pigeon the charge and rat-a-tats him straight over his head for a maximum. McGrath adopts the teapot - he is an extraordinarily angry man. In fact, I'd wager there is no-one angrier in the world at this particular moment in time.

 

[Marshy]

good effort boys

 

[Titanic]

End of over 24 (6 runs) - England 107/3 (146 runs required from 26 overs, RR: 4.45, RRR: 5.61)

PD Collingwood 49* (58b 3x4 1x6)
IR Bell 44* (62b 3x4)

And Paul Collingwood brings up his 50 at the start of the next over

 

[Moshe Gariani]

And to think these two were being slated from many corners last year.

people are too quick to slag players off when they don't play well for a few matches / months... these two were always good selections and have been handled well by Team England to get some excellent performances from them over the past 2 or 3 years...

 

[Seagullible]

50 for Collingwood

 

[Titanic]

End of over 25 (4 runs) - England 111/3 (142 runs required from 25 overs, RR: 4.44, RRR: 5.68)

IR Bell 46* (65b 3x4)
PD Collingwood 51* (61b 3x4 1x6)

Spin at both ends now with Hogg and Clarke trying to take the pace off the ball.

 

[CHAPPERS]

people are too quick to slag players off when they don't play well for a few matches / months... these two were always good selections and have been handled well by Team England to get some excellent performances from them over the past 2 or 3 years...

Agreed. Bell certainly looks like a player that will be a fixture in this side for along time to come. He's got the temperament and the technique and should probably open.

 

[Titanic]

Agreed. Bell certainly looks like a player that will be a fixture in this side for along time to come. He's got the temperament and the technique and should probably open.

Yeah, about time they dropped Stauss, he's rubbish.