[Cricket] England v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, The Oval

[Titanic]

Plunkett SIX off left arm spinner Santner... Rashid one bounce four... that is plenty this over with 2 balls to go

 

[Titanic]

England 338-7 (43 overs)

61 from 42 balls

 

[Titanic]

Highest score ever by England batting 2nd in an ODI

340-7 (43.3 overs)

 

[Titanic]

England 345-7 (43.5 overs)

Rashid 30*(23) Plunkett 38*(26)

and they are off for rain. What a pity

England are just 9 runs short on D/L.... 54 runs off 37 balls.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Amazing effort.

 

[Titanic]

Covers are coming off.. looks like England will just have 13 balls to score 34 runs. Seems a bit harsh.... but an exciting denouement if we get it!

 

[jakarta]

Bollocks to Vera Duckworth!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Duckworth Cnts.

 

[Titanic]

It's going to have to be Nathan McCullum, Santner, Guptill or someone else (not Southee or Boult) to bowl the 2 overs... that helps a little...

 

[Bold Seagull]

What a joke, 15mins with the covers off and ground ready to play before they come out. Cricket is a joke sometimes it really is. Complete muppets. Your there to entertain, we're missing out on 15mins of play because someone has a regulation book stuck up their arse!!!

 

[Titanic]

Botham and Lloyd's attempt at basic maths live on air were hysterical

 

[Bold Seagull]

Botham and Lloyd's attempt at basic maths live on air were hysterical

The 34 off 13 balls equated to a RR of 13 per over - yeah I did wonder what was going on there.

 

[Bold Seagull]

D/L has been a great system, but in a match situation like this it just isn't fair.

 

[Titanic]

Southee's last ball is a dot... 34 from 12

 

[Triggaaar]

D/L has been a great system, but in a match situation like this it just isn't fair.

We've been on the run rate for the last 6 overs, on course to get the runs, and now we need 34 of 13. Which would leave us 19 behind the total with 4 overs less - yeah that's fair

 

[Titanic]

Nathan McCullum to bowl the penultimate over...

. SIX . OUT

351-8

28 from 8 balls

 

[Titanic]

Rashid... FOUR

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[Nathan]

Jordan and rashid to get us over the line.


Edit: **** it.

 

[Bold Seagull]

We've been on the run rate for the last 6 overs, on course to get the runs, and now we need 34 of 13. Which would leave us 19 behind the total with 4 overs less - yeah that's fair

Complete bullshit what's happened. Could have been playing at 8.55pm, could have pretty much got the overs in. Players should be told to be ready as soon as covers are off, not 15mins after.

 

[Titanic]

That is UNBELIEVABLE... amazing double-team catch on the boundary by Southee and Boult at long on.

355-9

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