Re: England v New Zealand, 1st T20I, The Oval, 25 June, 2013

by Neil D Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:34

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Morgan is done. Finished. Found out with no Plan B. It's kind of surprising until you remember that he's always looked sh*t.

Yup, I'm afraid he looks pretty clueless if he's denied the chance to club it into the leg side. Bowl well outside off stump and he's completely becalmed.

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:39

This is getting interesting. 31 from 16. Still need to go some though.

by taipan Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:40

Going to the wire this one.

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:40

Crowd singing:
"Ohh Ravi Bopara" to the White Stripes' Seven Nation Army - how times have changed.

by skully Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:40

Ravi going a little apeshit.

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:42

Six-flix from Buttler. Madness.

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:46

What a run out from Latham, if he meant it.

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:47

16 needed off the final over. Oo er.

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:50

Stokes creams the first ball for 6. 10 from 5.

by lardbucket Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:51

Ben Stokes, forum favourite, to do it for England.

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:51

9 from 3.

by eowyn Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:52

Arrgghhhh

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:53

8 from 2. Don't reckon we'll do it. Maybe a superover

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:54

Only got a Derek Pringle. 6 needed for a superover.

by taipan Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:54

6 for the tie.

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:55

Entertaining slugathon. that. Like drunken bumfights.

by Chivalry Augustus Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:56

Ravi Bopara. Half finishes games. The halfman.

by eowyn Tue 25 Jun 2013, 21:58

If only it was 11 men with their arses on show

by Brass Monkey Tue 25 Jun 2013, 22:01

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Ravi Bopara. Half finishes games. The halfman.

You could blame Bopara, sure, heck, why not. You could blame the atrocious bowling, or the batting of Morgan. Depends what you're looking for in your blaming.

by taipan Tue 25 Jun 2013, 22:05

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Ravi Bopara. Half finishes games. The halfman.

Tyrion Bopara.

by skully Tue 25 Jun 2013, 22:07

Looks a decent last over by Anderson. 6 off ball one then singles for the rest.

Looks a very rare "cracking T20".

by beamer Tue 25 Jun 2013, 22:08

That 5-run margin, it's becoming a habit...

If we'd had proper bowlers we'd have won that comfortably. Anyway that's what T20 should be, not teams struggling to get the ball off the square on slow pitches, as we see too often in the county game these days.