England v New Zealand | CT 2009 | Johannesburg| 29/9/09

[MIG]

Weather not looking good for today - Lets see if England can continue on their unbeaten record.

England vs New Zealand, ICC Champions Trophy, 2009: September 29, 2009

Venue: Wanderers

Stats say: (last five completed matches, most recent first)

England - WWWLL
New Zealand - WLLLW

England Squad [Unconfirmed]
AJ Strauss*, JM Anderson, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, JL Denly, EJG Morgan, G Onions, MJ Prior†, AU Rashid, OA Shah, RJ Sidebottom, GP Swann, LJ Wright

New Zealand squad [Unconfirmed]
DL Vettori*, SE Bond, NT Broom, IG Butler, BJ Diamanti, GD Elliott, JEC Franklin, MJ Guptill, GJ Hopkins†, BB McCullum†, KD Mills, JS Patel, AJ Redmond, LRPL Taylor, DR Tuffey

Match scheduled: Hours of play (local time): 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15

Toss :

 

[MIG]

Still quite cloudy according to weather sites... looks like a D/L scenario to me

 

[Afridi_Fan]

If the weather is cloudy, the ball will seam around at Wanderers and there is a huge chaance that the man to watch will be Mills and Jimmy Anderson.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

And if the game gets abandonded, its Bye Bye Sri Lanka. (Man this feels odd, for the 1st time after 99 we are waving other teams Bye Bye while we are in the Semis )

 

[prepare]

Yeah but I think the forecast has been like that a few times and apart from yesterday (where there was a big chance of rain) it hasnt really come.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

What is this?

After India almost ou of the CT Star Cricket has not yet started the build up programme to the game.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Nick Knight thinks its a bowl 1st wicket.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Kiwis have won the Toss and will bowl 1st.

Bad bad for Sri Lanka.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Hopkins replaces Ryder, and Butler replaces Tuffey

 

[Oxy]

NZ win the toss - and will bowl 1st

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Sidebottom replaces Onions for England.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Star Cricket not showing the game live?

 

[LionHeart]

I think the rain might win this in the end... curtains for SL ;(

But seriously, any team that loses to England and New Zealand in consecutive matches don't deserve to go any further in any meaningful tournament.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Strauss Gone.

 

[Oxy]

Great great ball to dismiss Strauss! Mills strikes 2nd ball

0-1

 

[Inswinger]

New Zealand off to a good start but heir batting looks extremely weak.

 

[Amir]

Great great ball to dismiss Strauss! Mills strikes 2nd ball

0-1

Excellent they are winnign and all but they need to be knocked back down. Plus I don't fancy our chnces vs SL in semis, I rather we face Eng or NZ.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

I rather we face Eng or NZ.

I second that .

 

[Oxy]

10-2

Now Bond sends Denly's stumps back to Kent!

 

[Inswinger]

Definitely some demons in this pitch.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Perfect pitch for Bond to get bag himself a fifer . NZ better restrict England to at least 150-180 . A target of 200 would be too much pressure for their fragile batting line-up and when England have bowlers like Anderson then it would be hard to avoid an embarrassing collapse .

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Bond you speedy demon you .

 

[Wassixpakistani]

A Eoin Morgan blitz would be needed in the end to get a suitable score if it continues like this .

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Good over from Mills , just 2 runs off it . 13/2

 

[Khurram]

Shah gone. Pakistan meet Eng or Nz in semi

 

[Oxy]

England back to their normal ODI form!

3 down!

Bond does it again

 

[MIG]

Pak V Nz could be a grudge match based upon Vettoris comments about Guls reverse swing.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

And England's Titanic has struck an Ice-burg . They are sinking , Bond the man again to get the breakthrough . Shah goes .

 

[Inswinger]

Major rebuilding job required by Collingwood.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Pak V Nz could be a grudge match based upon Vettoris comments about Guls reverse swing.

And judging from Gul's current form . I definitely don't want him to face the Kiwi batsman , especially Vettori .

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Well the Kiwis will need to bat against Anderson on this very pitch.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Morgan needs to go into a defensive mind-set , that will help him a lot right now .

Block the remaining 5 overs so and search for only singles .

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Bounce saved Morgan there.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Well the Kiwis will need to bat against Anderson on this very pitch.

Yes , I'm sure Jimmy would be licking his lips by looking at this pitch .

 

[hasanb]

Huge appeal for lbw but it seemed just a tad high, bond bowling real well here.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Edge didn't carry.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

I want us to win tomorrow, don't want to play a semi here.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Hehehehe .

Baz has a huge smile , he smells blood : Cricinfo .

 

[hasanb]

Edged this time ad falls short of 1st slip. Morgan just dropped his hands on that shot which saved him.

 

[itduzz]

Pak must win against Aus to avoid playing our semi final at Wanderers

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Huge appeal for lbw but it seemed just a tad high, bond bowling real well here.

That was Mills

 

[Afridi_Fan]

16/3 after 7.

 

[Ayyub]

England 16/3 (7.0 ov)
New Zealand


WHAT THE FISSSSSSSSSSSSH ***

 

[Wassixpakistani]

I want us to win tomorrow, don't want to play a semi here.

You know , we have Asif now and in these conditions the opposition should be fearing us more then we fear them .

 

[Afridi_Fan]

You know , we have Asif now and in these conditions the opposition should be fearing us more then we fear them .

And who will bat agaionst a seaming and swinging ball of lets say Anderson and Co?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

 

[Nice-N-Fresh]

16/3. SRL can start packing...

 

[Afridi_Fan]

22/3 after 8.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

And who will bat agaionst a seaming and swinging ball of lets say Anderson and Co?

If we get out for 80 then I have no doubt we will demolish the opposition for under 50 .

Such is my faith in these 2 :aamir

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Colly got a rush of blood here .

 

[Amjid Javed]

Bond looks in top form here!

 

[Amjid Javed]

The kiwis have a good record against Pakistan in CT so i wouldnt fancy playing them in the semis!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

22/3 after 9.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

The Irish man is playing good here . He better build up the anger and then let it all go when England are looking in a better Position than this .

 

[Nice-N-Fresh]

The kiwis have a good record against Pakistan in CT so i wouldnt fancy playing them in the semis!

You can see it in this way that Pakistan have good record against kiwis in semi finals

 

[Wassixpakistani]

The kiwis have a good record against Pakistan in CT so i wouldnt fancy playing them in the semis!

But remember the Overall Semis record between Pak and Nz .

 

[Afridi_Fan]

The kiwis have a good record against Pakistan in CT so i wouldnt fancy playing them in the semis!

Have to face then Anderson in Jo'Burg, won't relish hat.

 

[RexRex]

3 wkts down...thats more like it.For a while there , i couldnt recognise England.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Have to face then Anderson in Jo'Burg, won't relish hat.

Yar , why such fear of Jimmy . I know he's damn good when the conditions suit him but don't forget we have a batsman to tackle him this time around .

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Drama drama drama

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Technically he is out, all upto Dan, The Man.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Dan gives Sri Lanka a lifeline.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Yar , why such fear of Jimmy . I know he's damn good when the conditions suit him but don't forget we have a batsman to tackle him this time around .

Who?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Have to say Eoin Morgan has been impressive since coming into the England team.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Who?

Guess .

 

[mindless slogging]

Yeah agree. I saw one of the innings vs Australia and he looked really good.

 

[Ayyub]

Guess .

hmm umar akmal or imran nazie

 

[mindless slogging]

Who? Shaoib Malik?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

27/3 after 12

 

[pakdesi]

collingwood lucky

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Have to say Eoin Morgan has been impressive since coming into the England team.

Didn't look good on his debut for England . Boy did he gave me a good show yesterday .

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Guess .

When I remember what happen last time around on this pitch/ground against West Indies the only name comes to mind is U. Akmal.

 

[bluffmasterv2]

hmm some drama there. Vettori is a masoom sorta guy so he let it go but the replay shows that Daryl Harper called off the over and THEN the stumps were disturbed !

 

[Wassixpakistani]

hmm umar akmal or imran nazie

one of them , getting close .

 

[12thMan]

10.6 Mills to Collingwood, no run, run-out appeal, banged in short outside off, left alone, Collingwood walks down the pitch, McCullum throws down the stumps at the striker's end, the umpires are consulting, had the umpire Harper called over by the time the batsman walked down? Daryl Harper talks to Vettori, who chats with his team-mates to come up with a decision. The third umpire has given it out, but there are still discussions happening out in the middle. Collingwood has a word with Vettori, and the New Zealand captain's decided to withdraw the appeal and allowed Collingwood to continue.

Replays show that Harper had called Over, and the stumps were thrown down shortly after. So Collingwood was not out, and the right decision was made in the end.

Why would umpires go to third umpire when they had called the over?

 

[Wassixpakistani]

When I remember what happen last time around on this pitch/ground against West Indies the only name comes to mind is U. Akmal.

We have a Winner .

 

[Ayyub]

one of them , getting close .

hmm imran nazir

 

[Afridi_Fan]

28/3 after 13

 

[pakdesi]

vettoori aint that masoom remember after the 20 20 loss he said something about ball tampering

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Would have been a disaster if Colly had to go .