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

[Sir john]

200 up

 

[Amjid Javed]

50 partnership off 49 balls... great stuff.

 

[IAJ]

I am sure Ahterton (who lately has been very biased) must be mentioning the "flat" pitch whenever the Dutch boys hit a boundary?

 

[hazen_batti]

200 up for Netherlands

 

[Phuzz]

If Holland can get 270-280, it'll be very competitive. They still have a power play?

 

[Watsupdoc]

Netherlands should at least aim for 250.

 

[Sir john]

:4 by RTD

 

[James]

It is a very flat pitch though. You don't see many games at Nagpur (particularly tests) because the pitch is notoriously unsporting, as Bedi, Sanjay and Shastri will tell you.

Anderson is bowling abysmally here. Just ugly to watch.

 

[Watsupdoc]

 

[Sir john]

DOUBLE

superb running.

209/4

42 gone

 

[hur rizvi]

we might see the 1st upset today ...

 

[ganeshran]

It is a very flat pitch though. You don't see many games at Nagpur (particularly tests) because the pitch is notoriously unsporting, as Bedi, Sanjay and Shastri will tell you.

Anderson is bowling abysmally here. Just ugly to watch.

Seeing Swann's spell, surely the pitch has something in it for the spinners. Interesting to see how Netherlands bowl

 

[IAJ]

Lols once you take a seaming/bouncy wicket away from these crap bowlers they get hammered all over the place, even by the minnows!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Broad on now.

 

[Sir john]

batting pp time

 

[Abdullah22]

'Pano broad nu'

 

[Theo_14]

Broad MUST hold his emotions during the batting powerplay!!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Powerplay been taken. Come on Netherlands!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Dutch 209/4 After 42 overs

 

[Sir john]

Lols once you take a seaming/bouncy wicket away from these crap bowlers they get hammered all over the place, even by the minnows!

++++++

 

[Bullet Drive]

Broad is a very underrated good death bowler whom I hate very much.

 

[Sir john]

RTD on 84

 

[Watsupdoc]

I reckon even 250 won't be enough to defend, but it will at least give them a chance.

 

[James]

Lols once you take a seaming/bouncy wicket away from these crap bowlers they get hammered all over the place, even by the minnows!

They bowled very well on flat pitches in the Ashes. I think they like the red ball, but not the white ball not so much. Even so the RR is still under 5, they are not being 'hammered'.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Bukhari still to come as well and he can smash a cricket ball.

 

[Sir john]

strauss looks very much busy.

 

[dhump]

Interesting to see how Power Play goes but good work from Netherlands.

 

[James]

Seeing Swann's spell, surely the pitch has something in it for the spinners. Interesting to see how Netherlands bowl

I think Swann is just the daddy. He picks up similar figures in a lot of ODIs.

 

[Sir john]

Bukhari still to come as well and he can smash a cricket ball.

raja too

 

[Bullet Drive]

They bowled very well on flat pitches in the Ashes. I think they like the red ball, but not the white ball not so much. Even so the RR is still under 5, they are not being 'hammered'.

When a minnow team is striking your main strike bowler in 'Anderson' at 5 an over, you are getting hammered.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Broad is a very underrated good death bowler whom I hate very much.

nicely put.

 

[IAJ]

It is a very flat pitch though. You don't see many games at Nagpur (particularly tests) because the pitch is notoriously unsporting, as Bedi, Sanjay and Shastri will tell you.

Anderson is bowling abysmally here. Just ugly to watch.

Not surprised at all. Like the rest of the England fast bowlers he is only good on supporting wickets I am afraid. Crap bowlers depending too much on the supporting conditions.

 

[ganeshran]

Broad is coming on.. Interesting to see the contest between him and Doaschate

 

[Theo_14]

England having a long discussion here - I'm sure they have a interesting tactic up their sleeve.

 

[James]

Not surprised at all. Like the rest of the England fast bowlers he is only good on supporting wickets I am afraid. Crap bowlers depending too much on the supporting conditions.

read my reply above.

and 4.98 run rate is not hammered.

 

[Sir john]

rauf

 

[Bullet Drive]

Partnership = 60 from 55.

 

[Hando]

cheeky single

 

[Watsupdoc]

Enough with the chit chat get on with it...

 

[Bullet Drive]

Fumble from Matt Prior, Whippy you wanna call him rubbish like you called Haddin yesterdai?

 

[Hando]

slight hint of reverse swing

 

[James]

Good attempted yorker from Broad, need more of those.

 

[IAJ]

We will either see alot of runs in the PP or alot of wickets go down?

 

[Hando]

come on RTD hit a century!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Good attempted yorker from Broad, need more of those.

You just need Umar Gul .

 

[Watsupdoc]

Netherlands should just hit the ball back to Broad and run, he will never get them out.

 

[Sir john]

need big shots now.

 

[Bullet Drive]

OUT! EEEE.. nasty ball.

 

[James]

Fumble from Matt Prior, Whippy you wanna call him rubbish like you called Haddin yesterdai?

not really because Prior has kept immaculately for some time. anyone who watches England games without the chip on the shoulder will tell you this. I remember Haddin dropped 2 catches and missed a stumping in 1 session in the Ashes. Rubbish player.

Good man Broad.

 

[Phuzz]

out

 

[malakian]

Sloppy display from us in the field.

 

[ganeshran]

 

[Hando]

Barbie gets a wicket

 

[Sir john]

bowled him



grooth

 

[hussnainn]

Just came out of meeting

OMG what a match

 

[Watsupdoc]

Meh Grooth was just trying tooo hard...

 

[Bullet Drive]

Very sloppy from England in the field today. That missed catch today Haha. I can't even call it a drop catch because no one went to catch it HAHA!.

 

[James]

You just need Umar Gul .

I would love a player like Gul in ODIs. Broad is probably the closest we have to him, but Broad needs to learn how to reverse the ball - Gul is the master of making the white ball talk. Broad's variation in the last ten is very handy though.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Borren in!

 

[IAJ]

read my reply above.

and 4.98 run rate is not hammered.

Flat wickets in Australia are nowhere near flat wickets in the sub-cdontinent. In Australi you will get alot of bounce as well, and stop bringing in the Ashes all the time.

Besides you are playing a minnow now. If they bowl like this against SA or India you better switch off the TV then.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Why haven't umpires stopped England from throwing on the pitches to scuff up the ball. If that was Pakistan!

 

[Sir john]

NED 214/5 (43.0 Ovs)

 

[James]

why would I stop bringing in the Ashes? it was a great example of the skill on offer on this England team. or should we disregard the latest Pakistani success in an analysis of them too?

I would say that the bowling has been toothless apart from Broad and Swann. Hopefully they will get away with it today and improve as the tournament goes on.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Come On Ryan, get to your century!!!!

 

[Bullet Drive]

fourrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[Bullet Drive]

poor attempt in the outfield from England. Extremely poor fielding.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Yes the man in form, needs to keep most of the strike.

 

[Sir john]

:4 by RTD

 

[hussnainn]

 

[ganeshran]

why would I stop bringing in the Ashes? it was a great example of the skill on offer on this England team. or should we disregard the latest Pakistani success in an analysis of them too?

I would say that the bowling has been toothless apart from Broad and Swann. Hopefully they will get away with it today and improve as the tournament goes on.

But Whippy, ODIs are a totally different ball game than test cricket.

 

[Bullet Drive]

four moreeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Bullet Drive]

Ryan on 95 from 95.

 

[ganeshran]

 

[Bullet Drive]

7 fours 3 sixes, magnificent.!

 

[Sir john]

again

 

[James]

But Whippy, ODIs are a totally different ball game than test cricket.

of course. I've made every distinction I can between the red ball and the white ball, but at the end of the day, today has not been a true reflection of what we're capable of.

I must say, that was a delicious straight drive. He deserves a hundred.

 

[Watsupdoc]

another

 

[Bullet Drive]

96 from 96. He has looked magnificent!

 

[Impala_KaifTamasha]

Two cracking boundries there

 

[Watsupdoc]

1 run 4 away now.