**Official** 2004 Natwest Series (Eng, NZL, WI)

[roseboy64]

Bradshaw gone.West Indies 159/9.McGrath the bowler.Lawson comes to bat.It's over.NO doubt.

 

[superkingdave]

England haven't won a ODI batting first since Pakistan in the WC
They also haven't lost a ODI batting second since India in the WC

Better hope Vaughan gets better at winning the toss!

 

[roseboy64]

Atrocious shot by Rampaul.West Indies all out for 159.Bad decisions by Rampaul and Bradshaw.Gough gets his first wicket of the tournament.Good bowling by England.A Paul Collingwood catch gets the West Indies under 200.Nothing wrong with the West Indies batting.Just great bowling.Good fielding also or else England would have been chasing in excess of 200 with Gayle and Sarwan getting out.

 

[roseboy64]

Harmison 3/31.Sarwan 46.West Indies 159.

 

[roseboy64]

50 up for England.

 

[roseboy64]

England 55/1.Gayle takes the catch.Vaughan gone.Bravo the bowler.

 

[roseboy64]

Key failing to make an impression.England 64/2.Bravo again.

 

[Mingster]

England win.

Will be keen to see how NZ will go in the double header. Me thinks we will continue our superb ODI record.

 

[Tim]

Looks like its the West Indies turn to suffer...

 

[roseboy64]

The Windies can't win when batting second and so too England.What about New Zealand?

 

[Neil Pickup]

The Windies can't win when batting second and so too England.What about New Zealand?

Can't win when batting first...

 

[roseboy64]

Yeah sorry.My bad.

 

[meatspx]

This has been a really dissapointing series so far. The weather hasn't helped - but batting form and the pitches have been terrible.

Not sure if I will bother to watch New Zealand's games in the weekend. If the first 10-20 overs of the first game consists of wickets tumbling from either team, then I will turn the TV off.

 

[Tim]

It has reminded me of those early morning matches in the TVS Cup last year..where the team batting first was at a severe disadvantage.

 

[Mingster]

So 3 games from 4 days for the Kiwis. There will be some rotation.

So we will see Butler play? I hope not....

 

[Tim]

1 more victory might get NZ into the final..they have to win their first match because fitness might become a problem by the end of this short burst of matches.

Im backing them to beat the West Indies...they should play Butler at least once.

 

[Mingster]

Is Tuffey's injury going to rule him out of the weekend?

 

[Tim]

I don't think so. I got the feeling management were just being careful with him in the last match.

 

[Mingster]

That's good. Because he was looking very good against the Windies.

 

[Revelation]

WI and England are both great at chasing. Whether that's a disadvantage of hte game that's only now bening showed up....well...