England in CWLand
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Verghese In For Markus
Markus retuns, and Kearsley sits out. Veteran Verghese retains his place in the XI, as Pickup continues as the SuperSub.
I Markus
LA Camps
BJ Goff (C)
CR Butler
DP Towns
MJ Robbins
AP Chaulk (wk)
RG Verghese
NS Hoy
DJ Watt
KS Wright
SS: NS Pickup
England Call On Tremlett
Chris Tremlett is the only change to the England XII, as he finally makes his series debut, replacing James Anderson in the starting XI.
ME Trescothick
AJ Strauss
MP Vaughan (C)
KP Pietersen
PD Collingwood
A Flintoff
VS Solanki
GO Jones (wk)
AF Giles
CT Tremlett
SJ Harmison
SS: LE Plunkett
7th ODI : Cricket Web XI vs England
at the CWBCC Stadium
And here we are - down to the wire. When the Cricket Web XI jumped to a 2-0 lead in this series, no one expected England to put up much of a fight from there in. Alas, 3 sparkling victories later, and the series is evenly poised, with England holding the momentum.
They stole game 1 of the PDV Dome double header with a rearguard Plunkett innings, then cruised home in the 6th ODI. Now they look to press home that psychological advantage, against tired bowlers still learning their art.
The pitch we meet is as flat as any in CWLand, but does offer something to the spinners. Brendon Goff has won the toss again, and he will bat first.