🏏ICC WC 2023: M1 - England vs New Zealand on 05/10/23 at 2 PM IST🏏 - Page 40

36.1 Matt Henry to Root, FOUR, another Joe Root reverse lap! Oh Neesham dives and stops the ball, doesn't realize it's rolling on and touches the rope before he could to get up for another stop. Root nicely hit that to third man

Abid: "Selection blunder, Ravindra over Sodhi" You do wonder. But he does reinforce the batting, and this will be chaseable, you sense. England have let a few soft dismissals into the narrative at key moments

England vs New Zealand, 1st Match

New Zealand opt to bowl

ENG - 213/5 (36.5)

CRR: 5.78

Originally posted by: SoniRita

Thats coz its not ind match, if ind was playing stadium wouldnt have been empty. N anyway its a workday.

Also thats politics @ bold. Cricket n politics r different.

Nothing different these days . Politics , cricket , religion all mixed . Do u know in pak vs aus warm up match , Mathew Hayden n Ramiz Raza promoting Islam while match going in commentary . They ve to comment on cricket but promoting other things .

AJ: "Six overs out of fifteen left will be Bowled by Neesham, Rachin and Phillip...Liam will be licking his lips" This, of course, is the flip side of packing the batting!

ssm: "Looking at the pitch one would say having depth in batting is more useful then having proper bowlers. In any case you would chasing a big total and therefore those batters would be priceless. "

Kamal: Joe Root is the reason for why England dare to play with such a fearless approach from ball one. He is there to save England in case of a downfall. What a bankable player..

Originally posted by: SoniRita

Could be or maybe the heat they r able to take.

Or may be no stamina to play 50 overs . They can make it 10 overs . it will save energy for players n time save for audience .

ENG: 214-5 after 37 overs

Thirteen overs to go, five wickets in hand. Fewer than England might have wished but they'll be "attacking" the tournament as Jos Buttler urged them to, no doubt

Ken: "Am I alone in thinking that Scurran's batting potential is greater than his bowling? Post WC I'd love to see him bat somewhere in the top 6" Could be a good stage for one of his cameos today. But yes, I tend to agree his batting has a higher ceiling, though his bowling is incredibly canny

Kamal: Joe Root is the reason for why England dare to play with such a fearless approach from ball one. He is there to save England in case of a downfall. What a bankable player..