Cricket

Plunkett just got rid of McCullum. Caught Stokes.

61-1 from 7.2

We've just Williamson out then it's given no ball for height so we review it.

It's out!!!

He goes for 93. Poor b***ard.

Stokes and Buttler go up for a caught behind on Elliott but they don't review it.

There's a noise on snicko but only very slight. For me, if we'd gone up more positively we'd of got it.

Taylor goes to 50 with a six. Rashid been very expensive today. 0-70.

244-3.

Fucks sake Jordan.

Think this is showing our bowling attack to be what it is, poor.

It's easy to bowl when you've got 400 on the board but when the pressure is on we can't handle it. Fair enough, it's not a particularly bowler friendly pitch and there's not much happening with the conditions either but we just haven't looked dangerous at all.

289-3 with ten left. Could be another chase of 400 or more here. Whatever they post, we're going to have to go well to chase it down.

Jordan finally gets a wicket.

1-74 off 7 overs.

LBW to Elliott, 32 off 15 balls.

This is where I question Morgan as a captain.

Jordan going at over 11 an over after 8 overs. And he'll probably bowl out. So we're looking at least 100 runs from one bowler.

Surely you say, look CJ it isn't your day today so I can only afford to let you bowl six overs the way you're playing. And make up the rest from the other bowlers. Stokes and Root both going at under sevens, just get an extra two overs out of each of them.

And these field settings are a joke, as are the lengths we've bowled for the majority of the match. Far too short, constantly.

Stokes, the best of the seamers today, bowls the least amount of overs?

Stokes, 7 overs, 2-44
Finn, 8 overs, 0-54
Plunkett, 8 overs, 1-62
Jordan, 9 overs, 1-97

Finn finally grabs a wicket. Little tickle through to Buttler. Ronchi gone for 33.

352-5.

Jordan's gone off injured, problem with his side.

Yeah, the problem is the England side

Hundred for Taylor.

Very well played.

370-5

388-5 from 49 overs.

398-5 for the innings.

Gonna be a hard battle to chase down 399. But, if we play like we did the other day - who knows.

Roy dropped.

23-0 off the first four.

Hales putting his foot down now. Steady start, now it's time to accelerate.

Six, four from the first two balls of the eighth over.

50 partnership.

End of the powerplay;

65-0.

Hales steaming along now.

Risky second run there but Roy looks home.

Should be not out.

Reverse sweep from Roy, straight to Ross Taylor.

85-1. Roy gone for 39.

50 for Hales.

93-1.

Root gone. Very silly shot. Just a heave on the leg side, caught by Nathan McCullum.

100-2.

Hales gone now.

100-3.

145-3 off 20 overs.