New Zealand in England and Scotland

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Does Graeme Swann look a bit like the great SK Warne?

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Mills keeping NZ in it, 47 with the bat and a wicket in the first over.

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And then delivers a ripper of a ball to Pietersen, although not a wicket taking one.

[JAS]

Does Graeme Swann look a bit like the great SK Warne?

Hmmmmmm...especially in this pic from the BBC cricket blog



Regards
JAS

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Mills gets Pietersen too!

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Does Graeme Swann look a bit like the great SK Warne?

Hmmmmmm...especially in this pic from the BBC cricket blog



Regards
JAS

And the similarites appear to be more than just on field!

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england ... 20431.html

"However, his off-field conduct left some unimpressed - what some saw as confidence, others interpreted as arrogance or cheek"

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England are being put to the sword now, amazing that, NZ were 6-98!

And as I type, another one gone! 6-64!

[Thiele]

England all out for 160

[Dogwatcher]

I shoulda stayed up to watch it!

[smithy]

Looks like the kiwis have discovered a real talent in Tim Southee.

[brod]

ENGLAND vs NEW ZEALAND
3rd ODI

NEW ZEALAND 182
GD Elliott 56 (102 balls) (First ODI innings)
KD Mills 47 (40 balls)
JM Anderson 3/61 (10 overs)
SCJ Broad 2/14 (10 overs)

ENGLAND 160 (46.2 overs)
PD Collingwood 34 (80 balls)
GP Swann 29 (46 balls)
TG Southee 4/38 (10 overs)
GD Elliott 2/9 (5.2 overs)
KD Mills 2/42 (10 overs)

Man of the Match - Kyle Mills

Series tied 1-1

[TrueRoo]

ENGLAND vs NEW ZEALAND
4th ODI

New Zealand won the toss and put England in

IR Bell c McCullum b Southee 46
LJ Wright c Taylor b Mills 18
KP Pietersen c Southee b Gillespie 0
RS Bopara c Oram b Gillespie 58
PD Collingwood b Southee 14
OA Shah run out (Gillespie) 63
TR Ambrose c Flynn b Oram 6
GP Swann c How b Mills 3
SCJ Broad c How b Southee 5
RJ Sidebottom not out 8
JM Anderson run out (Taylor/Gillespie) 11
Extras (lb 4, w 6, nb 3) 13

Total (all out; 49.4 overs; 219 mins) 245 (4.93 runs per over)


Fall of wickets1-41 (Wright, 8.5 ov), 2-44 (Pietersen, 9.3 ov), 3-81 (Bell, 17.5 ov), 4-101 (Collingwood, 21.6 ov), 5-176 (Bopara, 37.2 ov), 6-203 (Ambrose, 41.4 ov), 7-219 (Swann, 44.1 ov), 8-221 (Shah, 45.1 ov), 9-228 (Broad, 46.6 ov), 10-245 (Anderson, 49.4 ov)



Bowling O M R W Econ
KD Mills 10 1 44 2 4.40 (1nb, 1w)
MR Gillespie 9.4 2 58 2 6.00 (2nb, 2w)
TG Southee 10 1 47 3 4.70 (1w)
JDP Oram 10 0 46 1 4.60
DL Vettori 8 1 34 0 4.25 (1w)
GD Elliott 2 0 12 0 6.00 (1w)



New Zealand innings (target: 246 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
JM How c & b Swann 37
BB McCullum c Swann b Sidebottom 1
LRPL Taylor c Broad b Sidebottom 6
SB Styris run out (Swann/Collingwood) 69
DR Flynn c Bell b Swann 12
JDP Oram c sub (AN Cook) b Anderson 38
GD Elliott run out (Bell/Pietersen) 24
DL Vettori c Bopara b Collingwood 6
KD Mills not out 25
TG Southee run out (Bell) 6
MR Gillespie not out 4
Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 11) 18

Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 246 (4.92 runs per over)


Fall of wickets1-7 (McCullum, 2.2 ov), 2-24 (Taylor, 6.6 ov), 3-83 (How, 19.6 ov), 4-106 (Flynn, 25.6 ov), 5-173 (Oram, 34.6 ov), 6-178 (Styris, 36.5 ov), 7-189 (Vettori, 38.4 ov), 8-220 (Elliott, 43.4 ov), 9-233 (Southee, 46.4 ov)



Bowling O M R W Econ
RJ Sidebottom 10 0 55 2 5.50 (1w)
JM Anderson 10 0 39 1 3.90 (2w)
SCJ Broad 10 0 39 0 3.90 (2w)
LJ Wright 2 0 8 0 4.00
GP Swann 10 1 49 2 4.90 (1w)
PD Collingwood 7 0 40 1 5.71 (1w)
RS Bopara 1 0 9 0 9.00

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New Zealand 189/7 GD Elliott 4* (9b) PD Collingwood 3.4-0-19-1

43.4 Sidebottom to Elliott, OUT, all hell breaks loose here. A massive mid-pitch collision between Elliott and Sidebottom, who was closing in on the ball but running straight at the batsman, and Elliott goes down clutching his thigh. England carry on and throw down the stumps at the non-striker's end, and after a long debate, he is given out.
GD Elliott run out 24 (28b 2x4 0x6) SR: 85.71

So, justice is served, and for Collingwood, there's a bit of a humiliating postscript as he heads across to shake hands with the New Zealand dressing-room, but is snubbed at the door. Either way, the fans got their money's worth, and some.
So, New Zealand - written off after their Test, Twenty20 and first ODI thumpings - have claimed a 2-1 series lead with only the decider at Lord's to come. A 3-1 victory is once again in their grasp, the same margin by which they won the corresponding series in New Zealand in February. They are never happier than when their backs are against the wall.

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Kyle Mills and Mark Gillespie held there nerve to seal New Zealand a thrilling and incredible one-wicket victory at The Oval. After Luke Wright produced a nerveless final over to match his effort in Napier, it came down to two needed off one ball. Gillespie drove the ball into the covers, Graeme Swann collected and threw at the non-striker's stumps, but he missed and there was no backing up as the batsmen were able to come back for the match-winning second. The emotion in the New Zealand camp was clear, but that stemmed more than from just the victory.

The talking point for days to come will be the dismissal of Grant Elliott, who was run out after a mid-pitch collision with Ryan Sidebottom and appeared to have picked up an injury. Umpire Mark Benson appeared to ask Paul Collingwood whether he wanted to uphold the appeal before Elliott was sent on his way. The New Zealand dressing room was angered, and it's unlikely that the issues will slip away quietly. There were no immediate handshakes from Daniel Vettori to Collingwood.

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Kyle Mills and Mark Gillespie held there nerve to seal New Zealand a thrilling and incredible one-wicket victory at The Oval. After Luke Wright produced a nerveless final over to match his effort in Napier, it came down to two needed off one ball. Gillespie drove the ball into the covers, Graeme Swann collected and threw at the non-striker's stumps, but he missed and there was no backing up as the batsmen were able to come back for the match-winning second. The emotion in the New Zealand camp was clear, but that stemmed more than from just the victory.

The talking point for days to come will be the dismissal of Grant Elliott, who was run out after a mid-pitch collision with Ryan Sidebottom and appeared to have picked up an injury. Umpire Mark Benson appeared to ask Paul Collingwood whether he wanted to uphold the appeal before Elliott was sent on his way. The New Zealand dressing room was angered, and it's unlikely that the issues will slip away quietly. There were no immediate handshakes from Daniel Vettori to Collingwood.

Great to see the Kiwis stay strong, and show plenty of balls!!
Excellent that they were able to hold on and win.
And just to think the Kiwis were only six balls short of a rain effected win in Game 2, when the game was stopped one over short of the required twenty for a game.

[MagicKiwi]

Jeez I hope they replay this tonight on Foxtel.

This is indeed good news and they'll be celebrating in the Shaky Isles today having beaten England twice in four days (God's Own).

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ENGLAND vs NEW ZELAND
5th ODI (Lord's)

NEW ZELAND 5/266
S. Styris 87* (91)
J. Oram 52 (40)
G. Swann 2/33 (10)

ENGLAND 6/146 (36 overs)
I. Bell 27 (34)
A. Cook 29 (38)
K. Pitersen 6 (23) (CAPTAIN KEV)
R. Bopara 30 (39)
O. Shah 37* (49)
D. Vettori 3/21 (8) (thats why he is number one ODI bowler)
T. Southee 2/27 (6)

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Getting really ugly now for the Poms

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MALS boy KP



whatta star skipper he is!!!!!!!!

he led by example

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ENGLAND vs NEW ZELAND
5th ODI (Lord's)

NEW ZELAND win by 51 runs
NEW ZEALND win 5 game series 3-1

NEW ZELAND 5/266
S. Styris 87* (91)
J. Oram 52 (40)
G. Swann 2/33 (10)

ENGLAND 215 (47.5 overs)
O. Shah 69 (75)
K. Pitersen 6 (23) (CAPTAIN KEV)
R. Bopara 30 (39)
D. Vettori 3/32 (10) (thats why he is number one ODI bowler)
T. Southee 3/49 (9)


Player of the Match - S. Styris
Player of the Series - T. Southee