New Zealand 359-3 (50 overs). England 273 all out (44.1 overs) He sat there on the balcony making notes. Every time a wicket fell, or a boundary was conceded (probably from a Dernbach longhop), a further entry was made into the notebook. We can’t tell exactly what Ashley Giles was thinking because his expression was masked by his shades – which seem to be compulsory for England coaches these days (maybe it’s something to do with maintaining a poker face?) However, he doesn’t need to be a...
A sorry state of affairs at HQ
England 227-9 (50 overs). New Zealand 231-5 (46.5 overs) Sometimes England bat like kings and look unstoppable. Other times we play like complete donuts and lose the match inside the first two hours. It was the latter at Lord’s on Friday. ‘Donuts’ is the right description for England’s batsmen in many ways: there was plenty of holes in this performance, and the top and middle-orders got themselves into a jam through poor shot selection. The only consolation was that this game didn’t really...
