2015 Cricket World Cup Australia/ New Zealand

[Deutsch Wolf]

Stewart was captain though?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

How is Bell, when set, getting bowled by an absolute dobber?

 

[jd1981]

Here comes the collapse, yet again a good situation let slip.

 

[jd1981]

The negativity of our batting during the middle overs unbelievable we never put the bowlers under any pressure.

 

[east-coast-wolves]

England's batting is so negative. They will never beat decent teams playing like this.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

England's batting is so negative. They will never beat decent teams playing like this.

I can understand Root playing like this, but Morgan is supposed to be an aggressor. It's been a major problem with him lately, not just no runs but he chews up loads of deliveries doing nothing. Whereas Taylor is always rotating the strike but is currently sat around waiting.

 

[jd1981]

Someone needs to tell these pair it's not a test match there playing and that 250 isn't a good score like it was 15 years ago

 

[Carrotdude]

The Ballance situation reeks of stubbornness, they made the bizarre decision before the first game and won't admit it's a mistake

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Another nothing score from Morgan using up far too much time. Just wasting a spot. Imagine having Taylor or Buttler at five.

 

[east-coast-wolves]

And so ends another poor Morgan innings

 

[Carrotdude]

27 from 47 right in the middle of the innings. Awful. 14 of those came from 3 balls too. 13 off the other 44, he's got no clue how to rotate the strike at all.

 

[east-coast-wolves]

Bangladesh will fancy England atm, as will Afghanistan

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Sri Lanka using their review wisely

 

[Carrotdude]

Root and Taylor immediately look more busy, looking for singles and root hitting a few fours has put us back on track. Still will need Jos to turn up to give us a good enough score here.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

This is the thing, Taylor would never ever have a stat like 31 dot balls out of 47 like Morgan did. Moores needs to grow a pair and tell Morgan that captain or not, he has to drop down at least one because he wastes far too much valuable time. If we're 20-30 light then it'll be down to him.

 

[Carrotdude]

Yeah taylor should have been in at 3 really not coming in with 10 overs left. Ballance and Morgan between them hindering our total.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

That's a good knock by Root.

 

[Carrotdude]

Run a ball hundred for Root, well played!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

25 off the over, great inventive shots from the pair.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Brilliant stuff from Buttler near the end.

310 to defend then. If only we'd have made more of the middle overs we'd be comfortable here. It's in the balance, we might defend this, maybe.