Some nice attempts at lower order biffing comes to an end
Shadab trying to go big to the long boundary gets pouched by Malan at deep square
134-9
Pakistan 141 ao
Eng 23-1. Salt gone. 5. 4 overs
I keep looking at the Pak score and thinking its a T20
63-1 from 10.2 overs, need 79 from 238 balls…
Highest 2nd wicket stand in ODIs at Cardiff 93
Malan on 50
27 to win off 32 overs
England beat Pakistan by nine wickets
They made Sri Lanka look brilliant
I’m to the north of London, outside having a smoke.
I’m getting wet.
Annoyingly light but…
Malan goes early.
Then Crawley goes 1st ball.
21-2
Sigh
Vince dropped at slip 3rd ball.
Maybe just dropped short.
You know the shot playing a drive.
Christ.
I’d rather watch England in a penalty shoot out than James Vince early in an England kit.
Couldda been out twice already
Valiant effort 2 balls in a row to get out as usual while in his 30s but both go for 4 & Vince into the 40s
94-2 12.5 overs somehow
50 for Salt
Followed by Vince few balls late
105-2 at 7.5 an over on a difficult pitch against 90mph bowling
Salt gone b for 60
118-3
Spinners have gained some control since the drinks break
Stokes gets the first six
Ugh horrid shot from Vince b 56
134-4 20.4 overs
Hmmm. Some taters saying very clever bowling, not a shit shot
Clever bowling made it look like a shit shot?
OK so that came back into him but was still a head up village hoick from Stokes who gets bowled