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[awp]

time to change, Jordan should be taking the last over for me.

Mid/High 80's or high 70' to low 80's which is going to be easier to hit?

Poor lengths from Stokes in penultimate over as well.

Yeah, more a length than pace issue? T20 has turned these guys into destroyers of lenght bowling

[Jenko]

Must be agonising for England...when they were taking wickets they were celebrating like the win was just around the corner....then Faulkner takes it all away from them!!! Haha

[awp]

Must be agonising for England...when they were taking wickets they were celebrating like the win was just around the corner....then Faulkner takes it all away from them!!! Haha

Of course they were,  it was on toast!
Good lad faulkner.

[beaver5]

Great knock from Faulkner but wouldn't have bowled Stokes at the death. Jordan who was our best bowler only bowled 9. Root bowled well which shows a spinner would have helped. Also, while 300 was a good score we again started too slowly and Root looks completely out of touch.

[Byo]

Cook got the bowling options horribly wrong - Jordan (or even Rankin) had to be used ahead of Stokes!!

[Bruiserboy]

Whoever of the front line bowlers was chosen, they should be able to use their brains and execute basic skills. Got to be able to bowl tighter lines and lengths than that and hit a yorker length more often than not. What were they doing bowling length and width at the death?  Cant believe the players performance this tour.

[alexhilly1492]

should have won!! well played faulkne, england were awful back 10 overs

[MD2812]

Winning is a habit, boy has that shown today!

[Giraffe208]

Easy to point fingers and criticise but on this occasion hats off completely to James Faulkner. You still have to execute the shots no matter what is thrown down at you and fair play to him.

[Wooly]

It was great to finally see a contest. Game could have gone either way and here's hoping for more of the same for the remaining games.

[awp]

Cook got the bowling options horribly wrong - Jordan (or even Rankin) had to be used ahead of Stokes!!

Its not fair to bowl a young lad at the death.  However, one thing we know about Stokes is that he learns quickly!

[Vic Nicholas]

Faulkner's ability to stay cool and club sixes at will at the end of the innings in chases is simply freakish.

[Buzz]

I am not sure the use of Stokes was the issue, he bowled well.

I am afraid I have lost all confidence in Bresnan - but this one day team has no genuinely experienced bowlers so this result was always possible.

Well batted to Faulkner - he played a blinder.  This will really hurt the England team.

[ManHOOS]

Amazing knock erupted the whole stadium alone champion innings while chasing 

Cook was also helping him big time , allowed him single on last ball of 2nd last over ........ but none the less amazing match NEUTRAL FAN 

[awp]

I am not sure the use of Stokes was the issue, he bowled well.

I am afraid I have lost all confidence in Bresnan - but this one day team has no genuinely experienced bowlers so this result was always possible.

Well batted to Faulkner - he played a blinder.  This will really hurt the England team.

Stokes didnt bowl bad balls as such, but with respect, im not sure 1/74 is bowling well.

Bresnan has indeed past his best, and his B game isn't up to international standard.  Happens to everyone, and hes been a hell of a cricketer.