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[csnew]

172-0 from 30 overs. Instead of being flexible with the batting line up and sending in Morgan and buttler, they decide to keep it the same. Moores continues to show he's got no idea what he's doing, that's what happens when you appoint a Bargain basement coach,

Ballance looks worse than bopara.
As for bell, no idea what he was doing. Looks like he was playing for his place in the side and went down the selfish way. Sr of 60 against Scotland is embarrassing

[Jenko]

Didn't Scotland have NZ 7 down chasing a low total? The team up there with the favourites?

I didn't watch either game so am unaware of the conditions etc but for any team to score 300 is a decent effort in my book.

Always happy to see England lose though

[KIPPERS]

Yes NZ 7 down but they were chasing the game to up their net run rate.

[Stuey]

I watched our whole innings, which was due to my new born daughter not sleeping rather than the cricket. Not sure how she stayed awake watching it!
Ballance has to be removed from 3 and Taylor moved back up, even if Ali gives us a good start Ballance will dry up the runs coming in at 3, Taylor looks positive at the crease and was literally pulling Morgan through for quick singles and making ones into 2's as well as hitting boundaries. Taylor kick started our innings and Morgan. Quite what Bell was doing is a mystery
I'd drop Broad as well for Jordan, purely as a punt, he can't bowl any worse but at least can field and bat better.
Typically we are lurching from one direction less disaster to another.

My team for the next match:
1.Ali
2. Bell (and tell him to man up)
3. Taylor
4. Root
5/6.Morgan/Bopara (depending on the match scenario)
7.Buttler
8. Woakes
9.Jordan
10.Finn
11.Anderson

[Kulli]

Watched the full show live, Ali did why I'd expect to happen a few times when top players come up against attacks with no real venom and Bell used that to creepy his way to 50ish without aver really playing a shot in anger, he didn't look on any better touch by the end though.

Finn was a level too much for the Scottish lads who just couldn't find a way to attack his pace and bounce and the rest got wickets from the pressure that combines with needing 7 an over created.

Overall it's pretty tough to say what's wrong with the england side as there were a good 5-6 players that either did nothing or didn't look like they were offering much more than some of the county fru he players and 2nd teamers that make up the Scotland side.

[Manormanic]

Ballance has to be removed from 3 and Taylor moved back up, even if Ali gives us a good start Ballance will dry up the runs coming in at 3, Taylor looks positive at the crease and was literally pulling Morgan through for quick singles and making ones into 2's as well as hitting boundaries. Taylor kick started our innings and Morgan.

To be fair to Ballance he has been somewhat stitched up by his late parachuting.

That said, as a Yorkshire fan I've seen a fair amount of him and I struggle to see why things patently obvious to me are mysteries to supposed experts.  For us, Ballance came in at five/six and was  more or less our finisher - capable of hitting big and often, good at working the strike.  I get that the move to three worked out well in Tests - though it was one hell of a punt and may come unstuck when better pace attacks than Sri Lanka and India are running in at him - but it makes NO sense whatsoever to have him at three and Taylor - a career long number three in the one day stuff - going in at the end.  Does nobody any favours...

[iand123]

Now might be an appropriate time to read the rules. We encourage debate but name calling and insults are not tolerated

[ChAoZ]

England won't play New Zealand because they don't make enough money ,if that's the standard of your game I think we would rather play Afghanistan.   mlm

[InternalTraining]

Go UAE!!

[Nmcgee]

Go UAE indeed. Let's see how good the paddys really are.

[Nmcgee]

Oh dear. Did someone say test status?

(Disclaimer: I have nothing against the Irish per se).

[uknsaunders]

I'm just wondering what situation requires Kevin O'Brien to actually go up the order and bat? Isn't nearly 8 an over enough of an incentive? More England like inflexibility here.

[Nmcgee]

And what-on-earth was Porterfield doing?

[Nmcgee]

I totally under-estimated Kevin O'Brien and over-estimated the UEAs ability to bowl, field and catch. Whoops......

[johnnyw]

Ireland done well to win that match. It was a potential banana skin for them and the odds were against them most of the way. Just need to Win one more game out of 4 to get a quarter final spot.

Is it just me or have the lesser teams produced much better games than the top teams? I think it would be ridiculous to reduce the wc to 10 teams