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1st Test: England v Zimbabwe at Lord's, 18-22 May 2000
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
England win toss and bowl
debut for Schofield
covers coming out now
play looks to set to start on time
covers are being deployed
light rain falling
Match State: Start Delayed - Rain
plastic sheets being removed now, start shouldn't be that long
play to start in 5 minutes
here come the Umpires
Dave Orchard and Peter Willey
Zimbabwe openers and England team appear
England huddle together
1st ball about to be bowled
0.1 Gough to GW Flower, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
0.2 Gough to GW Flower, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
0.3 Gough to GW Flower, no run, played forward to this
0.4 Gough to GW Flower, no run, fwd defends, off the meat of the bat
0.5 Gough to GW Flower, no run, looks to get forward to this, fails
0.6 Gough to GW Flower, no run, played to on side
End of over 1 (maiden) Zimbabwe 0/0
D Gough 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
TR Gripper 0* (0b) GW Flower 0* (6b)
Caddick from the Nursery end
Gripper to get his 1st ball
1.1 Caddick to Gripper, legbye: one run, to fine leg
1.2 Caddick to GW Flower, no run, slipping down the leg side
1.3 Caddick to GW Flower, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper,
just a whisker away
1.4 Caddick to GW Flower, three runs, angled to 3rd man, beats the
gully fielder
1.5 Caddick to Gripper, no run, played to off side
1.6 Caddick to Gripper, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
End of over 2 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 4/0
AR Caddick 1-0-3-0 - Nursery End
GW Flower 3* (9b) TR Gripper 0* (3b)
2.1 Gough to GW Flower, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
2.2 Gough to GW Flower, no run, left alone
2.3 Gough to GW Flower, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
2.4 Gough to GW Flower, one run, played on side, Giddens fields
2.5 Gough to Gripper, no run, drops a defensive bat on this
lots of space in the stands at the moment
2.6 Gough to Gripper, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
End of over 3 (1 run) Zimbabwe 5/0
D Gough 2-1-1-0 - Pavilion End
GW Flower 4* (13b) TR Gripper 0* (5b)
3.1 Caddick to GW Flower, no run, played out to mid on
strong breeze from this Nursery end
3.2 Caddick to GW Flower, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
3 slips and a wide gully
3.3 Caddick to GW Flower, no run, fwd defends
3.4 Caddick to GW Flower, OUT: yorked him out
Zimbabwe 5/1, Partnership of 5
GW Flower b Caddick 4 (17b 0x4 0x6)
TR Gripper 0* (5b) AR Caddick 1.4-0-3-1
great ball, played it very late
Goodwin strolls out
3.5 Caddick to Goodwin, two runs, towards 3rd man, gully chases after
it
3.6 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, going down the leg side
End of over 4 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 7/1
AR Caddick 2-0-5-1 - Nursery End
TR Gripper 0* (5b) MW Goodwin 2* (2b)
4.1 Gough to Gripper, one run, turned down to fine leg
4.2 Gough to Goodwin, no run, played to backward point
4.3 Gough to Goodwin, no run, huge appeal for LBW, not out says Happy
Shopper Umpire Willey
4.4 Gough to Goodwin, no run
4.5 Gough to Goodwin, no run, played to off side
4.6 Gough to Goodwin, no run, played to off side
End of over 5 (1 run) Zimbabwe 8/1
D Gough 3-1-2-0 - Pavilion End
TR Gripper 1* (6b) MW Goodwin 2* (7b)
5.1 Caddick to Gripper, OUT: faint nick to the keeper
Zimbabwe 8/2, Partnership of 3
TR Gripper c Stewart b Caddick 1 (7b 0x4 0x6)
MW Goodwin 2* (7b) AR Caddick 2.1-0-5-2
5.2 Caddick to Campbell, no run, played to bowler
5.3 Caddick to Campbell, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
5.4 Caddick to Campbell, no run, played to off side
5.5 Caddick to Campbell, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
that zipped off the seam
5.6 Caddick to Campbell, OUT: takes the inside edge
Zimbabwe 8/3, Partnership of 0
ADR Campbell c Stewart b Caddick 0 (5b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 6 (maiden) Zimbabwe 8/3
AR Caddick 3-1-5-3 - Nursery End
MW Goodwin 2* (7b)
6.1 Gough to Goodwin, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
6.2 Gough to Goodwin, two runs, down to fine leg
6.3 Gough to Goodwin, FOUR, to 3rd man, 1st of the day
6.4 Gough to Goodwin, no run
6.5 Gough to Goodwin, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
6.6 Gough to Goodwin, no run, fwd defends
End of over 7 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 14/3
D Gough 4-1-8-0 - Pavilion End
A Flower 0* (0b) MW Goodwin 8* (13b 1x4)
3 slips, gully, short leg
7.1 Caddick to A Flower, no run, being dragged wide of the of stump
7.2 Caddick to A Flower, no run, played to off side
7.3 Caddick to A Flower, no run, played to off side
7.4 Caddick to A Flower, no run, looks a catch, good decision by
Orchard
7.5 Caddick to A Flower, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
looks a poor decisions by Orchard but slow motion
7.6 Caddick to A Flower, no run, played to mid of
End of over 8 (maiden) Zimbabwe 14/3
AR Caddick 4-2-5-3 - Nursery End
MW Goodwin 8* (13b 1x4) A Flower 0* (6b)
8.1 Gough to Goodwin, no run, quick delivery slides past the outside
edge
8.2 Gough to Goodwin, no run, fast and full, played back to the bowler
carefully
8.3 Gough to Goodwin, no run, defended carefully to the off side
8.4 Gough to Goodwin, no run, nudged away to the on side, no chance of a
run, Gough bowling well here
8.5 Gough to Goodwin, one run, tapped right back to the batsman's toes,
the two scamper through for a quick single
8.6 Gough to A Flower, no run, left alone, the ball starts outside the
off stump and swings further away from the left hander
End of over 9 (1 run) Zimbabwe 15/3
D Gough 5-1-9-0 - Pavilion End
MW Goodwin 9* (18b 1x4) A Flower 0* (7b)
9.1 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, pushed firmly to short cover
9.2 Caddick to Goodwin, one run, tapped away to the on side, another
well run single there
9.3 Caddick to A Flower, FOUR, driven superbly past the bowler, Nasser
Hussain gives good chase but can only escort the ball to the long
off boundary
9.4 Caddick to A Flower, one run, on the stumps and slightly short,
the ball goes off the edge to the on side and the batsmen pick up
another quick single
9.5 Caddick to Goodwin, two runs, full toss on the leg stump, struck
away easily to deep fine leg where Giddins dives and stops a sure
four
9.6 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, fended away towards gully, no chance of
a single there
End of over 10 (8 runs) Zimbabwe 23/3
AR Caddick 5-2-13-3 - Nursery End
A Flower 5* (9b 1x4) MW Goodwin 12* (22b 1x4)
10.1 Gough to A Flower, no run, short ball, good pace and bounce, Flower
takes evasive action
10.2 Gough to A Flower, no run, left alone, the ball goes through to the
'keeper
10.3 Gough to A Flower, FOUR, off the outside edge and past the slip
cordon, the ball flies away to the vacant third man region for
four
10.4 Gough to A Flower, no run, played carefully back down the wicket to
Gough
10.5 Gough to A Flower, no run, pushed away to the off side
10.6 Gough to A Flower, no run, another quick bouncer from Gough and
once again Flower takes evasive action
End of over 11 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 27/3
D Gough 6-1-13-0 - Pavilion End
MW Goodwin 12* (22b 1x4) A Flower 9* (15b 2x4)
11.1 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, left alone outside the off stump
11.2 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, once again left alone as the ball
shapes away from the right hander
11.3 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, played carefully to the off side
11.4 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, awkwardly pushed to the off side,
Caddick bowling with good rhythm
11.5 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, left alone once more
11.6 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, left alone and that ends a maiden over
from Caddick
End of over 12 (maiden) Zimbabwe 27/3
AR Caddick 6-3-13-3 - Nursery End
A Flower 9* (15b 2x4) MW Goodwin 12* (28b 1x4)
Andy Flintoff getting a go with the ball
12.1 Flintoff to A Flower, no run, bang on target from the first ball,
pushed away to the off side
12.2 Flintoff to A Flower, no run, cut away but straight to the fielder
at point
12.3 Flintoff to A Flower, no run, played back down the wicket
12.4 Flintoff to A Flower, no run, defended to the off side
12.5 Flintoff to A Flower, no run, Flintoff bends his back and lets a
bouncer rip, Flower sways out of the way
12.6 Flintoff to A Flower, no run, left alone, the ball starts from
outside the off stump and shapes further away
End of over 13 (maiden) Zimbabwe 27/3
A Flintoff 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
MW Goodwin 12* (28b 1x4) A Flower 9* (21b 2x4)
Rain comes down and the covers are on
Match State: Rain interrupts play
The players leave the field with Zimbabwe in trouble at 27/3 after
13 overs. Bowling splendidly, Caddick has been the wrecker in
chief with 3/13 off 6 overs
13.1 Caddick to Goodwin, three runs, full on the pads and Goodwin flicks
the ball away to the mid wicket area
13.2 Caddick to A Flower, FOUR, driven through the off side, square off
the wicket, the ball skids off the turf to the fence
13.3 Caddick to A Flower, no run, defended to the off side with an
angled bat
13.4 Caddick to A Flower, no run, pushed to mid off with a straight bat
13.5 Caddick to A Flower, no run
13.6 Caddick to A Flower, no run, off the edge boyut doesn't carry to
the man at third slip, Caddick troubling the batsmen this morning
at Lords
End of over 14 (7 runs) Zimbabwe 34/3
AR Caddick 7-3-20-3 - Nursery End
MW Goodwin 15* (29b 1x4) A Flower 13* (26b 3x4)
14.1 Flintoff to Goodwin, no run, played back down the wicket to
Flintoff who cleans up on his follow through
14.2 Flintoff to Goodwin, no run, on the stumps from very wide of the
crease, defended back down the wicket
14.3 Flintoff to Goodwin, no run, turned to the on side but straight to
the fielder and there's no chance of a single there
14.4 Flintoff to Goodwin, no run, pushed with an angled bat to the off
side
14.5 Flintoff to Goodwin, no run, left alone wide outside off stump
14.6 Flintoff to Goodwin, no run, angled in to the batsman who plays the
ball down on the leg side
End of over 15 (maiden) Zimbabwe 34/3
A Flintoff 2-2-0-0 - Pavilion End
A Flower 13* (26b 3x4) MW Goodwin 15* (35b 1x4)
15.1 Caddick to A Flower, no run, full outside the off stump, attempted
drive, the ball squirts away towards mid off
15.2 Caddick to A Flower, no run, on the stumps this time and defended
carefully
15.3 Caddick to A Flower, FOUR, Flower tries to get his bat away from a
short ball and ends up edging the ball past the slips for a
boundary
15.4 Caddick to A Flower, no run, played back carefully down the wicket
standing tall on his toes
15.5 Caddick to A Flower, no run, angled away towards gully
15.6 Caddick to A Flower, FOUR, once again Flower tries to take the bat
away from the line of the ball and the ball ends up going off the
face of the bat to the vacant third man area for four
End of over 16 (8 runs) Zimbabwe 42/3
AR Caddick 8-3-28-3 - Nursery End
MW Goodwin 15* (35b 1x4) A Flower 21* (32b 5x4)
16.1 Flintoff to Goodwin, one run, angled in to Goodwin who pats the
ball away and calls Flower across for a quick single
16.2 Flintoff to A Flower, no run, defended to the off side, Flower
thinks about a single and wisely decides against it
16.3 Flintoff to A Flower, one run, turned away to deep fine leg, the
batsmnen trot through for an easy single
16.4 Flintoff to Goodwin, no run, played carefully back down the wicket
with the full face of the bat
16.5 Flintoff to Goodwin, no run, nudged to the off side but straight to
the man at gully
16.6 Flintoff to Goodwin, no run, left alone outside the off stump
End of over 17 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 44/3
A Flintoff 3-2-2-0 - Pavilion End
A Flower 22* (34b 5x4) MW Goodwin 16* (39b 1x4)
Ed Giddins is drafted into the attack
17.1 Giddins to A Flower, no run, well pitched outside the off stump,
defended
17.2 Giddins to A Flower, no run, full and on the pads, the ball is
tucked away nicely to mid on
17.3 Giddins to A Flower, two runs, outside the off stump, just a shade
of movement inward and the ball is stroked nicely past mid off
17.4 Giddins to A Flower, OUT: Giddins pitches the ball perfectly and
the ball kisses the outside edge of Flower's bat before hurrying
through to the waiting, safe hands of Atherton at slip
Zimbabwe 46/4, Partnership of 38
A Flower c Atherton b Giddins 24 (38b 5x4 0x6)
MW Goodwin 16* (39b 1x4) ESH Giddins 0.4-0-2-1
Giddins strikes in his very first over
Neil Johnson replaces his captain out in the middle
17.5 Giddins to Johnson, no run, another superbly pitched ball to
Johnson first up and the ball goes past the edge to the 'keeper
17.6 Giddins to Johnson, no run, on the stumps and played back to
Giddins who collects in his follow through
End of over 18 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 46/4
ESH Giddins 1-0-2-1 - Nursery End
MW Goodwin 16* (39b 1x4) NC Johnson 0* (2b)
Gough back into the attack
18.1 Gough to Goodwin, two runs, on the leg stump and worked away to the
deep fine leg area
18.2 Gough to Goodwin, no run, short of a length outside the off stump
and left alone
18.3 Gough to Goodwin, no run, defended to the off side
18.4 Gough to Goodwin, OUT: sharp ball from Gough, Goodwin edges and
Knight takes a sharp catch in the slip cordon to reduce Zimbabwe
to 48/5
Zimbabwe 48/5, Partnership of 2
MW Goodwin c Knight b Gough 18 (43b 1x4 0x6)
NC Johnson 0* (2b) D Gough 6.4-1-15-1
18.5 Gough to Whittall, FOUR, once again the batsman tries to leave the
ball alone and ends up getting four for it as the ball ricochets
off the bat past the slip cordon
18.6 Gough to Whittall, no run, played back down the wicket to Gough who
ends his successful over with that ball
End of over 19 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 52/5
D Gough 7-1-19-1 - Pavilion End
NC Johnson 0* (2b) GJ Whittall 4* (2b 1x4)
19.1 Giddins to Johnson, one run, turned to fine leg
19.2 Giddins to Whittall, one run, clipped away to the on side, Stewart
runs from the stumps and cleans up
19.3 Giddins to Johnson, two runs, tucked away nicely off the pads an
easy two runs for Johnson there
19.4 Giddins to Johnson, no run, left alone outside the off stump as the
ball shapes away from the right hander
19.5 Giddins to Johnson, no run, straight on the stumps and Johnson
plays the ball cautiously back to Giddins
19.6 Giddins to Johnson, no run, clipped to the on side where the
fielder in close stops the ball
End of over 20 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 56/5
ESH Giddins 2-0-6-1 - Nursery End
GJ Whittall 5* (3b 1x4) NC Johnson 3* (7b)
20.1 Gough to Whittall, two runs, fended away past gully for a couple
20.2 Gough to Whittall, no run, pushed towards the ring of fielders in
the off side
20.3 Gough to Whittall, FOUR, played past the slips the ball stays down
and goes to the third man region for four
20.4 Gough to Whittall, no run, struck firmly but straight to the
fielder at mid off
20.5 Gough to Whittall, no run, defended
20.6 Gough to Whittall, no run, left alone and thats the end of this
Gough over
End of over 21 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 62/5
D Gough 8-1-25-1 - Pavilion End
NC Johnson 3* (7b) GJ Whittall 11* (9b 2x4)
21.1 Giddins to Johnson, no run, driven confidently to the fielder at
mid off
21.2 Giddins to Johnson, no run, angled to gully but along the ground
21.3 Giddins to Johnson, no run, left alone outside the off stump
21.4 Giddins to Johnson, no run
21.5 Giddins to Johnson, no run
21.6 Giddins to Johnson, no run
End of over 22 (maiden) Zimbabwe 62/5
ESH Giddins 3-1-6-1 - Nursery End
GJ Whittall 11* (9b 2x4) NC Johnson 3* (13b)
22.1 Gough to Whittall, two runs
22.2 Gough to Whittall, no run
22.3 Gough to Whittall, no run
22.4 Gough to Whittall, no run
22.5 Gough to Whittall, no run, short pitched ball, left alone by
Whittall
22.6 Gough to Whittall, no run, full delivery, attempted yorker, kept
out by Whittall
End of over 23 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 64/5
D Gough 9-1-27-1 - Pavilion End
NC Johnson 3* (13b) GJ Whittall 13* (15b 2x4)
23.1 Giddins to Johnson, no run, turned towards mid wicket no run
possible there
23.2 Giddins to Johnson, one run, worked away to deep fine leg, easy
single on this occasion
23.3 Giddins to Whittall, no run, played back to the bowler with the
full face of the bat
23.4 Giddins to Whittall, two runs, cut away to the point region,
Schofield slides and keeps the batsmen down to 2
23.5 Giddins to Whittall, OUT: short ball from Giddins, Whittall tries
to pull the ball through mid wicket and ends up dragging the ball
back onto his stumps
Zimbabwe 67/6, Partnership of 19
GJ Whittall b Giddins 15 (18b 2x4 0x6)
NC Johnson 4* (15b) ESH Giddins 3.5-1-9-2
With that wicket the umpires decide its time to take lunch.
Zimbabwe at 67/6 perhaps will not enjoy the meal too much but
Caddick and Ed Giddins will be happy men
Match State: Lunch - Day 1
Play about to resume after Lunch
23.6 Giddins to Streak, no run, well bowled, the ball just misses the
poutside ege and goes through to the 'keeper
End of over 24 (3 runs) Zimbabwe 67/6
ESH Giddins 4-1-9-2 - Nursery End
NC Johnson 4* (15b) HH Streak 0* (1b)
24.1 Gough to Johnson, no run, left alone outside the off stump, the
ball goes away with the angle of delivery
24.2 Gough to Johnson, no run, superb ball from Gough, Johnson is
squared up but manages to let it go without much ado
24.3 Gough to Johnson, FOUR, edged away and once moer the ball goes to
the vacant third man area for four. A lot of runs have been scored
this way so far
24.4 Gough to Johnson, no run, pushed to the off side
24.5 Gough to Johnson, no run, pushed to mid off once more
24.6 Gough to Johnson, two runs, worked away to the outfield, this time
the ball will be cut off
End of over 25 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 73/6
D Gough 10-1-33-1 - Pavilion End
HH Streak 0* (1b) NC Johnson 10* (21b 1x4)
25.1 Giddins to Streak, FOUR, driven back past mid off with the full
face of the bat, Hussain gives chase but for the second time today
the ball beats him to the ropes
25.2 Giddins to Streak, no run, Streak tries to turn the ball to the on
side and the ball goes off the leading edge but lands safely in
the off side
25.3 Giddins to Streak, no run, rapped on the pads and a loud shout for
LBW is turned down, might have been struck outside the line of the
stumps
25.4 Giddins to Streak, no run
Umpires together talkinbg about the light that has deteriorated
somewhat
Light is offered to the batsmen who quickly accept and marc off.
The covers come on and play is once again delayed.
Match State: Rain and bad light stop play
25.5 Giddins to Streak, no run
25.6 Giddins to Streak, OUT: Just the second ball after resuming play
and England draw blood. Ed Giddins is bang on target and bags his
third wicket as 'Streaky' plays in similar fashion and sends the
ball to the hands of Mike Atherton in the slips
Zimbabwe 77/7, Partnership of 10
HH Streak c Atherton b Giddins 4 (7b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 26 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 77/7
ESH Giddins 5-1-13-3 - Nursery End
NC Johnson 10* (21b 1x4)
26.1 Gough to Johnson, no run, left alone
26.2 Gough to Johnson, no run, rapped on the body
26.3 Gough to Johnson, no run
26.4 Gough to Johnson, one run
26.5 Gough to Strang, no run
26.6 Gough to Strang, no run
End of over 27 (1 run) Zimbabwe 78/7
D Gough 11-1-34-1 - Pavilion End
NC Johnson 11* (25b 1x4) BC Strang 0* (2b)
27.1 Giddins to Johnson, legbye: one run, the ball raps the pads and
squirts away down the leg side
27.2 Giddins to Strang, no run, slightly short of length, Giddins using
his wrist well to vary his length, the batsman jumps a bit and
keeps the ball down at his feet
27.3 Giddins to Strang, OUT: bat and pad and the ball goes away to the
on side where Ramprakash under the helmet takes a good reflex
catch to send Strang on his way before he can trouble the scorers
or anyoone else!
Zimbabwe 79/8, Partnership of 2
BC Strang c Ramprakash b Giddins 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
NC Johnson 11* (26b 1x4) ESH Giddins 5.3-1-13-4
27.4 Giddins to Murphy, no run, left alone, but the batsman better be
careful as Giddins is now getting the ball to shape in just a
touch
27.5 Giddins to Murphy, no run, left alone outside the off stump
27.6 Giddins to Murphy, no run, rapped on the body once more, Giddins
having a good day
End of over 28 (1 run, maiden) Zimbabwe 79/8
ESH Giddins 6-2-13-4 - Nursery End
NC Johnson 11* (26b 1x4) BA Murphy 0* (3b)
28.1 Gough to Johnson, one run, clipped away
28.2 Gough to Murphy, no run, loud shout for LBW not entirely warranted
and Willy isn't moved
28.3 Gough to Murphy, no run, left alone
28.4 Gough to Murphy, no run, left alone once more, Murphy not trying
anything fancy at all
28.5 Gough to Murphy, no run, defended
28.6 Gough to Murphy, no run, another loud shout and once again the
result is the same, "Not out" says Happy Shopper Peter Willey
End of over 29 (1 run) Zimbabwe 80/8
D Gough 12-1-35-1 - Pavilion End
NC Johnson 12* (27b 1x4) BA Murphy 0* (8b)
29.1 Giddins to Johnson, no run, pushed to the fielders in the ring on
the off side
29.2 Giddins to Johnson, no run, outside off stump, Johnson has a swing
and a miss
29.3 Giddins to Johnson, no run, defended
29.4 Giddins to Johnson, two runs, edged away to the thirdman region
29.5 Giddins to Johnson, no run
29.6 Giddins to Johnson, OUT: Johnson has a swing and the ball goes
straight up in the air, Gough gets under the catch lets it pop out
of his hand and grabs it with one hand on the second attempt
Zimbabwe 82/9, Partnership of 3
NC Johnson c Gough b Giddins 14 (33b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 30 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 82/9
ESH Giddins 7-2-15-5 - Nursery End
BA Murphy 0* (8b)
30.1 Gough to Mbangwa, no run, left alone
30.2 Gough to Mbangwa, one run, bat and pad, the ball goes past mid off
and amidst loud shouts the batsmen scamper a single
30.3 Gough to Murphy, OUT: caught behind and its all over for Zimbabwe.
Their first Test match on English soil has begun disastrously. 83
All out.
Zimbabwe 83/10, Partnership of 1
BA Murphy c Stewart b Gough 0 (9b 0x4 0x6)
M Mbangwa 1* (2b) D Gough 12.3-1-36-2
Match State: Innings break
Mike Atherton watches as the pitch gets its 7 minutes of rolling
The Middlesex stalwart Ramps will partner Atherton on this rainy
day at Lords
0.1 Streak to Atherton, no run, on the stumps and shaping aaway, the
ball is defended to the off side with ease by Athers
0.2 Streak to Atherton, three runs, stroked effortlessly through the
off side and Atherton runs through for three
0.3 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, left alone outside the off stump
0.4 Streak to Ramprakash, FOUR, slightly short, Ramps chops hard and
the ball streaks away off the inside edge, a 'Surrey cut' at Lords
in the very first over gets Ramps off the mark
0.5 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, played back to the bowler
0.6 Streak to Ramprakash, wide: no run
0.6 Streak to Ramprakash, no run
End of over 1 (8 runs) England 8/0 (trail by 75 runs)
HH Streak 1-0-8-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 3* (2b) MR Ramprakash 4* (4b 1x4)
1.1 Strang to Atherton, no run
1.2 Strang to Atherton, no run
1.3 Strang to Atherton, no run
1.4 Strang to Atherton, no run
1.5 Strang to Atherton, no run
1.6 Strang to Atherton, one run
End of over 2 (9 runs) England 9/0 (trail by 74 runs)
BC Strang 1-0-1-0 - Nursery End
MA Atherton 4* (8b) MR Ramprakash 4* (4b 1x4)
2.1 Streak to Atherton, no run
2.2 Streak to Atherton, three runs
2.3 Streak to Ramprakash, no run
2.4 Streak to Ramprakash, no run
2.5 Streak to Ramprakash, three runs
2.6 Streak to Atherton, no run
End of over 3 (6 runs) England 15/0 (trail by 68 runs)
HH Streak 2-0-14-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
MR Ramprakash 7* (7b 1x4) MA Atherton 7* (11b)
3.1 Strang to Ramprakash, no run
3.2 Strang to Ramprakash, no run
3.3 Strang to Ramprakash, no run, stroked well but straight to the
fielder at cover
3.4 Strang to Ramprakash, no run, left alone, the ball goes through to
the 'keeper
3.5 Strang to Ramprakash, no run, hit well square of the wicket on the
off side but is well fielded by the man at point
3.6 Strang to Ramprakash, no run, driven and the ball goes off the edge
to the on side
End of over 4 (maiden) England 15/0 (trail by 68 runs)
BC Strang 2-1-1-0 - Nursery End
MA Atherton 7* (11b) MR Ramprakash 7* (13b 1x4)
4.1 Mbangwa to Atherton, two runs
4.2 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run
4.3 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run
4.4 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run
4.5 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run
4.6 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, clipped away to the on side
End of over 5 (2 runs) England 17/0 (trail by 66 runs)
M Mbangwa 1-0-2-0 - Pavilion End
MR Ramprakash 7* (13b 1x4) MA Atherton 9* (17b)
5.1 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, played back past the bowler
5.2 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, defended
5.3 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, played to the man at point
5.4 Streak to Ramprakash, one run, Ramps nicks the ball thru and Flower
fumbles it, Streak isn't impressed at all
5.5 Streak to Atherton, no run, tapped to the off side
5.6 Streak to Atherton, no run, left alone, Athers looks much more in
control here
End of over 6 (1 run) England 18/0 (trail by 65 runs)
HH Streak 3-0-15-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
MR Ramprakash 8* (17b 1x4) MA Atherton 9* (19b)
6.1 Mbangwa to Ramprakash, no run, clipped to the onside where the man
under the helmet stops the ball
6.2 Mbangwa to Ramprakash, no run, hit on the thigh pad
6.3 Mbangwa to Ramprakash, three runs, laced through the off side Ramps
looking good for the first time
6.4 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, Athers defends stoically back down the
wicket
6.5 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, defended with bat and pad held close
together
6.6 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run
End of over 7 (3 runs) England 21/0 (trail by 62 runs)
M Mbangwa 2-0-5-0 - Nursery End
MR Ramprakash 11* (20b 1x4) MA Atherton 9* (22b)
7.1 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, left alone
7.2 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, left alone wisely by Ramprakash
7.3 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, defended to the off side
7.4 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, left alone once more and hopefully
for Englan Ramps will keep going like this
7.5 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, defended back to the bowler
7.6 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, full and wide and left alone by a
circumspect Ramprakash
End of over 8 (maiden) England 21/0 (trail by 62 runs)
HH Streak 4-1-15-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 9* (22b) MR Ramprakash 11* (26b 1x4)
8.1 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, outside off stump and the ball shapes
away, Mbangwa bowling tidily here
8.2 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, defended with ease to the off side
8.3 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, rapped on the pads and a loud shout is
turned down by Orchard
8.4 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, played away to the off side, Athers
taking no risks here
8.5 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, Athers flashes hard and the ball is
stopped superbly at gully
8.6 Mbangwa to Atherton, FOUR, eased impeccably through the off side
and Athers finally gets a boundary
End of over 9 (4 runs) England 25/0 (trail by 58 runs)
M Mbangwa 3-0-9-0 - Nursery End
MR Ramprakash 11* (26b 1x4) MA Atherton 13* (28b 1x4)
9.1 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, guided down with soft hands and the
ball goes to slips
9.2 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, wider outside the off stump and Ramps
is not tempted, he lets thee ball go through to the 'keeper
9.3 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, down the leg side and Flower dives
across and gathers the ball
9.4 Streak to Ramprakash, no run, defended to gully
9.5 Streak to Ramprakash, two runs, angled away to third man region
9.6 Streak to Ramprakash, one run
End of over 10 (3 runs) England 28/0 (trail by 55 runs)
HH Streak 5-1-18-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
MR Ramprakash 14* (32b 1x4) MA Atherton 13* (28b 1x4)
10.1 Strang to Ramprakash, no run, defended to the off side
10.2 Strang to Ramprakash, no run
10.3 Strang to Ramprakash, no run, played to the on side
10.4 Strang to Ramprakash, one run, angled to point and the batsmen set
off for a quick single, if the ball hit the stumps Athers would
have been out by a yard
10.5 Strang to Atherton, no run
10.6 Strang to Atherton, no run, pushed to the fielder at mid wicket
End of over 11 (1 run) England 29/0 (trail by 54 runs)
BC Strang 3-1-2-0 - Nursery End
MR Ramprakash 15* (36b 1x4) MA Atherton 13* (30b 1x4)
11.1 Streak to Ramprakash, no run
11.2 Streak to Ramprakash, OUT: Streak gets a ball to hit Ramprakash on
the pads in line with the stumps and all the Zimbabwe players go
up in appeal. Peter Willey takes a long time over it and gives
Ramprakash out.
England 29/1, Partnership of 29
MR Ramprakash lbw b Streak 15 (38b 1x4 0x6)
MA Atherton 13* (30b 1x4) HH Streak 5.2-1-18-1 (1w)
all the covers are slowly being removed
Umpires will inspect at 11.30am
Match State: Play to start 12 noon, if no further rain
and we're finally about to get some cricket
if that's actually what you can call the pathetic effort shown by
Zimbabwe yesterday
Hussain, fresh from his role in the last South Park movie, is the
new batsman, or was that another Hussain?
11.3 Streak to Hussain, no run, slowish to start with, but on target,
defended
11.4 Streak to Hussain, no run, nice handy little of movement, but a bit
late, dangerously left alone by Mista Hussain outside the off
stump
11.5 Streak to Hussain, no run, forward and defending slightly onto the
on side
11.6 Streak to Hussain, no run, pitched up and outside the off stump,
prodded to cover point, and as commentators are frequently
tediously prone to say, that completes a very long over, a wicket
maiden at that
End of over 12 (maiden) England 29/1 (trail by 54 runs)
HH Streak 6-2-18-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 13* (30b 1x4) N Hussain 0* (4b)
12.1 Strang to Atherton, no run, across the right hander, left for the
"Wicket keeper"
12.2 Strang to Atherton, one run, too short, seaming onto the leg stump,
easily helped down to the deep backward square
12.3 Strang to Hussain, no run, oh, now that's good inswing, beats the
inside defensive edge, into the pad for a very handy appeal for
lbw
12.4 Strang to Hussain, no run, nothing ball outside the off stump to
the keeper
12.5 Strang to Hussain, no run, a little bit of defence
12.6 Strang to Hussain, no run, fended away into the slips cordon
End of over 13 (1 run) England 30/1 (trail by 53 runs)
BC Strang 4-1-3-0 - Nursery End
MA Atherton 14* (32b 1x4) N Hussain 0* (8b)
13.1 Streak to Atherton, no run, prodded onto the on side, excellent
diving save by the mysterious helmetted forward short leg
13.2 Streak to Atherton, no run, wild ball, down the leg side, clips the
thigh and has Flower the Andy diving, big appeal for caught
behind, but it's obvious enough even for Willey
13.3 Streak to Atherton, no run, top ball outsid ethe off stump has
Atherton fiddling
13.4 Streak to Atherton, no run, thru to the keeper once again outside
the off stump
Atherton asks Hussain if there's something in his eye and stretches
it open. One can only hope Hussain's reply is "an eye ball"
13.5 Streak to Atherton, no run
13.6 Streak to Atherton, no run, very wide of the off stump, the umpire
shows a small mercy
End of over 14 (maiden) England 30/1 (trail by 53 runs)
HH Streak 7-3-18-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
N Hussain 0* (8b) MA Atherton 14* (38b 1x4)
14.1 Strang to Hussain, FOUR, picthed up, on the stumps, effortless off
drive, outfield too quick for the chasing Mbangwa
14.2 Strang to Hussain, FOUR, rubbish bowling by the rubbish bowler,
overpitched outside the off stump and Hussain caresses it thru the
covers
14.3 Strang to Hussain, no run, bat raised, ball thru to the keeper
14.4 Strang to Hussain, no run, again, no shot offered to a simple ball
outside the off stump
14.5 Strang to Hussain, no run, three in a row, a hat trick (of sorts)
14.6 Strang to Hussain, no run, gets it a little closer to the off
stump, Hussain thinks about playing it and then baulks and doesn't
commit
End of over 15 (8 runs) England 38/1 (trail by 45 runs)
BC Strang 5-1-11-0 - Nursery End
MA Atherton 14* (38b 1x4) N Hussain 8* (14b 2x4)
15.1 Streak to Atherton, no run, turned off the legs, but with no force,
bat pad collects
15.2 Streak to Atherton, no run, bangs it in short of a length, ball
seams awaay a mile, Flower gets his whites green
15.3 Streak to Atherton, no run, pitching on the off stump and into the
legs drawing a very loud appeal, but it was missing the leg stump
15.4 Streak to Atherton, no run, stroked away into the gully area
15.5 Streak to Atherton, no run, poked away towards the covers
15.6 Streak to Atherton, no run, clipped off the legs allowing Gripper
to live up to his name at forward short leg
End of over 16 (maiden) England 38/1 (trail by 45 runs)
HH Streak 8-4-18-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
N Hussain 8* (14b 2x4) MA Atherton 14* (44b 1x4)
16.1 Strang to Hussain, no run, medium pace ball that does a complete
disservice to the word "medium"
16.2 Strang to Hussain, one run, short of a length, poorly played
defence, off the gloves behind square leg it goes
16.3 Strang to Atherton, no run, nothing much there
16.4 Strang to Atherton, no run, and nor there, belt it athers, belt it
16.5 Strang to Atherton, FOUR, ah yes, spanks the cut shot down the
hill, ball was a tad too wide of the off stump
16.6 Strang to Atherton, no run, ground away outside the off stump
End of over 17 (5 runs) England 43/1 (trail by 40 runs)
BC Strang 6-1-16-0 - Nursery End
N Hussain 9* (16b 2x4) MA Atherton 18* (48b 2x4)
17.1 Streak to Hussain, no run, quick one, slight outswinger, Hussain
chooses correctly in leaving it alone
17.2 Streak to Hussain, one run, misdirected outside the leg stump,
Hussain pushes it thru the mid wicket area
17.3 Streak to Atherton, no run, pushes it square to Murphy at a deepish
point
17.4 Streak to Atherton, one run, turned behind square leg, Streak as
usual mixing up some top deliveries with some real rot
17.5 Streak to Hussain, no run, outside the off stump, to the keeper
17.6 Streak to Hussain, no run, bat pointed upwards, and through it goes
to the keeper
End of over 18 (2 runs) England 45/1 (trail by 38 runs)
HH Streak 9-4-20-1 (1w) - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 19* (50b 2x4) N Hussain 10* (20b 2x4)
18.1 Strang to Atherton, no run, Strang continues his imitation of
bowling
18.2 Strang to Atherton, no run, forward and defending into the off side
18.3 Strang to Atherton, no run, swats at it late, collected in the
gully
18.4 Strang to Atherton, FOUR, too full outside the off stump, lovely
square cover drive, ball gets creamed
18.5 Strang to Atherton, no run
18.6 Strang to Atherton, no run, pitching just outside the off stump,
Athers with some forward defence towards the mid off
End of over 19 (4 runs) England 49/1 (trail by 34 runs)
BC Strang 7-1-20-0 - Nursery End
N Hussain 10* (20b 2x4) MA Atherton 23* (56b 3x4)
19.1 Streak to Hussain, no run, defending off the stumps to the mid
wicket area
19.2 Streak to Hussain, OUT: stretching forward for a bollocking cover
drive, but thick edges it, travels quickly to Murphy who takes a
safe head high catch at backward point
England 49/2, Partnership of 20
N Hussain c Murphy b Streak 10 (22b 2x4 0x6)
MA Atherton 23* (56b 3x4) HH Streak 9.2-4-20-2 (1w)
19.3 Streak to Hick, no run, awkward defence from the traitor
19.4 Streak to Hick, no run, thru to the keeper outside the off stump
19.5 Streak to Hick, no run, squares Hick up a little, some fine bowling
here from Streak
19.6 Streak to Hick, no run, spears it in at the off stump, but the
batsman defending late, top over that
End of over 20 (maiden) England 49/2 (trail by 34 runs)
HH Streak 10-5-20-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 23* (56b 3x4) GA Hick 0* (4b)
Flower finally does us a favour and makes a bowling change
20.1 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, slowish outside the off stump
20.2 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, aims it at the off stump, awkwardly
played, ball pops it up on the on side, but no short leg available
to make a despairing dive
20.3 Mbangwa to Atherton, two runs, squeezes it down to the 3rd man
20.4 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, poorly played, not offering a shot,
into the pads with some late inward movemt
20.5 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run
20.6 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run
End of over 21 (2 runs) England 51/2 (trail by 32 runs)
M Mbangwa 4-0-11-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 0* (4b) MA Atherton 25* (62b 3x4)
21.1 Streak to Hick, no run, pushes it away square towards point
21.2 Streak to Hick, one run, clips the pad and into the defensive bat,
there's an appeal as a run is taken short of the covers
21.3 Streak to Atherton, one run, lazy pull shot, edges it into the
thigh, ball is fielded at fine leg
21.4 Streak to Hick, no run, poked back to the bowler, coming forward
tentatively
21.5 Streak to Hick, no run, another excellent ball, seaming away off
the off stump, Streak has the ball on a string, well not literally
since that is outlawed
21.6 Streak to Hick, two runs, a bit too wide, and Hick finds a gap in
the covers
End of over 22 (4 runs) England 55/2 (trail by 28 runs)
HH Streak 11-5-24-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 26* (63b 3x4) GA Hick 3* (9b)
22.1 Mbangwa to Atherton, FOUR, classic shot, one foot forward and
belting it thru the covers, ball was nearly a half volley outside
the off stump
22.2 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run
22.3 Mbangwa to Atherton, one run, glancing it away to fine leg
22.4 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, obvious inside edge into the pad, but
Mbangwa gives an appeal loud enough to be heard at Woolwich, which
is somewhere near Dover apparently
22.5 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, clubs it into the covers, but excellent
fielding by Goodwin
22.6 Mbangwa to Hick, two runs, worked away behind point
End of over 23 (7 runs) England 62/2 (trail by 21 runs)
M Mbangwa 5-0-18-0 - Nursery End
MA Atherton 31* (66b 4x4) GA Hick 5* (12b)
23.1 Streak to Atherton, no run, superb bowling, ball leaves Atherton
and beats the outside edge of the drfensive bat
23.2 Streak to Atherton, no run
23.3 Streak to Atherton, no run, played late, squirts it into the slips
23.4 Streak to Atherton, no run, upright defence, no footwork, played
down the on side
23.5 Streak to Atherton, no run
23.6 Streak to Atherton, three runs, thick edge from hanging the bat out
outside the off stump, along the ground and thru the hands of the
3rd slip
End of over 24 (3 runs) England 65/2 (trail by 18 runs)
HH Streak 12-5-27-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 34* (72b 4x4) GA Hick 5* (12b)
24.1 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, easily defended square, gully moves to
his right to pick up
24.2 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, another push, to the point area
24.3 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, wayward stuff, worked off the legs,k
but fielded at square leg
24.4 Mbangwa to Atherton, three runs, leaning over it, well played
forward of the square leg, that triple came too easy
24.5 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, left alone outside the off stump
24.6 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, Mbangwa finally bowls a good ball,
outswinger pitched up on the off stump draws some dirty defence
from Hick
End of over 25 (3 runs) England 68/2 (trail by 15 runs)
M Mbangwa 6-0-21-0 - Nursery End
MA Atherton 37* (76b 4x4) GA Hick 5* (14b)
had time for an over or maybe two before lunch, but the rain
intervenes and calls for an early lunch, good news for those of us
that are hungry
just the one wicket in that mini-session, Hussain choking on a
cover drive, and a good catch by Murphy at point. On an unrelated
point, Murphy is, amusingly, a law student
play is rumoured to recommence at 1:35pm (1235 GMT), which of
course relies on the permission of Mister Weather
Match State: Lunch - Day 2
players and umpires re-appear
25.1 Johnson to Atherton, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
25.2 Johnson to Atherton, one run, eased into the gully
25.3 Johnson to Hick, no run, played to mid off
25.4 Johnson to Hick, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
25.5 Johnson to Hick, FOUR, pulls this over mid wicket
25.6 Johnson to Hick, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
End of over 26 (5 runs) England 73/2 (trail by 10 runs)
NC Johnson 1-0-5-0 - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 38* (78b 4x4) GA Hick 9* (18b 1x4)
26.1 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, fwd defends
26.2 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, played to off side
26.3 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
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26.4 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, played in front of the square leg
umpire
26.5 Mbangwa to Atherton, two runs, beats the gulley fielder
26.6 Mbangwa to Atherton, one run, just to right of the mid wicket
fielder
End of over 27 (3 runs) England 76/2 (trail by 7 runs)
M Mbangwa 7-0-24-0 - Nursery End
MA Atherton 41* (84b 4x4) GA Hick 9* (18b 1x4)
27.1 Johnson to Atherton, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
27.2 Johnson to Atherton, one run, turned down to fine leg
27.3 Johnson to Hick, no run, played to mid off
27.4 Johnson to Hick, legbye: FOUR, flicked off the pads
27.5 Johnson to Hick, two runs, cover drive, well chased
27.6 Johnson to Hick, no run, played to on side, scores are level now
End of over 28 (7 runs) England 83/2 (lead by 0 runs)
NC Johnson 2-0-8-0 - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 42* (86b 4x4) GA Hick 11* (22b 1x4)
28.1 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, played to on side
dead ball called, mbangwa for the 2nd time time today loses his run
up
28.2 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, played to sqaure leg
28.3 Mbangwa to Atherton, one run, flicked off the pads
28.4 Mbangwa to Hick, three runs, good return from mid on, nice looking
shot
28.5 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, fed defends, balls rolls to cover
28.6 Mbangwa to Atherton, no run, fwd defends
End of over 29 (4 runs) England 87/2 (lead by 4 runs)
M Mbangwa 8-0-28-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 14* (23b 1x4) MA Atherton 43* (91b 4x4)
29.1 Johnson to Hick, no run, left alone wide outside the off stump
29.2 Johnson to Hick, no run, on the stumps, Hick turns it away to the
on side with ease
29.3 Johnson to Hick, no run, forced away to the off side off the back
foot but the ball goes straight to the fielder and theres no
chance of a run
29.4 Johnson to Hick, no run, struck firmly but straight to the fielder
once more
29.5 Johnson to Hick, one run, wider this time and Hick is on the back
foot on a flash and the ball races to point as he cuts the ball,
well fielded there
29.6 Johnson to Atherton, no run, defended cautiously back down the
wicket and thats the end of the over
End of over 30 (1 run) England 88/2 (lead by 5 runs)
NC Johnson 3-0-9-0 - Pavilion End
GA Hick 15* (28b 1x4) MA Atherton 43* (92b 4x4)
30.1 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, down the leg side, Hick tried to work the
ball away to the on side but p[lays down the wrong line and is
rapped oin the pads
30.2 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, outside the off stump, the ball shapes
away nicely and is
30.3 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, played back past the bowler to the on
side, no chance of a single there
30.4 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, pushed firml
30.5 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, left alone outside the off stump in the
'coorridoor of uncertainty'
30.6 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, nudged away to the on side and thats the
end of the over
End of over 31 (maiden) England 88/2 (lead by 5 runs)
M Mbangwa 9-1-28-0 - Nursery End
MA Atherton 43* (92b 4x4) GA Hick 15* (34b 1x4)
31.1 Johnson to Atherton, one run, guided to the off side and Brent
square of the wicket on the off side mis fields the ball and lets
the batsmen cross for a single
31.2 Johnson to Hick, no run, left alone, short ball and easily evaded
31.3 Johnson to Hick, no run, left alone outside the off stump once
again
31.4 Johnson to Hick, no run, played back down the wicket and Johnson
fields in his follow through
31.5 Johnson to Hick, no run, once more the ball is wide of the stumps
and once more Hick lets it go
31.6 Johnson to Hick, no run, defended back down the wicket
End of over 32 (1 run) England 89/2 (lead by 6 runs)
NC Johnson 4-0-10-0 - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 44* (93b 4x4) GA Hick 15* (39b 1x4)
32.1 Whittall to Atherton, no run, no run there. Whittall just loosening
up
32.2 Whittall to Atherton, no run, on the stumps and defended easily,
Whittall skidding off the deck
32.3 Whittall to Atherton, one run, on the toes and Athers has no
trouble tucking the ball away to fine leg
Heath Streak returns an umbrella that has blown on to the field in
the strong winds
32.4 Whittall to Hick, no run, tucked away to the on side but straight
to the fielder
32.5 Whittall to Hick, no run, full delivery, struck firmly but stright
to mid off
32.6 Whittall to Hick, no run, on the legs once more and turned gently
to the on side
End of over 33 (1 run) England 90/2 (lead by 7 runs)
GJ Whittall 1-0-1-0 - Nursery End
MA Atherton 45* (96b 4x4) GA Hick 15* (42b 1x4)
Rain begins to come down on Lords as forecast and the players are
forced off the field
Match State: Play scheduled to resume at 1500 GMT
33.1 Streak to Atherton, no run
33.2 Streak to Atherton, no run
33.3 Streak to Atherton, no run
33.4 Streak to Atherton, no run
33.5 Streak to Atherton, no run
33.6 Streak to Atherton, no run
End of over 34 (1 run, maiden) England 90/2 (lead by 7 runs)
HH Streak 13-6-27-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
GA Hick 15* (42b 1x4) MA Atherton 45* (102b 4x4)
34.1 Whittall to Hick, no run
34.2 Whittall to Hick, (noball) two runs
34.2 Whittall to Hick, no run
34.3 Whittall to Hick, no run
34.4 Whittall to Hick, no run
34.5 Whittall to Hick, no run
34.6 Whittall to Hick, no run
End of over 35 (3 runs) England 93/2 (lead by 10 runs)
GJ Whittall 2-0-4-0 (1nb) - Nursery End
MA Atherton 45* (102b 4x4) GA Hick 17* (49b 1x4)
35.1 Streak to Atherton, no run
35.2 Streak to Atherton, no run
35.3 Streak to Atherton, no run
35.4 Streak to Atherton, one run
35.5 Streak to Hick, no run
35.6 Streak to Hick, no run
End of over 36 (1 run) England 94/2 (lead by 11 runs)
HH Streak 14-6-28-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 46* (106b 4x4) GA Hick 17* (51b 1x4)
36.1 Whittall to Atherton, three runs, nicely hit through midwicket,
takes Athers onto 49
36.2 Whittall to Hick, no run, outside off, Hick doesnt bother to fish
at it
36.3 Whittall to Hick, two runs, lofted airily over extra cover, not
much effort into the shot, just chipped it and cleared the infield
barely, Mbangwa gives chase from extra cover
36.4 Whittall to Hick, no run, way outside off, Hick begins his self
destruction, goes for it, misses totally
36.5 Whittall to Hick, FOUR, superbly pulled past square leg, 100 up for
England
36.6 Whittall to Hick, FOUR, short, hit me screams the ball and Graeme
obliges, thumps it through cover
End of over 37 (13 runs) England 107/2 (lead by 24 runs)
GJ Whittall 3-0-17-0 (1nb) - Nursery End
MA Atherton 49* (107b 4x4) GA Hick 27* (56b 3x4)
37.1 Streak to Atherton, no run, pushed to square leg, keeps slightly
low
37.2 Streak to Atherton, no run, pushed to backward point
37.3 Streak to Atherton, no run, very fullish length, Atherton tries to
square drive, misses, Flower keeps, ooohs go up9
37.4 Streak to Atherton, no run, pushed to point
Man goes out to deep squareleg for the bounbcer
37.5 Streak to Atherton, one run, pushed to cover and takes off, quick
single taken and that takes him to 50 # 40 for England
37.6 Streak to Hick, no run, bouncer, quick and Hick ducks, ball swings
after it passes the ex-Zimbabwean
End of over 38 (1 run) England 108/2 (lead by 25 runs)
HH Streak 15-6-29-2 (1w) - Pavilion End
MA Atherton 50* (112b 4x4) GA Hick 27* (57b 3x4)
Bryan Strang replaces Whittall who was profligate in giving away 13
runs in his 3rd and last over
38.1 Strang to Atherton, no run, outswinger, left alone
38.2 Strang to Atherton, no run, fuller length, in the slot but Atherton
cant put it away past point
38.3 Strang to Atherton, no run, outside off, left alone again
38.4 Strang to Atherton, one run, worked away to squareleg, good running
from Hick, good call
38.5 Strang to Hick, no run, defends
38.6 Strang to Hick, no run, driven to cover, diving attempt by Goodwin
End of over 39 (1 run) England 109/2 (lead by 26 runs)
BC Strang 8-1-21-0 - Nursery End
MA Atherton 51* (116b 4x4) GA Hick 27* (59b 3x4)
39.1 Streak to Atherton, FOUR, awesome shot, overpitched and pushed
easily past a desperate point fielder
39.2 Streak to Atherton, no run, outside off, left alone
39.3 Streak to Atherton, no run, let through to the keeper
39.4 Streak to Atherton, OUT: keeps low, hit on the roll of the pad,
Atherton looks downcast, may have got a nick and it does seem so
England 113/3, Partnership of 64
MA Atherton lbw b Streak 55 (120b 5x4 0x6)
GA Hick 27* (59b 3x4) HH Streak 15.4-6-33-3 (1w)
Streak 30% of the way to emulating Laker and Kumble
Another ex-skipper comes in, Alec Stewart
39.5 Streak to Stewart, no run, watchfully defended to cover
39.6 Streak to Stewart, two runs, nicely pushed through midwicket, off
the mark
End of over 40 (6 runs) England 115/3 (lead by 32 runs)
HH Streak 16-6-35-3 (1w) - Pavilion End
GA Hick 27* (59b 3x4) AJ Stewart 2* (2b)
40.1 Strang to Hick, no run, chopped away, Grant makes a nice stop at
backward point
40.2 Strang to Hick, FOUR, short and wide and thats a vintage Hick
boundary, crashed through the off side, no one but no one had any
chance there
40.3 Strang to Hick, three runs, once again wide and Hick cuts again,
this time gentler and the ball slides away to third man
40.4 Strang to Stewart, no run, pushed to square leg
40.5 Strang to Stewart, no run, defended back
40.6 Strang to Stewart, no run
End of over 41 (7 runs) England 122/3 (lead by 39 runs)
BC Strang 9-1-28-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 34* (62b 4x4) AJ Stewart 2* (5b)
Field moves around, Streak takes his own time
41.1 Streak to Hick, no run, bouncer, Hick ducks
41.2 Streak to Hick, no run, short and into the ribs, defends
widish mid on, shortleg, deep squareleg and fineleg are hte
fielders on the onside
41.3 Streak to Hick, no run
41.4 Streak to Hick, one run, short, Hick hooks, without looking and
manages to keep it down, deep squareleg fields
41.5 Streak to Stewart, no run, driven back to Streak
41.6 Streak to Stewart, FOUR, short, pulls and gets it high on the bat,
nevertheless the ball carries past the waiting fielder at fineleg
for a boundary
End of over 42 (5 runs) England 127/3 (lead by 44 runs)
HH Streak 17-6-40-3 (1w) - Pavilion End
GA Hick 35* (66b 4x4) AJ Stewart 6* (7b 1x4)
Pommie Mbangwa comes in to have a bowl
42.1 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, gentle outswinger, left alone
42.2 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, another outswinger, left alone
Caddick obviously thinks its all boring, has a big yawn
42.3 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, outside off, let go
42.4 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, nice outswinger, through to the keeper,
gentle as anything
42.5 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, poked to backward point
Pommie has a sub30 bowling average !
42.6 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, pushed to cover
End of over 43 (maiden) England 127/3 (lead by 44 runs)
M Mbangwa 10-2-28-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 6* (7b 1x4) GA Hick 35* (72b 4x4)
Strang replaces Streak
43.1 Strang to Stewart, no run, swings in, Stewart thrusts his frontfoot
forward, hit on the pad, appeal goes up9, Wiley thinks the appeal
is silly
43.2 Strang to Stewart, no run
43.3 Strang to Stewart, no run, struck on the pad again, identical
appeal, identical response from Wiley
43.4 Strang to Stewart, no run, outside off, left alone, goes on the 2nd
bounce to Flower
43.5 Strang to Stewart, no run, pushed to point
43.6 Strang to Stewart, no run, outswinger left alone and the England
scoring rate dips, 2 consecutive maiden overs
End of over 44 (maiden) England 127/3 (lead by 44 runs)
BC Strang 10-2-28-0 - Pavilion End
GA Hick 35* (72b 4x4) AJ Stewart 6* (13b 1x4)
Handing you over to the not-so-expert commentator
44.1 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, on the pads and hick plays down the wrong
line and is rapped on the pads
44.2 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, defended with bat and pad held close
together
44.3 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, tapped to the on side
44.4 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, once again the ball is tapped to the on
side Pommie bowling a tight line
44.5 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, defended, Hick seems in no hurry
44.6 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, and once more Hick defends stoutly and
thats the thiord maiden on the trot
End of over 45 (maiden) England 127/3 (lead by 44 runs)
M Mbangwa 11-3-28-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 6* (13b 1x4) GA Hick 35* (78b 4x4)
45.1 Strang to Stewart, no run, defended the batsmen think about a
single and Hick sends Stewy back wisely
45.2 Strang to Stewart, no run, struck firmly but stright to the man in
short cover
45.3 Strang to Stewart, no run, driven nicely but Stewart doesnt seem
able to find the gaps
45.4 Strang to Stewart, one run, on the pads and Stewart turns it away
to the on side and the batsmen scamper through for the first run
in 22 balls
45.5 Strang to Hick, no run
45.6 Strang to Hick, FOUR, smashed awy to the off side fence, you don't
bowl short and wide to Hick and get away with it
End of over 46 (5 runs) England 132/3 (lead by 49 runs)
BC Strang 11-2-33-0 - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 7* (17b 1x4) GA Hick 39* (80b 5x4)
46.1 Mbangwa to Stewart, one run, on the pads, Stewarts turns it behind
square and the pressure has truly lifted ion the England batsmen
after three tight overs
46.2 Mbangwa to Hick, two runs, flicked away confidently to the on side
by Hick, Trevor Gripper slips close to the ropes but manages to
pull the ball ion
46.3 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, left alone by Hick, Mbangwa gets it right
this time
46.4 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, gentle away swinger on the off stump and
Hick defends confidently
46.5 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, once again stroked awy easily but no
chance of a single
46.6 Mbangwa to Hick, no run
End of over 47 (3 runs) England 135/3 (lead by 52 runs)
M Mbangwa 12-3-31-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 8* (18b 1x4) GA Hick 41* (85b 5x4)
47.1 Strang to Stewart, no run
47.2 Strang to Stewart, no run
47.3 Strang to Stewart, no run
47.4 Strang to Stewart, no run
47.5 Strang to Stewart, no run
47.6 Strang to Stewart, no run
End of over 48 (maiden) England 135/3 (lead by 52 runs)
BC Strang 12-3-33-0 - Pavilion End
GA Hick 41* (85b 5x4) AJ Stewart 8* (24b 1x4)
48.1 Mbangwa to Hick, no run
48.2 Mbangwa to Hick, no run
48.3 Mbangwa to Hick, FOUR
48.4 Mbangwa to Hick, legbye: one run
48.5 Mbangwa to Stewart, two runs
48.6 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run
End of over 49 (7 runs) England 142/3 (lead by 59 runs)
M Mbangwa 13-3-37-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 45* (89b 6x4) AJ Stewart 10* (26b 1x4)
49.1 Strang to Hick, FOUR, smashed away through the off side and that
brings up a superb half century for Hick
49.2 Strang to Hick, no run
49.3 Strang to Hick, no run
49.4 Strang to Hick, no run
49.5 Strang to Hick, no run
49.6 Strang to Hick, no run
End of over 50 (6 runs) England 148/3 (lead by 65 runs)
BC Strang 13-3-37-0 - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 9* (26b 1x4) GA Hick 51* (95b 7x4)
Murphy gets his first shot at the English batsmen
50.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, right on target and defended
50.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, padded awy by Stewart
50.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run, on the stumps this time and defended
Good loop from Murphy
50.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, wide of the stumps and Stewart has
nothing to do with that one
50.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended once more
50.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, short and wide, Stewart dabs at it and
misses a half hearted shout from behind the stumps is turned down
End of over 51 (maiden) England 148/3 (lead by 65 runs)
BA Murphy 1-1-0-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 51* (95b 7x4) AJ Stewart 9* (32b 1x4)
The light has gone bad and the umpirtes have offered it to the
batsmen. Hick and Stewart walk out without much hesitation
England batsmen walk out amidst some booing from the crowd
Following the departure of the players, rain has begun to come down
at Lords. The covers are on and perhaps it was a wise move to go
off when they did.
The rain has now stopped, and there is bright sunshine, much to the
disatisfaction of the crowd.
The umpires have just come out to have a chat with the groundstaff
- and are now heading back into the pavilion again
A reminder that play at Lord's can continue for an hour after the
scheduled time, to 7pm (1800 GMT)
Groundstaff now removing the covers they have just put on
Match State: Play to start 1740 BST (1640 GMT)
A couple of the groundstaff are going around the outfield with a
role, to get rid of some of the surface moisture
It was very much a short, sharp, shower. We even had a rainbow at
one point
Play to begin here at twenty minutes to six
Please stay with us..
Players taking the field..
And we're just about to begin again, so its appropriate that a few
drops of rain have begun to fall
51.1 Johnson to Hick, one run, played to Gripper at deep backward
square-leg
Sightscreen being moved
51.2 Johnson to Stewart, no run, appeal for Lbw
51.3 Johnson to Stewart, no run, outside off, no stroke offered, taken
by Flower
2 lights on light meter
51.4 Johnson to Stewart, FOUR, driven to third-man, very close shave,
nearly inside edge straight onto leg stump
Ball being polished - much to annoyance of crowd
51.5 Johnson to Stewart, bye: FOUR, way down legside
3 lights now
51.6 Johnson to Stewart, no run, forward defensive
End of over 52 (9 runs) England 157/3 (lead by 74 runs)
NC Johnson 5-0-15-0 - Pavilion End
GA Hick 52* (96b 7x4) AJ Stewart 13* (37b 2x4)
4 lights now
Umpires managing to ignore each other
Brian Murphy is going to bowl
Slip, backward point, short extra cover, deep cover, mid off , mid
on, mid wicket and deep backward square
52.1 Murphy to Hick, two runs, driven between mid-on and mid-wicket,
Whittal fields
52.2 Murphy to Hick, no run, forward, hit on pad, appeal from 3rd slip
(Campbell)
52.3 Murphy to Hick, no run, forward, played to covers
52.4 Murphy to Hick, one run, played to Mbangwa in the deep
52.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, driven to short extra cover
52.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, forward, played to short extra-cover
End of over 53 (3 runs) England 160/3 (lead by 77 runs)
BA Murphy 2-1-3-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 55* (100b 7x4) AJ Stewart 13* (39b 2x4)
Crowd boo as the umpires confer
And off we go again..
3 lights now (was 4 a short time ago)
Hover cover being brought on
It is very, very dark and the umpires are in a difficult position
having to try and satisfy the demands of the crowd whilst not
playing in ridiculous conditions
Rain falling now as well
Rain quite heavy now
Ok, well while we're waiting for the rain to stop, lets bring you
up to date with the other cricket going on around the world at the
moment.
In Barbados, there is a Test match going on, the 2nd Test between
West Indies and Pakistan.
Yousuf Youhana was Pakistan's star batsman yesterday with a
century, Pakistan made 253. In reply the West Indies are currently
122/1
Both Hinds and Campbell have reached half centuries - and you can
of course follow that game right now live on CricInfo - play has
just resumed there after lunch.
The sun has come out again now at Lord's
Weather forecast: Saturday - sunny intervals, Sunday: showers,
Monday: sunny intervals
Covers being removed
CricInfo is running a fantasy cricket competition this summer for
both the County Championship and the National League. If you
haven't already entered, it is free, and you can setup your own
league and play against friends or colleagues.
Play is due to start at half-past six, and can continue till 7pm if
weather allows it.
Match State: Inspection at 1830 BST (1730 GMT)
Play to start 1840 BST (1740 GMT)
Looks like we'll be here till 7pm
The umpires have made their inspection and informed the captains.
Bright sunshine at Lord's now
There will be 5 overs of play, or play until 7pm, whichever is the
later
Umpires coming out, to a chorus of boos
The Zimbabwe fielders emerge, followed by Hick and Stewart
53.1 Streak to Hick, legbye: one run
53.2 Streak to Stewart, no run, defensive stroke, on off stump, played
to wide mid-on
53.3 Streak to Stewart, no run, forward, looking fora single, ball runs
to Guy Whittall at extra-cover
53.4 Streak to Stewart, no run, on off stump, forward defensive, fielded
by Gripper in the off-side
53.5 Streak to Stewart, legbye: one run, fward and hit on the pad -
Brian Strang fields at mid-on
53.6 Streak to Hick, legbye: two runs
End of over 54 (4 runs, maiden) England 164/3 (lead by 81 runs)
HH Streak 18-7-40-3 (1w) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 13* (43b 2x4) GA Hick 55* (102b 7x4)
50 partnership from 86 balls
Neil Johnson to bowl the last two overs tonight from the Nursery
end
54.1 Johnson to Stewart, legbye: one run
54.2 Johnson to Hick, (noball) no run, on the off stump
54.2 Johnson to Hick, FOUR, fishing at a ball outside off stump, gets
four runs but he was dropped by Flower
Flower was surprised by the pace of the ball, then it went past
Alistair Campbell, who didn't really have much chance of getting
to it
54.3 Johnson to Hick, no run, outside off, left alone
54.4 Johnson to Hick, one run, ambles a single on the on side
54.5 Johnson to Stewart, no run, played into the covers
54.6 Johnson to Stewart, no run, wide outside off stump, taken by Flower
End of over 55 (7 runs) England 171/3 (lead by 88 runs)
NC Johnson 6-0-21-0 (1nb) - Nursery End
GA Hick 60* (106b 8x4) AJ Stewart 13* (46b 2x4)
2 slips, gully, short leg
55.1 Streak to Hick, no run, forward defensive stroke
55.2 Streak to Hick, no run, short ball, Hick up on his toes
A large cloud is getting nearer.
55.3 Streak to Hick, one run, fielded by Mbangwa
point, mid-off, mid-on, square-leg, fine leg
55.4 Streak to Stewart, no run, ball moving away from Stewart - Flower
took it low down to his right
55.5 Streak to Stewart, no run, forward defensive shot into the covers
to a length ball
55.6 Streak to Stewart, no run, defensive stroke
End of over 56 (1 run) England 172/3 (lead by 89 runs)
HH Streak 19-7-41-3 (1w) - Pavilion End
GA Hick 61* (109b 8x4) AJ Stewart 13* (49b 2x4)
2overs left, or seven o'clock, whichever is the later
looks like we'll get 3 overs in unless the large cloud gets any
closer
1 light on the light meter
56.1 Johnson to Hick, no run
56.2 Johnson to Hick, one run, played in front of square on the on side
56.3 Johnson to Stewart, no run, forward defensive, played into the
covers (Gripper fields)
Stewart looks around the field and twiddles his bat
56.4 Johnson to Stewart, no run, driven to mid off, straight to Mbangwa
56.5 Johnson to Stewart, one run, played behind square on the leg side,
first run for him since the play resumed after the rain
56.6 Johnson to Hick, no run
End of over 57 (2 runs) England 174/3 (lead by 91 runs)
NC Johnson 7-0-23-0 (1nb) - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 14* (52b 2x4) GA Hick 62* (112b 8x4)
5 minutes to go, one over left
3 lights on the meter
57.1 Streak to Stewart, no run, driven to mid-on
57.2 Streak to Stewart, no run, wide of off stump
57.3 Streak to Stewart, no run, played straight to backward-point
(Murphy)
57.4 Streak to Stewart, no run, no stroke offered
57.5 Streak to Stewart, no run, defensive stroke, fielded by the bowler
57.6 Streak to Stewart, no run, outside off stump, left by Stewart
End of over 58 (maiden) England 174/3 (lead by 91 runs)
HH Streak 20-8-41-3 (1w) - Pavilion End
GA Hick 62* (112b 8x4) AJ Stewart 14* (58b 2x4)
Can we fit another over in?
58.1 Johnson to Hick, no run, played to Murphy at point
Johnson bowling at 79.5mph
58.2 Johnson to Hick, no run, played on the front foot to Gripper
58.3 Johnson to Hick, no run, turned into the on side
58.4 Johnson to Hick, no run, widish outside off stump, Hick lets it go
past
58.5 Johnson to Hick, legbye: one run, shorter ball
Steart to face final ball o fthe day
58.6 Johnson to Stewart, no run, wide outside off stump
End of over 59 (1 run, maiden) England 175/3 (lead by 92 runs)
NC Johnson 8-1-23-0 (1nb) - Nursery End
GA Hick 62* (117b 8x4) AJ Stewart 14* (59b 2x4)
England lead by 92 - and that is the end of a frustrating day
weather wise.
Join us on Saturday morning from Lord's at 11am (1000 GMT) for full
coverage of the 3rd day's play. But until then, a very good
night.
Match State: Close of Play
Weather update (Saturday, 1020 BST 0920 GMT) - there is no sign of
any rain at Lord's with a largely clear blue sky. Play should
begin on time at 1100 BST (1000 GMT)
Players coming out
Batsmen coming out
Streak to open the bowling
59.1 Streak to Hick, no run
59.2 Streak to Hick, no run, played into the covers - fielded by Flower
fair bit of cloud has built up at Lord's over the past half hour or
so, showers forecast for later in the day
59.3 Streak to Hick, no run, played into the on side - Gripper fields
59.4 Streak to Hick, no run, played defensivela long the ground to Guy
Whittall (mid-off)
59.5 Streak to Hick, no run
Streak apparently has a leg injury, suffered yesterday
59.6 Streak to Hick, one run, played to mid-off and they scamper a
single, Peter Willey (umpire) hit on the leg by the ball
End of over 60 (1 run) England 176/3 (lead by 93 runs)
HH Streak 21-8-42-3 (1w) - Pavilion End
GA Hick 63* (123b 8x4) AJ Stewart 14* (59b 2x4)
Lord's not full yet, quitea few empty seats. Having the FA Cup
final on the same day doesn't really help - although tickets are
available on the gate
Murphy to open from Nursery End
60.1 Murphy to Hick, no run, played into covers
60.2 Murphy to Hick, no run, driven to mid-off (Mbangwa)
60.3 Murphy to Hick, no run, outside off stump, no stroke offered
60.4 Murphy to Hick, no run, wide of off-stump, driven to Goodwin at
extra-cover
60.5 Murphy to Hick, no run, played square into the off-side, Stewart
wanted a single, but Hick stayed his ground
60.6 Murphy to Hick, three runs, played wide of slip, ball runs nearly
all the way to the boundary along the ground, just found outside
edge
End of over 61 (3 runs) England 179/3 (lead by 96 runs)
BA Murphy 3-1-6-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 66* (129b 8x4) AJ Stewart 14* (59b 2x4)
61.1 Streak to Hick, legbye: FOUR
61.2 Streak to Hick, no run, bouncer. Hick ducks underneath it
61.3 Streak to Hick, no run, played to mid-on
61.4 Streak to Hick, no run, forward defensive stroke from Hick -
fielded by Goodwin at extra-cover
61.5 Streak to Hick, no run, outside off stump, Hick pulled out of the
shot at last minute
Streak bowling at just over 80mph
61.6 Streak to Hick, no run, played to mid-off (Whittall)
End of over 62 (4 runs, maiden) England 183/3 (lead by 100 runs)
HH Streak 22-9-42-3 (1w) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 14* (59b 2x4) GA Hick 66* (135b 8x4)
62.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, Stewart plays his first ball of the day
to Flower
62.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, Mbangwa fields
62.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run, tries to drive but it ends up at mid-off
(Mbangwa again)
62.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, outside off stump, taken by Flower
62.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, played to Gripper - mid-wicket
62.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, driven to extra-cover (Goodwin) to
complete a maiden over
End of over 63 (maiden) England 183/3 (lead by 100 runs)
BA Murphy 4-2-6-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 66* (135b 8x4) AJ Stewart 14* (65b 2x4)
63.1 Streak to Hick, one run, turned to Mbangwa on the long-leg boundary
Despite the cloud around Lord's, its still very sunny at the moment
63.2 Streak to Stewart, no run, played to mid-off
Umpires discussing the ball
Peter Willey talking on his radio
Another box of balls being brought out
The umpires (assisted by John Harris) have to choose a ball that is
in similar condition to the one being replaced
(except it can't be out of shape obviously)
63.3 Streak to Stewart, no run, on middle stump, forward defensive,
Strang fields (mid-on)
63.4 Streak to Stewart, no run, backward defensive, fielded by Streak on
his follow-through
63.5 Streak to Stewart, no run
63.6 Streak to Stewart, bye: one run
End of over 64 (2 runs) England 185/3 (lead by 102 runs)
HH Streak 23-9-43-3 (1w) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 14* (70b 2x4) GA Hick 67* (136b 8x4)
64.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run
64.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, kept low, taken by Flower
64.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run, forward defensive - fielded by Goodwin
at silly point
64.4 Murphy to Stewart, FOUR, misfield by Mbangwa at mid-off, goes
through his legs for a boundary
64.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, driven back to the bowler
64.6 Murphy to Stewart, two runs, driven through the covers, fielded by
Whittall right on the boundary
End of over 65 (6 runs) England 191/3 (lead by 108 runs)
BA Murphy 5-2-12-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 67* (136b 8x4) AJ Stewart 20* (76b 3x4)
65.1 Streak to Hick, two runs, msfield by Whittall in the covers, so
they can get two
2 slips, gully, backward point, cover mid-off, mid-on, backward
square
65.2 Streak to Hick, no run, backward defensive, played to backward-
point (Murphy fields)
65.3 Streak to Hick, (noball) no run, outside off
65.3 Streak to Hick, no run, outside off, Hick is beaten, short ball
Hick prods the pitch
65.4 Streak to Hick, no run
65.5 Streak to Hick, no run, Johnson fields at 2nd slip after a misfield
by Flower
65.6 Streak to Hick, no run, outside off stump
End of over 66 (3 runs) England 194/3 (lead by 111 runs)
HH Streak 24-9-46-3 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 20* (76b 3x4) GA Hick 69* (143b 8x4)
66.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, forward defensive, hit on the pad,
fielded by Goodwin
66.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, and a repeat of the same shot
66.3 Murphy to Stewart, FOUR, half-volley, driven to the right of short-
extra cover (Mbangwa) who, frankly, had no chance
66.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, another half-volley, but misjudged by
Stewart, trying to play it on the leg side, ball went into the
covers where Grant Flower fielded
66.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, driven to Mbangwa at mid-off
66.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, forward defensive off pad to backward-
point (Gripper)
End of over 67 (4 runs) England 198/3 (lead by 115 runs)
BA Murphy 6-2-16-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 69* (143b 8x4) AJ Stewart 24* (82b 4x4)
and we've had half an hour of play
67.1 Johnson to Hick, one run, pulled away to mid wicket easily
67.2 Johnson to Stewart, no run, left alone to A Flower
67.3 Johnson to Stewart, no run, tries to pull. The ball hurried onto
him and so could not execute the shot
3rd umpies help sought for a caught behind apeal down the leg side
67.4 Johnson to Stewart, no run, NOT OUT says the 3rd umpire after
taking some time
Stewart gloved it surely. But it could have gone to Flower on the
bounce
67.5 Johnson to Stewart, no run, decides not to play to the ball outside
the off stump
67.6 Johnson to Stewart, no run, right on target. Dfended .The balll
rolls down to mid on
End of over 68 (1 run) England 199/3 (lead by 116 runs)
NC Johnson 9-1-24-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
GA Hick 70* (144b 8x4) AJ Stewart 24* (87b 4x4)
68.1 Murphy to Hick, no run
68.2 Murphy to Hick, no run, pushes to mid off and wants to run at
first. then decides against it
68.3 Murphy to Hick, one run, this time runs after pushing to mid off
68.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, Stewart defends easily
68.5 Murphy to Stewart, one run, short pitched and ill directed from
Murphy. Turned to fine leg
68.6 Murphy to Hick, one run, eased away through the off side
End of over 69 (3 runs) England 202/3 (lead by 119 runs)
BA Murphy 7-2-19-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 72* (148b 8x4) AJ Stewart 25* (89b 4x4)
69.1 Johnson to Hick, no run, very nice outswinger with some good
bounce. But misses the outside edge
69.2 Johnson to Hick, one run, pulled away to fine leg authoritatively
69.3 Johnson to Stewart, no run, too much sweing for Johnson. Too wide
of off stump
69.4 Johnson to Stewart, no run, left alone to the wicket keeper
69.5 Johnson to Stewart, FOUR, on his pads, Stewart plays a wonderful
shot to put the ball into the mid wicket fence
69.6 Johnson to Stewart, no run, tries to pull again, does not connect
it properely
End of over 70 (5 runs) England 207/3 (lead by 124 runs)
NC Johnson 10-1-29-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
GA Hick 73* (150b 8x4) AJ Stewart 29* (93b 5x4)
70.1 Murphy to Hick, FOUR, comes down the track and takes it on the full
and despatches it to the long on ropes
70.2 Murphy to Hick, no run
70.3 Murphy to Hick, no run, overpitched.driven straight to covers
70.4 Murphy to Hick, three runs, short pitched, Hick pulls it to mid
wicket and has time to run 3 thus bringing the 100 partnership
70.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, stewart cuts and some danger of run out
for Hick at the other end
70.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run
End of over 71 (7 runs) England 214/3 (lead by 131 runs)
BA Murphy 8-2-26-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 80* (154b 9x4) AJ Stewart 29* (95b 5x4)
71.1 Johnson to Hick, no run, left alone to the wicket keeper
71.2 Johnson to Hick, no run, played towards point
71.3 Johnson to Hick, FOUR, half pull to mid wicket
71.4 Johnson to Hick, no run, left alone to A Flower
71.5 Johnson to Hick, no run, right on target. Hick defends it with a
straight bat
71.6 Johnson to Hick, no run, almost a replay of the previous ball
End of over 72 (4 runs) England 218/3 (lead by 135 runs)
NC Johnson 11-1-33-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 29* (95b 5x4) GA Hick 84* (160b 10x4)
72.1 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, wasted delivery outside the off stump
72.2 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, again outside the off stump. Stewart
decides not to play at it
72.3 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, played away to gully. G Flower fields
well
72.4 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, played to mid on. The ball came into
him
72.5 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, rapped on the pads. Clearly outside the
leg stump
72.6 Mbangwa to Stewart, FOUR, elegant cut through the off side. taking
full advantage of the ball outside the off stump
End of over 73 (4 runs) England 222/3 (lead by 139 runs)
M Mbangwa 14-3-42-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 84* (160b 10x4) AJ Stewart 33* (101b 6x4)
73.1 Johnson to Hick, no run
73.2 Johnson to Hick, no run, right on target. Hick defends easily
73.3 Johnson to Hick, no run, good bounce for Johnson, Hick defensively
pushes it to the off side
73.4 Johnson to Hick, no run
73.5 Johnson to Hick, no run, off cutter again from Johnson. Hick not
given any room to free his arms
73.6 Johnson to Hick, no run, another good delivery to finish a maiden
over
End of over 74 (maiden) England 222/3 (lead by 139 runs)
NC Johnson 12-2-33-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 33* (101b 6x4) GA Hick 84* (166b 10x4)
74.1 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, bangwa bang on target
74.2 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run
74.3 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, cuts straight to point
74.4 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, slower ball on the leg stump. Stewart
spots the slower one. But could not pierce the infield
74.5 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, drives forward straight to mid off
74.6 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, hit back to the bowler dirtyly
End of over 75 (maiden) England 222/3 (lead by 139 runs)
M Mbangwa 15-4-42-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 84* (166b 10x4) AJ Stewart 33* (107b 6x4)
75.1 Johnson to Hick, no run, off cutter again. Played away to point.
75.2 Johnson to Hick, no run
75.3 Johnson to Hick, no run
75.4 Johnson to Hick, three runs
75.5 Johnson to Stewart, no run
75.6 Johnson to Stewart, FOUR
End of over 76 (7 runs) England 229/3 (lead by 146 runs)
NC Johnson 13-2-40-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
GA Hick 87* (170b 10x4) AJ Stewart 37* (109b 7x4)
76.1 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, on his pads outside the leg stump
76.2 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, too iwde outside the leg stump
76.3 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, flicked away to mid wicket
76.4 Mbangwa to Hick, no run
76.5 Mbangwa to Hick, FOUR
76.6 Mbangwa to Hick, no run
End of over 77 (4 runs) England 233/3 (lead by 150 runs)
M Mbangwa 16-4-46-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 37* (109b 7x4) GA Hick 91* (176b 11x4)
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77.1 Johnson to Stewart, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper, that was very close
77.2 Johnson to Stewart, no run, played into the covers
77.3 Johnson to Stewart, no run, played to mid wicket, shouts of no
77.4 Johnson to Stewart, no run, played to off side
77.5 Johnson to Stewart, no run, pushed to on sdie
77.6 Johnson to Stewart, no run
End of over 78 (maiden) England 233/3 (lead by 150 runs)
NC Johnson 14-3-40-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
GA Hick 91* (176b 11x4) AJ Stewart 37* (115b 7x4)
78.1 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, fwd defends, ball ends up off side
78.2 Mbangwa to Hick, no run
78.3 Mbangwa to Hick, no run, played to on sdie
78.4 Mbangwa to Hick, FOUR, lucky inside edge, keeps very low
too close to cut it, misses stumps by inches
78.5 Mbangwa to Hick, no run
78.6 Mbangwa to Hick, FOUR, lofted shot, drops 5 yards short of his 100
End of over 79 (8 runs) England 241/3 (lead by 158 runs)
M Mbangwa 17-4-54-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 37* (115b 7x4) GA Hick 99* (182b 13x4)
79.1 Johnson to Stewart, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
79.2 Johnson to Stewart, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
79.3 Johnson to Stewart, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
79.4 Johnson to Stewart, FOUR, beats the cover fielders
nicely timed through the gap in the field
79.5 Johnson to Stewart, legbye: one run, to off side
79.6 Johnson to Hick, no run, bouncer, ducks under, Hick will hvae to
wait for his 100 at Lord's
End of over 80 (5 runs) England 246/3 (lead by 163 runs)
NC Johnson 15-3-44-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 41* (120b 8x4) GA Hick 99* (183b 13x4)
change at the Nursery End
80.1 Strang to Stewart, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
80.2 Strang to Stewart, FOUR, short, outside the off stump and wacked
over wide lon on
80.3 Strang to Stewart, no run
80.4 Strang to Stewart, FOUR, another short ball, trhough gully and
backward point
80.5 Strang to Stewart, no run, played to on side, NO! yelps Stewy
80.6 Strang to Stewart, no run, played to off side, again NO! yelps
Stewy
End of over 81 (8 runs) England 254/3 (lead by 171 runs)
BC Strang 14-3-45-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 99* (183b 13x4) AJ Stewart 49* (126b 10x4)
weather is sunny here at lord's today
another bowling change Streak now
81.1 Streak to Hick, no run, played back to the bowler
78 mph for the losener
81.2 Streak to Hick, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper, almost
got him with that
81.3 Streak to Hick, no run, played nice an solidly, 80 mph now
81.4 Streak to Hick, no run, defensive push
ah the ball was changed as well
81.5 Streak to Hick, no run, looks to have him, given not out
new ball was taken at start of the over, TV failed to show that
81.6 Streak to Hick, no run
End of over 82 (maiden) England 254/3 (lead by 171 runs)
HH Streak 25-10-46-3 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 49* (126b 10x4) GA Hick 99* (189b 13x4)
ball 5 looks have taken pad
82.1 Strang to Stewart, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
82.2 Strang to Stewart, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
82.3 Strang to Stewart, FOUR, through the covers and 50 for Stewart,
25th 50
82.4 Strang to Stewart, no run
82.5 Strang to Stewart, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
82.6 Strang to Stewart, no run, appelas for LBW, not out says Dave
Orchard
End of over 83 (4 runs) England 258/3 (lead by 175 runs)
BC Strang 15-3-49-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 99* (189b 13x4) AJ Stewart 53* (132b 11x4)
83 runs from the session so fat today
83.1 Streak to Hick, legbye: one run, to fine leg
been on 99 for 17 mins
83.2 Streak to Stewart, one run, well judged single to Murphy
83.3 Streak to Hick, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken by
the keeper
83.4 Streak to Hick, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
83.5 Streak to Hick, no run, played to mid on, Mbangwa
83.6 Streak to Hick, no run, played to on side
End of over 84 (2 runs) England 260/3 (lead by 177 runs)
HH Streak 26-10-47-3 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 54* (133b 11x4) GA Hick 99* (194b 13x4)
84.1 Strang to Stewart, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper, as the sun shines at Lord's
84.2 Strang to Stewart, no run, played to mid off
84.3 Strang to Stewart, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
84.4 Strang to Stewart, no run, played into the off side
84.5 Strang to Stewart, no run, played to cover
84.6 Strang to Stewart, no run, played to off side
End of over 85 (maiden) England 260/3 (lead by 177 runs)
BC Strang 16-4-49-0 - Nursery End
GA Hick 99* (194b 13x4) AJ Stewart 54* (139b 11x4)
85.1 Streak to Hick, no run, appeal for LBW. Willey shakes his head
85.2 Streak to Hick, two runs, to the off side and a 100 at Lord's
85.3 Streak to Hick, OUT: plumb in front of the stumps
England 262/4, Partnership of 149
GA Hick lbw b Streak 101 (197b 13x4 0x6)
AJ Stewart 54* (139b 11x4) HH Streak 26.3-10-49-4 (1w 1nb)
GA Hick 100 off 196 balls 13x 4
Nick Knight is the new batsmen
85.4 Streak to Knight, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
85.5 Streak to Knight, no run, played to of side
85.6 Streak to Knight, no run, played to on side, that was the 4th
wicket Streak
End of over 86 (2 runs) England 262/4 (lead by 179 runs)
HH Streak 27-10-49-4 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 54* (139b 11x4) NV Knight 0* (3b)
86.1 Strang to Stewart, no run, played to off side
86.2 Strang to Stewart, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
86.3 Strang to Stewart, no run, played to on sdie
86.4 Strang to Stewart, FOUR, rolls his wrists on it, late swing
86.5 Strang to Stewart, no run, played to gully
86.6 Strang to Stewart, no run
End of over 87 (4 runs) England 266/4 (lead by 183 runs)
BC Strang 17-4-53-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 0* (3b) AJ Stewart 58* (145b 12x4)
87.1 Streak to Knight, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
87.2 Streak to Knight, legbye: one run, to 3rd man
crowd are slowly appearing
87.3 Streak to Stewart, no run, loud shouts of NO, ball ends up at mid
off
87.4 Streak to Stewart, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper, just
pulls away
87.5 Streak to Stewart, legbye: one run
87.6 Streak to Knight, no run
End of over 88 (2 runs, maiden) England 268/4 (lead by 185 runs)
HH Streak 28-11-49-4 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 58* (148b 12x4) NV Knight 0* (6b)
88.1 Strang to Stewart, no run
88.2 Strang to Stewart, one run, to the off side
this should be last over before lunch
88.3 Strang to Knight, no run, played to on side
88.4 Strang to Knight, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
3 slips and a gully
88.5 Strang to Knight, no run, angled down towards the slips
88.6 Strang to Knight, no run, played to on side, and that is lunch on
this 3rd day
End of over 89 (1 run) England 269/4 (lead by 186 runs)
BC Strang 18-4-54-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 59* (150b 12x4) NV Knight 0* (10b)
Match State: Lunch - Day 3
play will resume in 40 mins 13.40 BST (12.40 gmt)
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89.1 Johnson to Stewart, no run
89.2 Johnson to Stewart, FOUR
89.3 Johnson to Stewart, no run
89.4 Johnson to Stewart, no run
89.5 Johnson to Stewart, no run
89.6 Johnson to Stewart, no run
End of over 90 (5 runs) England 273/4 (lead by 190 runs)
NC Johnson 16-3-48-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
NV Knight 0* (10b) AJ Stewart 63* (156b 13x4)
90.1 Strang to Knight, no run
90.2 Strang to Knight, FOUR
90.3 Strang to Knight, no run, edges it..on the bounce to 3rd slip
90.4 Strang to Knight, no run, pushes it to mid on
90.5 Strang to Knight, no run, pushes to extra covers
90.6 Strang to Knight, no run, defends it back to the bowler
End of over 91 (4 runs) England 277/4 (lead by 194 runs)
BC Strang 19-4-58-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 63* (156b 13x4) NV Knight 4* (16b 1x4)
91.1 Johnson to Stewart, no run, outside off, left alone
91.2 Johnson to Stewart, no run, pushed to point
91.3 Johnson to Stewart, no run, defended
91.4 Johnson to Stewart, FOUR, overpitched, nicely driven through cover
91.5 Johnson to Stewart, no run, cut away straight to Grant Flower at
backward point
91.6 Johnson to Stewart, no run, pushed to cover, lead approaches 200,
scary situation this for England, a lead !
End of over 92 (4 runs) England 281/4 (lead by 198 runs)
NC Johnson 17-3-52-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
NV Knight 4* (16b 1x4) AJ Stewart 67* (162b 14x4)
92.1 Strang to Knight, one run, nicely worked away to midwicket, milking
the single
92.2 Strang to Stewart, no run, defended to cover
Stewy standing well outside his crease
92.3 Strang to Stewart, two runs, turned past square leg, very quick
running, Streak doesnt get there in time running around from
fineleg
92.4 Strang to Stewart, no run, overpitched but smashed straight to the
fielder, not taking full advantage of it
92.5 Strang to Stewart, FOUR, hit on the rise past diving mid off, crap
ball, full treatment
92.6 Strang to Stewart, no run, pushed to point
End of over 93 (7 runs) England 288/4 (lead by 205 runs)
BC Strang 20-4-65-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 5* (17b 1x4) AJ Stewart 73* (167b 15x4)
93.1 Johnson to Knight, no run, pushed to point
93.2 Johnson to Knight, no run, tries to turn it to leg, doesnt quite
connect
93.3 Johnson to Knight, no run, left alone way outside off stump, that
was easy for Knight
93.4 Johnson to Knight, no run, tucked away to the on side but there's
no chance of a single there
93.5 Johnson to Knight, no run, on the stumps this time and that was
defended well
93.6 Johnson to Knight, no run, left alone once more, Knight knows where
his off stump is
End of over 94 (maiden) England 288/4 (lead by 205 runs)
NC Johnson 18-4-52-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 73* (167b 15x4) NV Knight 5* (23b 1x4)
94.1 Strang to Stewart, two runs, on the pads and thats worked
effortlessly backward of square
94.2 Strang to Stewart, no run, tries to pull, ball doesnt rise at all,
hit on the backfoot and the loud shout is negated by umpire
Orchard
94.3 Strang to Stewart, no run, tries to drive, doesnt quite connect
properly
That looked pretty out except that Stewart was standing outside his
crease and so the ball would have gone over the stumps
Strang reverts to a shorter runup, Flower comes upto the stumps,
presumably to prevent Stewart from stepping out of the crease
94.4 Strang to Stewart, no run, late inswing, into the pads, half
hearted appeal goes up
94.5 Strang to Stewart, no run, pushed to cover point
94.6 Strang to Stewart, no run, down leg, tries to turn it to fineleg,
doesnt get it, ball rolls as Flowet collects
End of over 95 (2 runs) England 290/4 (lead by 207 runs)
BC Strang 21-4-67-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 5* (23b 1x4) AJ Stewart 75* (173b 15x4)
95.1 Johnson to Knight, no run, defended to cover
95.2 Johnson to Knight, no run, outside off, left alone
95.3 Johnson to Knight, no run, outside off, Knight doesnt bother to
Nick it
95.4 Johnson to Knight, no run, pushed to the onside
95.5 Johnson to Knight, no run, defends, ball rolls back onto the pad
95.6 Johnson to Knight, no run, defended watchfully
End of over 96 (maiden) England 290/4 (lead by 207 runs)
NC Johnson 19-5-52-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 75* (173b 15x4) NV Knight 5* (29b 1x4)
96.1 Strang to Stewart, one run, driven to mid on, Strang still bowling
off the reduced runup
Stewart averages 54 at Lord's
96.2 Strang to Knight, no run
96.3 Strang to Knight, no run
96.4 Strang to Knight, no run
96.5 Strang to Knight, no run
96.6 Strang to Knight, no run
End of over 97 (1 run) England 291/4 (lead by 208 runs)
BC Strang 22-4-68-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 76* (174b 15x4) NV Knight 5* (34b 1x4)
97.1 Johnson to Stewart, no run, played to mid-off
97.2 Johnson to Stewart, one run, played to mid-wicket
97.3 Johnson to Knight, two runs, turned into on-side (Gripper fields,
almost falling over)
97.4 Johnson to Knight, no run, played to square-leg (Gripper again)
97.5 Johnson to Knight, no run
97.6 Johnson to Knight, no run, through to the wicket-keeper
End of over 98 (3 runs) England 294/4 (lead by 211 runs)
NC Johnson 20-5-55-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 77* (176b 15x4) NV Knight 7* (38b 1x4)
98.1 Strang to Stewart, no run, Stewart goes back in his crease, lets it
go through outside off-stump
98.2 Strang to Stewart, no run, forward defensive, fielded by Strang off
his own bowling
98.3 Strang to Stewart, no run
98.4 Strang to Stewart, one run
98.5 Strang to Knight, no run, pushed to mid-off
98.6 Strang to Knight, one run
End of over 99 (2 runs) England 296/4 (lead by 213 runs)
BC Strang 23-4-70-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 8* (40b 1x4) AJ Stewart 78* (180b 15x4)
Streak to bowl
99.1 Streak to Knight, one run
77 mph
99.2 Streak to Stewart, no run, played into the covers, misfield
99.3 Streak to Stewart, no run, played to square leg where Murphy fields
99.4 Streak to Stewart, FOUR, beats Goodwin at cover point
300 up for England [applause]
99.5 Streak to Stewart, FOUR, wider ball, driven again, Goodwin dives
and misses
99.6 Streak to Stewart, FOUR, short, pulled through on side, chase for
Guy Whittall, but he can't get there in time
End of over 100 (13 runs) England 309/4 (lead by 226 runs)
HH Streak 29-11-62-4 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
NV Knight 8* (41b 1x4) AJ Stewart 90* (185b 18x4)
3 successive boundaries to Stewart
who is now 10 runs away from a century
100.1 Strang to Knight, no run, forward, pushed to mid-off, Mbangwa
fields
100.2 Strang to Knight, one run
100.3 Strang to Stewart, no run, firmly off back foot to extra-cover
(Goodwin)
Weather: overcast
100.4 Strang to Stewart, no run, Gripper fields at backward-square-leg
100.5 Strang to Stewart, no run, forward defensive (Goodwin fields at
extra-cover)
100.6 Strang to Stewart, one run, single to Heath Streak at fine-leg, in
front of pavilion
End of over 101 (2 runs) England 311/4 (lead by 228 runs)
BC Strang 24-4-72-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 91* (189b 18x4) NV Knight 9* (43b 1x4)
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101.1 Streak to Stewart, FOUR, another boundary, runs coming freely for
England now
101.2 Streak to Stewart, one run, pull to long-leg, can't find the gap
though
Stewart 3rd highest scorer in Test matches at Lord's (Gooch and
Gower 1st and 2nd)
101.3 Streak to Knight, no run, fielded by Mbangwa
101.4 Streak to Knight, no run, forward defensive, played back up the
pitch and fielded by the bowler
101.5 Streak to Knight, no run, edged to 2nd slip (Johnson)
went along the ground
101.6 Streak to Knight, no run, tries to drive through extra-cover but
doesn't time it, Goodwin fields
End of over 102 (5 runs) England 316/4 (lead by 233 runs)
HH Streak 30-11-67-4 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 96* (191b 19x4) NV Knight 9* (47b 1x4)
Murphy to bowl from Nursery end
102.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, driven to mid on (Strang)
102.2 Murphy to Stewart, one run
102.3 Murphy to Knight, no run, pushed out on the off side
102.4 Murphy to Knight, no run, outside off stump, played to mid-off, but
not a very long way, fielded by Murphy
102.5 Murphy to Knight, no run, forward defensive, padded away, outside
off again
Field: slip, silly mid-off, backward point, extra cover, mid off ,
mid on, short mid-wicket, backward square leg
102.6 Murphy to Knight, one run
End of over 103 (2 runs) England 318/4 (lead by 235 runs)
BA Murphy 9-2-28-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 10* (51b 1x4) AJ Stewart 93* (193b 18x4)
103.1 Streak to Knight, no run
103.2 Streak to Knight, one run
103.3 Streak to Stewart, one run
103.4 Streak to Knight, no run
103.5 Streak to Knight, no run, played out into the covers
103.6 Streak to Knight, no run
End of over 104 (2 runs) England 320/4 (lead by 237 runs)
HH Streak 31-11-65-4 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 94* (194b 18x4) NV Knight 11* (56b 1x4)
104.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, on drive to Strang at mid-on
104.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, driven to extra cover (Grant Flower)
104.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run
104.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, forward to it but beaten
104.5 Murphy to Stewart, FOUR, played between mid-on and bowler,
punishing the bad ball
104.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run
End of over 105 (4 runs) England 324/4 (lead by 241 runs)
BA Murphy 10-2-32-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 11* (56b 1x4) AJ Stewart 98* (200b 19x4)
105.1 Strang to Knight, one run, turned to fine leg
105.2 Strang to Stewart, no run, left alone outside the stumps
Stewart looking for his 13th century here
105.3 Strang to Stewart, no run, played back to the bowler
105.4 Strang to Stewart, no run, tapped softly back down the wicket
105.5 Strang to Stewart, no run, stroked to mid off no chance of a single
105.6 Strang to Stewart, no run, another defensive shot and Stewart will
have to wait a while for the 3 figure mark
End of over 106 (1 run) England 325/4 (lead by 242 runs)
BC Strang 25-4-72-0 - Pavilion End
NV Knight 12* (57b 1x4) AJ Stewart 98* (205b 19x4)
Match State: Drinks
106.1 Murphy to Knight, no run
106.2 Murphy to Knight, no run
106.3 Murphy to Knight, no run, defended back to the bowler
106.4 Murphy to Knight, no run, good loop and Knight is beaten all ends
up, the ball slides past the outside edge to the keeper
106.5 Murphy to Knight, three runs, short and wide and thats easily cut
away to the vacant third man area
106.6 Murphy to Stewart, two runs, amidst a lot of confusion Stewart
pushes the ball to the off side square of the wicket and scampers
2 runs and makes triple figures
End of over 107 (5 runs) England 330/4 (lead by 247 runs)
BA Murphy 11-2-37-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 15* (62b 1x4) AJ Stewart 100* (206b 19x4)
Knight was just in as the ball was relayed from the keeper to the
bowler
Third umpire pressed into action and the green light signals
Stewart's century
107.1 Strang to Knight, two runs, driven thrrough the off side with ease
off the back foot
107.2 Strang to Knight, FOUR, wide and full and Knight laces the ball
through extra covers for four, even David Gower has to get excited
about that one
107.3 Strang to Knight, no run, left alone outside the ogff stump, Strang
doing much better on that occasion
107.4 Strang to Knight, no run, mis hit and the drive skids to mid off
107.5 Strang to Knight, no run, hit hard but straight to the fielder at
point
107.6 Strang to Knight, one run, turned to the on side for a quick single
End of over 108 (7 runs) England 337/4 (lead by 254 runs)
BC Strang 26-4-79-0 - Pavilion End
NV Knight 22* (68b 2x4) AJ Stewart 100* (206b 19x4)
108.1 Murphy to Knight, no run, defended
108.2 Murphy to Knight, no run, the ball slides past the edge once more
108.3 Murphy to Knight, one run, turned to the off side
108.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, full toss, but patted to mid on
108.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended
108.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended with ease
End of over 109 (1 run) England 338/4 (lead by 255 runs)
BA Murphy 12-2-38-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 23* (71b 2x4) AJ Stewart 100* (209b 19x4)
109.1 Strang to Knight, two runs, guided to the vacant third man area,
easy couple of runs
109.2 Strang to Knight, no run, defended well by a confident Knight
109.3 Strang to Knight, no run, driven hard to covers
109.4 Strang to Knight, FOUR, short and a bit wide and Knight eases the
ball magnificently through the off side just behind square foir a
boundary. Great stuff!
109.5 Strang to Knight, no run, driven fluently but straight to the
fielder close in the off side
109.6 Strang to Knight, one run, on the pads and tucked away just behind
square
End of over 110 (7 runs) England 345/4 (lead by 262 runs)
BC Strang 27-4-86-0 - Pavilion End
NV Knight 30* (77b 3x4) AJ Stewart 100* (209b 19x4)
110.1 Murphy to Knight, no run
110.2 Murphy to Knight, no run, pushed to the off side
110.3 Murphy to Knight, one run, turned to the gap in the on side, easy
single
110.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended
110.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended
110.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, good loop and that ends a good over from
Murphy, just one off it
End of over 111 (1 run) England 346/4 (lead by 263 runs)
BA Murphy 13-2-39-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 31* (80b 3x4) AJ Stewart 100* (212b 19x4)
111.1 Mbangwa to Knight, two runs, on the pads and tucked away for a
couple, Mbamgwa not on target
111.2 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, played carefully back on the wicket,
Mbangwa gets it on the spot
111.3 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, on the stumps and moving in just a
shade, the ball is defended
111.4 Mbangwa to Knight, two runs, once again the two England batsmen
push the fielders and get across for 2, that brings up the
Englansdd 350
111.5 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, played back down the wicket
111.6 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, rapped on the pads but no chance of an
LBW
End of over 112 (4 runs) England 350/4 (lead by 267 runs)
M Mbangwa 18-4-58-0 - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 100* (212b 19x4) NV Knight 35* (86b 3x4)
112.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended and Stewart looks at his bat
112.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, nicely tossed up, tapped back to the
bowler
112.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run, well pitched delivery is defended
carefully
112.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended once more, England should look
to get a move on
112.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended once more, Stewart is in no
hurry it seems
112.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, flicked to the on side, a maiden over
from Murphy
End of over 113 (maiden) England 350/4 (lead by 267 runs)
BA Murphy 14-3-39-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 35* (86b 3x4) AJ Stewart 100* (218b 19x4)
113.1 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, left alone
113.2 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, pushed to mid off
113.3 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, defended again, Knight too looking
overly cautious
113.4 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, driven well but straight to the fielder
113.5 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, left alone outside the off stump
113.6 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, chopped but back onto the ground and
thats yet another maiden over
End of over 114 (maiden) England 350/4 (lead by 267 runs)
M Mbangwa 19-5-58-0 - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 100* (218b 19x4) NV Knight 35* (92b 3x4)
114.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended
114.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, pushed to mid on and Botham thinks the
England players are playing indifferently as well
114.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended once more
114.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, tapped back down the wicket
114.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, played back to the bowler
114.6 Murphy to Stewart, FOUR, short, wide and chopped away, finally some
runs for England and Stewart
End of over 115 (4 runs) England 354/4 (lead by 271 runs)
BA Murphy 15-3-43-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 35* (92b 3x4) AJ Stewart 104* (224b 20x4)
115.1 Mbangwa to Knight, one run, played past the bowler for an easy
single
115.2 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, left alone and Pommie Mbangwa being
allowed to get away with some pretty ordinary bowling
115.3 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, once again tapped to the fielder,
Mbangwa not in the least threatening here
115.4 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, turned to the on side
115.5 Mbangwa to Stewart, (noball) no run, At his pace Mbangwa really
cant be excused for overstepping
115.5 Mbangwa to Stewart, two runs, turned to the onside for a quick
couple
115.6 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, defended
End of over 116 (4 runs) England 358/4 (lead by 275 runs)
M Mbangwa 20-5-62-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
NV Knight 36* (93b 3x4) AJ Stewart 106* (230b 20x4)
116.1 Murphy to Knight, no run, padded back down the wicket
116.2 Murphy to Knight, no run, cut away the batsmen contemplate a single
and decide against it
116.3 Murphy to Knight, one run, turned to the on side
116.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, patted back to the bowler, Murphy is
proving difficult to get away
116.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended ponce more
116.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended for the nth time and thats the
end of the over
End of over 117 (1 run) England 359/4 (lead by 276 runs)
BA Murphy 16-3-44-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 37* (96b 3x4) AJ Stewart 106* (233b 20x4)
117.1 Mbangwa to Knight, FOUR, short and wide and thats smashed, finally
Knight gives Mbangwa the respect he deserves
117.2 Mbangwa to Knight, no run, pushed to the off side
117.3 Mbangwa to Knight, one run
117.4 Mbangwa to Stewart, one run, tapped to the off side and the diving
fielder at cover fumbles the ball and lets the batsmen go through
for a single
117.5 Mbangwa to Knight, one run, tucked away to the on side for another
easy single
117.6 Mbangwa to Stewart, no run, clipped to the on side but no chance of
a single as the ball goes straight to the fielder at square leg
End of over 118 (7 runs) England 366/4 (lead by 283 runs)
M Mbangwa 21-5-69-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
NV Knight 43* (100b 4x4) AJ Stewart 107* (235b 20x4)
118.1 Murphy to Knight, no run
118.2 Murphy to Knight, one run, pushed to the off side for an easy
single
118.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run, off the edge and the ball squirts away
to the on side but there's no one close to the bat on the leg side
so its safe
118.4 Murphy to Stewart, one run, swept away, off the edge but falls
safely and heads to Streak at deep fine leg
118.5 Murphy to Knight, no run, pushed to the fielder at point
118.6 Murphy to Knight, no run
End of over 119 (2 runs) England 368/4 (lead by 285 runs)
BA Murphy 17-3-46-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 108* (237b 20x4) NV Knight 44* (104b 4x4)
119.1 Whittall to Stewart, FOUR, Whittall begins with a leg stump half
volley and Stewart accepts the early Christmas gift and puts it
away fpor four
119.2 Whittall to Stewart, no run, pushed to mid off
119.3 Whittall to Stewart, (noball) no run, Whittall joins Mbangwa in the
express slow bowlers overstepping list
119.3 Whittall to Stewart, no run
119.4 Whittall to Stewart, one run, driven to mid on
119.5 Whittall to Knight, no run, played back down the wicket
119.6 Whittall to Knight, no run, defended back down the wicket
End of over 120 (6 runs) England 374/4 (lead by 291 runs)
GJ Whittall 4-0-23-0 (2nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 113* (242b 21x4) NV Knight 44* (106b 4x4)
England are on the verge of losing the plot here. Batting slowly,
they might be giving Zimbabwe just a peep at the light at the end
of the tunnel
120.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, turned to the fielder at md on
120.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, once more Stewart looks to turn the ball
to the on side but cannot find the gap
120.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run
120.4 Murphy to Stewart, two runs, driven firmly through the off side
120.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended
120.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, that one ripped right across Stewart,
Murphy spinning the ball a long way on occasion... Did I hear
Flower say "Well bowled Warnie" ?
End of over 121 (2 runs) England 376/4 (lead by 293 runs)
BA Murphy 18-3-48-0 - Nursery End
NV Knight 44* (106b 4x4) AJ Stewart 115* (248b 21x4)
121.1 Whittall to Knight, OUT: Knight flashes hard and Johnson takes a
good catch at point to get rid of Knight
England 376/5, Partnership of 114
NV Knight c Johnson b Whittall 44 (107b 4x4 0x6)
AJ Stewart 115* (248b 21x4) GJ Whittall 4.1-0-23-1 (2nb)
And that ladies and gentlemen is Tea...
Match State: Tea - Day 2
Flintoff at the crease with Stewart after Tea
121.2 Whittall to Flintoff, no run, defended with the full face of the
bat
121.3 Whittall to Flintoff, no run, left alone, Flintoff circumspect to
start with
121.4 Whittall to Flintoff, no run, thumped to mid off with good power
but well fielded there
121.5 Whittall to Flintoff, no run, wide outside the off stump and
Flintoff is not tempted
121.6 Whittall to Flintoff, one run, punched to the on side and Flintoff
is off the mark
End of over 122 (1 run) England 377/5 (lead by 294 runs)
GJ Whittall 5-0-24-1 (2nb) - Pavilion End
A Flintoff 1* (5b) AJ Stewart 115* (248b 21x4)
122.1 Murphy to Flintoff, no run, full and forced out
122.2 Murphy to Flintoff, no run, driven back to the bowler hard who
fumbles it but the batsmen decide against the single
122.3 Murphy to Flintoff, no run, defended
122.4 Murphy to Flintoff, no run, defended once more by a careful
Flintoff
122.5 Murphy to Flintoff, no run, Flintoff has a wild hack at a short one
but doesnt connect cleanly
122.6 Murphy to Flintoff, no run, defended to the on side and thats a
maiden to Murphy
End of over 123 (maiden) England 377/5 (lead by 294 runs)
BA Murphy 19-4-48-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 115* (248b 21x4) A Flintoff 1* (11b)
123.1 Whittall to Stewart, no run, defended outside the off stump with
the full face of the bat
123.2 Whittall to Stewart, one run, eased to thirdman for an easy single.
This brings Flintoff up against the medium pace of Whittall
123.3 Whittall to Flintoff, OUT: driven on the up, well struck but
straight to the waiting hands of Streak at mid off and Flintoff is
gone for just one. Disappointment all around as this ld was one
who could tonk the ball around and get along with the game for
England.
England 378/6, Partnership of 2
A Flintoff c Streak b Whittall 1 (12b 0x4 0x6)
AJ Stewart 116* (250b 21x4) GJ Whittall 5.3-0-25-2 (2nb)
123.4 Whittall to Schofield, no run, left alone, Schofield at the crease
for the first time in an England cap
123.5 Whittall to Schofield, no run, rapped on the pads and theres a loud
shout for LBW. That was very close but Peter Willey decides thats
not out
123.6 Whittall to Schofield, OUT: Schofield half cuts half drives at a
ball to0o close for the cut and the ball flies off the edge to the
waiting hands of Johnson at slip. Another reckless shot sees
England lose their 7th wicket
England 378/7, Partnership of 0
CP Schofield c Johnson b Whittall 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 124 (1 run) England 378/7 (lead by 295 runs)
GJ Whittall 6-0-25-3 (2nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 116* (250b 21x4)
124.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended by Stewart who's seen 3 quick
wickets fall
124.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, cut to point
124.3 Murphy to Stewart, two runs, tickled away to the on side for an
easy couple
124.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended back down the wicket
124.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended once more
124.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, tapped to the off side
End of over 125 (2 runs) England 380/7 (lead by 297 runs)
BA Murphy 20-4-50-0 - Nursery End
AR Caddick 0* (0b) AJ Stewart 118* (256b 21x4)
125.1 Whittall to Caddick, no run, defended
125.2 Whittall to Caddick, no run, defended carefully once more by
Caddick
125.3 Whittall to Caddick, no run, defended
125.4 Whittall to Caddick, no run, turned to the on side but no chance of
a single
125.5 Whittall to Caddick, no run, down the leg side, rapped on the pads
125.6 Whittall to Caddick, two runs, neatly pushed through mid wicket
End of over 126 (2 runs) England 382/7 (lead by 299 runs)
GJ Whittall 7-0-27-3 (2nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 118* (256b 21x4) AR Caddick 2* (6b)
126.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended to the on side the batsmen
think about a single and decide against it
126.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended to the off side
126.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run, left alone ouutside the off stump
126.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, driven to short cover
126.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, full delivery, kept out
126.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, turned to the on side and that ends
another maiden - Murphy's 5th
End of over 127 (maiden) England 382/7 (lead by 299 runs)
BA Murphy 21-5-50-0 - Nursery End
AR Caddick 2* (6b) AJ Stewart 118* (262b 21x4)
Streaky back oin the attack
127.1 Streak to Caddick, no run, just outside off stump and defended
easily
127.2 Streak to Caddick, FOUR, eased to the third man area and that's
Caddick's first boundary
127.3 Streak to Caddick, legbye: one run, rapped on the pads and the
keeper fumbles that one to the leg side
127.4 Streak to Stewart, no run, left alone by Stewart
127.5 Streak to Stewart, no run, turned to the on side
127.6 Streak to Stewart, no run, short and cut but straight to the
fielder
End of over 128 (5 runs) England 387/7 (lead by 304 runs)
HH Streak 32-11-69-4 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AR Caddick 6* (9b 1x4) AJ Stewart 118* (265b 21x4)
128.1 Murphy to Caddick, one run, on the pads and Caddy taps that easily
away to deep squar leg
128.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended back down the wicket by a well
set Stewart
128.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run, way down leg side, Murphy aiming for the
rough here
128.4 Murphy to Stewart, one run, outside off and flat batted for a
single
128.5 Murphy to Caddick, no run, quicker ball, rapped on the pad but
Caddick has a long stride in
128.6 Murphy to Caddick, legbye: two runs, off the pad past the 'keeper
for leg byes
End of over 129 (4 runs) England 391/7 (lead by 308 runs)
BA Murphy 22-5-52-0 - Nursery End
AJ Stewart 119* (268b 21x4) AR Caddick 7* (12b 1x4)
129.1 Streak to Stewart, legbye: one run, Stewart tries to pull but ends
up paddinbg the ball away
129.2 Streak to Caddick, no run, awkwardly defended outside the off stump
129.3 Streak to Caddick, no run, rapped on the pads and once again
Caddick survives an LBW shout
129.4 Streak to Caddick, no run, wide outside off stump and Caddick has
no difficulty letting that one go
129.5 Streak to Caddick, no run
129.6 Streak to Caddick, no run, rapped on the pads onbce more and thats
the end of the over
End of over 130 (1 run, maiden) England 392/7 (lead by 309 runs)
HH Streak 33-12-69-4 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 119* (269b 21x4) AR Caddick 7* (17b 1x4)
130.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended
130.2 Murphy to Stewart, no run, edged to the off side
130.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run, pushed to mid off
130.4 Murphy to Stewart, no run, turned to the on side
130.5 Murphy to Stewart, no run, driven hard but back to the bowler
130.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended once more and Murphy picks up
yet another maiden
End of over 131 (maiden) England 392/7 (lead by 309 runs)
BA Murphy 23-6-52-0 - Nursery End
AR Caddick 7* (17b 1x4) AJ Stewart 119* (275b 21x4)
131.1 Streak to Caddick, no run, on the legs, pushed to covers
131.2 Streak to Caddick, no run, flashed hard but straight to the fielder
131.3 Streak to Caddick, FOUR, Caddick flashes hard at a full one outside
off stump and the ball flies over the fielders for four
131.4 Streak to Caddick, no run, turned to the on side
131.5 Streak to Caddick, two runs, driven beautifully to sweeper on the
off side fence
Thats a 5fer for Streak
131.6 Streak to Caddick, OUT: Caddy dabbles at one close to his body and
ends up nicking the ball to the 'keeper and giving Streak his 5fer
England 398/8, Partnership of 20
AR Caddick c GW Flower b Streak 13 (23b 2x4 0x6)
End of over 132 (6 runs) England 398/8 (lead by 315 runs)
HH Streak 34-12-75-5 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 119* (275b 21x4)
132.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run
132.2 Murphy to Stewart, one run
132.3 Murphy to Gough, no run
132.4 Murphy to Gough, no run, rapped on the pads and a loud shout os
turned down
132.5 Murphy to Gough, no run, wild swipe from Gough, nowhere near the
ball on that occasion
132.6 Murphy to Gough, one run, turned to the on side in mpore cicilised
fashin and thats the England 400
End of over 133 (2 runs) England 400/8 (lead by 317 runs)
BA Murphy 24-6-54-0 - Nursery End
D Gough 1* (4b) AJ Stewart 120* (277b 21x4)
133.1 Streak to Gough, no run, left alone
133.2 Streak to Gough, no run, turned to the on side
133.3 Streak to Gough, FOUR, smashed through the covers in fine style
133.4 Streak to Gough, no run, defended
133.5 Streak to Gough, no run, defended
133.6 Streak to Gough, no run, Gough tries to pull and plays down the
wrong line and takes the ball on hias body
End of over 134 (4 runs) England 404/8 (lead by 321 runs)
HH Streak 35-12-79-5 (1w 1nb) - Pavilion End
AJ Stewart 120* (277b 21x4) D Gough 5* (10b 1x4)
134.1 Murphy to Stewart, no run, down the track, Stewart greeted with a
high full toss and pats the ball away at the last minute
134.2 Murphy to Stewart, two runs, turned to the on side, well run there
134.3 Murphy to Stewart, no run, cut, but straight to point
134.4 Murphy to Stewart, one run, pushed gently to long off
134.5 Murphy to Gough, OUT: attempted sweep and Gough ends up top edging
the ball straight p in the air. Campbell walks across and
completes a simple catch
England 407/9, Partnership of 9
D Gough c Campbell b Murphy 5 (11b 1x4 0x6)
AJ Stewart 123* (281b 21x4) BA Murphy 24.5-6-57-1
134.6 Murphy to Stewart, no run, defended
End of over 135 (3 runs) England 407/9 (lead by 324 runs)
BA Murphy 25-6-57-1 - Nursery End
ESH Giddins 0* (0b) AJ Stewart 123* (282b 21x4)
135.1 Streak to Giddins, no run, edged but off the bounce to the widest
man in the slip cordon
135.2 Streak to Giddins, three runs, stroked firmly back down the wicket.
Thats Giddins first runs in test cricket
135.3 Streak to Stewart, one run, driven nicely to those acres of well
trimmed grass on the leg side
135.4 Streak to Giddins, FOUR, Giddins makes room and smashes the ball
through the off side
135.5 Streak to Giddins, OUT:
England 415/10, Partnership of 8
ESH Giddins c Strang b Streak 7 (4b 1x4 0x6)
AJ Stewart 124* (283b 21x4) HH Streak 35.5-12-87-6 (1w 1nb)
Big heave to the on side, the ball goes high up in the air and ends
up safely in mid on's hands
Thats the end of the England innings. They have a lead of 332
something that puts them in a pretty comfortable position one
would reckon
0.1 Gough to GW Flower, no run, jumps off a goodish length, dabs it
down. 82mph
0.2 Gough to GW Flower, no run, comes forward, hit on pad - impassioned
appeal from Gough turned down
0.3 Gough to GW Flower, no run, flicked round the pad straight to
Ramprakash at short leg. Getting quicker as he warms up: 86 mph
0.4 Gough to GW Flower, two runs, inswinger, pushed past Gough's right
hand down to midoff
0.5 Gough to GW Flower, no run, sliding down the leg side, raps the pad
0.6 Gough to GW Flower, OUT: hit on the front pad, playing round it
Zimbabwe 2/1, Partnership of 2
GW Flower lbw b Gough 2 (6b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 1 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 2/1 (trail by 330 runs)
D Gough 1-0-2-1 - Nursery End
TR Gripper 0* (0b)
Goodwin the new bat at the nonstrikers end.
1.1 Caddick to Gripper, no run, big 'ooooo' from the crowd as Gripper
defends
1.2 Caddick to Gripper, no run, shoulders arms and lets that go by:
more 'ooo's
1.3 Caddick to Gripper, no run, and again, just lets it go by.
1.4 Caddick to Gripper, no run, on his toes, defends into the onside
wheere the helmeted Ramprakash fields from short leg
1.5 Caddick to Gripper, no run, too wide again, just lets it go by
1.6 Caddick to Gripper, no run, straighter, turned into the onside
End of over 2 (maiden) Zimbabwe 2/1 (trail by 330 runs)
AR Caddick 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
MW Goodwin 0* (0b) TR Gripper 0* (6b)
Three slips, gully, short leg.
2.1 Gough to Goodwin, no run, shorter, tries to duck then pull: makes a
real mess and is lucky it doesn't bloop up to Ramprakash standing
almost in his hip pocket. Fast ball, too, 88mph
2.2 Gough to Goodwin, no run, too wide, Gripper can leave this alone.
88.2 this time
2.3 Gough to Goodwin, no run, on his toes, defends: Gough consistently
around 88mph
2.4 Gough to Goodwin, no run, left alone, but did come back a little
off the seam
2.5 Gough to Goodwin, no run, dabs down on a ball outside off, runs out
to point
2.6 Gough to Goodwin, no run, slanted across, squares him up, Stewart
takes down legside
End of over 3 (maiden) Zimbabwe 2/1 (trail by 330 runs)
D Gough 2-1-2-1 - Nursery End
TR Gripper 0* (6b) MW Goodwin 0* (6b)
Eight overs to go, weather permirring.
3.1 Caddick to Gripper, one run, turned behind square. England keen to
change ends fast
3.2 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, shoulders arms and leaves it
3.3 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, worked into the onside off his pads
3.4 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, turned straight to Ramprakash at
suicide corner, along the ground
3.5 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, forward, and defends solidly to a
straight ball on a length
3.6 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, shoulders arms again: Caddick's radar
not as good as Thursday morning.
End of over 4 (1 run) Zimbabwe 3/1 (trail by 329 runs)
AR Caddick 2-1-1-0 - Pavilion End
TR Gripper 1* (7b) MW Goodwin 0* (11b)
4.1 Gough to Gripper, no run, bangs it in short, gets no bounce at all,
left well alone
4.2 Gough to Gripper, FOUR, squared up, not a very controlled edge past
third slip
4.3 Gough to Gripper, no run, beaten comprehensively outside off,
pushing forward
4.4 Gough to Gripper, no run, and again, carbon copy of the last ball,
same shot, anout an inch of daylight between ball and edge
Third umpire being called to check whether this carries... edged to
second slip....
4.5 Gough to Gripper, OUT: third umpire gives it, just carrying to
Knight at second slip
Zimbabwe 7/2, Partnership of 5
TR Gripper c Knight b Gough 5 (12b 1x4 0x6)
MW Goodwin 0* (11b) D Gough 2.5-1-6-2
Campbell comes to the wicket.
4.6 Gough to Campbell, FOUR, driven sweetly square on the offside
End of over 5 (8 runs) Zimbabwe 11/2 (trail by 321 runs)
D Gough 3-1-10-2 - Nursery End
MW Goodwin 0* (11b) ADR Campbell 4* (1b 1x4)
5.1 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, dabbed into the ground, bounces high
into the air on the legside
5.2 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, right through him, pushing forward,
taken by Stewart
5.3 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, lets it go by, seams away alarmingly
after it passes him
5.4 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, shoulders arms again, lets it go by
5.5 Caddick to Goodwin, FOUR, edged between third slip and gully
5.6 Caddick to Goodwin, (noball) no run, lets it go through to Stewart
5.6 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, pushed gently to midon
End of over 6 (5 runs) Zimbabwe 16/2 (trail by 316 runs)
AR Caddick 3-1-6-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
ADR Campbell 4* (1b 1x4) MW Goodwin 4* (18b 1x4)
6.1 Gough to Campbell, no run, short, slanted across him, and left well
alone
6.2 Gough to Campbell, legbye: one run, off the pad into the onside
trying to glance
6.3 Gough to Goodwin, one run, firm push/drive to Giddins at midoff,
well fielded
6.4 Gough to Campbell, no run, on middle and off, defends, turning it
to leg
6.5 Gough to Campbell, no run, comes across into line, then lets the
ball go by: slanted across again
6.6 Gough to Campbell, OUT: pitched leg stump to the lefthander,
straightenedand would have hit it, playing round it trying to turn
to leg
Zimbabwe 18/3, Partnership of 11
ADR Campbell lbw b Gough 4 (6b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 7 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 18/3 (trail by 314 runs)
D Gough 4-1-11-3 - Nursery End
MW Goodwin 5* (19b 1x4)
7.1 Caddick to Goodwin, FOUR, picked off his pads and carted down to
the square leg boundary
7.2 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, left alone
7.3 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, shoulders arms again: Caddick's line
not at all threatening tonight
7.4 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, oof. He'd have doen well to leave that
alone as well, rather than attempting to cut at it and miss.
7.5 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, goes back to the more prudent approach
of not going anywhere near it, shouldering arms
7.6 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, rather a wasted over, as he shoulders
arms again
End of over 8 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 22/3 (trail by 310 runs)
AR Caddick 4-1-10-0 (1nb) - Pavilion End
BA Murphy 0* (0b) MW Goodwin 9* (25b 2x4)
Four slips now.
8.1 Gough to Murphy, two runs, leans on it, pushing past extra cover
for two and almost collides with Gough going for the second
8.2 Gough to Murphy, no run, dug in, again not as much bounce as
expected, and he takes the bat away, letting it go through
8.3 Gough to Murphy, no run, if we were being charitable, he left this
alone outside off: he'd probably claim he did
8.4 Gough to Murphy, FOUR, all along the ground off the toe end past
point
8.5 Gough to Murphy, one run, pushed into the covers: looking perhaps
more confident than any of the preceeding batsmen
8.6 Gough to Goodwin, two runs, turned off his toes to square leg
End of over 9 (9 runs) Zimbabwe 31/3 (trail by 301 runs)
D Gough 5-1-20-3 - Nursery End
BA Murphy 7* (5b 1x4) MW Goodwin 11* (26b 2x4)
9.1 Caddick to Murphy, no run, right through him: much better line from
Caddick, bouncing over middle and off stump
9.2 Caddick to Murphy, no run, strays down the leg side, just lets it
go
9.3 Caddick to Murphy, (noball) one run, pushed into the offside and
take a quick single
9.3 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, and we're back to wide of offstump,
left alone, swingiong wider.
9.4 Caddick to Goodwin, no run, behind the line, pushed to point
9.5 Caddick to Goodwin, OUT: goes wide on the crease, swings late,
squares him up. That one came under the category of 'don't bother
waiting for the signal'. Very, very plumb.
Zimbabwe 33/4, Partnership of 15
MW Goodwin lbw b Caddick 11 (29b 2x4 0x6)
BA Murphy 8* (8b 1x4) AR Caddick 4.5-1-12-1 (2nb)
Last over of the session starting.
9.6 Caddick to A Flower, two runs, rather laid back fielding from a
push into the offside allows 2
End of over 10 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 35/4 (trail by 297 runs)
AR Caddick 5-1-14-1 (2nb) - Pavilion End
BA Murphy 8* (8b 1x4) A Flower 2* (1b)
10.1 Gough to Murphy, no run, nasty brutish and short, tickling him
under the ribs and not a lot short of 90mph.
10.2 Gough to Murphy, no run
10.3 Gough to Murphy, one run, into the onside
10.4 Gough to A Flower, no run, slanted across and left alone
10.5 Gough to A Flower, OUT: very very plumb in front: Flower actually
was walking before Orchard's finger went up
Zimbabwe 36/5, Partnership of 3
A Flower lbw b Gough 2 (3b 0x4 0x6)
BA Murphy 9* (11b 1x4) D Gough 5.5-1-21-4
10.6 Gough to Johnson, no run, that was very *very* quick, but his radar
was a bit off: slanted well across and left alone
End of over 11 (1 run) Zimbabwe 36/5 (trail by 296 runs)
D Gough 6-1-21-4 - Nursery End
BA Murphy 9* (11b 1x4) NC Johnson 0* (1b)
11.1 Caddick to Murphy, no run, left alone outside off: England claiming
the extra half hour
11.2 Caddick to Murphy, no run
11.3 Caddick to Murphy, two runs, rather awkward looking shovel into the
onside
11.4 Caddick to Murphy, no run, comes round the wicket, left well alone
as it slants across, to the disappointment of four eager-looking
slips.
11.5 Caddick to Murphy, no run, goes down legside, swings alarmingly to
off as it passes him, well taken by Stewart
11.6 Caddick to Murphy, no run, edged, bouncing just short of third slip
End of over 12 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 38/5 (trail by 294 runs)
AR Caddick 6-1-16-1 (2nb) - Pavilion End
NC Johnson 0* (1b) BA Murphy 11* (17b 1x4)
12.1 Gough to Johnson, one run, pushed into the onside, Gough and Murphy
briefly attempt to occupy the same physical space
12.2 Gough to Murphy, no run, tries the offbreak, left alone
12.3 Gough to Murphy, no run, vociferous lbw appeal, going down legside
12.4 Gough to Murphy, no run, awayswinger, pulls the bat out of the way
12.5 Gough to Murphy, no run, nips back in at him, well kept out
12.6 Gough to Murphy, no run, short again, over his shoulder, taken down
legside
End of over 13 (1 run) Zimbabwe 39/5 (trail by 293 runs)
D Gough 7-1-22-4 - Nursery End
NC Johnson 1* (2b) BA Murphy 11* (22b 1x4)
Caddick round the wicket to Johnson
13.1 Caddick to Johnson, no run, wide outside off, left wisely well lone
13.2 Caddick to Johnson, no run, dribbles out on the offside
13.3 Caddick to Johnson, no run, practically cuts him in half, over the
top of the stumps. Appeal for catch behind is correctly declined
by Willey
13.4 Caddick to Johnson, no run, pushed on the onside
Umpires consult about the light, offer it to Zimbabwe. who, wisely,
accept
Barring the flutter after tea, a very good day for England, with
excellent innings from Stewart and Hick and a very fast spell from
Gough returning figures of 4-22. Mention should be made, though,
of Streak's six wickets.
There will be no further play today. Join us again tomorrow at 1000
GMT for what one would have to accept will be the final day of
this match. Please fell free to email us with your comments to
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welcome to CricInfo's coverage of the 4th day of the 1st Test
the news however is not very good, the match will not start on time
there has been heavy shower last night and some shower today
morning as well
there will be an inspection at 11:15 AM in the morning
the rain has stopped now though
while we watch the groundstaff do their best getting the ground
ready, I will take you through the various aspects of CricInfo's
coverage
for your viewing pleasure we have high quality digital photographs
of the state of the play taken every few minutes and added to the
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every hour, match reports are filed from the press box, describing
the session in detail
end of each day, you will find summarised match reports, analysis
of the entire days play giving various points of view
true to its form, the rain has taken over Lord's
hard and heavy rains, groundstaff rushing in to cover whatever they
can
there is no chance of any inspection at 11:15 AM at this rate
The umpires have now decided to do another inspection at 13:40
(12:40 GMT)"
Umpires inspection taking place
Umpires have decided to start at 2.10pm if not further rain
one or two damp patches, but nothing more
play will resume in 15 mins, all the covers have been removed
players are warming up on the outfield
skies look blue and clear for now
7 mins of rolling taking place now
very few people in the ground
in you live close to Lord's tickets are 5 pounds
Match State: Play resumes at 14.10 (13.10 GMT)
pitch looks nice a dry today
Umpires have appeared
play will start in 2-3 mins
England players appear
the not out batsmen appear
Johnson to face Caddick
2 balls of the over left
remain 64.2
Caddick is ready
13.5 Caddick to Johnson, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
sightscreen being moved
13.6 Caddick to Johnson, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
End of over 14 (maiden) Zimbabwe 39/5 (trail by 293 runs)
AR Caddick 7-2-16-1 (2nb) - Pavilion End
BA Murphy 11* (22b 1x4) NC Johnson 1* (8b)
Gough to continue
14.1 Gough to Murphy, no run, played to mid off
4 slips, gully, wide mid off
14.2 Gough to Murphy, no run, plays this to mid off
14.3 Gough to Murphy, no run, leaves this, 86.2 overs
5 pounds entry today
14.4 Gough to Murphy, no run, in the air, drops in front of short leg,
gets a hand to it
14.5 Gough to Murphy, no run, that lifted, plays it down
14.6 Gough to Murphy, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
End of over 15 (maiden) Zimbabwe 39/5 (trail by 293 runs)
D Gough 8-2-22-4 - Pavilion End
NC Johnson 1* (8b) BA Murphy 11* (28b 1x4)
15.1 Caddick to Johnson, two runs, turns this down to fine leg
15.2 Caddick to Johnson, no run, played this out to the gully (Flintoff)
15.3 Caddick to Johnson, no run, pushes this, edges this to 2nd slip
15.4 Caddick to Johnson, one run, played off the legs
all chnage in the field
15.5 Caddick to Murphy, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
shoulders arms
15.6 Caddick to Murphy, no run, short, outside the off stump
End of over 16 (3 runs) Zimbabwe 42/5 (trail by 290 runs)
AR Caddick 8-2-19-1 (2nb) - Nursery End
NC Johnson 4* (12b) BA Murphy 11* (30b 1x4)
16.1 Gough to Johnson, FOUR, misfield by schofield, slips sin the wet
16.2 Gough to Johnson, no run, drives and get nothing
16.3 Gough to Johnson, one run, played this into the gully, fumble by
flintoff
16.4 Gough to Murphy, two runs, short leg chases after it
16.5 Gough to Murphy, no run, thick outside edges drop short of the
slips
16.6 Gough to Murphy, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
End of over 17 (7 runs) Zimbabwe 49/5 (trail by 283 runs)
D Gough 9-2-29-4 - Pavilion End
NC Johnson 9* (15b 1x4) BA Murphy 13* (33b 1x4)
17.1 Caddick to Johnson, no run, played back to bowler
17.2 Caddick to Johnson, OUT: 2nd slip pouches it
Zimbabwe 49/6, Partnership of 13
NC Johnson c Hick b Caddick 9 (17b 1x4 0x6)
BA Murphy 13* (33b 1x4) AR Caddick 8.2-2-19-2 (2nb)
17.3 Caddick to Whittall, no run, solid defense
17.4 Caddick to Whittall, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper, coat of varnish away
17.5 Caddick to Whittall, (noball) no run, 3 rd of the innings and
brings up the 50
17.5 Caddick to Whittall, no run
17.6 Caddick to Whittall, no run, fwd defends
End of over 18 (1 run) Zimbabwe 50/6 (trail by 282 runs)
AR Caddick 9-2-20-2 (3nb) - Nursery End
BA Murphy 13* (33b 1x4) GJ Whittall 0* (5b)
18.1 Gough to Murphy, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
86.8 mph that ball
18.2 Gough to Murphy, no run, good solid defnsive shot
18.3 Gough to Murphy, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
18.4 Gough to Murphy, no run, huge appeal for LBW, not out
18.5 Gough to Murphy, no run, played to on side
18.6 Gough to Murphy, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
End of over 19 (maiden) Zimbabwe 50/6 (trail by 282 runs)
D Gough 10-3-29-4 - Pavilion End
GJ Whittall 0* (5b) BA Murphy 13* (39b 1x4)
very close to outside edges
sawdust being spread about
19.1 Caddick to Whittall, one run, gettle push to of side
19.2 Caddick to Murphy, no run, yorker, hit the foot holes, great take
by Stewart
round the wicket now
19.3 Caddick to Murphy, no run, payed oput to the gully
19.4 Caddick to Murphy, no run, going down the leg side
back over the wicket now
19.5 Caddick to Murphy, (noball) no run, now
that looks harsh
19.5 Caddick to Murphy, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
19.6 Caddick to Murphy, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
End of over 20 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 52/6 (trail by 280 runs)
AR Caddick 10-2-22-2 (4nb) - Nursery End
GJ Whittall 1* (6b) BA Murphy 13* (45b 1x4)
20.1 Gough to Whittall, no run, speared in, played out to mid on
20.2 Gough to Whittall, no run, played to the gully now
20.3 Gough to Whittall, no run, play and miss, very close to outside
edge
20.4 Gough to Whittall, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
20.5 Gough to Whittall, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
20.6 Gough to Whittall, one run, gentle push to mid on
End of over 21 (1 run) Zimbabwe 53/6 (trail by 279 runs)
D Gough 11-3-30-4 - Pavilion End
GJ Whittall 2* (12b) BA Murphy 13* (45b 1x4)
loosk like Giddens could get a bowl
new bowl esh
21.1 Giddins to Whittall, no run, and he is ob the spot 1st ball
21.2 Giddins to Whittall, no run, plays in behind this
21.3 Giddins to Whittall, two runs, played to fine leg
21.4 Giddins to Whittall, FOUR, nice looking drive
follwed the swing of the ball
21.5 Giddins to Whittall, one run, turned down to fine leg
21.6 Giddins to Murphy, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
End of over 22 (7 runs) Zimbabwe 60/6 (trail by 272 runs)
ESH Giddins 1-0-7-0 - Nursery End
GJ Whittall 9* (17b 1x4) BA Murphy 13* (46b 1x4)
22.1 Gough to Whittall, no run, off his toes, to gully
22.2 Gough to Whittall, three runs, driven through mid wicket, removes
adivet as well caddicck
22.3 Gough to Murphy, no run
22.4 Gough to Murphy, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
22.5 Gough to Murphy, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
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22.6 Gough to Murphy, no run, played to schofield in the gully
End of over 23 (3 runs) Zimbabwe 63/6 (trail by 269 runs)
D Gough 12-3-33-4 - Pavilion End
GJ Whittall 12* (19b 1x4) BA Murphy 13* (50b 1x4)
23.1 Giddins to Whittall, two runs, off the back foot
23.2 Giddins to Whittall, no run, fwd defends
23.3 Giddins to Whittall, no run, played uppishly to mid off
23.4 Giddins to Whittall, two runs, inswinger to mid off
23.5 Giddins to Whittall, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
23.6 Giddins to Whittall, two runs, hald stopped in the gully
End of over 24 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 69/6 (trail by 263 runs)
ESH Giddins 2-0-13-0 - Nursery End
BA Murphy 13* (50b 1x4) GJ Whittall 18* (25b 1x4)
24.1 Gough to Murphy, no run, going down the leg side
24.2 Gough to Murphy, no run
24.3 Gough to Murphy, one run, to the off side, as the sun shines
24.4 Gough to Whittall, no run
24.5 Gough to Whittall, no run, played to off side
24.6 Gough to Whittall, no run, off break, slower ball
End of over 25 (1 run) Zimbabwe 70/6 (trail by 262 runs)
D Gough 13-3-34-4 - Pavilion End
BA Murphy 14* (53b 1x4) GJ Whittall 18* (28b 1x4)
25.1 Giddins to Murphy, no run, bounced in front of the slips, tough one
for Hick
25.2 Giddins to Murphy, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
25.3 Giddins to Murphy, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
25.4 Giddins to Murphy, no run
25.5 Giddins to Murphy, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
25.6 Giddins to Murphy, no run
End of over 26 (maiden) Zimbabwe 70/6 (trail by 262 runs)
ESH Giddins 3-1-13-0 - Nursery End
GJ Whittall 18* (28b 1x4) BA Murphy 14* (59b 1x4)
26.1 Caddick to Whittall, FOUR
26.2 Caddick to Whittall, no run
26.3 Caddick to Whittall, no run, played to off side
26.4 Caddick to Whittall, no run, played to the bowler
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26.5 Caddick to Whittall, no run
26.6 Caddick to Whittall, no run
End of over 27 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 74/6 (trail by 258 runs)
AR Caddick 11-2-26-2 (4nb) - Pavilion End
BA Murphy 14* (59b 1x4) GJ Whittall 22* (34b 2x4)
27.1 Giddins to Murphy, no run, appeals for a catch behind, not out
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27.2 Giddins to Murphy, no run
27.3 Giddins to Murphy, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
27.4 Giddins to Murphy, OUT: lovely inswinger
Zimbabwe 74/7, Partnership of 25
BA Murphy lbw b Giddins 14 (63b 1x4 0x6)
GJ Whittall 22* (34b 2x4) ESH Giddins 3.4-1-13-1
not playing a shot
27.5 Giddins to Streak, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
27.6 Giddins to Streak, OUT: lofted shot
Zimbabwe 74/8, Partnership of 0
HH Streak c Knight b Giddins 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 28 (maiden) Zimbabwe 74/8 (trail by 258 runs)
ESH Giddins 4-2-13-2 - Nursery End
GJ Whittall 22* (34b 2x4)
28.1 Caddick to Whittall, no run, played into the off side
28.2 Caddick to Whittall, no run, shuffles back
28.3 Caddick to Whittall, no run, played to on side
28.4 Caddick to Whittall, no run, hits the pad, bounces down to Hussain
28.5 Caddick to Whittall, no run, shuffles into line this time, gully
fields
28.6 Caddick to Whittall, no run, driven firmly, Hussain chases after it
End of over 29 (maiden) Zimbabwe 74/8 (trail by 258 runs)
AR Caddick 12-3-26-2 (4nb) - Pavilion End
BC Strang 0* (0b) GJ Whittall 22* (40b 2x4)
29.1 Giddins to Strang, no run, going down the leg side
29.2 Giddins to Strang, no run, chipped up in the air, drops short of
Gough
29.3 Giddins to Strang, no run, charges down the wicket, one day action
29.4 Giddins to Strang, no run, full toss, hits him high on the thigh
pad
29.5 Giddins to Strang, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper, wide
of the crease
29.6 Giddins to Strang, no run, wide of the crease, off the short run
End of over 30 (maiden) Zimbabwe 74/8 (trail by 258 runs)
ESH Giddins 5-3-13-2 - Nursery End
GJ Whittall 22* (40b 2x4) BC Strang 0* (6b)
30.1 Caddick to Whittall, one run, played to the gully
30.2 Caddick to Strang, no run, played to on sdie
30.3 Caddick to Strang, two runs, cow shot to mid wicket
30.4 Caddick to Strang, no run, played to off side
30.5 Caddick to Strang, one run, to mid off
30.6 Caddick to Whittall, no run, played back to bowler
End of over 31 (4 runs) Zimbabwe 78/8 (trail by 254 runs)
AR Caddick 13-3-30-2 (4nb) - Pavilion End
BC Strang 3* (10b) GJ Whittall 23* (42b 2x4)
31.1 Giddins to Strang, no run, played to on sdie
31.2 Giddins to Strang, two runs, into the on side
31.3 Giddins to Strang, FOUR, clonked it down the ground
31.4 Giddins to Strang, no run
31.5 Giddins to Strang, no run, played to off side
31.6 Giddins to Strang, no run, going down the leg side
End of over 32 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 84/8 (trail by 248 runs)
ESH Giddins 6-3-19-2 - Nursery End
GJ Whittall 23* (42b 2x4) BC Strang 9* (16b 1x4)
32.1 Caddick to Whittall, no run, appleal for a catch not given
32.2 Caddick to Whittall, no run
32.3 Caddick to Whittall, no run
32.4 Caddick to Whittall, no run, played to the off side
32.5 Caddick to Whittall, no run, played to off side, off the thigh pad
32.6 Caddick to Whittall, no run
End of over 33 (maiden) Zimbabwe 84/8 (trail by 248 runs)
AR Caddick 14-4-30-2 (4nb) - Pavilion End
BC Strang 9* (16b 1x4) GJ Whittall 23* (48b 2x4)
33.1 Giddins to Strang, FOUR, clobbered wide of mid on, given the charge
33.2 Giddins to Strang, no run, hits the pad, half an appeal
33.3 Giddins to Strang, no run, full toss, hits it hard into whittall
33.4 Giddins to Strang, FOUR, fulltoss, swung away for 4 to cowshot
corner
33.5 Giddins to Strang, no run, played into the ground
33.6 Giddins to Strang, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
End of over 34 (8 runs) Zimbabwe 92/8 (trail by 240 runs)
ESH Giddins 7-3-27-2 - Nursery End
GJ Whittall 23* (48b 2x4) BC Strang 17* (22b 3x4)
34.1 Caddick to Whittall, OUT: caught as easy shelling peas
Zimbabwe 92/9, Partnership of 18
GJ Whittall c Hick b Caddick 23 (49b 2x4 0x6)
BC Strang 17* (22b 3x4) AR Caddick 14.1-4-30-3 (4nb)
34.2 Caddick to Mbangwa, no run, played to Gough at mid off
34.3 Caddick to Mbangwa, no run, fwd defends
34.4 Caddick to Mbangwa, no run, bouncer, backs away from this
34.5 Caddick to Mbangwa, no run, appeals for caught behind, not out
34.6 Caddick to Mbangwa, no run, yorker, difs it out
End of over 35 (maiden) Zimbabwe 92/9 (trail by 240 runs)
AR Caddick 15-5-30-3 (4nb) - Pavilion End
BC Strang 17* (22b 3x4) M Mbangwa 0* (5b)
Gough is back looking for a 5
35.1 Gough to Strang, (noball) two runs, so that was 3
35.1 Gough to Strang, FOUR, swung away high over mid off
35.2 Gough to Strang, two runs, chips it over the gully and 100 is up
35.3 Gough to Strang, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
attempted yorker
35.4 Gough to Strang, FOUR, heaves this, inside edge to fine leg
35.5 Gough to Strang, no run, almost a run out, looses his footing
35.6 Gough to Strang, no run, played to mid off, 13 off the over
End of over 36 (13 runs) Zimbabwe 105/9 (trail by 227 runs)
D Gough 14-3-47-4 (1nb) - Nursery End
M Mbangwa 0* (5b) BC Strang 29* (29b 5x4)
36.1 Caddick to Mbangwa, FOUR, off his pads
clipped through mid wicket
36.2 Caddick to Mbangwa, FOUR, streaky insiode inside edge
36.3 Caddick to Mbangwa, no run, played defensively
36.4 Caddick to Mbangwa, no run, plays it down
36.5 Caddick to Mbangwa, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
36.6 Caddick to Mbangwa, no run
End of over 37 (8 runs) Zimbabwe 113/9 (trail by 219 runs)
AR Caddick 16-5-38-3 (4nb) - Pavilion End
BC Strang 29* (29b 5x4) M Mbangwa 8* (11b 2x4)
37.1 Gough to Strang, no run, short, hits the wrist. drops the bat
37.2 Gough to Strang, (noball) no run, steps away
37.2 Gough to Strang, (noball) no run, big swing
37.2 Gough to Strang, no run, played to on side
37.3 Gough to Strang, FOUR, short on the off stump, hit througfh mid off
skimmer
37.4 Gough to Strang, no run, hit on the foreman this time
37.5 Gough to Strang, FOUR
37.6 Gough to Strang, no run
End of over 38 (10 runs) Zimbabwe 123/9 (trail by 209 runs)
D Gough 15-3-57-4 (3nb) - Nursery End
M Mbangwa 8* (11b 2x4) BC Strang 37* (37b 7x4)
sorry that was 4 not 6
38.1 Caddick to Mbangwa, no run, played to mid wicket
38.2 Caddick to Mbangwa, OUT: played this on and england win
Zimbabwe 123/10, Partnership of 31
M Mbangwa b Caddick 8 (13b 2x4 0x6)
BC Strang 37* (37b 7x4) AR Caddick 16.2-5-38-4 (4nb)
england win by an inning and 209 runs
Match State: England win by an innings 209 runs
1st innings victory since 1994
Presentation Ceremony:
Umpires receive medallions (Peter Willey, Dave Orchard, John
Holder, John Harris)
Man of the Match (£2,500, medallion and champagne) Jonathan Agnew
(BBC commentator) to adjudicate
Agnew praises groundstaff for their work during the Test.
Also mentions: Andy Caddick 3-28, Darren Gough on Saturday night 4-
22, Ed Giddins in his 2nd Test 5-15 in the first innings, Heath
Streak 6-87 best figures by a Zimbabwean in Test cricket
Hard work for batting, Alec Stewart 124*, made all the more
difficult because of Chelsea playing in cup final, and Graeme
Hick's 101
But the award goes to Ed Giddins
Giddins being interviewed: "Its been a great all round performance
and we're thoroughly pleased to get it over and done with today.
We're going to have to keep the pressure on at Trent Bridge, but
we're looking forward to it."
Winning captain receives £21,000 cheque and champagne
Nasser Hussain steps up to receive both those things
I was very delighted with our performance. I'm sure Zimbabwe will
be disappointed with the way they played, I'm also sure they will
come back at Trent Bridge.
I thought we showed both class and professionalism.
Winning is very important, we've got some harder tasks ahead of us,
6 more Tests, we're not going to get carried away by any means.
Now Andy Flower (Zimbabwe captain) steps forward:
Obviously we're all disappointed with the way we played, but if we
can come back stronger, we can get over it.
Says he was disappointed that Henry Olonga couldn't play
He has got a chance to be fit for Trent Bridge.
And that's the end of the presentations, and our coverage of this
opening Test match of the English summer. But, they'll be plenty
more reaction online over the coming hours and days in the way of
reports, interviews and photographs.
Plus full coverage of the 2nd and deciding Test Match from Trent
Bridge between 1 and 5 June.
Please join us then, but for now, good afternoon from Lord's.
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