Match State: Match start scheduled for 9.35am local time (13.35 GMT, 14.35 BST)
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 6th one day
international between West Indies and England being held at
Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia
yesterday Sarwan and Smith snatched victory to level the series 1-1
another bright and sunny day and the stage is set nicely
Variable clouds with a chance of showers. High 87F. Winds E at 10
to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30% is the weather forecast for the day
birthday boy Brian Lara has won the toss and elected to field first
no changes in the West Indian playing eleven
just the one change in the England team, Gareth Batty finds a place
in the playing eleven in place of Ian Blackwell.
good crowd in today also, almost all the seats are taken and the
atmosphere is already electric !
the weather is perfect and the music is pumping
as usual Trescothick and Vaughan will open the innings
Ravi Rampaul to start the bowling attack, coming over the wicket to
the left handed Trescothick
0.1 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run, short pitched, hits the deck and
goes away from the left hander, almost played at it
two slips in place
0.2 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away a long way
0.3 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run, again movement outside the off
stump, no shot offered
0.4 Rampaul to Trescothick, two runs, outside the off stump, pushed
wide of the diving gully fielder, Bravo runs across in the deep
and stops the ball diving full length to his left, excellent
fielding, saves a certain four
0.5 Rampaul to Trescothick, wide: one run, down the leg side, hits the
keeper and rolls away down to the deep fine leg region
0.5 Rampaul to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, very close to the off stump line, defended watchfully
0.6 Rampaul to Vaughan, no run, drifting down the leg side, hits the
pad and rolls away to the on side
End of over 1 (4 runs) England 4/0 (RR: 4.00)
R Rampaul 1-0-4-0 (1w)
ME Trescothick 2* (4b) MP Vaughan 0* (2b)
Dillon to share the new ball
just the one slip in and a gully in place
1.1 Dillon to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
1.2 Dillon to Trescothick, no run, smashed but straight to the man at
short extra cover, was wide outside the off stump, timing was
perfect but the placement was not
1.3 Dillon to Trescothick, no run, good replay, gets one to climb on
the left hander, Trescothick leans back and moves away from the
line, well left
Lara stops the bowler half way through his run up to make a change
in the field
fine leg comes up
1.4 Dillon to Trescothick, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
1.5 Dillon to Trescothick, one run, outside the off stump, waits for it
and plays it down to the third man region
1.6 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
straight to the fielder at mid off
End of over 2 (1 run) England 5/0 (RR: 2.50)
M Dillon 1-0-1-0 - Pavillion End
ME Trescothick 3* (9b) MP Vaughan 0* (3b)
just the one run from the Dillon over, good start
2.1 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
went on to hit the pad, can't give those out says the umpire
2.2 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run, fraction short, angling across the
left hander, pushed straight to the fielder at gully
leg slip in place
2.3 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run, beaten! short of a good length
pitched outside the off stump and moving away late, Trescothick
pushes at it and gets beaten
TV replays shows the ball just flicked the off stump, Trescothick
gets a lucky break !
2.4 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run
2.5 Rampaul to Trescothick, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump,
Trescothick moves forward and smashes it wide of the cover
fielder, no stopping that
2.6 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run, down the leg side, ball clips the
pad and goes to the leg slip
End of over 3 (4 runs) England 9/0 (RR: 3.00)
R Rampaul 2-0-8-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
MP Vaughan 0* (3b) ME Trescothick 7* (15b 1x4)
3.1 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended
two slips in place for the right hander
3.2 Dillon to Vaughan, one run, defended to the on side with soft
hands, easy single taken, captain off the mark
3.3 Dillon to Trescothick, one run, short delivery on the middle and
off, pulled away tot he deep backward sqaure region, was hit hard
but straight to the fielder
3.4 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
3.5 Dillon to Vaughan, FOUR, fuller length delivery drifting into the
legs, moves back and flicks it away to the fine leg fence, gets it
well wide of the fielder and beats him comfortably
3.6 Dillon to Vaughan, one run
End of over 4 (7 runs) England 16/0 (RR: 4.00)
M Dillon 2-0-8-0 - Pavillion End
MP Vaughan 6* (8b 1x4) ME Trescothick 8* (16b 1x4)
4.1 Rampaul to Vaughan, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, defended on the
backfoot
4.2 Rampaul to Vaughan, one run, again angling in after pitching
outside the off stump, defended to the on side with soft hands,
quick single taken, well run
slip is taken away and a short extra cover comes in place
4.3 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run, defended to the off side
4.4 Rampaul to Trescothick, FOUR, shot! walks down the track and plays
it wide of the cover fielder, ball races away to the fence, very
well placed
change of angle, Rampaul decides to come round the wicket
4.5 Rampaul to Trescothick, one run, moves forward and defends it wide
of the mid off fielder, easy single taken, well run again
4.6 Rampaul to Vaughan, one run, on the middle and leg, truned away to
the square leg region, fielder moves across and half stops it,
can't prevent the single
End of over 5 (7 runs) England 23/0 (RR: 4.60)
R Rampaul 3-0-15-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
MP Vaughan 8* (11b 1x4) ME Trescothick 13* (19b 2x4)
5.1 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery touch outside the
off stump, defended down to the mid off region
5.2 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, bit slower than the earlier ball, defended down the
track, dillon moves forward and picks it up
5.3 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, bit of width outside the off stump,
Vaughan cuts and ends up miss-timing it to the point region
5.4 Dillon to Vaughan, one run, walks forward and plays it away to the
leg side, gets it wide of the fielder and a quick single is taken
short point comes in place
5.5 Dillon to Trescothick, no run, played down to the mid off region
5.6 Dillon to Trescothick, (noball) no run, on the middle and off,
defended down the track
5.6 Dillon to Trescothick, no run, short delivery very close to the off
stump, defended to the gully region, another good over for West
Indies
End of over 6 (2 runs) England 25/0 (RR: 4.17)
M Dillon 3-0-10-0 (1nb) - Pavillion End
MP Vaughan 9* (15b 1x4) ME Trescothick 13* (22b 2x4)
sedate start this by the england openers
6.1 Rampaul to Vaughan, no run
slip in place now
6.2 Rampaul to Vaughan, no run
6.3 Rampaul to Vaughan, two runs
6.4 Rampaul to Vaughan, no run
6.5 Rampaul to Vaughan, FOUR, on the middle and leg, flicked away to
the square leg fence, timed to perfection
6.6 Rampaul to Vaughan, one run, waits for it and plays it down to the
third man region
End of over 7 (7 runs) England 32/0 (RR: 4.57)
R Rampaul 4-0-22-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
MP Vaughan 16* (21b 2x4) ME Trescothick 13* (22b 2x4)
7.1 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, drifting down the leg side, turned away
straight to the man at backward square
7.2 Dillon to Vaughan, FOUR, lovely shot! pitched up outside the off
stump, Vaughan moves forward and across and plays it down the
track, gets it wide of the man at mid on and the ball races away
7.3 Dillon to Vaughan, no run
7.4 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, turned away to the square leg region
7.5 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, slower delivery, pitched outside the off
stump and moving away, Vaughan flashes hard but makes no contact
7.6 Dillon to Vaughan, no run
End of over 8 (4 runs) England 36/0 (RR: 4.50)
M Dillon 4-0-14-0 (1nb) - Pavillion End
ME Trescothick 13* (22b 2x4) MP Vaughan 20* (27b 3x4)
Rampaul to continue, coming round the stumps to the left hander
8.1 Rampaul to Trescothick, FOUR, pitched up on the legs, flicked away
to the fine leg fence, made it look easy
8.2 Rampaul to Trescothick, two runs, short outside the off stump,
played well wide of the keeper, bit of edge involved, third man
moves across quickly, dives and saves two runs
8.3 Rampaul to Trescothick, one run, comes down the track and gets it
away to the deep backward of square leg region, just a single this
time
8.4 Rampaul to Vaughan, two runs, almost! short delivery angling in
after pitching outside the off stump, Vaughan pulls and gets a top
edged down to the fine leg region, ball falls wide of the fielders
zeroing in
8.5 Rampaul to Vaughan, one run
8.6 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run
End of over 9 (10 runs) England 46/0 (RR: 5.11)
R Rampaul 5-0-32-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
MP Vaughan 23* (29b 3x4) ME Trescothick 20* (26b 3x4)
9.1 Dillon to Vaughan, wide: no run, way down the leg side
9.1 Dillon to Vaughan, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, played away to the deep third man region
9.2 Dillon to Trescothick, two runs, pitched up outside the off stump,
Trescothick flashes hard and gets a top edge, ball flys over the
gully fielder, 50 up for England
9.3 Dillon to Trescothick, no run
9.4 Dillon to Trescothick, FOUR, take that! short delivery very close
to the off stump line, Trescothick leans back and bit and cuts it
away to the point boundary, this out field is quick!
9.5 Dillon to Trescothick, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, tries to run it down fine and gets beaten
9.6 Dillon to Trescothick, one run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
Trescothick tries to plays it away and gets an inside edge on to
his pad, ball rolls away wide of the short fine leg fielder, easy
single
End of over 10 (9 runs) England 55/0 (RR: 5.50)
M Dillon 5-0-23-0 (1w 1nb) - Pavillion End
ME Trescothick 27* (31b 4x4) MP Vaughan 24* (30b 3x4)
another good over for England
10.1 Rampaul to Trescothick, no run, short outside the off stump, ball
kept a bit low after pitching, Trescothick cuts and gets beaten
10.2 Rampaul to Trescothick, two runs, pitched up outside the off stump,
drives and ends up hitting it to the vacant mid wicket region,
gets back for the second
10.3 Rampaul to Trescothick, OUT: got'm! good length delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, Trescothick tries to tap it
down to third man, ball takes the under edge and crashes into the
stumps, Rampaul rewarded
England 57/1, Partnership of 57
ME Trescothick b Rampaul 29 (34b 4x4 0x6)
MP Vaughan 24* (30b 3x4) R Rampaul 5.3-0-34-1 (1w)
Andrew Strauss is the next man in
10.4 Rampaul to Strauss, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended to the on side
10.5 Rampaul to Strauss, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
off stump line, defended on the back foot
10.6 Rampaul to Strauss, no run, defended to the on side
End of over 11 (2 runs) England 57/1 (RR: 5.18)
R Rampaul 6-0-34-1 (1w) - Media Centre End
MP Vaughan 24* (30b 3x4) AJ Strauss 0* (3b)
11.1 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery very close to the
off stump line, defended on the front foot
11.2 Dillon to Vaughan, one run, pitched outsid ethe off stump and
angling in, Vaughan goes back and flicks it away to the leg side,
Sarwan dives and half stops it, single taken
11.3 Dillon to Strauss, no run, on the middle and off, defended to the
mid off region
very strong breeze coming across the ground, Dillon bowling into it
11.4 Dillon to Strauss, no run
11.5 Dillon to Strauss, no run, moves forward and defends it with a
straight bat
11.6 Dillon to Strauss, one run, pitched up on the middle and angling
across, played down to the mid on region, gets it just wide of the
fielder, quick single to get off the mark
End of over 12 (2 runs) England 59/1 (RR: 4.92)
M Dillon 6-0-25-0 (1w 1nb) - Pavillion End
AJ Strauss 1* (7b) MP Vaughan 25* (32b 3x4)
first bowling change of the day, Bradshaw into the attack now
12.1 Bradshaw to Strauss, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
played down to the mid on region
12.2 Bradshaw to Strauss, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump,
cut away to the fine leg region, beats the third man comfortably,
nice looking shot
12.3 Bradshaw to Strauss, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended down to the mid on region
12.4 Bradshaw to Strauss, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Strauss moves forward and plays it down to the mid on region
12.5 Bradshaw to Strauss, no run, on the middle and leg, played away to
the mid wicket region
12.6 Bradshaw to Strauss, one run
End of over 13 (5 runs) England 64/1 (RR: 4.92)
IDR Bradshaw 1-0-5-0 - Media Centre End
AJ Strauss 6* (13b 1x4) MP Vaughan 25* (32b 3x4)
13.1 Dillon to Strauss, no run
13.2 Dillon to Strauss, no run
13.3 Dillon to Strauss, FOUR, cut away to the third man fence
13.4 Dillon to Strauss, one run
13.5 Dillon to Vaughan, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended down to the mid on region
13.6 Dillon to Vaughan, one run, slower delivery outside the off stump,
defended to the off side, easy single taken
End of over 14 (6 runs) England 70/1 (RR: 5.00)
M Dillon 7-0-31-0 (1w 1nb) - Pavillion End
MP Vaughan 26* (34b 3x4) AJ Strauss 11* (17b 2x4)
14.1 Bradshaw to Vaughan, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended
14.2 Bradshaw to Vaughan, wide: no run, down the leg side, Vaughan moves
across a long way and tries to turn it away, makes no connection
14.2 Bradshaw to Vaughan, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven hard, short cover moves across and fields
14.3 Bradshaw to Vaughan, no run, turned away to the mid wicket region,
good stop from Sarwan saves runs
14.4 Bradshaw to Vaughan, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, played down to the mid off region
14.5 Bradshaw to Strauss, no run, fraction short outside the off stump,
very close to cut but Strauss cuts, gets beaten
14.6 Bradshaw to Strauss, one run
End of over 15 (3 runs) England 73/1 (RR: 4.87)
IDR Bradshaw 2-0-8-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
AJ Strauss 12* (19b 2x4) MP Vaughan 27* (38b 3x4)
15.1 Bravo to Strauss, one run
15.2 Bravo to Vaughan, one run
15.3 Bravo to Strauss, no run
15.4 Bravo to Strauss, one run
15.5 Bravo to Vaughan, one run
15.6 Bravo to Strauss, no run
End of over 16 (4 runs) England 77/1 (RR: 4.81)
DJJ Bravo 1-0-4-0 - Pavillion End
MP Vaughan 29* (40b 3x4) AJ Strauss 14* (23b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
players are back in the middle
Bradshaw to continue
16.1 Bradshaw to Vaughan, one run, on the middle and leg, turned away to
the vacant square leg region, easy single
16.2 Bradshaw to Strauss, one run, worked away to the deep square leg
region
16.3 Bradshaw to Vaughan, two runs, on the pads, turned away to the deep
square leg region
16.4 Bradshaw to Vaughan, one run, played down to the deep fine leg
region, again just the single
16.5 Bradshaw to Strauss, one run
16.6 Bradshaw to Vaughan, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven ahrd, short cover moves across and half stops it
End of over 17 (6 runs) England 83/1 (RR: 4.88)
IDR Bradshaw 3-0-14-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
AJ Strauss 16* (25b 2x4) MP Vaughan 33* (44b 3x4)
17.1 Bravo to Strauss, no run, fraction short, on the pad, Strauss pulls
but makes no connection, ball hits the pad and rolls away to the
on side
17.2 Bravo to Strauss, wide: no run, this time way down the leg side
17.2 Bravo to Strauss, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, very
close to the off stump line, defended
17.3 Bravo to Strauss, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Strauss
comes down the track and tries to drive it, only manages to get an
inside edge on to his pad
17.4 Bravo to Strauss, one run, played down to the deep third man
region, easy single
17.5 Bravo to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, played straight to the man at extra cover
17.6 Bravo to Vaughan, one run, fuller length delivery outside the off
stump, played down to the long off region, easy single to end the
over
End of over 18 (3 runs) England 86/1 (RR: 4.78)
DJJ Bravo 2-0-7-0 (1w) - Pavillion End
MP Vaughan 34* (46b 3x4) AJ Strauss 17* (29b 2x4)
18.1 Bradshaw to Vaughan, no run
18.2 Bradshaw to Vaughan, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump,
fraction outside the off stump and in the slot, driven wide of the
man at extra cover, lovely shot
18.3 Bradshaw to Vaughan, FOUR, even better! pitched up on the middle
and off, Vaughan moves forward and drives it down the track, well
wide to the right of mid off, ball races away
18.4 Bradshaw to Vaughan, no run
18.5 Bradshaw to Vaughan, no run
18.6 Bradshaw to Vaughan, one run, angling across the right hander,
slight chage of pace, Vaughan waits for it and plays it down to
third man
End of over 19 (9 runs) England 95/1 (RR: 5.00)
IDR Bradshaw 4-0-23-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
MP Vaughan 43* (52b 5x4) AJ Strauss 17* (29b 2x4)
19.1 Bravo to Vaughan, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump, cut
away powerfully to the backward of point boundary, another great
shot, moves to 47
19.2 Bravo to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery, bit of away
movement, Vaughan moves forward and drives, gets beaten by a long
way
19.3 Bravo to Vaughan, one run, just short, pitched up outside the off
stump, driven uplishly, falls just short of the cover fielder,
single brings up the 100 for England
19.4 Bravo to Strauss, two runs, worked away to the fine leg region,
gets it well wide of the fielder, easy two
19.5 Bravo to Strauss, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, slower
delivery, driven away to the cover region, not a well timed shot
19.6 Bravo to Strauss, no run, defended to the gully region, Strauss
takes off for a quick single and is sent back, Powell moves across
quickly, the pick up is clean but the throw misses the stumps and
Strauss gets back in safely
End of over 20 (7 runs) England 102/1 (RR: 5.10)
DJJ Bravo 3-0-14-0 (1w) - Pavillion End
MP Vaughan 48* (55b 6x4) AJ Strauss 19* (32b 2x4)
Dwayne Smith into the attack now
20.1 Smith to Vaughan, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, played straight to the gully fielder
20.2 Smith to Vaughan, one run, on the middle and leg, turned away to
the deep backward of square leg region
20.3 Smith to Strauss, no run, on the middle and off, defended to the
off side, bowler follows it up
20.4 Smith to Strauss, no run, played away to the sqaure leg region,
another bad judgement, Vaughan not interested, throw from Gayle
misses the stumps and no damage is done
20.5 Smith to Strauss, one run
20.6 Smith to Vaughan, one run, fifty! played down to the long on
region, seventh ODI fifty
End of over 21 (3 runs) England 105/1 (RR: 5.00)
DR Smith 1-0-3-0 - Media Centre End
MP Vaughan 50* (58b 6x4) AJ Strauss 20* (35b 2x4)
21.1 Bravo to Vaughan, one run
21.2 Bravo to Strauss, legbye: one run
21.3 Bravo to Vaughan, one run
21.4 Bravo to Strauss, one run
21.5 Bravo to Vaughan, one run
21.6 Bravo to Strauss, no run
End of over 22 (5 runs) England 110/1 (RR: 5.00)
DJJ Bravo 4-0-18-0 (1w) - Pavillion End
MP Vaughan 53* (61b 6x4) AJ Strauss 21* (38b 2x4)
22.1 Smith to Vaughan, no run
22.2 Smith to Vaughan, no run
22.3 Smith to Vaughan, FOUR, superb delivery, pitched in-line with the
off stump and moving away, opens up Vaughan, ball takes the edge
and races down to the third man fence, life of a bowler!
22.4 Smith to Vaughan, one run
22.5 Smith to Strauss, one run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
wide of the mid off fielder, not timed well but gets a single
22.6 Smith to Vaughan, one run, fuller length, driven down to the mid
off region, Lara dives across and saves a certain four
End of over 23 (7 runs) England 117/1 (RR: 5.09)
DR Smith 2-0-10-0 - Media Centre End
MP Vaughan 59* (66b 7x4) AJ Strauss 22* (39b 2x4)
23.1 Bravo to Vaughan, no run, played to mid-on, shy at the stumps and
they don't risk a single
23.2 Bravo to Vaughan, one run, single to mid-off
23.3 Bravo to Strauss, no run, played to backward point
23.4 Bravo to Strauss, one run, turned to third-man for a single
23.5 Bravo to Vaughan, one run, outside off, gets a single playing off
the front foot to mid-off
23.6 Bravo to Strauss, FOUR, outside off, gets an edge to the third-man
boundary, ball flies away, no slip
End of over 24 (7 runs) England 124/1 (RR: 5.17)
DJJ Bravo 5-0-25-0 (1w) - Pavillion End
MP Vaughan 61* (69b 7x4) AJ Strauss 27* (42b 3x4)
24.1 Smith to Vaughan, one run, bat then pad, ball rolls into the off-
side and they run a single
24.2 Smith to Strauss, no run, played to mid-wicket (Gayle)
24.3 Smith to Strauss, no run, straight, Strauss tries to turn it into
the legside, big lbw appeal, not out
24.4 Smith to Strauss, one run, turned square on the legside for a
single
24.5 Smith to Vaughan, no run, played defensively back down the pitch
off the front foot to Lara
24.6 Smith to Vaughan, no run
End of over 25 (2 runs) England 126/1 (RR: 5.04)
DR Smith 3-0-12-0 - Media Centre End
AJ Strauss 28* (45b 3x4) MP Vaughan 62* (72b 7x4)
Gayle to bowl from the Pavilion End
25.1 Gayle to Strauss, no run
25.2 Gayle to Strauss, one run, turned backward of square where Sarwan
fields just in front of the boundary
Field: deep long-on, deep long-off
25.3 Gayle to Vaughan, no run, played to mid-off but mistimed and
reaches Chanderpaul at extra-cover
25.4 Gayle to Vaughan, one run, played into the on-side
25.5 Gayle to Strauss, two runs, swept toward third-man
25.6 Gayle to Strauss, one run
End of over 26 (5 runs) England 131/1 (RR: 5.04)
CH Gayle 1-0-5-0 - Pavillion End
AJ Strauss 32* (49b 3x4) MP Vaughan 63* (74b 7x4)
Vaughan takes the opportunity to remove his helmet and have a drink
26.1 Smith to Strauss, one run, cut all the way to the boundary but only
a single available
26.2 Smith to Vaughan, one run, outside off, trying to drive but
mistimes and fielded in front of square
26.3 Smith to Strauss, one run, turned to third-man, Powell runs in very
quickly as they scramble a single, dives and aims at the stumps
26.4 Smith to Vaughan, two runs, played into the off-side, quick running
means they get two comfortably
26.5 Smith to Vaughan, one run, drops the ball down on the off-side,
again the West Indies can't prevent another quick single
26.6 Smith to Strauss, FOUR, overpitched, driven to long-on boundary
End of over 27 (10 runs) England 141/1 (RR: 5.22)
DR Smith 4-0-22-0 - Media Centre End
MP Vaughan 67* (77b 7x4) AJ Strauss 38* (52b 4x4)
Expensive over for West Indies, 10 runs off it (same as the 9th of
the innings)
27.1 Gayle to Vaughan, no run
England 141/2, Partnership of 84
MP Vaughan run out (Powell) 67 (78b 7x4 0x6)
Big cheer from West Indies crowd as the red light comes on
Flintoff the new batsman
27.2 Gayle to Strauss, no run, played to short third-man, Flintoff calls
"no"
27.3 Gayle to Strauss, no run, trying to play it into the on-side this
time, again they don't risk it
27.4 Gayle to Strauss, FOUR, gets an outside edge, Chanderpaul chases
the ball all the way to the third-man boundary and can only
achieve second place
27.5 Gayle to Strauss, one run, played through mid-wicket, Strauss
looking for two but Flintoff holds his hand up
27.6 Gayle to Flintoff, no run, forward defensive
End of over 28 (5 runs) England 146/2 (RR: 5.21)
CH Gayle 2-0-10-0 - Pavillion End
AJ Strauss 43* (56b 5x4) A Flintoff 0* (1b)
Just watching another reply of that run out, Powell threw all the
way from backward-square leg.
Vaughan's also having treatment on his damaged shoulder now too.
28.1 Smith to Strauss, two runs, pulled to the mid-wicket boundary, good
fielding from Sarwan again, stopped the ball with his foot then
put in a tight return throw
28.2 Smith to Strauss, one run, another direct hit from Lara this time
as they run a single! Flintoff comfortably home however
28.3 Smith to Flintoff, one run, straight, driven back down the pitch,
hits Smith on the boot
150 up for England in the 29th over, going at 5.26 rpo so far
28.4 Smith to Strauss, no run, big appeal for caught behind, ball going
straight through, looks like it brushed the top of the pad
28.5 Smith to Strauss, three runs, played into the legside, Lara gives
chase, puts in a good return through which Smith almost deflects
resulting in overthrows, but there was someone backing up
28.6 Smith to Flintoff, one run, on middle stump, played to deep square-
leg
End of over 29 (8 runs) England 154/2 (RR: 5.31)
DR Smith 5-0-30-0 - Media Centre End
A Flintoff 2* (3b) AJ Strauss 49* (60b 5x4)
Strauss one run away from a half-century
Very noisy atmosphere at St.Lucia today
29.1 Gayle to Flintoff, one run, single to long-off
29.2 Gayle to Strauss, no run, swept to Powell at short fine-leg, no
chance of a single
29.3 Gayle to Strauss, no run, quicker ball, slightly unlikely appeal
for lbw and Jacobs runs around the stumps to collect the ball
29.4 Gayle to Strauss, one run, turned into the legside, Strauss looking
for two again but Flintoff said no
That's his half century, 63 balls, 5 fours
29.5 Gayle to Flintoff, no run, played to extra cover
29.6 Gayle to Flintoff, one run, driven to mid-on, Strauss looking for
two again, Flintoff doesn't want to run any more than he has to
End of over 30 (3 runs) England 157/2 (RR: 5.23)
CH Gayle 3-0-13-0 - Pavillion End
A Flintoff 4* (6b) AJ Strauss 50* (63b 5x4)
Rampaul to continue, he has 4 overs left
30.1 Rampaul to Flintoff, one run, played into the off-side
Weather: very sunny again today, some cloud around but no threat of
rain
30.2 Rampaul to Strauss, (noball) one run, turned to fine-leg
30.2 Rampaul to Flintoff, no run, nips back at him, plays and misses,
taken by Jacobs
30.3 Rampaul to Flintoff, one run, well outside off, driven to the cover
boundary
30.4 Rampaul to Strauss, legbye: one run
30.5 Rampaul to Flintoff, FOUR, pitched up, Flintoff takes advantage of
the full length and drives it over mid-wicket, no chance for
anyone to cut that off
30.6 Rampaul to Flintoff, one run, less full, turned to third-man
End of over 31 (10 runs) England 167/2 (RR: 5.39)
R Rampaul 7-0-43-1 (1w 1nb) - Media Centre End
A Flintoff 11* (11b 1x4) AJ Strauss 51* (65b 5x4)
The outfield at Beausejour Stadium is immaculate, would not look
out of place in an advertisement for lawn food. Also, as we said
yesterday, is very fast. The sun dries the ground very quickly
and there were several dry days before the weekend
31.1 Gayle to Flintoff, one run
31.2 Gayle to Strauss, FOUR, just outside off, dispatched to the
boundary
31.3 Gayle to Strauss, no run, played straight to the fielder (Powell)
31.4 Gayle to Strauss, one run, short, turned to third-man (Chanderpaul)
31.5 Gayle to Flintoff, one run, good ball, played defensively and
fielded at mid-wicket
31.6 Gayle to Strauss, no run
End of over 32 (7 runs) England 174/2 (RR: 5.44)
CH Gayle 4-0-20-0 - Pavillion End
A Flintoff 13* (13b 1x4) AJ Strauss 56* (69b 6x4)
32.1 Rampaul to Flintoff, FOUR, heaved rather riskily through mid-
wicket, Gayle gets half a hand to it but the ball evades him and
flies away to the boundary
32.2 Rampaul to Flintoff, one run, on off stump, played into the covers,
Ricardo Powell can't prevent a single
32.3 Rampaul to Strauss, one run, played to third-man, wayward return
throw
32.4 Rampaul to Flintoff, one run, fuller pitch outside off, Powell
dives full length and aims at the stumps, doesn't quite make it
and gives away an overthrow, but if he'd hit that might well have
been out
32.5 Rampaul to Strauss, no run
32.6 Rampaul to Strauss, FOUR, outside off, pulled to the mid-wicket
boundary
End of over 33 (11 runs) England 185/2 (RR: 5.61)
R Rampaul 8-0-54-1 (1w 1nb) - Media Centre End
A Flintoff 19* (17b 2x4) AJ Strauss 61* (71b 7x4)
Drinks break being taken
Match State: Drinks
The final match of this series (supposedly the 7th but in fact
it'll be the 4th) is on Wednesday in Barbados
Gayle to continue after the drinks break
33.1 Gayle to Flintoff, no run
33.2 Gayle to Flintoff, no run, trying to play defensively off the back
foot, hit on the pad
33.3 Gayle to Flintoff, no run, played into the off-side
33.4 Gayle to Flintoff, one run, turned square for a single
33.5 Gayle to Strauss, two runs, played to Powell at short fine-leg,
dives, can't quite get his fingers to it
33.6 Gayle to Strauss, no run, trying to play it into off-side, gets a
slight inside edge onto pad and ball rolls out harmlessly on the
legside, where Jacobs fields
End of over 34 (3 runs) England 188/2 (RR: 5.53)
CH Gayle 5-0-23-0 - Pavillion End
A Flintoff 20* (21b 2x4) AJ Strauss 63* (73b 7x4)
Rampaul being replaced by Bradshaw (4 overs for 23 from him so far)
at the Media Centre End
Difficult given the flat pitch and fast outfield
34.1 Bradshaw to Flintoff, no run, good ball played to Powell in the
offside
Field: deep square leg, deep long on, mid-wicket, fine leg, third-
man, deep-cover, long-off
34.2 Bradshaw to Flintoff, no run, short, outside off, Flintoff tries to
play it towards third man but misses, taken by Jacobs
34.3 Bradshaw to Flintoff, one run, *does* play it to third-man this
time
34.4 Bradshaw to Strauss, one run, full pitched, turned to fine-leg,
Dillon fields well on the boundary, Flintoff sends Strauss back
yet again after his partner is looking for a second run
34.5 Bradshaw to Flintoff, one run, fielded on the deep-cover boundary
34.6 Bradshaw to Strauss, no run, length ball, played to extra-cover
(Gayle)
End of over 35 (3 runs) England 191/2 (RR: 5.46)
IDR Bradshaw 5-0-26-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
A Flintoff 22* (25b 2x4) AJ Strauss 64* (75b 7x4)
Good over from Bradshaw
15 overs of the innings left now, England still going on at a
steady five and a half an over
Keep that up and they'll reach a similar score to yesterday, but
they have plenty of wickets still in hand
35.1 Gayle to Flintoff, wide: no run, down legside
35.1 Gayle to Flintoff, one run, played into the legside
35.2 Gayle to Strauss, no run, turned to short fine-leg, Flintoff
steadfastly refuses to run and Strauss has to rush back after
getting halfway down the pitch
35.3 Gayle to Strauss, one run, reverse sweep to third-man
35.4 Gayle to Flintoff, no run, attempted pull, comes off the pad,
fielded by Powell at short fine-leg
35.5 Gayle to Flintoff, one run, on leg, turned away for a single
35.6 Gayle to Strauss, one run, played to deep-square leg to retain the
strike for the next over
End of over 36 (5 runs) England 196/2 (RR: 5.44)
CH Gayle 6-0-28-0 (1w) - Pavillion End
AJ Strauss 66* (78b 7x4) A Flintoff 24* (28b 2x4)
You rather sense these two have a different idea about when its a
good time to run, and Strauss is rather more keen on running than
Flintoff
There are pauses in communication nearly every ball
36.1 Bradshaw to Strauss, no run
36.2 Bradshaw to Strauss, no run, defends back to the bowler off the
back foot
36.3 Bradshaw to Strauss, one run, played to mid-on
36.4 Bradshaw to Flintoff, no run, comes down the pitch and hits it back
to Bradshaw who fields, and then threatens to throw the stumps
down as Flintoff retreats
36.5 Bradshaw to Flintoff, no run, cut behind square on the off-side
where Lara fields, economical over so far for the West Indies
36.6 Bradshaw to Flintoff, one run, fuller ball, played firmly back to
deep mid-on, and because mid-on is deep, they easily run a single
End of over 37 (2 runs) England 198/2 (RR: 5.35)
IDR Bradshaw 6-0-28-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
A Flintoff 25* (31b 2x4) AJ Strauss 67* (81b 7x4)
England just have to keep an eye on the run rate here, will want to
accelerate here to take advantage of their good start and the
innings of Vaughan and Strauss
37.1 Gayle to Flintoff, no run, played off the back foot, cut to Rampaul
behind square on the off-side
37.2 Gayle to Flintoff, one run
37.3 Gayle to Strauss, OUT: quicker and full ball, Strauss trying to
sweep and was hit on the full on the boot, bottom of the pad, big
appeal from Gayle and the umpire raises his finger
England 199/3, Partnership of 58
AJ Strauss lbw b Gayle 67 (82b 7x4 0x6)
A Flintoff 26* (33b 2x4) CH Gayle 6.3-0-29-1 (1w)
Collingwood is the new batsman
37.4 Gayle to Collingwood, no run, foward defensive to his first ball
37.5 Gayle to Collingwood, no run, off the front foot again, trying to
work it to mid-on
37.6 Gayle to Collingwood, one run, takes a pace down the pitch and
drives to mid-on to bring up England's 200 at the end of the 38th
over
End of over 38 (2 runs) England 200/3 (RR: 5.26)
CH Gayle 7-0-30-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
PD Collingwood 1* (3b) A Flintoff 26* (33b 2x4)
Four runs and a wicket from the last two overs
Flintoff going at just under a run a ball, no short of singles but
its a while since England have had a boundary
38.1 Bradshaw to Collingwood, no run, foward, played defensively into
the covers
38.2 Bradshaw to Collingwood, two runs, outside off, driven off the back
foot behind square on the off-side where Chanderpaul fields
38.3 Bradshaw to Collingwood, no run, played to short mid-wicket (Gayle)
38.4 Bradshaw to Collingwood, one run, played to cover
38.5 Bradshaw to Flintoff, one run
38.6 Bradshaw to Collingwood, no run, outside off, comes down the pitch,
blocks it to Lara in the off-side
End of over 39 (4 runs) England 204/3 (RR: 5.23)
IDR Bradshaw 7-0-32-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
A Flintoff 27* (34b 2x4) PD Collingwood 4* (8b)
Batsmen come down the pitch to have a chat between overs
39.1 Gayle to Flintoff, one run, driven to deep mid-on
39.2 Gayle to Collingwood, one run, driven to mid-off
At 40 overs yesterday, England had reached 215
39.3 Gayle to Flintoff, no run, played defensively
39.4 Gayle to Flintoff, one run, played off the back foot to long-on,
Flintoff was looking for two there
39.5 Gayle to Collingwood, one run, gets a thick edge into the off-side
39.6 Gayle to Flintoff, no run, turned around the corner to Powell at
short fine-leg
End of over 40 (4 runs) England 208/3 (RR: 5.20)
CH Gayle 8-0-34-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
PD Collingwood 6* (10b) A Flintoff 29* (38b 2x4)
Very good containing job by West Indies here with ten overs of the
innings to go
40.1 Bradshaw to Collingwood, no run, played off the front foot behind
square on the off-side
40.2 Bradshaw to Collingwood, one run, outside off, gets an edge to
third-man, excellent one-handed fielding by Mervyn Dillon on the
boundary
40.3 Bradshaw to Flintoff, one run, further outside off, played to deep
cover-point without needing to move
40.4 Bradshaw to Collingwood, no run, very straight forward defensive
back to the bowler
40.5 Bradshaw to Collingwood, no run, tries to work it away on the off-
side
Runs very difficult to come by for England at the moment, West
Indies won't mind if they allow a run a ball for the rest of the
innings
40.6 Bradshaw to Collingwood, no run, outside off, driven powerfully but
straight to a fielder again
End of over 41 (2 runs) England 210/3 (RR: 5.12)
IDR Bradshaw 8-0-34-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
A Flintoff 30* (39b 2x4) PD Collingwood 7* (15b)
41.1 Gayle to Flintoff, one run, straight, turned square and fielded by
Chanderpaul in the deep
41.2 Gayle to Collingwood, no run, outside off, cut to backward point
and straight to a fielder again
41.3 Gayle to Collingwood, no run, comes down the pitch and plays to
mid-on, again unable to pierce the field
Flintoff and Collingwood exchange words
41.4 Gayle to Collingwood, no run, played to Lara at mid-wicket
41.5 Gayle to Collingwood, no run, yorker, can't dig it out and ends up
nearly falling over, Jacobs comes around the stumps to field
Flintoff has another chat with him
41.6 Gayle to Collingwood, one run, played to mid-off, finally *does*
get a single but it means he'll retain the strike, which West
Indies will be more than happy with as he's only made 8 from 20
balls
End of over 42 (2 runs) England 212/3 (RR: 5.05)
CH Gayle 9-0-36-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
PD Collingwood 8* (20b) A Flintoff 31* (40b 2x4)
Batsmen have a drink of water
27 runs from the last 9 overs for England
42.1 Bradshaw to Collingwood, FOUR, that's better, lofted over mid-off,
just reaches the boundary before the fielder does, mid-off now
being dropped back
42.2 Bradshaw to Collingwood, one run, full and quite wide, worked away
to the cover boundary to give Flintoff the strike
42.3 Bradshaw to Flintoff, one run, full toss, driven to Powell at mid-
off
42.4 Bradshaw to Collingwood, one run, hit over mid-wicket, very good
fielding from Smith restricts them to a single, although England
already have 7 from this over so far
42.5 Bradshaw to Flintoff, one run, played gently to mid-on where
Rampaul fields
Now if Collingwood gets a single here he'll have to face Gayle
again in the next over
42.6 Bradshaw to Collingwood, FOUR, good shot, goes down on one knee and
sweeps it behind square, no one there to cut it off
End of over 43 (12 runs) England 224/3 (RR: 5.21)
IDR Bradshaw 9-0-46-0 (1w) - Media Centre End
A Flintoff 33* (42b 2x4) PD Collingwood 18* (24b 2x4)
Update on Vaughan's shoulder, its currently strapped up, presumably
with some ice as well, as he sits watching play from the dressing
room
That injury caused by the earlier run out, no word that its serious
yet though
Dillon being brought back in, he's bowled 7 of his allowed 10 overs
43.1 Dillon to Flintoff, one run, played to mid-wicket, just on the edge
of the fielding circle so deep enough for a single
43.2 Dillon to Collingwood, SIX, comes down the pitch, hits a very
straight and high six, Dillon got the length slightly wrong,
almost a half-volley
43.3 Dillon to Collingwood, FOUR, flicked behind square on the legside
Collingwood's fortunes changing now after his rather slow start,
which was prompting some derision from the West Indies fans
watching in St.Lucia
43.4 Dillon to Collingwood, one run, similar stroke, flicked towards
long-leg this time but only enough for a single
Very few threes on this fast outfield
The ball generally either goes straight to a fielder or finds the
gaps
43.5 Dillon to Flintoff, one run
43.6 Dillon to Collingwood, one run, full length, manages to push it to
long-off and will retain the strike
End of over 44 (14 runs) England 238/3 (RR: 5.41)
M Dillon 8-0-45-0 (1w 1nb) - Pavillion End
PD Collingwood 30* (28b 3x4 1x6) A Flintoff 35* (44b 2x4)
26 runs off the last two overs, remember we told you there had been
27 off the previous 9
England looking for 270-280 you would think
Lara making more field changes, this is Bradshaw's last over
44.1 Bradshaw to Collingwood, FOUR, smashed towards the mid-wicket
boundary
44.2 Bradshaw to Collingwood, one run, full toss outside off, played to
mid-off
44.3 Bradshaw to Flintoff, two runs, driven to Powell on the long-off
boundary, fumbles slightly and that's enough to allow them a
second run
44.4 Bradshaw to Flintoff, SIX, over the wicket, and that's hit the roof
of one of the stands at square leg before going out of the ground
Into the car park we think
On / short of a length giving Flintoff plenty of room to hit his
second six of the innings
Box of balls being brought out, evidently little chance of finding
the lost one
44.5 Bradshaw to Flintoff, OUT: all over, lobs it up on the off-side,
mistimed, Chanderpaul comfortably takes it at extra cover
England 251/4, Partnership of 52
A Flintoff c Chanderpaul b Bradshaw 43 (47b 2x4 1x6)
PD Collingwood 35* (30b 4x4 1x6) IDR Bradshaw 9.5-0-59-1 (1w)
Chris Read, England's wicket keeper, is the next and possibly last
man in for the final 5.1 overs of the innings
He won't face the next ball because they crossed during that catch
44.6 Bradshaw to Collingwood, wide: no run
44.6 Bradshaw to Collingwood, one run, played into the off-side
End of over 45 (15 runs) England 253/4 (RR: 5.62)
IDR Bradshaw 10-0-61-1 (2w) - Media Centre End
PD Collingwood 36* (31b 4x4 1x6) CMW Read 0* (0b)
Powell to bowl for the first time, off-spin
45.1 Powell to Collingwood, one run, played into the on-side
Read prepares to face his first ball
45.2 Powell to Read, one run, gets off the mark with a single into a gap
on the on-side
45.3 Powell to Collingwood, wide: no run, down legside, Collingwood
stays still
45.3 Powell to Collingwood, one run, full toss, turned to deep backward
square-leg
45.4 Powell to Read, one run, turned to almost the same position,
singles off each ball so far
45.5 Powell to Collingwood, OUT: hit straight to deep mid-wicket,
perhaps should have had some more power on it, good catch by
Sarwan at almost ankle-height
England 258/5, Partnership of 7
PD Collingwood c Sarwan b Powell 38 (34b 4x4 1x6)
CMW Read 2* (2b) RL Powell 0.5-0-5-1 (1w)
Difficult situation for England now, two new batsmen and they need
to increase their score in the final 4 overs
Rikki Clarke comes to the crease
Again they crossed while the ball was in the air
45.6 Powell to Read, no run
End of over 46 (5 runs) England 258/5 (RR: 5.61)
RL Powell 1-0-5-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
R Clarke 0* (0b) CMW Read 2* (3b)
So far this game is definitely living up to yesterday's standards..
Bradshaw has bowled out so we're now going to see Dillon from the
Media Centre End
Clarke takes guard and makes various marks in the crease
46.1 Dillon to Clarke, one run, full toss outside leg, flicked to the
third-man boundary, well fielded by Powell
46.2 Dillon to Read, one run, driven into the off-side, West Indies have
a sweeper on the boundary who prevents any more than a single
Vaughan receiving some treatment on his shoulder
46.3 Dillon to Clarke, one run
46.4 Dillon to Read, two runs, outside off, driven to Chanderpaul,
*almost* makes a diving stop but they can run two
46.5 Dillon to Read, one run, full pitched, swinging slightly, turned
into the legside
46.6 Dillon to Clarke, one run, full pitched and wide of the crease,
played to mid-on (Rampaul)
End of over 47 (7 runs) England 265/5 (RR: 5.64)
M Dillon 9-0-52-0 (1w 1nb) - Media Centre End
R Clarke 3* (3b) CMW Read 6* (6b)
Three overs left
England's run rate has lifted to 5.64
47.1 Powell to Clarke, no run, full pitched, played into the on-side but
straight to Lara
47.2 Powell to Clarke, one run, full toss, coming down the pitch, played
back down the ground for a scampered single
47.3 Powell to Read, one run, pitched up again, played to Lara, who
makes an impressive return through to the bowler's end
47.4 Powell to Clarke, no run, played back to the bowler
47.5 Powell to Clarke, one run, another full pitched ball, played to
deep mid-on for another single, 3 off the over so far with just
one ball left
Good over for West Indies so far
47.6 Powell to Read, one run, played back down the ground again, again
finding a fielder
End of over 48 (4 runs) England 269/5 (RR: 5.60)
RL Powell 2-0-9-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
CMW Read 8* (8b) R Clarke 5* (7b)
Dillon will bowl out, 52 off 9 so far
48.1 Dillon to Read, one run, full toss on leg, turned into the legside
for a single
48.2 Dillon to Clarke, one run, turned into the legside, Smith, sweeping
on the boundary, whips in a return throw to prevent them even
thinking about a second
48.3 Dillon to Read, two runs, good ball, played to third-man
England 273/6, Partnership of 15
CMW Read run out (Dillon) 11 (10b 0x4 0x6)
Gareth Batty is the new batsmen
48.4 Dillon to Batty, wide: one run
48.4 Dillon to Clarke, one run, played to extra cover and Batty gets off
the mark
48.5 Dillon to Batty, no run
48.6 Dillon to Clarke, OUT: right in the blockhole, comprehensively
bowled middle-stump
England 276/7, Partnership of 3
R Clarke b Dillon 7 (10b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 49 (7 runs) England 276/7 (RR: 5.63)
M Dillon 10-0-59-1 (2w 1nb) - Media Centre End
GJ Batty 0* (1b)
Gayle to bowl the last over
49.1 Gayle to Batty, no run, full toss, hit back to the bowler, non-
striker and bowler almost collide
49.2 Gayle to Batty, OUT: yorker that knocks back leg stump, something
of a collapse by England here..
England 276/8, Partnership of 0
GJ Batty b Gayle 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)
D Gough 0* (0b) CH Gayle 9.2-0-36-2 (1w)
Harmison to take strike
49.3 Gayle to Harmison, one run
49.4 Gayle to Gough, two runs
49.5 Gayle to Gough, no run
Gayle interrupts his run up off the last ball as Gough is backing
up to far
49.6 Gayle to Gough, no run, played straight back to the bowler, so
England finish with exactly the same score they had yesterday
End of over 50 (4 runs) England 280/8 (RR: 5.60)
CH Gayle 10-0-39-2 (1w) - Pavillion End
SJ Harmison 1* (1b) D Gough 2* (3b)
We'll expect the second innings to begin at around 1755 GMT (that's
just before 2pm in St.Lucia, 6.55pm in the UK)
Will be interesting to see if 280 is enough for England this time
round, up until the closing stages of yesterday's game it had
appeared to be
Match State: Innings Break
Weather update: The weekend continues to be very sunny and
moderately breezy in St.Lucia, with little chance of any rain and
relatively little cloud cover.
Plenty of schoolchildren playing Kwik Cricket games around the
boundary during the interval.
We will now change commentators, the West Indies innings will begin
shortly so stay with us to see how they get on - they need 281 to
take a 2-1 series lead with one match remaining.
welcome back
players are out in the middle
Gayle and Chanderpaul will open the innings
gough with the new ball, coming over the wicket to the left hander
0.1 Gough to Gayle, FOUR, perfect start! fuller length on the middle
and leg, Gayle moves forward and turns it away to the, the
outfield is lightning fast and the fielders had no chance
0.2 Gough to Gayle, no run, great comeback, good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and moving in, Gayle drive and gets
beaten
0.3 Gough to Gayle, one run, played down to the fine leg region, easy
single
0.4 Gough to Chanderpaul, two runs, on the middle and leg, turned away
to the fine leg region, Anderson runs across, slids and saves two
runs
0.5 Gough to Chanderpaul, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
0.6 Gough to Chanderpaul, no run
End of over 1 (7 runs) West Indies 7/0 (RR: 7.00 RRR: 274/49 = 5.59)
D Gough 1-0-7-0 - Media Centre End
CH Gayle 5* (3b 1x4) S Chanderpaul 2* (3b)
seven runs taken off the first over, ominous signs for England !
Harmison to share the new ball
1.1 Harmison to Gayle, wide: no run, way outside the off stump
1.1 Harmison to Gayle, no run, better line, closer to the off stump,
left alone
strong breeze blowing across the ground which will take the ball
away to the slips
1.2 Harmison to Gayle, wide: no run, wayward delivery outside the off
stump
1.2 Harmison to Gayle, three runs, short of a good length delivery on
the middle and off, Gayle goes back and punches it wide of the
cover fielder, Anderson chases it, dives and pulls it back,
fielder following cleans it up
1.3 Harmison to Chanderpaul, no run
1.4 Harmison to Chanderpaul, no run, turned away to the sqaure leg
region
1.5 Harmison to Chanderpaul, wide: no run, oh boy, another wayward
delivery outside the off stump, Vaughan won't be happy
1.5 Harmison to Chanderpaul, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and leg, defended to the on side
1.6 Harmison to Chanderpaul, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling away, Chanderpaul moves across and plays it down to the
mid off region, not a well timed shot, finally the over ends
End of over 2 (6 runs) West Indies 13/0 (RR: 6.50 RRR: 268/48 = 5.58)
SJ Harmison 1-0-6-0 (3w) - Pavillion End
CH Gayle 8* (5b 1x4) S Chanderpaul 2* (7b)
2.1 Gough to Gayle, one run, on the pads, pushed away to the deep
square leg region, walks across for a run
just the one slip in place
2.2 Gough to Chanderpaul, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
pushed wide of the cover fielder, quick single taken, Trescothick
moves across quickly, dives, picks it up cleanly and tries to hit
the stumps at the strikers end
2.3 Gough to Gayle, no run, came back in late
2.4 Gough to Gayle, no run
2.5 Gough to Gayle, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump,
driven hard but straight to the cover fielder
2.6 Gough to Gayle, OUT: gone! super delivery, pitched on the middle
and off and came back in late, Gayle drives and get hit on the pad
plumb in front of the stumps, huge appeal, Aleem Dar takes his
time and raises his finger
West Indies 15/1, Partnership of 15
CH Gayle lbw b Gough 9 (10b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 3 (2 runs) West Indies 15/1 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 266/47 = 5.66)
D Gough 2-0-9-1 - Media Centre End
S Chanderpaul 3* (8b)
Gough strikes early and the dangerous Gayle is back in the
Pavillion
Ricardo Powell is the next man in
3.1 Harmison to Chanderpaul, no run
3.2 Harmison to Chanderpaul, two runs
3.3 Harmison to Chanderpaul, no run
3.4 Harmison to Chanderpaul, one run
3.5 Harmison to Powell, no run
3.6 Harmison to Powell, no run, short rising delivery outside the off
stump, Powell flashes hard and gets beaten
End of over 4 (3 runs) West Indies 18/1 (RR: 4.50 RRR: 263/46 = 5.72)
SJ Harmison 2-0-9-0 (3w) - Pavillion End
S Chanderpaul 6* (12b) RL Powell 0* (2b)
4.1 Gough to Chanderpaul, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
4.2 Gough to Chanderpaul, no run, wide outside the off stump,
Chanderpaul palys away from his body and gets beaten, no footwork
whatsoever
4.3 Gough to Chanderpaul, one run, played down to the mid off region,
easy single
4.4 Gough to Powell, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended down to the mid on region, Batty is bit late to
react and the single is taken, Powell off the mark
4.5 Gough to Chanderpaul, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, played wide of the cover fielder, Batty makes good ground
to this right, dives and saves runs
4.6 Gough to Powell, FOUR, goes back and punches it down to the track
to the long on fence, looked like a gentle puss but once the ball
passed the fielder it just raced away
End of over 5 (7 runs) West Indies 25/1 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 256/45 = 5.69)
D Gough 3-0-16-1 - Media Centre End
S Chanderpaul 8* (16b) RL Powell 5* (4b 1x4)
5.1 Harmison to Chanderpaul, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, played down to deep third man
two slips in place for the right hander
5.2 Harmison to Powell, one run, drifting down the leg side, defended
down to the short fine leg region, easy single
5.3 Harmison to Chanderpaul, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
moving away, Chanderpaul walks across and pushes at it, lazy shot,
gets beaten
5.4 Harmison to Chanderpaul, FOUR, nothing lazy about this one,
fraction short, moves across, gets into a great position and pulls
it away to the square leg boundary, top shot
5.5 Harmison to Chanderpaul, FOUR, four more! another super shot,
Harmison over compensates by pitching it up, Chanderpaul was
waiting for it, turns it away to the backward of square leg fence,
fine leg has no chance
round the stumps now
5.6 Harmison to Chanderpaul, no run, defended
End of over 6 (10 runs) West Indies 35/1 (RR: 5.83 RRR: 246/44 = 5.59)
SJ Harmison 3-0-19-0 (3w) - Pavillion End
RL Powell 6* (5b 1x4) S Chanderpaul 17* (21b 2x4)
6.1 Gough to Powell, one run
6.2 Gough to Chanderpaul, no run
6.3 Gough to Chanderpaul, FOUR, wide outside the off stump, no slip in
place, Chanderpaul deliberately opens the face of the bat and runs
it down to the third man boundary, comfortably beats the fielder
in the deep
6.4 Gough to Chanderpaul, SIX, MAX! fuller length delivery on the
middle and leg, Chanderpaul shuffles across, waits for the ball to
swing and then picks it up over the square leg fence, perfect
timing
6.5 Gough to Chanderpaul, FOUR, another top shot! again moves across,
gets into a nice position and this time plays it wide of the short
fine leg fielder, no protection in the deep, crowd loves it
6.6 Gough to Chanderpaul, one run
End of over 7 (16 runs) West Indies 51/1 (RR: 7.29 RRR: 230/43 = 5.35)
D Gough 4-0-32-1 - Media Centre End
S Chanderpaul 32* (26b 4x4 1x6) RL Powell 7* (6b 1x4)
Vaughan forced to remove Harmison from the attack
7.1 Anderson to Chanderpaul, no run
7.2 Anderson to Chanderpaul, FOUR, the rampage continues, short
delivery, pitched outside the off stump and angling in,
Chanderpaul moves across and pulls it away to the fine leg fence
7.3 Anderson to Chanderpaul, no run, moves forward and plays it down to
the mid off region
7.4 Anderson to Chanderpaul, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, played down to the mid off region
7.5 Anderson to Chanderpaul, one run, fuller length delivery down the
leg side, played down to the deep fine leg region, just a single
this time
7.6 Anderson to Powell, one run, short and wide outside the off stump,
Powell waits for the ball to pass the stumps and then cuts it down
to the third man region, easy single
End of over 8 (6 runs) West Indies 57/1 (RR: 7.12 RRR: 224/42 = 5.33)
JM Anderson 1-0-6-0 - Pavillion End
RL Powell 8* (7b 1x4) S Chanderpaul 37* (31b 5x4 1x6)
double bowling change, Flintoff on from the other end
8.1 Flintoff to Powell, no run, drifting down the leg side, ball hits
the pad, loud appeal for LBW turned down
8.2 Flintoff to Powell, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, not
in the slot, square driven straight to the point fielder
8.3 Flintoff to Powell, one run, pitched up outside the off stump and
angling in, played down to the mid on region, the fielder is bit
deep and a quick single is taken
8.4 Flintoff to Chanderpaul, one run, on the middle and leg, turned
away to the leg side, falls just short of the short mid wicket
fielder, almost
8.5 Flintoff to Powell, one run, played away to the deep sqaure leg
region
8.6 Flintoff to Chanderpaul, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, played just wide of the mid off fielder, just enough to
taken an easy single
End of over 9 (4 runs) West Indies 61/1 (RR: 6.78 RRR: 220/41 = 5.37)
A Flintoff 1-0-4-0 - Pavillion End
S Chanderpaul 40* (34b 5x4 1x6) RL Powell 9* (10b 1x4)
9.1 Anderson to Chanderpaul, two runs, on the middle and leg, turned
away wide of the diving mid wicket fielder, comes back comfortably
for the second
9.2 Anderson to Chanderpaul, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Chanderpaul drives and gets a thick edge down to the third man
region, easy single
9.3 Anderson to Powell, one run, ooooh! fraction short outside the off
stump, Powell flashes hard and gets a thick inside edge down to
the short fine leg region, almost dragged it back
9.4 Anderson to Chanderpaul, no run
mexican wave going round
9.5 Anderson to Chanderpaul, no run
9.6 Anderson to Chanderpaul, one run, played down to deep third man
End of over 10 (5 runs) West Indies 66/1 (RR: 6.60 RRR: 215/40 = 5.38)
JM Anderson 2-0-11-0 - Media Centre End
S Chanderpaul 44* (39b 5x4 1x6) RL Powell 10* (11b 1x4)
10.1 Flintoff to Chanderpaul, one run, outside the off stump, played
away to the deep third man region, easy single
10.2 Flintoff to Powell, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended to the short cover region, no run there but
Chanderpaul take off, gets half way down and then returns
10.3 Flintoff to Powell, one run, played down to the thrid man region
10.4 Flintoff to Chanderpaul, one run, drifting down the leg side,
played down to the deep fine leg region, fielder moves across and
fields
10.5 Flintoff to Powell, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump, Powell
moves forward and hits through the line, gets it wide of the short
cover and mid off fielder, ball races away to the fence, no need
to run
10.6 Flintoff to Powell, no run
End of over 11 (7 runs) West Indies 73/1 (RR: 6.64 RRR: 208/39 = 5.33)
A Flintoff 2-0-11-0 - Pavillion End
S Chanderpaul 46* (41b 5x4 1x6) RL Powell 15* (15b 2x4)
11.1 Anderson to Chanderpaul, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven wide of Flintoff at mid off, long chase and a great
sliding effort but third umpire finds fault and four is signaled,
fifty up for Chanderpaul!
fifty from 42 balls, that was quick!
11.2 Anderson to Chanderpaul, one run, defended down to the mid off
region, quick single taken
11.3 Anderson to Powell, no run, played away to the off side
11.4 Anderson to Powell, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Powell drives and gets beaten, wild shot
11.5 Anderson to Powell, FOUR, SHOT! short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Powell goes back stands tall and drives it
away to the backward of point fence
11.6 Anderson to Powell, no run
End of over 12 (9 runs) West Indies 82/1 (RR: 6.83 RRR: 199/38 = 5.24)
JM Anderson 3-0-20-0 - Media Centre End
S Chanderpaul 51* (43b 6x4 1x6) RL Powell 19* (19b 3x4)
12.1 Flintoff to Chanderpaul, two runs, good length delivery on the
middle and off, Chanderpaul moves forward and across and tries to
get it over the mid wicket region, ball takes the edge and flys
away to the deep cover region
12.2 Flintoff to Chanderpaul, one run
12.3 Flintoff to Powell, one run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, played wide of the mid on fielder, easy single
12.4 Flintoff to Chanderpaul, one run
12.5 Flintoff to Powell, FOUR, pitched up it's history! creamed away to
the cover fence, powerful shot
12.6 Flintoff to Powell, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, pushed wide of the cover fielder, easy single, another good
over for West Indies
End of over 13 (10 runs) West Indies 92/1 (RR: 7.08 RRR: 189/37 = 5.11)
A Flintoff 3-0-21-0 - Pavillion End
RL Powell 25* (22b 4x4) S Chanderpaul 55* (46b 6x4 1x6)
13.1 Anderson to Powell, FOUR, fuller length delivery outside the off
stump, Powell moves forward and drills it away to the extra cover
boundary, fantastic shot
13.2 Anderson to Powell, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, left alone
13.3 Anderson to Powell, one run, pitched up on the middle and off,
played down to mid on region
13.4 Anderson to Chanderpaul, no run
13.5 Anderson to Chanderpaul, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
angling in, Chanderpaul moves across and tries to play it away but
misses, ball hits the pad and rolls away
13.6 Anderson to Chanderpaul, two runs, fraction short, pitched outside
the leg stump and angling in, pulled away to the deep backward of
square leg region, fine leg runs across and fields, easy two,
another good over for West Indies
End of over 14 (7 runs) West Indies 99/1 (RR: 7.07 RRR: 182/36 = 5.06)
JM Anderson 4-0-27-0 - Media Centre End
RL Powell 30* (25b 5x4) S Chanderpaul 57* (49b 6x4 1x6)
14.1 Flintoff to Powell, SIX, MAX! huge six! pitched up outside the off
stump, was the slower one, Powell spots it early and lofts it over
the long off fence, good clean hit, went several rows back, 100
up!
that was Powells 71st six in ODIs
14.2 Flintoff to Powell, no run
14.3 Flintoff to Powell, no run, defended to the on side
14.4 Flintoff to Powell, one run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended down to the mid off region, good calls and
gets across for a quick single
14.5 Flintoff to Chanderpaul, FOUR, short delivery, pitched outside the
leg stump and angling in, Chanderpaul moves across, gets on top of
it and pulls it away to the fine leg fence, runs at will here
14.6 Flintoff to Chanderpaul, no run, pushed to the off side, another
big over for West Indies
End of over 15 (11 runs) West Indies 110/1 (RR: 7.33 RRR: 171/35 = 4.89)
A Flintoff 4-0-32-0 - Pavillion End
RL Powell 37* (29b 5x4 1x6) S Chanderpaul 61* (51b 7x4 1x6)
much needed drinks break
Match State: Drinks
West Indies have raced away to the highest 15 over total in this
series
Batty into the attack now
15.1 Batty to Powell, no run
15.2 Batty to Powell, one run
Vaughan taking his time to set the field
15.3 Batty to Chanderpaul, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
turning in, defended to the off side
15.4 Batty to Chanderpaul, one run, comes down the track and pushes it
down to the long on region, easy single
15.5 Batty to Powell, OUT: got'im! comes down the track and tries to go
over the long on fielder but ends up hitting it straight down the
throat of McGrath placed there, Powell once again throws away his
wicket after a good start!
West Indies 112/2, Partnership of 97
RL Powell c sub (A McGrath) b Batty 38 (32b 5x4 1x6)
S Chanderpaul 62* (53b 7x4 1x6) GJ Batty 0.5-0-2-1
Batty strikes in his first over
Sarwan is the next man in
McGrath on for Flintoff
15.6 Batty to Chanderpaul, one run, played away to the deep square leg
region
End of over 16 (3 runs) West Indies 113/2 (RR: 7.06 RRR: 168/34 = 4.94)
GJ Batty 1-0-3-1 - Media Centre End
S Chanderpaul 63* (54b 7x4 1x6) RR Sarwan 0* (0b)
Clarke into the attack now
16.1 Clarke to Chanderpaul, OUT: short delivery outside the off stump,
Chanderpaul pulls, is early into the shot, ball hits the toe end
of the bat and pops up to Batty at short mid wicket, Clarke can't
believe his luck, a stunned Chanderpaul walks away slowly
West Indies 113/3, Partnership of 1
S Chanderpaul c Batty b Clarke 63 (55b 7x4 1x6)
RR Sarwan 0* (0b) R Clarke 0.1-0-0-1
Lara comes in
16.2 Clarke to Lara, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and angling
in, was the slower one, hits the pad plumb in front but can't give
those out
TV replays shows that the ball hit the edge and popped up not the
toe end
16.3 Clarke to Lara, wide: no run
16.3 Clarke to Lara, no run
16.4 Clarke to Lara, one run
16.5 Clarke to Sarwan, no run, slower delivery outside the off stump,
very low bounce, no shot offered
16.6 Clarke to Sarwan, two runs, played away to the vacant long leg
region
End of over 17 (4 runs) West Indies 117/3 (RR: 6.88 RRR: 164/33 = 4.97)
R Clarke 1-0-4-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
BC Lara 1* (3b) RR Sarwan 2* (2b)
two quick wickets England are back in the game
17.1 Batty to Lara, wide: one run, down the leg side, goes past the
keeper
17.1 Batty to Sarwan, no run, tossed up ouside the off stump, driven
straight to the man at extra cover
17.2 Batty to Sarwan, no run
17.3 Batty to Sarwan, one run, on the off, turned away across the line
to the deep mid wicket region
Lara takes his time to study the field
17.4 Batty to Lara, one run, tossed up outside the off stump, pushed
wide of the cover fielder, quick single taken
17.5 Batty to Sarwan, no run, quicker delivery, very close to the off
stump line, defended watchfully
17.6 Batty to Sarwan, no run
End of over 18 (4 runs) West Indies 121/3 (RR: 6.72 RRR: 160/32 = 5.00)
GJ Batty 2-0-7-1 (1w) - Media Centre End
BC Lara 2* (4b) RR Sarwan 3* (7b)
18.1 Clarke to Lara, one run, outside the off stump, angling away a bit,
played down to the third man region, Lara calls for a second but
Sarwan is not interested
18.2 Clarke to Sarwan, wide: no run, drifting down the leg side, the
bails are taken off in a flash but Sarwan was never in trouble
18.2 Clarke to Sarwan, no run, defended to the point region
18.3 Clarke to Sarwan, one run, angling in, turned away to the deep mid
wicket region
18.4 Clarke to Lara, two runs, slower delivery, drifting down the leg
side, played away fine to the deep fine leg region, fielder flicks
it in
18.5 Clarke to Lara, one run, driven down to the mid off region, Gough
moves across, dives and saves runs
18.6 Clarke to Sarwan, one run, worked away to the deep fine leg region,
gets it wide of the fielder but not enough to get his the second
run
End of over 19 (7 runs) West Indies 128/3 (RR: 6.74 RRR: 153/31 = 4.94)
R Clarke 2-0-11-1 (2w) - Pavillion End
RR Sarwan 5* (10b) BC Lara 6* (7b)
19.1 Batty to Sarwan, one run, played down to the deep fine leg region
19.2 Batty to Lara, no run, pitched in line, hits the pad in line but
the spin would have taken it away, worth a shout, you never know
19.3 Batty to Lara, no run
19.4 Batty to Lara, wide: no run
19.4 Batty to Lara, one run
19.5 Batty to Sarwan, one run
19.6 Batty to Lara, FOUR, on the middle and turning down the leg side,
Lara plays it very fine and beats the fielder at short fine leg,
ball races away
End of over 20 (8 runs) West Indies 136/3 (RR: 6.80 RRR: 145/30 = 4.83)
GJ Batty 3-0-15-1 (2w) - Media Centre End
RR Sarwan 7* (12b) BC Lara 11* (11b 1x4)
20.1 Clarke to Sarwan, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg, played
straight to the man at mid on
20.2 Clarke to Sarwan, no run, pitched outside the off stump and angling
in, defended to the off side
20.3 Clarke to Sarwan, no run, again pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, played away to the leg side
20.4 Clarke to Sarwan, one run, on the middle and leg, Sarwan goes back
and plays it away to the vacant square leg region
20.5 Clarke to Lara, one run, opens the face of the bat and runs it down
to the third man region
20.6 Clarke to Sarwan, two runs, worked away to the deep mid wicket
region, easy two
End of over 21 (4 runs) West Indies 140/3 (RR: 6.67 RRR: 141/29 = 4.86)
R Clarke 3-0-15-1 (2w) - Pavillion End
BC Lara 12* (12b 1x4) RR Sarwan 10* (17b)
21.1 Batty to Lara, no run, plays it fine but straight to the short fine
leg this time
21.2 Batty to Lara, one run, played away to the backward of point
region, easy single
21.3 Batty to Sarwan, no run, defended to the square leg region
21.4 Batty to Sarwan, one run, played down the long on region
21.5 Batty to Lara, one run
21.6 Batty to Sarwan, no run
End of over 22 (3 runs) West Indies 143/3 (RR: 6.50 RRR: 138/28 = 4.93)
GJ Batty 4-0-18-1 (2w) - Media Centre End
BC Lara 14* (15b 1x4) RR Sarwan 11* (20b)
the stadium is full and people now starting to show up on the hills
22.1 Clarke to Lara, legbye: one run, fraction short and drifting down
the leg side, ball clips the thigh pad and runs down fine
22.2 Clarke to Sarwan, no run
22.3 Clarke to Sarwan, one run, turned away to the leg side
22.4 Clarke to Lara, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, palyed
down to the silly mid on region, fielder miss-fields but the
single is not taken
22.5 Clarke to Lara, no run, tries to turn it away but the ball takes
the edge and goes away to the off side
22.6 Clarke to Lara, one run, slower delivery, angling across the left
hander, Lara waits for it and plays it late, gets it down to the
third man region for an easy single
End of over 23 (3 runs) West Indies 146/3 (RR: 6.35 RRR: 135/27 = 5.00)
R Clarke 4-0-17-1 (2w) - Pavillion End
BC Lara 15* (19b 1x4) RR Sarwan 12* (22b)
23.1 Batty to Lara, one run, on the pads, swept away to the deep fine
leg region, just a single
23.2 Batty to Sarwan, one run, turned away to the mid wicket region,
easy single
just four fielders inside the circle
23.3 Batty to Lara, one run, defended to the off side, quick single
taken, throw misses the stumps at the bowlers end
23.4 Batty to Sarwan, no run
23.5 Batty to Sarwan, one run, comes down the track and plays it down to
the long on region, easy single brings up the West Indian 150!
23.6 Batty to Lara, one run, played down to deep fine leg, easy single,
five runs without any trouble
End of over 24 (5 runs) West Indies 151/3 (RR: 6.29 RRR: 130/26 = 5.00)
GJ Batty 5-0-23-1 (2w) - Media Centre End
BC Lara 18* (22b 1x4) RR Sarwan 14* (25b)
24.1 Clarke to Lara, one run, short delivery, pitched outside the off
stump and angling in, pulled fine, fine leg moves across and
fields
24.2 Clarke to Sarwan, one run, short outside the off stump, slower
delivery, Sarwan waits for it and plays it late, gets it down to
the deep third man region
24.3 Clarke to Lara, two runs, pitched up outside the off stump, another
slower delivery, played down to the mid off region, Gough hits the
stumps at the bowler's end, ball rolls away to the fine leg
region, extra run given away
24.4 Clarke to Lara, one run
24.5 Clarke to Sarwan, one run, defended to the mid off region, quick
single taken
24.6 Clarke to Lara, no run, short outside the off stump, LAra tries to
play it fine and gets beaten
End of over 25 (6 runs) West Indies 157/3 (RR: 6.28 RRR: 124/25 = 4.96)
R Clarke 5-0-23-1 (2w) - Pavillion End
RR Sarwan 16* (27b) BC Lara 22* (26b 1x4)
another walk in the park 6 run over
West Indies require another 124 runs with 7 wickets and 25.0 overs
remaining
Harmison is back
25.1 Harmison to Sarwan, one run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended to the point region with soft hands, early
call and a quick single is taken, very good running
25.2 Harmison to Lara, no run, short delivery down the leg side, Lara
moves across and pulls but makes no contact
25.3 Harmison to Lara, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
flashes hard and gets it away to the deep cover region, powerful
shot but just the one run
25.4 Harmison to Sarwan, no run, fraction short, pitched outside the off
stump and angling in, defended on the back foot
25.5 Harmison to Sarwan, two runs, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, pulled away to the
long leg region, good diving stop in the deep from Anderson saves
two runs
25.6 Harmison to Sarwan, no run
End of over 26 (4 runs) West Indies 161/3 (RR: 6.19 RRR: 120/24 = 5.00)
SJ Harmison 4-0-24-0 (3w) - Media Centre End
BC Lara 23* (28b 1x4) RR Sarwan 19* (31b)
26.1 Clarke to Lara, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg, played
straight to the fielder at short mid wicket
26.2 Clarke to Lara, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, slower
delivery, played down to the mid off region
one more fielder comes inside the circle, that takes the tally to
five
26.3 Clarke to Lara, two runs, drifting down the leg side, Lara sweeps
and gets an under edge past the keeper, couple brings up the 50
partnership
26.4 Clarke to Lara, one run, played down to the third man region, easy
single
26.5 Clarke to Sarwan, one run, another slower one, Sarwar waits for it
and defends it down to the third man region
26.6 Clarke to Lara, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
ahrd, short cover dives across and stops the ball, fielding
End of over 27 (4 runs) West Indies 165/3 (RR: 6.11 RRR: 116/23 = 5.04)
R Clarke 6-0-27-1 (2w) - Pavillion End
RR Sarwan 20* (32b) BC Lara 26* (33b 1x4)
27.1 Harmison to Sarwan, one run, outside the off stump, pushed wide of
the gully fielder who moves across, dives and stops the ball, the
throw is weak and no damamge is done
27.2 Harmison to Lara, two runs, outside the off stump, angling across,
Lara cuts and gets an inside edge down to the fine leg region,
lucky
27.3 Harmison to Lara, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg side, ball
clips the pad and rolls away behind the stumps on the leg side
27.4 Harmison to Sarwan, no run, fuller and slower outside the off
stump, played back to the bowler at one bounce
27.5 Harmison to Sarwan, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven hard but straight to the cover fielder
27.6 Harmison to Sarwan, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended to the off side
End of over 28 (4 runs) West Indies 169/3 (RR: 6.04 RRR: 112/22 = 5.09)
SJ Harmison 5-0-27-0 (3w) - Media Centre End
BC Lara 28* (35b 1x4) RR Sarwan 21* (36b)
Vaughan on the attack, Gough is back
28.1 Gough to Lara, one run, pulled away to the deep square leg region
28.2 Gough to Sarwan, one run, played down to the deep third man region
28.3 Gough to Lara, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump, ball
stayed a bit low but Lara adjusts well and cuts it away to the
third man fence, deep fielder beaten comfortably
28.4 Gough to Lara, no run
28.5 Gough to Lara, one run, drifting down the leg side, played away to
the deep backward of square leg region
28.6 Gough to Sarwan, no run, pitched outside the off stump and angling
in, played away to the mid wicket region
End of over 29 (7 runs) West Indies 176/3 (RR: 6.07 RRR: 105/21 = 5.00)
D Gough 5-0-38-1 - Pavillion End
BC Lara 34* (39b 2x4) RR Sarwan 22* (38b)
29.1 Harmison to Lara, no run, played away to the gully region, fielder
moves across, dives and saves runs
29.2 Harmison to Lara, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
back to the bowler at one bounce
29.3 Harmison to Lara, no run, short delivery very close to the off
stump line, Lara moves across and defends it to the gully region
29.4 Harmison to Lara, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, square
driven straight to the gully fielder
29.5 Harmison to Lara, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg side,
clips the pad and rolls away behind the stumps on the leg side
29.6 Harmison to Sarwan, one run, fulltoss outside the off stump, slower
ball, played away to the deep cover region
End of over 30 (2 runs) West Indies 178/3 (RR: 5.93 RRR: 103/20 = 5.15)
SJ Harmison 6-0-28-0 (3w) - Media Centre End
RR Sarwan 23* (39b) BC Lara 34* (44b 2x4)
Flintoff is back
Flintoff is back
30.1 Flintoff to Sarwan, wide: no run, down the leg side
30.1 Flintoff to Sarwan, one run, drifting down the leg side, played
down to deep fine leg
30.2 Flintoff to Lara, one run
30.3 Flintoff to Sarwan, no run
30.4 Flintoff to Sarwan, no run
30.5 Flintoff to Sarwan, FOUR, good length delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and angling in, hit on the up, gets it well wide of the
cover fielder, first boundary for Sarwan
30.6 Flintoff to Sarwan, OUT: bowled'im! slower delivery, asking Sarwan
to repeat the previous shot, this time the drive is not perfect,
ball takes the inside edge and crashes into the stumps, Flintoff
gets the much needed breakthrough
West Indies 185/4, Partnership of 72
RR Sarwan b Flintoff 28 (44b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 31 (7 runs) West Indies 185/4 (RR: 5.97 RRR: 96/19 = 5.05)
A Flintoff 5-0-39-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
BC Lara 35* (45b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
West Indies require another 96 runs with 6 wickets and 19.0 overs
remaining
Smith the fifth ODI hero comes in
31.1 Harmison to Lara, one run, played away to the deep point region
31.2 Harmison to Smith, FOUR, right up there in the block-hole, Smith
defends late and gets an inside edge, ball races down to the fine
leg fence, Harmison holds his head in frustration
31.3 Harmison to Smith, one run, defended to the leg side with soft
hands, quick single taken
31.4 Harmison to Lara, one run
31.5 Harmison to Smith, one run, slower delivery outside the off stump,
defended to the silly mid on region, quick single taken
31.6 Harmison to Lara, no run, played back to the bowler, Harmison picks
it up and has a go at the stumps, Lara moves away
End of over 32 (8 runs) West Indies 193/4 (RR: 6.03 RRR: 88/18 = 4.89)
SJ Harmison 7-0-36-0 (3w) - Media Centre End
DR Smith 6* (3b 1x4) BC Lara 37* (48b 2x4)
32.1 Flintoff to Smith, one run, pitched up outside the off stump, Smith
moves forward and pushes it wide of the mid off fielder
32.2 Flintoff to Lara, one run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
away to the deep cover region, easy single
32.3 Flintoff to Smith, FOUR, shot! pitched up on the middle and off,
Smith moves forward and punches it over the mid on fielder, gentle
push, perfect timing
32.4 Flintoff to Smith, no run
32.5 Flintoff to Smith, one run, pitched up on the pads, played down to
the long on region, easy single brings up the 200
32.6 Flintoff to Lara, no run, defended to the gully region
End of over 33 (7 runs) West Indies 200/4 (RR: 6.06 RRR: 81/17 = 4.76)
A Flintoff 6-0-46-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
DR Smith 12* (7b 2x4) BC Lara 38* (50b 2x4)
looks like all the horns in the world is here, certainly it sounds
like it!
33.1 Batty to Smith, two runs
33.2 Batty to Smith, FOUR, picks it from outside the off stump and lofts
it away to the mid wicket fence
33.3 Batty to Smith, OUT: gone! Batty gets his revenge, comes down the
track and tries to loft it away, gets it on the bottom on the bat
and ends up hitting it high up towards the mid wicket region,
Strauss runs across and takes a good catch
West Indies 206/5, Partnership of 21
DR Smith c Strauss b Batty 18 (10b 3x4 0x6)
BC Lara 38* (50b 2x4) GJ Batty 5.3-0-29-2 (2w)
Smith unable to resist it and West Indies in a spot of bother here
33.4 Batty to Lara, one run, played down to the long on region
33.5 Batty to Bravo, no run, played away to the point region
33.6 Batty to Bravo, no run
End of over 34 (7 runs) West Indies 207/5 (RR: 6.09 RRR: 74/16 = 4.62)
GJ Batty 6-0-30-2 (2w) - Media Centre End
BC Lara 39* (51b 2x4) DJJ Bravo 0* (2b)
34.1 Clarke to Lara, one run, sweeps this away
34.2 Clarke to Bravo, FOUR, plonks this away for 4 runs, full toss
34.3 Clarke to Bravo, two runs, pushed into the mid wickjet area
34.4 Clarke to Bravo, no run
34.5 Clarke to Bravo, one run, played to on side
34.6 Clarke to Lara, no run, full toss and not dealt with
End of over 35 (8 runs) West Indies 215/5 (RR: 6.14 RRR: 66/15 = 4.40)
R Clarke 7-0-35-1 (2w) - Pavillion End
DJJ Bravo 7* (6b 1x4) BC Lara 40* (53b 2x4)
35.1 Batty to Bravo, no run, played and missed, Read whips stumps off,
back in
35.2 Batty to Bravo, one run, up to mid on
35.3 Batty to Lara, one run
35.4 Batty to Bravo, no run, played to mid wicket
35.5 Batty to Bravo, two runs, down to 3rd man, throw is good but is
back
35.6 Batty to Bravo, no run, huge appeal for LBW, not out say umpire
End of over 36 (4 runs) West Indies 219/5 (RR: 6.08 RRR: 62/14 = 4.43)
GJ Batty 7-0-34-2 (2w) - Media Centre End
BC Lara 41* (54b 2x4) DJJ Bravo 10* (11b 1x4)
West Indies require 62 runs off 14 overs
36.1 Gough to Lara, no run, played up to mid on
36.2 Gough to Lara, no run, another dot ball, mid wicket fields
36.3 Gough to Lara, one run, played out into the covers
36.4 Gough to Bravo, no run, prodded away to point, fielder shy's at
stumps
36.5 Gough to Bravo, wide: no run, good take by Read, looker a little
harsh to be called wide
36.5 Gough to Bravo, one run, played out to mid wicket
36.6 Gough to Lara, one run, angled away to 3rd man
End of over 37 (4 runs) West Indies 223/5 (RR: 6.03 RRR: 58/13 = 4.46)
D Gough 6-0-42-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
BC Lara 43* (58b 2x4) DJJ Bravo 11* (13b 1x4)
58 off 78 balls required
37.1 Batty to Lara, one run, played down to 3rd man
37.2 Batty to Bravo, no run, played back to the bowler
37.3 Batty to Bravo, no run, played to short mid wicket
round the wicket now
37.4 Batty to Bravo, one run, played into to off side, good return
37.5 Batty to Lara, legbye: one run, appeals for LBW gets a LB instead
37.6 Batty to Bravo, no run, stopped by mid wicket (Collingwood)
End of over 38 (3 runs) West Indies 226/5 (RR: 5.95 RRR: 55/12 = 4.58)
GJ Batty 8-0-36-2 (2w) - Media Centre End
BC Lara 44* (60b 2x4) DJJ Bravo 12* (17b 1x4)
38.1 Gough to Lara, wide: no run, swing and a miss
38.1 Gough to Lara, FOUR, hammers this back past a ducking Gough
38.2 Gough to Lara, FOUR, lofted over the top and 50 for Lara
38.3 Gough to Lara, one run
38.4 Gough to Bravo, two runs, whips this down to 3rd man
38.5 Gough to Bravo, one run, angled bat to fine leg
38.6 Gough to Lara, one run, down the ground, 14 off the over
End of over 39 (14 runs) West Indies 240/5 (RR: 6.15 RRR: 41/11 = 3.73)
D Gough 7-0-56-1 (2w) - Pavillion End
BC Lara 54* (64b 4x4) DJJ Bravo 15* (19b 1x4)
39.1 Harmison to Lara, one run
39.2 Harmison to Bravo, legbye: one run, appeals for LBW not given
39.3 Harmison to Lara, two runs, puls this away and is looking and gets
2 easily
39.4 Harmison to Lara, no run, only as far as backward point
39.5 Harmison to Lara, OUT: gets a top edge and Gough takes this at long
leg
West Indies 244/6, Partnership of 38
BC Lara c Gough b Harmison 57 (68b 4x4 0x6)
DJJ Bravo 15* (20b 1x4) SJ Harmison 7.5-0-39-1 (3w)
sorry fine leg
Jacobs is the new bat
39.6 Harmison to Bravo, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
End of over 40 (4 runs) West Indies 244/6 (RR: 6.10 RRR: 37/10 = 3.70)
SJ Harmison 8-0-39-1 (3w) - Media Centre End
RD Jacobs 0* (0b) DJJ Bravo 15* (21b 1x4)
Batty changes ends
40.1 Batty to Jacobs, no run, appeal for LBW, umpire Dar shakes head
40.2 Batty to Jacobs, no run, played into the ground
ball 1 has a slight inside edge
40.3 Batty to Jacobs, one run
40.4 Batty to Bravo, one run, tap and run, Vaughan returns
40.5 Batty to Jacobs, one run, beats the extra cover fielder
40.6 Batty to Bravo, one run
End of over 41 (4 runs) West Indies 248/6 (RR: 6.05 RRR: 33/9 = 3.67)
GJ Batty 9-0-40-2 (2w) - Pavillion End
DJJ Bravo 17* (23b 1x4) RD Jacobs 2* (4b)
33 needed off 54 balls
41.1 Harmison to Bravo, one run, down to 3rd man
41.2 Harmison to Jacobs, no run, bouncer, sways out of the way
41.3 Harmison to Jacobs, no run
41.4 Harmison to Jacobs, FOUR, plays this down to fine leg
41.5 Harmison to Jacobs, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
ball 2 looks like it might have hit the bat and no one appealed
41.6 Harmison to Jacobs, one run
End of over 42 (6 runs) West Indies 254/6 (RR: 6.05 RRR: 27/8 = 3.38)
SJ Harmison 9-0-45-1 (3w) - Media Centre End
RD Jacobs 7* (9b 1x4) DJJ Bravo 18* (24b 1x4)
new bowl afl
Flintoff is back
42.1 Flintoff to Jacobs, one run, swats this away
Flintoff looks to be carrying some injury
42.2 Flintoff to Bravo, no run, all happening here, almost LBW and then
a run out
42.3 Flintoff to Bravo, no run
42.4 Flintoff to Bravo, one run
42.5 Flintoff to Jacobs, one run
42.6 Flintoff to Bravo, no run, forward defensive shot to end the over
End of over 43 (3 runs) West Indies 257/6 (RR: 5.98 RRR: 24/7 = 3.43)
A Flintoff 7-0-49-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
RD Jacobs 9* (11b 1x4) DJJ Bravo 19* (28b 1x4)
43.1 Harmison to Jacobs, one run, edges this to 3rd man
43.2 Harmison to Bravo, no run, played up the pitch
43.3 Harmison to Bravo, FOUR, lofts this over the top
43.4 Harmison to Bravo, one run, tap and run, 18 needed
43.5 Harmison to Jacobs, one run, puls at this to 3rd man, short ball as
well
43.6 Harmison to Bravo, no run
End of over 44 (7 runs) West Indies 264/6 (RR: 6.00 RRR: 17/6 = 2.83)
SJ Harmison 10-0-52-1 (3w) - Media Centre End
RD Jacobs 11* (13b 1x4) DJJ Bravo 24* (32b 2x4)
44.1 Flintoff to Jacobs, no run
44.2 Flintoff to Jacobs, one run
44.3 Flintoff to Bravo, no run, played into the covers
44.4 Flintoff to Bravo, no run
44.5 Flintoff to Bravo, no run, Bravo almost falls over
44.6 Flintoff to Bravo, two runs, lofted up, just beats Gough
End of over 45 (3 runs) West Indies 267/6 (RR: 5.93 RRR: 14/5 = 2.80)
A Flintoff 8-0-52-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
RD Jacobs 12* (15b 1x4) DJJ Bravo 26* (36b 2x4)
Gough returns
14 needed off 30 balls
45.1 Gough to Jacobs, FOUR, cracks this away and 10 is needed now
round the wicket
45.2 Gough to Jacobs, one run, taps up to mid off and 9 needed
45.3 Gough to Bravo, legbye: one run, and now is 8 needed, looking for a
yorker
45.4 Gough to Jacobs, one run, fumble at point
45.5 Gough to Bravo, one run, to deep square and 6 needed
45.6 Gough to Jacobs, no run, slower ball, goes through to Read
End of over 46 (8 runs) West Indies 275/6 (RR: 5.98 RRR: 6/4 = 1.50)
D Gough 8-0-63-1 (2w) - Media Centre End
DJJ Bravo 27* (38b 2x4) RD Jacobs 18* (19b 2x4)
46.1 Flintoff to Bravo, no run, defends this back up the pitch
46.2 Flintoff to Bravo, one run, whips this down to fine leg
46.3 Flintoff to Jacobs, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
46.4 Flintoff to Jacobs, one run
46.5 Flintoff to Bravo, one run, played up to mid off and 3 needed
46.6 Flintoff to Jacobs, no run, played up to mid wicket
End of over 47 (3 runs) West Indies 278/6 (RR: 5.91 RRR: 3/3 = 1.00)
A Flintoff 9-0-55-1 (1w) - Pavillion End
DJJ Bravo 29* (41b 2x4) RD Jacobs 19* (22b 2x4)
47.1 Gough to Bravo, FOUR, down the leg side as read misses it and WI
win to take a 2-1 lead to Barbados
WI last won two ODI's in a row in Zimbabwe last November
So West Indies have a 2-1 lead going into the final match in
Barbados on Wednesday
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Man of the Match: S Chanderpaul