That, then, is me; James Wallace will likely be alongside presently to coax you thru England’s innings. In any other case, thanks all in your firm and feedback; ta-ra.
Extra of the identical actually. Netherlands lacked religion of their batting – with good purpose, it should be mentioned – so didn’t push on in in powerplay or center overs. Then, once they tried to get it transferring on the finish, they misplaced wickets, so right here we’re. We should, although, credit score Bas de Leede and Scott Edwards, who batted properly, and David Willey, David Payne and Brydon Carse, who bowled properly.
WICKET! Van Meekeren b Willey 0 (Netherlands 244 all out); England want 245 to win the collection 3-0!
4 for Willey! He slants one throughout Van Meekeren who tries to smear him over the stand at midwicket however as an alternative does likewise to the o2 round him because the loss of life rattle sounds behind him. That’s the final seven wickets misplaced for simply 40 runs.
forty ninth over: Netherlands 243-9 (Klaassen 2, Van Meekeren 2) Klaassen drives to lengthy on for one, then the good, massive man will get away with a drive for 2 to level.
WICKET! Edwards c Roy b Payne 64 (Netherlands 240-9)
You like to see it! A slower ball foxes Edwards, who’s by means of his shot early, spooning a dolly in direction of Roy. Payne has been right here earlier than, however this time his mate helps him out and that’s the tip of one other wonderful Edwards innings, giving Payne his first England wicket. What a sense that should be!
forty ninth over: Netherlands 237-7 (Edwards 64, Klaaseen 1) A leg bye then a large then a single to begin Payne’s last over of a formidable debut….
WICKET! Dutt b Willey 0 (Netherlands 237-8)
This can be a beautiful supply, a bit little bit of reverse-tail again in cramping Dutt who tries to flick into the on facet however will get nowhere close to.
forty eighth over: Netherlands 237-7 (Edwards 64, Dutt 0) Edwards takes one to midwicket, a leg bye will get him again on strike and and one other flip to midwicket offers Dutt one ball to outlive.
“My mother and father grew up with music-hall and sang alongside gladly,” emails John Starbuck, “then jazz turned up for the revolutionary younger ‘uns. I. was born within the Forties, so I obtained to listen to the entire improvement of rock ‘n’ roll. The Sixties have been the very best, however then everybody’s era values the music of their teenage years, once they heard it first. There have been additionally loads of events when individuals complained about how samey it was getting, popstars promoting out, attempting to grow to be all-round entertainers and many others. So it goes.”
It does certainly. I’m not having that guitar music has been a lot use for the reason that 90s, whcih is clearly as a result of I used to be a youngster then, but additionally discover me a band now even pretty much as good as Supergrass or the Tremendous Furries, by no means thoughts Radiohead, REM, Weapons n’ Roses or whoever.
forty seventh over: Netherlands 233-7 (Edwards 62, Dutt 0) England’s death-bowling has been good at the moment. Whether or not the identical deliveries would work in opposition to higher batters, who is aware of, however Payne and Willey have been spectacular.
WICKET! Pringle run out (Malan/Payne) 6 (Netherlands 233-7)
Pringle squirts a half-batter into the off facet and when Edwards sprints in direction of to the striker’s finish for a single that’s by no means there, he sacrifices himself for his captain and crew.
forty seventh over: Netherlands 233-6 (Edwards 61, Pringle 6) Scott Edwards is now the main run-maker within the collection, but to be dismissed by a bowler – not dangerous. Meantime, Payne takes tempo off the ball, so he has to essentially pressure two to deep midwicket. A large follows, then two extra to 3rd man and a single into the on facet.
forty sixth over: Netherlands 227-6 (Edwards 56, Pringle 6) Extra singles – the place have been these within the center overs? – then Pringle pushes extensive of mid on they usually run three previous to a sprinted single. However take a look at Willey’s fielding; he scurries after a half-batted nudge, slides to cease it, turns and shies in a single motion … solely to overlook by fractions. Had he hit, Edwards was gawn.
“This can be a bit lengthy winded and badly formatted, however hey I work in IT,” begins Will Prepare dinner. “Again in 2013 my buddies and I went over to see Sussex play The Netherlands in Rotterdam, we stayed in Amsterdam and obtained the practice to Rotterdam and tram to Schiedam. Simply as we obtained off the tram the heavens opened. We obtained into the bottom to see Netherland had been 28-2 when the rain got here. Spying the bar was open and that there was an empty soccer bench on the sting of the out discipline we stuffed up with beer and rushed over. After about half-hour a middle-aged woman turned up and requested if she may shelter with us, it transpired that she was English and married to a Dutchman. Her twin boys purchased up in England and Netherlands the place each cricketers. One had performed for the nationwide facet beforehand and the opposite was making his debut at the moment. Round two hours (and plenty of jugs of Amstel) later certainly one of her sons ran over to say he thinks its going to be known as off, quarter-hour later her different son runs over to verify it was rained off (the puddles on the outfield had obtained so deep geese had began swimming on it). We mentioned good bye to them each and began to trudge again to the tram station.
About midway alongside the highway a automobile handed, screeched to a halt and reversed in direction of us, a man in Orange shouted out of the driving force’s window “You going to the tram cease? Soar in I’ll offer you a raise”. Drunk and moist all of us jumped, as we neared the tram cease the driving force requested
‘The place are you boys getting the tram to?’
‘The station.’
‘Okay, I’ll drop you there.’
Not believing our luck we began speaking, I used to be sat behind the driving force so pondering it may solely be one of many twins I requested “What’s it like taking part in together with your brother?” to which the driving force replied “My brother doesn’t play cricket”. The driving force was a 3rd Dutch participant, Paul van Meekeren, who we hadn’t even spoken to who stopped to select us up. As we neared the Motorway he requested:
‘Are you going to Amsterdam?’
‘Sure.’
‘Okay, I’ll drop you there by my favorite bar close to the Olympic Stadium.’
Earlier than we had likelihood to answer he had turned onto the motorway. We had a stunning chat to him about being a global cricketer for 2nd tier nation about his one full worldwide wicket on the time. He was to embarrassed to inform us who it was so we needed to Google and it turned out to be the primary ranked ODI batsman on the time Hashim Amla. If you’re going to have solely taken one wicket that was who to take. After we reached Amsterdam he parked up and unfurled himself from the automobile, he towered over my 6ft 2 good friend. We stored in contact for some time after and I’ve all the time adopted his profession however principally Paul van Meekeren is principally a stunning huge man. I also can affirm that unsurprisingly the bar was wonderful.”
forty fifth over: Netherlands 220-6 (Edwards 53, Pringle 2) Foxed by Rashid’s flip, Pringle will get down, presents the face, and edges simply previous slip for one to get off the mark. Three extra singles comply with, whereas, in comms, they word that Rashid isn’t fairly at his finest at present – I agree, they’ll be delighted to not study – and from right here, even 250 seems to be a stretch.
WICKET! Van Beek c Rashid b Willey 0 (Netherlands 216-6)
That is the factor, isn’t it? You go massive early, you find yourself with a small complete, you go massive late, you find yourself with a small complete. Van Beek seems to be to whip off his legs, imparts a forefront as an alternative, and plops into the fingers of mid off.
forty fourth over: Netherlands 216-5 (Edwards 51, Van Beek 0) Willey returns, simply what Netherlands want, as the gang wade deeper into their refreshments.
WICKET! Nidamanuru st Buttler b Rashid 4 (Netherlands 215-5)
Rashid tosses one up and Nidamanuru does precisely what he’s meant to do, stepping down the monitor solely to be crushed by a smidge of flip that enables Buttler to do the remainder.
forty third over: Netherlands 215-4 (Edwards 50, Nidamanuru 4) A single to Nidamanuru, then Edwards bunts to cowl and that’s a really well-made fifty – he’s an honest participant.
REVIEW! NOT OUT!
Yup, there was an edge.
forty third over: Netherlands 213-4 (Edwards 49, Nidamanuru 3) Rashid begins his ninth over with a goggly that Nidamanuru wears on the again pad. There’s an enchantment, rejected … and England evaluation! There may’ve been an edge – I’m positive that’s why the umpire mentioned no – but when there isn’t, it’s useless.
forty second over: Netherlands 213-4 (Edwards 49, Nidamanuru 3) Edwards runs down for one, then Carse cuts Nidamanuru in half like he’s a magician’s assistant, a little bit of reverse hitting thigh and maybe edge, the ball failing to hold to Buttler. A single follows, then two twos which take Edwards to inside certainly one of a fifty, the primary paddled to deep sq. and the second compelled to midwicket.
“Everyone appears to be treating this collection as a ‘regular’ one however such is the gulf between the 2 sides there was by no means an opportunity that England wouldn’t win each match,” says David Mitchell. “We will speak of respecting an outclassed opponent however what does that imply in actuality? I believe the Dutch batsmen are solely too conscious of the fact and are merely getting a little bit of observe underneath their belts earlier than the 50 overs are executed and their opponents knock off the runs with a number of overs to spare.”
I feel they’ve obtained a plan: wickets in-hand then go on the finish, however executing is tougher than formulating.
forty first over: Netherlands 207-4 (Edwards 44, Nidamanuru 2) Off we go together with the ultimate powerplay, however earlier than we begin, I ought to word that regardless of my whining, De Leede batted properly and appears an honest expertise. Anyhow, Nidamanru turns his first ball into the leg facet for one then three additional singles comply with, and Payne seems to be actually helpful. I’m unsure how he forces his option to extra appearances, however he’s obtained a cap, which is a begin.
WICKET! De Leede c Rashid b Carse 56 (Netherlands 203-4)
Once more, Carse places a bit additional into leap, once more the ball will get massive on a batter attempting to guide, and once more, a skier is properly held – this time by Rashid, scurrying from midwicket to ahead brief and holding on the tumble.
fortieth over: Netherlands 203-3 (De Leede 56, Edwards 42) Come on! Carse is brief however not brief sufficient and De Leede snaps his first ball to the rope and deep backward sq.. A single follows, then a full-bunger, nipple-high, permits Edwards to completely cleanse to the lengthy on fence for 5 and a free hit; once more, although, he tries a mow that places his collar bones in jeopardy and misses every part.
thirty ninth over: Netherlands 192-3 (De Leede 51, Edwards 37) Payne returns and the batters do appear to be going for issues now. Edwards heaves two throughout the road and tries extra massive pictures from the over’s 4 remaining balls, solely to overlook all of them. That’s actually great things from Payne, who’s been spectacular on debut.
thirty eighth over: Netherlands 190-3 (De Leede 51, Edwards 35) Carse returns, so I shall cling to the chance that Netherlands use his additional tempo to get the ball away. Within the meantime, Edwards turns him across the nook for one, then a no ball means a free hit … which Edwards’ misses with a colossal heave, doing properly to not dislocate each shoulders within the course of. Maybe the wriggle is on, as a result of a flip for 2 is adopted by an industrial mow, a top-edge zooming up among the many cirrus and stratus earlier than dropping to wonderful leg … the place Malan grasses a fairly easy likelihood! I didn’t anticipate that from England or from him, and Edwards then sends the ultimate supply of the over to cowl for one.
“Think about a time when listening to Hey Jude for the primary time was simply a part of the brand new backyard of earthly delights. Think about certainly one of your first live shows as a 16-year-old being the Stones in Hyde Park; listening to Bob’s ‘Judas’ bootleg album for the primary time, when it was nonetheless thought to have been recorded on the Royal Albert Corridor. And many others and many others. As they are saying, nostalgia isn’t what it was.”
Richard Hirst needs you to know that he’s older than you, which makes me surprise as to the optimum time to be born. I reckon 1967 is fairly good, as you get a few of the 70s, then are an incredible age for the Smiths and acid home.
thirty seventh over: Netherlands 182-3 (De Leede 50, Edwards 29) De Leede drives Rashid to cowl for one, and that’s his fifty; he’s batted fairly properly on this collection, and at 22 has a number of time to enhance. However milestone achieved, he actually should again himself to do one thing extra damaging, as a result of in any other case what’s the purpose? Nicely, OK, scoring your first half-century whereas having fun with batting, however certainly he’s obtained to do extra from right here? You will have heard me surprise this earlier than.
thirty sixth over: Netherlands 180-3 (De Leede 49, Edwards 28) Curran’s first three balls yield one, then De Leede drives three to cowl the place Carse fields; singles to every batter comply with, and that’s drinks. Let’s be actual, Netherlands may do with a livener.
“I loved seeing your Texaco Trophy poster from 1984 earlier,” emails Nick Barlow, “and it jogged my memory of the signed bat that my dad (who was a physiotherapist) obtained for me by way of his mate (who was a physio for the England crew) in the identical 12 months, and presumably from the identical competitors. I used to be ten on the time, and though the bat at the moment has a few paint drops from an unremembered however certainly ill-advised portray session it’s certainly one of my most treasured possessions, each for the reminiscences of my childhood and as a small piece of cricketing historical past.”
That’s good – I hope Chris Tavaré is on there. On seeing my playing cards, somebody on Twitter puzzled whether or not the personnel had been chosen by his mum.
thirty fifth over: Netherlands 174-3 (De Leede 45, Edwards 26) Rashid returns on the different finish and tosses up his first supply, however De Leede refuses to hit excessive which places me in thoughts of one other KP phrase: if it’s up it’s off, which is what he and Flintoff mentioned to one another throughout their stand at Edgbaston in 2005. However that’s extra prefer it from Edwards, who goes down the bottom and crucially commits to the shot, taking 4 over the bowler’s heed. That’s the primary boundary in tiiiiiime, and three singles comply with; that’s extra prefer it. Is the dash on?
thirty fourth over: Netherlands 166-3 (De Leede 43, Edwards 19) Curran returns and after a single to every batter, De Leede presses him to cowl for 2. So Curran digs one in a bit shorter from round and this time De Leede pulls. He doesn’t give it every part, however he does discover a hole at deep sq., in order that they run two, then does much like the subsequent ball for one. That is now his highest worldwide rating; can he preserve going?
thirty third over: Netherlands 159-3 (De Leede 37, Edwards 19) In comms, they word that Netherlands are letting the spinners bowl, a phrase you steadily hear KP spit with disgust. Three singles and a two make it 5 from the over, and I’m boring myself saying this, however I don’t absolutely grasp Netherlands’ plan right here. In the event that they don’t up the speed, they received’t set a goal even near aggressive.
thirty second over: Netherlands 154-3 (De Leede 35, Edwards 16) The speed is right down to 4.73 as Rashid’s first three balls yield two singles, then Edwards goes again on his stumps to dig out two to midwicket – they’ve obtained to run them quick as a result of Curran is onto it, and a dive will get him residence. A leg-side extensive follows, Edwards lacking together with his effort to go together with the road, however they run one too, then De Leede provides another. Dare the batters swing for the fences?
thirty first over: Netherlands 147-3 (De Leede 33, Edwards 13) As he did on Sunday the DJ cranks it up, and the gang, properly lubricated one trusts, crank it up with him, hollering alongside to Hey Jude. When my mother and father first met my dad performed his new file to my mum and that was it – think about listening to that track for the primary time and it being in contrast to something you’d ever heard, somewhat than merely a part of the canon. Mindblowing, and please don’t fill within the absent parentheses. Two singles and a two from the over.
thirtieth over: Netherlands 143-3 (De Leede 32, Edwards 10) Two singles start this newest Rashid over, on which level is it simply me who’d prefer to see him again within the Check reckoning? Anyhow, De Leede then steps right down to him, stroking to deep additional, the place Willey does very well to slip right into a cease that saves two; a single follows.
twenty ninth over: Netherlands 138-3 (De Leede 28, Edwards 9) I assume wickets in hand and a last-10 overs slog makes some sense, however I do surprise if Netherlands are able to greater than we’re seeing, if they might simply cease worrying about being skittled. They take 5 singles off Livingstone’s newest over, Edwards surviving a scare when he top-edges a sweep, however the ball doesn’t attain the person at backward sq..
twenty eighth over: Netherlands 133-3 (De Leede 25, Edwards 7) I do know it’s onerous to not, however Netherlands are letting England’s spinners bowl right here. On the finish of the over, De Leede tries to make use of his toes, however he can solely nudge to mid on for one, including that to a large and single taken by Edwards to cowl.
twenty seventh over: Netherlands 130-3 (De Leede 24, Edwards 6) “240’s not going to chop it,” notes the instantly retired Pieter Seelaar, and he’s proper; can his former expenses get past it? Nicely, after De Leede takes a single to lengthy off, Edwards unfurls the reverse, incomes three previous backward level; two to cowl level comply with, and that’s a greater over for Netherlands, six from it. The identical from right here will get 268, however as Seelaar says, that received’t be sufficient both.v
twenty sixth over: Netherlands 124-3 (De Leede 21, Edwards 3) Rashid’s not appeared as threatening at the moment as within the first two matches – I assume the pitch is deader – and he’s taken for 4 singles on this, his third over.
twenty fifth over: Netherlands 120-3 (De Leede 19, Edwards 1) That is the important thing partnership now: if England can break it rapidly, they’ll fancy themselves to wrap issues up fairly rapidly. And Livingstone begins with a ripper, flip then bounce too good for Edwards’ exterior edge. Two extra dots comply with, then a single to lengthy off completes a wonderful over.
WICKET! O’Dowd c Buttler b Livingstone 50 (Netherlands 119-3)
Fifty and gone! Livingstone finds a bit of additional dip, if we’re being beneficiant, and O’Dowd, reaching to drive, edges behind. He lingers, hoping it’s not true, however it’s and he’s now hutchward-bound.
twenty fourth over: Netherlands 118-2 (O’Dowd 50, De Leede 18) De Leede drives Rashid to lengthy off for one, then O’Dowd nudges the one that raises his fifty – properly batted sir. One other single follows, and England will likely be proud of how these center overs are vanishing.
twenty third over: Netherlands 115-2 (O’Dowd 49, De Leede 16) O’Down bangs to cowl they usually run two earlier than getting down the opposite finish with the same shot; I mentioned De Leede was unensconced, however I’m not saying it now, as a result of he steps down the monitor to show a flighted ball right into a half-volley, whacking 4 to deep backward level. A single off the ultimate supply of the over means he retains the strike, and his crew actually wanted that boundary.
twenty second over: Netherlands 107-2 (O’Dowd 46, De Leede 11) Now it’s Rashid into the assault and O’Dowd sends his second ball to cowl for one. He brings in a slip for the unensconced De Leede, who duly twizzles him to midwicket for 2, and after some respectable pre-drinks hitting, Netherlands must get themselves transferring once more.
twenty first over: Netherlands 104-2 (O’Dowd 45, De Leede 9) O’Dowd nudges into the leg facet and runs by means of for the one which raises his crew’s hundred. This can be a higher over from Livingstone, form of – his subsequent ball goes contacts pad, rears up, and there’s a muted enchantment for a catch, however now bat concerned. A single down the bottom follows, then a leg-side extensive … and a drop? No, although Buttler couldn’t maintain on, O’Dowd’s edge was crushed, and one other extensive com[pletes the scoring for the over.
20th over: Netherlands 99-2 (O’Dowd 44, De Leede 8) Five dots from Carse, but then some width … and De Leede can’t turn that away, unloading the suitcase to cream four through backward point.
19th over: Netherlands 95-2 (O’Dowd 44, De Leede 4) Time for some spin, but it’s not Moeen or Rashid, it’s Livingstone. His ability to bowl leggies and offies will be invaluable to this team – he looks a lock for both World Cups, or Worlds Cup now – but this isn’t a great start, milked for four singles and a two.
“With Paul Van Meekeren being brought in for the Netherlands and David Payne winning his first cap,” says Dave Walklett, “I was wondering when was the last time two Gloucestershire players faced each other in an international? Perhaps in the days of Jack Russell and Courtney Walsh or Zaheer Abbas but it doesn’t happen often.”
That is a good question – I’d go with the former.
18th over: Netherlands 88-2 (O’Dowd 42, De Leede 0) Carse is one of those bowlers who you can tell is giving every ball everything, but as he raced in before taking the wicket, you could see a little bit extra in his leap; he got his reward. O’Dowd takes a single to leg, and I should note that his fine partnership with Cooper was worth 62.
WICKET! Cooper c Livingstone b Carse 33 (Netherlands 88-2)
Carse leaps into his delivery stride, bangs it in, and Cooper hooks … but running around the fence to deep backwards square, Livingstone does really well to avoid losing the ball in the sun and not even trying to catch it, never mind sliding underneath it to make a tricky grab look routine.
18th over: Netherlands 88-1 (O’Dowd 41, Cooper 33) Nice from Cooper, who eases opens the face to ease Carse to the third man fence.
17th over: Netherlands 84-1 (O’Dowd 41, Cooper 29) Curran clouts O’Dowd on the pad and appeals … it looked pretty decent too, definitely hitting the stumps but perhaps pitching outside the line … and it did, just. That’s ridiculously good umpiring from Paul Reiffel and a decent over from Curran too, four dots then two singles taking us to drinks. Netherlands are pretty well-placed now, if they can up the tempo, and how costly might that missed catch turn out to be?
16th over: Netherlands 82-1 (O’Dowd 40, Cooper 28) To stem the flow of runs, England have pulled back their lengths, and Carse begins his third over with three dots. Cooper then takes a single to midwicket, a slower ball drifts down leg for a wide, then O’Dowd forces a run-down for one more.
15th over: Netherlands 79-1 (O’Dowd 39, Cooper 27) This is excellent stuff from Netherlands, and when Curran sits one up outside off, O’Dowd clatters it to the rope at midwicket. Four singles – there we go! – follow, along with a wide from a high bouncer, and I’d not be surprised to see Rashid or Moeen take the next over from this end.
“When I was about 12, growing up in Houston,” says John Foster, “we had an absolute [bleep] of a faculty soccer (soccer) coach. Aside from the same old sadism – which may rapidly grow to be uncommon sadism in 95 diploma temperatures – he’d put on actually brief shorts (it was the 90s, they did issues in a different way then). Anyway, at that age many people have been reluctant to get our physique behind any ball above waist top, so as an alternative of chesting it down we’d side-step it and stick a futile, dangly leg out. Every time this occurred in coaching, he’d run as much as the offender and chant ‘SEXY LEGS! SEXY LEGS!’ whereas kicking his naked legs into the air, doing a dance that was form of a cross between the Can-Can and the Arrested Growth rooster dance. This might go on for as much as two minutes.”
I as soon as forgot my swimming package, on function, advised the trainer and he he mentioned he’d given up on me. I returned to the altering room, relayed this together with some alternative invective concerning the trainer, rotated and there he was. He took me exterior, puffed out his chest in my face, and blew off my kippa with the ferocity of his shouting, letting me know that he’d like to headbutt me. It turned out the pool was screwed they usually performed soccer as an alternative.
14th over: Netherlands 70-1 (O’Dowd 33, Cooper 25) That’s extra prefer it! Cooper stretches for a large one, driving to deep cowl for one, then when Carse tries a bouncer, he goes again and correctly collars it for 4 over midwicket! An inside-edge then will get him down the opposite finish – extra of this, please – earlier than Cooper pulls off the hips for 4 extra, elevating the 50 partnership within the course of! Ten off the over, and Netherlands wanted that.
