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England have been practicing for the next match with a Ten10 International against the Netherlands at Lord's in North London. The England captain Michael Vaughan called heads, but lost the coin toss and the Netherlands elected to bat first. The weather was pleasant. There was hardly any cloud, it was easy to see the ball onto the bat.
England kept it tight, intelligent bowling and superb fielding keeping the runs down. After a maiden from Matthew Hoggard, Steven Harmison took the first wicket without a run on the board. Luke van Troost and Nick Statham had a short but effective partnership, which came to an end when Harmison destroyed Statham's off stump.
The Lions decided to use new tactics, bringing on the Durham Dynamo's Paul Collingwood to bowl the fifth over. He was effective too, constantly beating the bat. Simon Jones was Collingwood's partner, and he was efficient, keeping the runs down and putting pressure on the batsmen. Paul Collingwood took the wicket of van Troost in his second over, a swining delivery being edged to slip.
The Dutch just weren't scoring quickly enough. Simon Jones' slower ball was poked straight back at him by Klaas van Noortwijk. The final bowling pair were going to be Shaun Udal and Andrew Flintoff. The Hampshire Hawks captain bamboozled the batsman, and Flintoff took Bas Zuiderent with a plumb leg before wicket. The Netherlands innings finished on fifty-six for five after their ten overs.
Now the tough part for England. Their batting was what let them down in the match against the West Indies. Concentration had to be precise. Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss started with real purpose, setting their authority early on. The openers really showed that they had learned valuable lessons from the Caribbean Calamity.
The Dutch got the breakthrough, taking Marcus Trescothick, caught at slip. Andrew Strauss was bowled out for fourteen. Disaster was happening for England when Pietersen went for a duck. Andrew Flintoff was his usual big hitting self, setting England back on track, despite being caught out. Then Vaughan was out, then Geraint Jones. It was left to Paul Collingwood and Shaun Udal to finish the match. A single from Udal tied the scores, and a no ball won the match for the Lions with just about one over to spare.
A gritty match had seen England win by four wickets, their final score fifty-seven for six. The openers did well, but the other batsman were poor. They must now take this win into the next Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 League match.
It is a busy time for England now, their new kit will be revealed shortly and their next League match is fast approaching. Team manager Lee Payne said they must improve.
"If we can collapse to the Netherlands like that, goodness knows what will happen in the League matches against teams like Australia and India," he said.
",Our bowling is alright, it's just the batting that needs to improve. I think the batsman feel under pressure when there is no need to be. That must be stamped out."
England kept it tight, intelligent bowling and superb fielding keeping the runs down. After a maiden from Matthew Hoggard, Steven Harmison took the first wicket without a run on the board. Luke van Troost and Nick Statham had a short but effective partnership, which came to an end when Harmison destroyed Statham's off stump.
The Lions decided to use new tactics, bringing on the Durham Dynamo's Paul Collingwood to bowl the fifth over. He was effective too, constantly beating the bat. Simon Jones was Collingwood's partner, and he was efficient, keeping the runs down and putting pressure on the batsmen. Paul Collingwood took the wicket of van Troost in his second over, a swining delivery being edged to slip.
The Dutch just weren't scoring quickly enough. Simon Jones' slower ball was poked straight back at him by Klaas van Noortwijk. The final bowling pair were going to be Shaun Udal and Andrew Flintoff. The Hampshire Hawks captain bamboozled the batsman, and Flintoff took Bas Zuiderent with a plumb leg before wicket. The Netherlands innings finished on fifty-six for five after their ten overs.
Now the tough part for England. Their batting was what let them down in the match against the West Indies. Concentration had to be precise. Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss started with real purpose, setting their authority early on. The openers really showed that they had learned valuable lessons from the Caribbean Calamity.
The Dutch got the breakthrough, taking Marcus Trescothick, caught at slip. Andrew Strauss was bowled out for fourteen. Disaster was happening for England when Pietersen went for a duck. Andrew Flintoff was his usual big hitting self, setting England back on track, despite being caught out. Then Vaughan was out, then Geraint Jones. It was left to Paul Collingwood and Shaun Udal to finish the match. A single from Udal tied the scores, and a no ball won the match for the Lions with just about one over to spare.
A gritty match had seen England win by four wickets, their final score fifty-seven for six. The openers did well, but the other batsman were poor. They must now take this win into the next Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 League match.
It is a busy time for England now, their new kit will be revealed shortly and their next League match is fast approaching. Team manager Lee Payne said they must improve.
"If we can collapse to the Netherlands like that, goodness knows what will happen in the League matches against teams like Australia and India," he said.
",Our bowling is alright, it's just the batting that needs to improve. I think the batsman feel under pressure when there is no need to be. That must be stamped out."
is going to be a tough challenge !
