Pakistan v England 1st ODI

[Oliver]

Originally Posted by Rachael

but Flintoff was a mess:
Collingwood showed the way far more effectively:

Funnily enough, listening at the time, I though Collingwood stuffed it up. England were something like 311-4 with three overs to go and Collingwood kept on taking the strike and doing very little with it.

Sixteen runs off three overs (that may not be completely accurate) with four wickets in hand, is absolutely criminal... even if the bowler bowling two overs is the fastest in the world bar none.

No for me, Collingwood stuffed it up.

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

HAve to say, pleased with blackwells bowling. In a match like that 4.5 an over in 10 overs aint bad at all. Would gilo have done much better ?

[Oliver]

Originally Posted by Rachael

Pietersen is a good outfielder. Might need to make way though... and leave Plunkett in the dressingroom for the first 20 overs or so: ...as by then it might be possible to conclude that Blackwell's not going to bowl.

From a fielding point of view I'd rather sub the Somerset spinner....

Always good to see someone succeed, particularly after Rachael has put the boot in.

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by Richie Benauds Love Child

HAve to say, pleased with blackwells bowling.

I thought he bowled superbly. Good variation of pace and flight. Kept some very good players of spin guessing.

I didn't understand why some of the commentators were suggesting he's a part-time spin bowler! Unless I'm mistaken he bowls a lot of overs for Somerset, especially in Limited Overs cricket. He's learnt well and if he can keep it up will become an integral part of the One Day team.

Credit to Liam Plunkett too, he bowled very well.

[Oliver]

And it was interesting to see England super-subbing their best boundary fielder.

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by Oliver

And it was interesting to see England super-subbing their best boundary fielder.

The SKY commentators were saying that he was injured. It does seem a strange one!! But hey! If England have enough fielders better than KP then we aren't doing too badly!

[Vrock]

KP was injured in the second game, not in the first. To my knowledge.