| Australia in England ODI Series - ODI (2nd Match) July 1, 2012 | |||||
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| Finished | Australia | 251/7 | ( 50 overs ) | ||
| England | 252/4 | ( 45.4 overs ) | |||
| England won by 6 wickets | |||||
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COMMENTARY
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| That is all from us here. Hop over to the next tab for the 2nd T20I between West Indies and New Zealand being played at Florida. For now this is Naveed Qasim saying goodbye. |
| Man of the match: RS Bopara (England):- Runs:82 - Balls:85 - 4s:8 - 6s:0 - S/R:107.50 |
| This is England's first victory in an ODI against Australia at the Oval since 1997. |
| Once again, England have outplayed Australia in all departments. Bell looked in wonderful touch as he stroked his 21st ODI fifty. Clint McKay bowled with a lot of heart but he found no support from the other bowlers. Ravi Bopara scored his first ever half-century against Australia and along with Morgan, he helped England go 2-0 up in the series. Australia have a lot of problems and they will have to put in a lot of hard work if they have to put in a better performance in the 3rd ODI. |
| England won by 6 wickets |
| 45.4Doherty to Morgan, 2 |
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| 2 Runs. England go 2-0 up, quicker ball outside off, Morgan goes back and attempts the cut, gets a bottom edge that sneaks in between Wade's legs and goes very fine for a couple, it has been a clinical performance from England. |
| 45.3Doherty to Morgan, 0 |
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| No Run. Flatter delivery on the off stump, Morgan skips down the track and nudges it to mid wicket |
| Craig Kieswetter, right handed bat, comes to the crease |
| 45.2Doherty to Bopara, W |
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| RUN OUT. England have to wait a bit for victory. Once again Bopara is unable to see England home to victory. Flatter delivery just outside off, Bopara punches it hard to mid off and calls for a quick single, Lee fires an accurate throw at the bowler's end and scores a direct hit, Bopara dives but he cannot make it, ends an excellent innings from Bopara. |
| 45.1Doherty to Bopara, 0 |
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| No Run. Flatter delivery outside off, Bopara mistimes it to cover |
| 44.6Mckay to Morgan, 0 |
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| No Run. Good length ball just outside off, Morgan closes the bat face and turns it to mid wicket, ends a rather good spell from Clint, but alas in a losing cause |
| 44.5Mckay to Bopara, 1 |
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| 1 Run. This leg-break is on a short of length and it breaks away just outside off, Bopara dabs it to point |
| 44.4Mckay to Morgan, 3 |
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| 3 Runs. Full ball outside off, Morgan gets underneath the delivery and lofts it over mid off, the ball slows up as it reaches the wide long off fence, three results results |
| 44.3Mckay to Morgan, 0 |
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| No Run. Short of length ball outside off, Morgan bends the back leg and looks to crack it through cover, misses it. |
| 44.2Mckay to Morgan, 4 |
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| FOUR. Wonderfully done by Morgan, length ball and too straight on the pads, Morgan whippily flicks it to the deep backward square leg fence |
| 44.1Mckay to Bopara, 1 |
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| 1 Run. Short ball on the middle and leg stump, Bopara looks to pull it down to fine leg, but he swings too early and ends up toe-ending it to deep mid wicket |
| 43.6Lee to Bopara, 1 |
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| 1 Run. Back of a length delivery just outside off, punched to sweeper cover. |
| 43.5Lee to Bopara, 2 |
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| 2 Runs. Short ball outside off, Bopara drags the pull from outside off and muscles it past the short mid wicket fielder who dives to his right, the ball slows up in the deep where Forrest runs to his left to keep it down to a couple |
| 43.4Lee to Bopara, 0 |
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| No Run. Good length ball outside off, punched to short extra cover |
| 43.3Lee to Bopara, 0 |
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| No Run. Full and slow ball just outside off, Bopara drives it back to Lee who collects it, turns around and has a shy at the batsman's end, he misses and Wade dives to his left to stop it |