[jjamez]

And david warner will hit someone on a night out, whilst smug arrogance eludes from behind the closed australian dressing room door. Only to be given the face of clarke, smith or haddin because lets face it shane watson is as bright as a broken light bulb

[jjamez]

the final game of New Zealands tour of england concludes tomorrow in the form of a twenty20. england have stuck roughly with the same odi squad apart from james taylor has been replaced by James Vince and Reece Topley has come in for the overton twins.

snoots will help me out with the new zealand squad but one would think that they too havent got a plethora of changes either

[Lord Snooty]

Aye. Preview coming up later tonight.

[Lord Snooty]

England v New Zealand
The t20 International
Tuesday June 23rd
at Old Trafford

starting at 18:30

Team News:

England will be tempted to play the same XI that secured victory in the ODIs, which would mean T20 debuts for Sam Billings, David Willey and Mark Wood. James Vince offers an elegantly destructive batting option and Reece Topley, another left-arm seamer, could make a first England appearance at the age of 21. Jonny Bairstow, whose last T20 international was in 2013, has been officially drafted in as a replacement for the injured Jos Buttler.


England (probable) 1 Jason Roy, 2 Alex Hales, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan ©, 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jonny Bairstow (w), 7 Sam Billings, 8 Adil Rashid, 9 David Willey, 10 Mark Wood, 11 Steven Finn.


Kane Williamson has tended to open the batting in T20s though New Zealand may stick with the double-barrelled approach that has served them so well in 50-over cricket and leave Brendon McCullum at the top of the order. Grant Elliott could feature for New Zealand in T20 for the first time in two years, though Colin Munro remains with the squad as another all-round option. Mitchell Santner and Nathan McCullum may both be included if the pitch is receptive to spin.


New Zealand (probable) 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Kane Williamson, 3 Brendon McCullum ©, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Grant Elliott/Colin Munro, 6 Luke Ronchi (w), 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Nathan McCullum, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Mitchell McClenaghan, 11 Matt Henry.

[Lord Snooty]

England 191-7
Sounds good.

[Lord Snooty]

10 overs to go. 91 to win. 5 wickets down.
England favourites I would say.

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Got to say I like Willey.

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And that's that.

England win by 56 runs

[Lord Snooty]

Scorecard

England

Alex Hales
Jason Roy
Joe Root
Eoin Morgan ©
Ben Stokes
Jonny Bairstow (W)
Sam Billings
Adil Rashid
David Willey
Mark Wood
Steven Finn


New Zealand

Martin Guptill
Kane Williamson
Brendon McCullum ©
Ross Taylor
Colin Munro
Luke Ronchi (W)
Mitchell Santner
Nathan McCullum
Tim Southee
Mitchell McClenaghan
Matt Henry



England 191-7 (20) (Root 68. Santner 2/28)

New Zealand 135 (16.2) (Williamson 57. Willey 3/22, Wood 3/26)

England won by 56 runs

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May
8-11: v Somerset, Taunton (11:00 BST) - New Zealand won by 66 runs Scorecard
14-17: v Worcestershire, Worcester (11:00 BST) - New Zealand won by 15 runs Scorecard
21-25: 1st Test, Lord's (11:00 BST) - England won by 124 runs Scorecard
29-2: June 2nd Test, Headingley (11:00 BST) - New Zealand won by 199 runs Scorecard

June
6: v Leicestershire (50 overs), Leicester - New Zealand won by 198 runs Scorecard
9: 1st ODI, Edgbaston (d/n) (14:00 BST) - England win by 210 runs Scorecard
12: 2nd ODI, The Oval (d/n) (13:00 BST) - New Zealand won by 13 runs (D/L) Scorecard
14: 3rd ODI, Southampton (10:30 BST) - New Zealand win by 3 wickets Scorecard
17: 4th ODI, Trent Bridge (d/n) (14:00 BST) - England won by 7 wickets Scorecard
20: 5th ODI, Chester-le-Street (10:30 BST) - England won by 3 wickets (D/L) Scorecard
23: Twenty20 international, Old Trafford (d/n) (18:30 BST) - England won by 56 runs Scorecard

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Test series: England 1-1 New Zealand



ODI series: England 3-2 New Zealand



t20I: England 1-0 New Zealand