Group C (New Zealand, England, Kenya, Canada)

in fairness to Siddi he may be right, we'll never know!

Jimmy is fit and playing !!  Watch Fleming go LBW to the lad for single figures and the rest fold under the onslaught of Fred/Liam/Monty and the part-timers!

     That beer is gonna taste triffic in an hours time!

Michael Vaughan: great captain, awful runner. England lucky to be only two down.

A fine effort from Plunkett and Nixon sees England up to 209, which is luxury having been 138 for 7

Made the right start with the ball here.

32-3, dangermen Vincent, Taylor, Fleming gone.

Monty takes a wicket with his second ball.

New Zealand at 82-4; anyone's game.

Terrible attempt in the end really, if the batsmen had shown some common sense and put on a decent score it might have been defendable but its hard to set fielding to save 4 runs an over.

I missed the last couple of hours, but when I tuned out it was in the balance but Oram and Styris did the job well.

No question that England lost the game in the 130's and most fingers will be pointed at Pietersen for his dismissal, which was brainless really.

However I have to say I personally am willing to live with his flaws - if he'd hit it for six we'd all be marvelling at his belligerent counter attack - the guy thrives on taking chances and looking to dominate. It's been so long since England had a player like this so the occasional (or indeed fairly regular) dumb dismissal is a fair price to pay for the breathtaking fare served up at the Oval among other places.

Great bowling from bond. Vettori was a bit dissapointing but im not worried about that. Top 3 batsmen need to perform if NZ are going to win this WC.

England wernt terrible, but need their batsmen to really fire if they are to win with the bowling attack they have, bar monty

Again bowlers had a better of batsmen for the most part, I shall not include the matches where a top team is playing a minnow. So far the matches featuring better sides, the scores have not been great.

Edited by wiseguy - 17 March 2007 at 7:46am

As if things weren't bad enough:

http://www.cricketworld.com/england/article/?aid=10116

They're becoming an embarrassment. England to join India and Pakistan at home for the Super 8's? Don't bet against it.

I actually don't know what to say. But i'll keep it short and simple. Two words.

must be injury or just resting surley

Suspended by the ECB for being inebriated after having already being warned about his behaviour.

Dropped and stripped of the vice-captaincy.

I presume that makes Collingwood the de facto vice-captain as Strauss isn't in the side.

Good effort from Canada we would have had a much better chance if Davo didn't get out that soon.