da bet vitoria： World Cup finalists New Zealand need to find a response to England’s record-breaking display in the first ODI as the series moves to The Oval
da bwin： The Preview by Andrew McGlashan11-Jun-2015Match factsJune 12, 2015
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Can England do it again?
Big PictureOne swallow does not make a summer and neither does one score of over 400 mean England have cracked the one-day code. But they have laid down a marker for how they insist they will play the game going forward. How New Zealand, the World Cup finalists, respond to their thrashing at Edgbaston will be fascinating and give another view into the world of Brendon McCullum.McCullum grinned when it was put to him that things were looking good after one ball of the first match – when Jason Roy fell – but of greater significance was what happened after New Zealand had hit back to reduce England to 202 for 6 after 30 overs. Trent Boult was allowed to bowl out before the batting Powerplay and New Zealand’s attack was significantly short of either form, experience or skill – or perhaps a combination of all three – to close out the innings.Eoin Morgan termed England’s performance as “close to perfect” so it will be a case of more-of-the-same. And therein lies, arguably, the biggest challenge facing Morgan after a match of such dominance. Backing up the opening victory with the second match at The Oval will bring different pressures now there is far greater expectation. But if they are true to their word, England will keep on swinging.Form guide(last five completed matches, most recent first)
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New Zealand LLWWWIn the spotlightJos Buttler took the headlines and Joe Root set the platform at Edgbaston, but Adil Rashid produced an all-round display as impressive as either of them. Firstly his role in the record 177-run seventh-wicket stand showed his skills with the bat then, most tellingly, he gave his legspinners and googlies a rip to take 4 for 55. He won’t often have the luxury of 400 to bowl against, and how Rashid responds with the ball when the pressure is really on remains to be seen, but England have bought into the value of searching for wickets throughout an innings.Chasing 409 there was only one way New Zealand could play, but Brendon McCullum’s slog against Steven Finn, despite already taking two boundaries in the opening over, did seem a swipe too many given the damage McCullum could do if he batted 20 overs. And then there are his tactics of rarely entering a holding pattern in the field which, in the absence of Tim Southee, could have done with re-evaluating at Edgbaston. He has a huge amount of credit built up, but back in New Zealand his game plan, both personal and team-wise, continues to provoke debate. Will he concede an inch to try and level the series?Teams newsThere would seem little need for England to change their XI after such an overwhelming display. David Willey, the left-armer, was released back to Northamptonshire for Thursday’s NatWest T20 Blast match although remains available for selection.England (probable): 1 Alex Hales, 2 Jason Roy, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Sam Billings, 8 Adil Rashid, 9 Chris Jordan, 10 Liam Plunkett, 11 Steven FinnCorey Anderson will again miss out but Tim Southee is expected to return, perhaps at the expense of Mitchell McClenaghan unless New Zealand decide they want four quicks and leave out Nathan McCullum.New Zealand (probable): 1 Brendon McCullum (capt), 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Grant Elliott, 6 Mitchell Santner, 7 Luke Ronchi (wk), 8 Nathan McCullum, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Matt Henry, 11 Trent BoultPitch and conditionsThe Edgbaston pitch was lauded as ideal for one-day cricket and The Oval has a reputation of producing good limited-overs wickets, too. The first T20 match of the season produced 455 runs, albeit with a short boundary to one side. The weather has warmed up with temperatures in the high 20s expected, although there is a chance of a thunderstorm and then some rain later, which may bring Duckworth-Lewis into the captains’ thinking.Stats and trivia The last time these two teams met at The Oval there were angry scenes when Grant Elliott was run out and New Zealand were furious as they believed he had been unfairly impeded in a collision with Ryan Sidebottom. Buttler is one of only three batsmen since May 1, 2014 to have scored more than 800 ODI runs at more than a run-a-ball. His strike-rate is second behind AB de Villiers. Rashid was just the seventh Englishman to score a fifty and take at least four wickets in an ODI. The others are Paul Collingwood (twice), Ronnie Irani, Graeme Hick, Andrew Flintoff, Ian Botham and Ben Stokes.Quotes”Obviously it is not going to happen every week but it is something we definitely want to try and do. We’ll take that approach into every match and then see where we’re at.”
“Tim’s shown he’s one of our best one-day bowlers and it would be great to have him back and bowling at his best. With Trent, hopefully we can get the ball swinging and take some early wickets.”
