Sat watching the game quite entertaining but England struggling at the minute.

Sat watching the game quite entertaining but England struggling at the minute.

They could soon be chasing a near record total to win, which seems unlikely.
190-5 off 17.3 W.I.

208-8 Innings closed. Not the record score.

It's got the makings of a cracker I think it's going to be close.

Not looking so promising now, Pietersen stupidly throwing his wicket away again, run out! 86-4 at half-way. It will be close because it's inevitable in 20 overs, they are so finely balanced. I think England needed a big contribution from KP.

I can live with one-dayers, but this 20-20 lark is awful.

I can live with one-dayers, but this 20-20 lark is awful.

Agree, entirely, but it's raining in Sheffield - again - so it's something to watch, along with RUK.
20-20, as a near 60yo, is everything I don't stand for! Strangely, though, as a teenage player, this was the cricket we played - fortunately all the apendages didn't apply then.

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4th last over Collingwood survived what should have been 'out' LBW appeal.
Colly's going well with the proverbial captain's innings - 45 to win from 18 balls.
30 required from 12 balls. Rampaul - penultimate over seems to have settled it?
23 wanted off the final over. Umpire, Llong, is spared - justice was done - WI won by 15 runs, good effort Colly nevertheless, with a personal 79.

Still need 20 off four balls. Can't see it happening, I'm afraid :(

18 needed off 2 balls. We've lost, I'm afraid.

To be fair though 197 would almost certainly win any 20/20 match normally. If we can tighten up the bowling in the first six overs tomorrow we should be more thana capable of beating them.

To be fair though 197 would almost certainly win any 20/20 match normally. If we can tighten up the bowling in the first six overs tomorrow we should be more thana capable of beating them.

Pietersen is due a contribution. At his best that deficit could easily have been wiped off.