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11 Jun 2009, 22:17
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Trent Bridge, Nottingham
10:30pm AEST Thursday June 11
Ireland have done it again, they couldn't win a game in the ODI World Cup's second stage but the Kiwis' injury list gives them a great opportunity here. That list sees Jesse Ryder sent home and Ross Taylor doubtful to play again this tournament, something skipper Daniel Vettori hasn't done yet. James Franklin's also spent some time in hospital with a sore knee. Aaron Redmond comes into the squad in place of Ryder because he was in England and there's a realistic chance he'll be needed tonight for the first time in coloured clothing for his country. He has a rare Twenty20 century on his record, with an average above 30 and a strike rate of 130 - yes the same bloke who made Katich look exciting last summer.
Ireland aren't without their injury problems but Niall O'Brien and Trent Johnston are playing. Without those two the Irish suffered their first Twenty20 loss last night going down to India when they were bowled out for 112 in 18 overs. 2 off 17 not good enough and Jeremy Bray misses out along with Andrew White and Boyd Rankin. Peter Connell is the third inclusion.
New Zealand XV:
Brendon McCullum
Martin Guptill
Aaron Redmond
Neil Broom
Scott Styris
Jacob Oram
+Peter McGlashan
Nathan McCullum
Brendon Diamanti
James Franklin
*Daniel Vettori
Kyle Mills
Ian Butler
Iain O'Brien
Unavailable:
Ross Taylor
In:
Aaron Redmond
James Franklin
Daniel Vettori
Iain O'Brien
Out:
Ross Taylor (hamstring)
Ireland XV:
Jeremy Bray
*William Porterfield
Paul Stirling
+Niall O'Brien
Andre Botha
Gary Wilson
Kevin O'Brien
John Mooney
Trent Johnston
Kyle McCallan
Andrew White
Peter Connell
Alex Cusack
Regan West
Boyd Rankin
In:
Paul Stirling
Niall O'Brien
Trent Johnston
Peter Connell
Umpires:
Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
Steve Davis (3rd, Australia)
Weather:
Partly cloudy, 16 degrees
Coverage:
Fox Sports 3 from 10:20
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Trent Bridge, Nottingham
2:30am AEST Friday June 12
Game 2 sees the hosts leave London for the first time to meet the team from the other nation to have hosted this tournament. These two teams also met in their first game of the 2007 World Twenty20, where South Africa were far too good. One team will have to chase for the first time after both batted first in each of their group games where. That didn't make much difference in the group games with the team batting first winning 6 and losing 6. At this ground it's taken targets of 180 and 192 to win, with 137, 159 and 112 being overhauled with plenty of time to spare.
England recovered after losing to the Netherlands to get through to this stage after scoring 180 against Pakistan. Is 33 off 32 good enough on a 180 pitch? Owais Shah will find out with Robert Key the likely beneficiary if it doesn't go his way. The other selection issue is do they stick with the twin spin of Graeme Swann and Adil Rashid on a pitch that traditionally favours the quicks, but has seen spinners take 25 wickets to the seamers' 31 in 5 games this tournament.
South Africa have no selection issues and will take in an unchanged side but it will be interesting to see how they cope with the pressure if they don't get to bat first. de Villiers had his failure for the month on Tuesday, not good news for England.
England XV:
Ravi Bopara
Luke Wright
Kevin Pietersen
Robert Key
Owais Shah
*Paul Collingwood
Eoin Morgan
Graham Napier (international debut)
Dmitri Mascarenhas
+James Foster
Adil Rashid
Stuart Broad
Graeme Swann
James Anderson
Ryan Sidebottom
In:
Robert Key
Graham Napier
Eoin Morgan
Ryan Sidebottom
South Africa XV:
*Graeme Smith
Herschelle Gibbs
Jacques Kallis
AB de Villiers
JP Duminy
Albie Morkel
+Mark Boucher
Roelof van der Merwe
Justin Ontong
Johan Botha
Morne Morkel
Robin Peterson
Dale Steyn
Wayne Parnell
Yusuf Abdulla
In:
Justin Ontong
Morne Morkel
Robin Peterson
Yusuf Abdulla
Umpires:
Steve Davis (Australia)
Tony Hill (New Zealand)
Asoka de Silva (3rd, Sri Lanka)
Weather:
Sunny, starting around 15 degrees, 12 by the end
Coverage:
Fox Sports 3 from 2:20
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6247/nzl.png vs http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8137/ire.png
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
10:30pm AEST Thursday June 11
Ireland have done it again, they couldn't win a game in the ODI World Cup's second stage but the Kiwis' injury list gives them a great opportunity here. That list sees Jesse Ryder sent home and Ross Taylor doubtful to play again this tournament, something skipper Daniel Vettori hasn't done yet. James Franklin's also spent some time in hospital with a sore knee. Aaron Redmond comes into the squad in place of Ryder because he was in England and there's a realistic chance he'll be needed tonight for the first time in coloured clothing for his country. He has a rare Twenty20 century on his record, with an average above 30 and a strike rate of 130 - yes the same bloke who made Katich look exciting last summer.
Ireland aren't without their injury problems but Niall O'Brien and Trent Johnston are playing. Without those two the Irish suffered their first Twenty20 loss last night going down to India when they were bowled out for 112 in 18 overs. 2 off 17 not good enough and Jeremy Bray misses out along with Andrew White and Boyd Rankin. Peter Connell is the third inclusion.
New Zealand XV:
Brendon McCullum
Martin Guptill
Aaron Redmond
Neil Broom
Scott Styris
Jacob Oram
+Peter McGlashan
Nathan McCullum
Brendon Diamanti
James Franklin
*Daniel Vettori
Kyle Mills
Ian Butler
Iain O'Brien
Unavailable:
Ross Taylor
In:
Aaron Redmond
James Franklin
Daniel Vettori
Iain O'Brien
Out:
Ross Taylor (hamstring)
Ireland XV:
Jeremy Bray
*William Porterfield
Paul Stirling
+Niall O'Brien
Andre Botha
Gary Wilson
Kevin O'Brien
John Mooney
Trent Johnston
Kyle McCallan
Andrew White
Peter Connell
Alex Cusack
Regan West
Boyd Rankin
In:
Paul Stirling
Niall O'Brien
Trent Johnston
Peter Connell
Umpires:
Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
Steve Davis (3rd, Australia)
Weather:
Partly cloudy, 16 degrees
Coverage:
Fox Sports 3 from 10:20
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/4749/eng.png vs http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1120/rsa.png
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
2:30am AEST Friday June 12
Game 2 sees the hosts leave London for the first time to meet the team from the other nation to have hosted this tournament. These two teams also met in their first game of the 2007 World Twenty20, where South Africa were far too good. One team will have to chase for the first time after both batted first in each of their group games where. That didn't make much difference in the group games with the team batting first winning 6 and losing 6. At this ground it's taken targets of 180 and 192 to win, with 137, 159 and 112 being overhauled with plenty of time to spare.
England recovered after losing to the Netherlands to get through to this stage after scoring 180 against Pakistan. Is 33 off 32 good enough on a 180 pitch? Owais Shah will find out with Robert Key the likely beneficiary if it doesn't go his way. The other selection issue is do they stick with the twin spin of Graeme Swann and Adil Rashid on a pitch that traditionally favours the quicks, but has seen spinners take 25 wickets to the seamers' 31 in 5 games this tournament.
South Africa have no selection issues and will take in an unchanged side but it will be interesting to see how they cope with the pressure if they don't get to bat first. de Villiers had his failure for the month on Tuesday, not good news for England.
England XV:
Ravi Bopara
Luke Wright
Kevin Pietersen
Robert Key
Owais Shah
*Paul Collingwood
Eoin Morgan
Graham Napier (international debut)
Dmitri Mascarenhas
+James Foster
Adil Rashid
Stuart Broad
Graeme Swann
James Anderson
Ryan Sidebottom
In:
Robert Key
Graham Napier
Eoin Morgan
Ryan Sidebottom
South Africa XV:
*Graeme Smith
Herschelle Gibbs
Jacques Kallis
AB de Villiers
JP Duminy
Albie Morkel
+Mark Boucher
Roelof van der Merwe
Justin Ontong
Johan Botha
Morne Morkel
Robin Peterson
Dale Steyn
Wayne Parnell
Yusuf Abdulla
In:
Justin Ontong
Morne Morkel
Robin Peterson
Yusuf Abdulla
Umpires:
Steve Davis (Australia)
Tony Hill (New Zealand)
Asoka de Silva (3rd, Sri Lanka)
Weather:
Sunny, starting around 15 degrees, 12 by the end
Coverage:
Fox Sports 3 from 2:20