World Cup semis & final, July 9-14

[sussexpob]

Wicket for LP. NZ likely to dig in again.

Can see them being bowled out. The middle order hasn't scored many in this WC.

Latham ain't great, and the rest are usually the icing on the cake in the late overs. Of course, if the lower middle order get going, NZ can fly....but it's unlikely at the moment. The top order have batted NZ into a corner

[Arthur Crabtree]

Might get harder to bat later on of course. The pitch has been slow and Nicholls just chopped on. Maybe the bounce will become inconsistent.

[sussexpob]

Last 3-4 overs from plunkett have been on the money

[sussexpob]

Got to take Rashid off now I think....get woakes or archer back on for a handful

[bigfluffylemon]

Wicket for LP. NZ likely to dig in again.

Can see them being bowled out. The middle order hasn't scored many in this WC.

Latham ain't great, and the rest are usually the icing on the cake in the late overs. Of course, if the lower middle order get going, NZ can fly....but it's unlikely at the moment. The top order have batted NZ into a corner

Taylor has an average of 42 but SR 76 in this tournament. Needham has 35 at SR 80. None of the rest have more than 25, and correct only Colin has an SR over 80 (over 100 in fact), with 2 fifties.

It's amazing they've got this far with that batting, but it just goes to show how good their bowling has been. Taylor and/or Colin need to go big you feel to get NZ to a really competitive score. But their bowlers are in theory capable of defending anything over about 220 if they get it right.

[bigfluffylemon]

Got to take Rashid off now I think....get woakes or archer back on for a handful

Yup.

[sussexpob]

Stokes is the change.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Would have given Plunkett another.

[Arthur Crabtree]

There's been some press about England modelling their side on the NZ side of 2015. But less on NZ modelling themselves on the England side of 2015.

Roscoe goes. More rebuilding in order.

[sussexpob]

Taylor gone.....get the new ballers on next over, let's cut through them!

[sussexpob]

Neesham comes in now. Wonder how he's going to play as it might be too early to Welly it

[Arthur Crabtree]

Taylor maybe unlucky.

[bigfluffylemon]

NZ bowlers will be happy to see there is still movement out there.

It'll be up to them to win this for NZ now. And they'll have to bowl England out - no way they will contain England to the score they're headed for.

[sussexpob]

Taylor maybe unlucky.

You were saying about Erasmus?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Better from Mark Wood.