World T20 Champs group stages, Feb 7-20

[andy]

England win the toss and choose to bowl first....would have batted personally but that's just me

Chased badly last time.

Thought they might leave out Archer or Overton and play Rehan.

Think they are always going to include three pace bowlers. Though I would like to have tried Tongue.

Curran expensive but now he has the third wicket so Scotland in trouble at 42/3 England will be happy with that.

Would love to see Rehan get into the side love watching him as a cricketer offers a lot but they are determined to have jack's in there!!! Berrington has released the schsckles and is taking Rashid down! I see tom Bruce is in the Scotland side...is that the same Bruce who played for Lancashire and New Zealand?

[sussexpob]

Rashid taking a bit of a whack now.

[andy]

Nows the time Overton should be bowling...not with the new ball, but now in the middle overs pushing the batsmen back!

[sussexpob]

Berrington is the key here. If he is still there in 5-6 overs time, England might be worried.

Wickets feel crucial at this stage, as much as the RR. If England can break a couple of partnerships, they should hold Scotland in the end

[andy]

Run rate is huge however you would expect to beat Scotland and Italy and therefore really should be okay anyway

[sussexpob]

Nows the time Overton should be bowling...not with the new ball, but now in the middle overs pushing the batsmen back!

Indeed. The Scottish batsman seem to be liking the pace off the ball. Both spinners getting splattered around... time to bring on pace again.

[andy]

Can't believe I'm gonna say this but I wonder if jacks is actually not a bad option at this stage...different angle ball spinning a different way because these guys are comfortable.....90-3 after 10 overs!!!! Brook should be concerned at how easy it is against Rashid and Dawson

[alfie]

Test for Brook. Need to change things . Here is Curran...

This is a good batting pitch.

[sussexpob]

Overton back on now....

[andy]

100 up halfway through the 12th over

[sussexpob]

Bit too cute from Overton. He can bowl rapid pace, rip a few through on the stumps and see if they can get bat on it, all these floaty slower balls can get in the bin.

[andy]

Think it's time for archer use his last one now need a breakthrough and quickly

[sussexpob]

Dawson now being carted into the stands. Bowled very poorly so far

[Arthur Crabtree]

These two bats going at a SR below 150, so not all that damaging. A wicket will change things.

[sussexpob]

These two bats going at a SR below 150, so not all that damaging. A wicket will change things.

Tom the Bruce goes just as this was getting concerning