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England vs New Zealand
In Progress : England won the toss and elected to bat
England
98/3
( 34.2 overs )
New Zealand
Commentary

  , Boult to Bell,1 run,goes back at the crease and shuffles and he works it to fine leg
  , Boult to Bell,2 runs,gives him a lot of width outside off and he really has to stretch to cut that away
  , End of over 34
  , Southee to Root,no run,stays back at the crease and defends
  , Southee to Root,FOUR,good timing by Root, a misfield helping England there, Root stayed back and played with the swing, moving away and he punched it off the meat of the bat, point dives but the ball slips under his fingers
  , Southee to Root,no run,lands outside off and he leaves it alone
  , Southee to Root,no run,down the leg side and it clipped his leg, McCullum did well to slide and stop it
  , Southee to Root,no run,this one straightens outside off and he leaves it alone
  , Southee to Root,FOUR,lovely shot, this was short and wide outside off, Root plays for the angle and times the punch well past backward point
  , End of over 33
  , Boult to Bell,no run,appeal for a caught behind and the umpire shakes his head! The umpire was right, Bell trapped on the back foot by one that straightened, the ball clipped the back leg and not the edge, McCullum was excited, Boult wasn't so sure
  , Boult to Bell,no run,this one moves away and Bell leaves it alone
  , Boult to Root,1 run,this is a good angle, coming in on off and middle and he awkwardly works it to the leg side
  , Boult to Root,no run,angles it across Root and he leaves it alone
  , Boult to Bell,1 run,Boult makes the mistake of angling it to the pads and he works it away wide of square leg
  , Boult to Bell,no run,moves across and softly pushes it to the off side
  , End of over 32
  , Southee to Root,no run,stays on the back foot and he pushes it softly to the off side
  , Southee to Root,no run,Root tentative on the back foot, Southee angles it away and he leaves it alone
  , Southee to Root,no run,Southee fires that on the stumps and Root does well to get behind that to defend
  , Southee to Root,no run,holds the length back a bit and Root prefers to stay back and softly push it to the off side
  , Southee to Root,no run,full again and Southee's not afraid to bowl that length, Root can only place it to mid-on
  , Southee to Root,no run,bowls it full and looks for the outswing, he mistimes the drive to mid-off
  , End of over 31
  , Boult to Bell,no run,tries to drive on the front foot again and he appears to get an edge on to the pads
  , Boult to Bell,no run,good comeback by Boult, it was full and angling in late, Bell was down to drive and the ball swung in enough to beat the inside edge
  , Boult to Bell,no run,better delivery, angles it towards the off stump and he does well to not offer a shot
  , Boult to Bell,FOUR,wrong line, down the leg side, Bell was anyway across and he worked that away easily down to fine leg
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