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mikeyrob73

Jason Roy to hit a ton today

RandallFlagg

242 to win? What do you reckon? England are odds on on Betfair to win but quick wickets and tight bowling could make this tricky, if the boys come out hard and smashing it them this could be over easily before 50 overs.

Here we go!

scrumhalf

How was Roy not out there? And then he hits a boundary! 

crunchman

Oh dear.  Thinking further ahead, I really don't get this talk about Roy as a test opener.  He could have been out about 5 times there.

scrumhalf

He deserves a chance but I wouldn't bet the farm on him. 

mikeyrob73

Rhmikeyrob73 said:

Jason Roy to hit a ton today





that went well 

RandallFlagg

Nervy times, it's a scrappy match, tough batting conditions.

VimFuego

yeah, NZ dominating the moment, I thought we may have been edging it, but the Roy went an it's changed the dynamic.

iseverynamegone

We just need to not panic early. Plenty of time just don’t lose too many early wickets.  Exactly what NZ did to post a competitive score. 

crunchman

This is not looking good

RandallFlagg

Sloppy from Joe Root, slash and a miss then a nick to be caught.

Pressure building, 242 looks a long long way away. 

SouthpawMark

Help. Me. I’m. Choking.

camf

So, as a neutral, this is interesting...

scrumhalf

I had hoped this wouldn't need Jos to weigh in, now... 

crunchman

scrumhalf said:

I had hoped this wouldn't need Jos to weigh in, now... 

I think he's the key now.  It's probably only a matter of time until Ferguson gets Morgan with a short ball.

RandallFlagg

England just not getting away, it's making the NZ batting innings look pretty solid. I hope I'm wrong but I would say they are on the way to being fooked, if Stokes fails early its wounded animal time.

SouthpawMark

Should have played Moeen. Need all the batters we can get.

scrumhalf

It may not be the 6-fest that many hoped for, but it's edge-of-the-seat stuff. 

SouthpawMark

In the words of Rachel Riley, this is a proper bottle job.

RandallFlagg

Butler and Stokes last hope, next wicket and it's over