England Vs Ireland : Live Updates! - Page 7

KIck them now. Go England👏

23.1 KJ O'Brien to Collingwood, no run, pushed into the covers

23.2 KJ O'Brien to Collingwood, no run, a touch quicker, whipped to midwicket but he can't bisect the field

23.3 KJ O'Brien to Collingwood, no run, good length - wide of the off stump, tempting Collingwood to drive but there's a man at short extra cover who prevents a single

23.4 KJ O'Brien to Collingwood, 1 run, a slower ball, Collingwood reads it and pumps one to mid-on. They do have to scamper to make their ground, though

Super scampering as the throw comes in. And they congratulate themselves on an immensely winnery piece of running

23.5 KJ O'Brien to Pietersen, 2 runs, close! Pietersen smacked it on the up, flaying it just past Eoin Morgan at short extra - great effort, diving to his right, but in fact he was some distance from it

23.6 KJ O'Brien to Pietersen, 1 run, ooh and he's squared up a touch here, aiming to drive it straight but splodging it to cover

End of over 24 (4 runs) - England 101/3 (RR: 4.20)

KP Pietersen 44* (41b 5x4) KJ O'Brien 2-0-7-1
PD Collingwood 7* (14b 1x4) WK McCallan 1-0-5-0

England: 104-3 (25.0 overs)

England: 104-3 (25.0 overs)
Ireland: Yet to bat
In Play

England: 107-3 (25.4 overs)
Ireland: Yet to bat
In Play

24.1 McCallan to Pietersen, 1 run, punched down the ground

24.2 McCallan to Collingwood, no run, on off stump, pushed back to him and the bowler skips to his right to field

24.3 McCallan to Collingwood, no run, the wrong'un, but Collingwood reads it and punches it to point

24.4 McCallan to Collingwood, 1 run, half a step down the pitch and he drives it to long-on

24.5 McCallan to Pietersen, 1 run, driven down the ground for another single

24.6 McCallan to Collingwood, no run, another skip down the pitch, but he can't do anything with it other than whip it to leg for a zero

Time for a drink out there, and it's time England got on with it now. 31 runs from the last ten overs

End of over 25 (3 runs) - England 104/3 (RR: 4.16)

PD Collingwood 8* (18b 1x4) WK McCallan 2-0-8-0
KP Pietersen 46* (43b 5x4) KJ O'Brien 2-0-7-1

25.1 KJ O'Brien to Pietersen, 1 run, very nearly splattered his stumps there, attempting to crash this through the covers but he got a thick inside edge, sending the ball fine

25.2 KJ O'Brien to Collingwood, 1 run, whipped, aerially, to a deep square leg for another single. Neatly worked, albeit in the air

25.3 KJ O'Brien to Pietersen, 1 run, Pietersen looking to attack now, but again he can't time it, cross-batting it down to mid-on

25.4 KJ O'Brien to Collingwood, no run, outside off, it's muffled to cover

25.5 KJ O'Brien to Collingwood, FOUR, fine shot. O'Brien gives Collingwood width, and it's firmly cut in front of point for four

25.6 KJ O'Brien to Collingwood, 1 run, again just short of a length but Collingwood turns it to leg this time, whipping it very neatly

End of over 26 (8 runs) - England 112/3 (RR: 4.30)

PD Collingwood 14* (22b 2x4) KJ O'Brien 3-0-15-1
KP Pietersen 48* (45b 5x4) WK McCallan 2-0-8-0

England: 121-4 (28.0 overs) 😡

26.1 McCallan to Collingwood, 1 run, pushed out to extra cover

26.2 McCallan to Pietersen, no run, nicely bowled - just held that back a touch, and Pietersen is almost beaten in the flight before turning it to leg

26.3 McCallan to Pietersen, OUT, but he's gone now - a huge wicket, and another poor shot. Half a step down the pitch, it was whipped straight to William Porterfield at mid-on - no power in the stroke, and even less placement

KP Pietersen c Porterfield b McCallan 48 (47b 5x4 0x6) SR: 102.12

England really are stuttering here

Here's the out-of-form Flintoff...

26.4 McCallan to Flintoff, FOUR, oh, shot! Fabulously driven on the up, crisply and authoritatively - much like Collingwood's first four, in fact - just past mid-off

That'll do him good. More, please

26.5 McCallan to Flintoff, no run, defended on the front foot by a cautious Flintoff

26.6 McCallan to Flintoff, no run, excellent line, good and straight - and a bit of drift - and Flintoff is firmly behind it

End of over 27 (5 runs) - England 117/4 (RR: 4.33)

A Flintoff 4* (3b 1x4) WK McCallan 3-0-13-1
PD Collingwood 15* (23b 2x4) KJ O'Brien 3-0-15-1

Here's the big-man-Boyd into the attack

27.1 Rankin to Collingwood, no run, calmly pushed to leg

Good move, this, bringing Rankin in now. He was seriously impressive in his opening spell

27.2 Rankin to Collingwood, 1 run, but that's too short - the pitch is too slow for that - and Collingwood simply paddles this around the corner, to deep square leg

27.3 Rankin to Flintoff, no run, just short of a length, Flintoff comes forward massively to defend on the front foot - with high hands, as is his wont, but it was solidly blocked out

27.4 Rankin to Flintoff, 2 runs, very well played, just waiting for this shorter ball and back-cutting it past a diving gully

Too early to call, but the early signs are good for Flintoff here

27.5 Rankin to Flintoff, no run, on off stump, and a good length forcing Flintoff forward. "Waiting, no" is the call as it bobbles to cover

27.6 Rankin to Flintoff, 1 run, punched off the back foot behind point

End of over 28 (4 runs) - England 121/4 (RR: 4.32)

A Flintoff 7* (7b 1x4) WB Rankin 6-1-26-2
PD Collingwood 16* (25b 2x4) WK McCallan 3-0-13-1