Thanks to those who took time to update, updated the first page with englands as well until here:
23rd over: WICKET - Pietersen c sub b Razzak 10, Eng 79-4
Another quicker one from Razzak almost cleans Colly up and England are really making hard work of this...that did the trick, Colly shows some daring, skipping down the pitch and slapping Razzak to the deep mid-wicket fence. One more for Colly with a nurdle to leg before Pietersen is out, chipping Razzak straight to the sub fielder at short mid-wicket. England are in some bother.
Pietersen goes down on one knee and paddles new bowler Rafique down to backward-square for a couple. Pietersen gets in a tangle attempted another sweep, and Rafique asks the question - umpire Bucknor says no way Pedro, that was missing leg-peg. Pietersen picks up another single with an easy drive to long-off.
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We've got a pretty nifty trumpeter out there today and a spot of Rule Britannia...and Vaughan has gone! His tortuous innings is at an end, a mis-timed sweep ballooning to Bashar, and where does the England skipper go from here? Colly is the new batsman and he gets a quicker one first-up, but manages to keep it out. Vaughan's innings took him 59 runs and included only three fours. 20th over: 68-2
Vaughan picks up a couple with a flick to square-leg, another fine stop out on the boundary to save four. Another couple for Vaughan, pushing Rasel into the covers. Poor old Damien Fleming, a former World Cup winner lest we forget, has been pushed into the party stand and is conducting a full-blown interview with a man dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and supping on a rum punch. I'm so sorry Flemo, you deserve much better than that...An ugly heave by Pietersen gets him one to mid-wicket and Vaughan picks up another single.
19th over: 61-2
Vaughan and KP exchange singles before the England skipper is stunned by what looked like a pretty hum-drum delivery from Razzak, dabbing it uppishly to short third-man.
18th over: 58-2
17th over: 55-2
Pietersen gives Razzak the charge and mis-times a drive that squirts out into the leg-side for a single. Vaughan picks up one with a nudge to mid-wicket.
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