and there she blows, Narine nicks off and the West Indies schooner is finally scuttled. Bresnan put it on a good length, the batsman played at it indeterminately and Kieswetter plunged to his left to grasp the catch
England vs West Indies, 1st ODI at Southampton, , Jun 16 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st ODI, Southampton, June 16, 2012, West Indies tour of England
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7pm: Time for the presentations. West Indies captain, Darren Sammy: "We didn't get the runs. It was a pretty good wicket and Ian Bell played a good innings but we backed ourselves to get the runs. No one went on like Bell, unfortunately. In 2007 we lost the first game at Lord's very badly but we came back to win the series 2-1 so we hope we can come back again. Dwayne Smith played very well in the IPL and his form has continued. Hopefully Chris Gayle will be fit for Tuesday but we will assess all the guys before then."
England captain, Alastair Cook: "It was a really good performance from the lads, Ian at the top of the order did really well, he and Trotty played very well. It was a fantastic knock from Ian and close to 300 is hard to chase on any ground. Being hyper-critical we could have got a few more runs and Smith played well at the start for them but Bresnan took quick wickets and we got back into it."
Man of the Match, Ian Bell: "I really enjoyed it, it was nice to go out there and play some shots at the top of the order. Nerves can be a good thing, some butterflies in the stomach, I've played well in the Tests and wanted to continue that. This is a big ground, so if you can't hit fours and sixes, you have to runs the ones and twos. I've been playing good cricket in Tests, I've got some confidence from that and it's good to transfer it over. The bowlers again did fantastically and it was a really good effort to get them out for that score."
Right, that's us signing off for today. Gnasher's match report is in and there'll be more content up on the series hompage shortly. We'll be back in action for the second ODI from The Oval on Tuesday. Hope to see you then ...
Bresnan's fourth wicket completes a 114-run win for England, which puts them 1-0 up in the three-match series. We've said it before but Alastair Cook's side are certainly good in English conditions - which, being English, is handy. West Indies' batting line-up had been rightly lauded before the series but, after a renaissance innings from comeback kid Ian Bell, the home bowlers carried the day. What sort of havoc Chris Gayle might have caused we can only wonder at ...
And at roughly the same moment that West Indies finally succumbed in Southampton, Pakistan completed their collapse in Colombo. Something about a race to the bottom springs to mind.
33.4
W
Bresnan to Narine, OUT
Sunil Narine c †Kieswetter b Bresnan 0 (4b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 0
33.3
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Bresnan to Narine, no run
good length, outside the line of off, Narine hangs back and defends
33.2
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Bresnan to Narine, no run
angled in towards the stumps and defended
33.1
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Bresnan to Narine, no run
round the wicket, length ball seaming away from the left-hander, no stroke
Narine, the last man in, will face Bresnan first up. Two slips in place
end of over 332 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 172/9CRR: 5.21 • RRR: 7.66
Darren Bravo8 (13b 1x4)
Sunil Narine0 (0b)
Graeme Swann 4-0-21-2
Tim Bresnan 7-0-34-3
32.6
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Swann to Darren Bravo, no run
length ball, nudged away on the off side
32.5
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Swann to Darren Bravo, no run
flatter delivery, on the stumps, defended
32.4
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Swann to Darren Bravo, no run
beats the outside edge with one that turns around off
32.3
W
Swann to Rampaul, OUT
gives it some air, enticing Rampaul, who slog-sweeps straight to deep midwicket. The end is nigh. The end of this match, I mean. I know there are some dark clouds around but I don't think the apocalypse is imminent
Ravi Rampaul c Trott b Swann 9 (10b 1x4 0x6 10m) SR: 90
32.2
2
Swann to Rampaul, 2 runs
tossed up and turning away, opens the face and nibbles it fine past Kieswetter for a couple
32.1
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Swann to Rampaul, no run
round the wicket, flighted delivery, defended back down the track from in front of the stumps
end of over 326 runs
WI: 170/8CRR: 5.31 • RRR: 7.31
Darren Bravo8 (10b 1x4)
Ravi Rampaul7 (7b 1x4)
Tim Bresnan 7-0-34-3
Graeme Swann 3-0-19-1
31.6
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Bresnan to Darren Bravo, no run
length, on the stumps and defended
31.5
4
Bresnan to Darren Bravo, FOUR runs
good length and Bravo takes a step, chips over extra-cover for a one-bounce four
31.4
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Bresnan to Darren Bravo, no run
short ball and Bravo edges out of the way
31.3
1
Bresnan to Rampaul, 1 run
pitched up and sliced in the air through gully
Two slips for Rampaul, bowling over the wicket
31.2
1
Bresnan to Darren Bravo, 1 run
worked through the leg side from a good length ball on the stumps
31.1
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Bresnan to Darren Bravo, no run
length ball on the stumps, chopped into the off side
end of over 317 runs
WI: 164/8CRR: 5.29 • RRR: 7.23
Ravi Rampaul6 (6b 1x4)
Darren Bravo3 (5b)
Graeme Swann 3-0-19-1
Tim Bresnan 6-0-28-3
30.6
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Swann to Rampaul, no run
on the stumps, nudged to leg
30.5
2
Swann to Rampaul, 2 runs
flighted on the stumps, steps out again and lofts a drive over mid-on, it doesn't have the legs to reach the rope but they pick up a couple
30.4
4
Swann to Rampaul, FOUR runs
tossed up outside off stump and Rampaul clumps this one over midwicket for four
30.3
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Swann to Rampaul, no run
pushed back down the pitch
30.2
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Swann to Rampaul, no run
flighted outside off, left alone
30.1
1
Swann to Darren Bravo, 1 run
tossed up outside off, worked into the leg side
Over in the Sri Lanka-Pakistan match, by the way, Thisara Perera has taken a hat-trick, with Pakistan losing four wickets in five balls. And you thought West Indies knew how to effect a collapse ...
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