New Zealand vs England, 9th Match at Perth, , Jan 30 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary

short, swung into the leg-side, Jacob Oram dives forward and clings onto a blinder! And that is a suitably anticlimatic end to another desperate performance

bouncer! And it's too short! Another chance to get there. Gosh, the artificial excitement is gripping

full, and on middle, whipped into the leg-side to rotate the strike again, and give Nixon one ball to reach his fifty

forced onto the back foot, pushed into the covers

stepped inside the line, and missed

width, and carved through the covers! England have saved the bonus-point! Joy, happiness and rapture

short and smacked into the leg-side. One more to the total

turned to leg to keep the strike

meanwhile, England continue to dribble to the finish

driven into the covers

big appeal, but outside the line. That absurd reverse-sweep again

same ball, same shot, same result! England are within a boundary of saving the bonus point! How exciting

edged, and all the way to the third-man boundary!

good grief. This is getting a bit village! A big swing from Plunkett spirals up to square leg, and instead of catching it, Peter Fulton decides to head-butt it! Ouch, that's gotta hurt!

short, very short, and Nixon plays a sort of tennis smash to reach it. He'd have been out if the ball had hit the stumps at the non-striker's end

short again, and worked off the hip to fine leg

short and shovelled into the leg-side. The extra pace surprises Nixon, as well it might

stretches forward and defended