pitched up outside off and launched high over the infield again - won't run all the way either but it's plenty good enough to wrap up a seven-wicket Duckworth-Lewis win
England vs Australia, 5th ODI at Manchester, Jul 10 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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5th ODI (D/N), Manchester, July 10, 2012, Australia tour of England and Ireland
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10.35pm: Out we go to the middle again, lots of baubles to hand out. Ravi Bopara is indeed Man of the Match: "The lads played really well, the pitch was a little but stoppy, but it got better as the night went on ... It's about time I was there at the end. I think it was important I got an early knock and that innings at The Oval stood me in good stead. [No. 6 next week?] Well, hopefully!"
Australia captain, Michael Clarke: "England showed what a class team they are, for some of the younger guys who haven't seen them before and it shows the hard work we need to do for 12 months' time. It was a wake-up call for the team. We've got a lot of players who haven't faced these conditions, haven't faced that kind of attack. I want to take nothing away from England ... We'll be as well prepared [for Ashes next year] as we can be."
Man of the Series, Ian Bell: "We were helped by our bowlers, they set the tone and it's nice to chase a lower tottal. Batting at the top of the order sutis my style, so hopefully it's a good platform for the future. We've got to swtich back ino Test mode now and it should be an exciting series [against South Africa]."
England captain Alastair Cook: "It was another good performance from the bowlers, nice to get the win. I think our No. 7 didn't get a bat in this series so that shows how well we've done."
Right, this one has dragged on long enough. Thanks for all your comments, we'll be back again for the full works when the first Test against South Africa starts next Thursday. Cheerio for now!
That wraps up another convincing win for England, who claim a 4-0 series victory that will take them above India in the ODI rankings to third. Australia remain No. 1 in name only, with either England or South Africa likely to overtake them during their five-match series later in the summer. Ravi Bopara played another attractive, substantial innings, to go with his couple of wickets - probably enough for him to be named Man of the Match. We'll find out during the presentations in a moment or two.
27.1
1
Hilfenhaus to Morgan, 1 run
end of over 277 runs
ENG: 137/3CRR: 5.07 • RRR: 0.50
Eoin Morgan8 (4b 1x4)
Ravi Bopara52 (56b 5x4)
Clint McKay 6-0-27-1
Ben Hilfenhaus 5-0-18-1
So, England still require one to win ...
26.6
3
McKay to Morgan, 3 runs
full and Morgan gets under the ball, carting it high into the night sky, towards long-on - it plops a few yards short of the rope and won't roll any further
26.6
1w
McKay to Morgan, 1 wide
drifts down the leg side - wide
26.5
•
McKay to Morgan, no run
full and sliding across, beats Morgan's expansive drive
26.4
1lb
McKay to Bopara, 1 leg bye
length delivery, angling in on the stumps and Bopara misses the ball as he tries to close the face, hit on the back pat. Dar turns the appeal down but Clarke calls for the review ... and Hawk Eye shows the ball just shaving the bail, so it stays with the umpire's call and Bopara still has a chance to be there at the end
26.3
•
McKay to Bopara, no run
slower ball out the back of the hand, short of a length and Bopara mistimes his pull into the ground
26.2
1
McKay to Morgan, 1 run
length, on the stumps, dropped short of mid-on and they skip through for one
26.1
1
McKay to Bopara, 1 run
short of a length and pulled into the ground on the leg side
McKay back on in place of Pattinson
end of over 267 runs • 1 wicket
ENG: 130/3CRR: 5.00 • RRR: 2.66
Eoin Morgan4 (1b 1x4)
Ravi Bopara51 (53b 5x4)
Ben Hilfenhaus 5-0-18-1
James Pattinson 6-0-34-0
25.6
4
Hilfenhaus to Morgan, FOUR runs
length delivery, touch wide of the stumps and Morgan wristily slaps his first ball in front of cover for a sensational boundary
England will need their finisher after all, then. Eoin Morgan to the wicket
25.5
W
Hilfenhaus to Cook, OUT
touch shorter, tight line and Cook nicks off to first slip. It was probably wasn't quite there either to cut or drive but Cook, in a hurry now, had a go and Clarke clung on
Alastair Cook c Clarke b Hilfenhaus 58 (78b 4x4 0x6 107m) SR: 74.35
25.4
2
Hilfenhaus to Cook, 2 runs
again Cook swings his arms, gets a big leading edge but it falls safely over cover
25.3
•
Hilfenhaus to Cook, no run
length, sliding across, beats the outside edge as Cook has a dash
25.2
1
Hilfenhaus to Bopara, 1 run
on the stumps, slower ball again, worked through the infield on the leg side
25.1
•
Hilfenhaus to Bopara, no run
takes the pace off it, turned to midwicket
"It's 7/8am in Oz Alan," says Bob. "Only folks snoozing are the unemployed. Of which there are many." Might be one or two more come the end of the week. Hilfenhaus comes back on ...
end of over 259 runs
ENG: 123/2CRR: 4.92 • RRR: 3.75
Alastair Cook56 (75b 4x4)
Ravi Bopara50 (51b 5x4)
James Pattinson 6-0-34-0
Xavier Doherty 5-0-34-0
24.6
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Pattinson to Cook, no run
defended in front of off - Cook's not one to get carried away
24.5
1
Pattinson to Bopara, 1 run
length, wide of the stumps, goes back and plays a delicate glide, opening the face down to third man - that's a run-a-ball fifty for Bopara, who's gamboling around now
24.4
•
Pattinson to Bopara, no run
bumper, goes for another big pull shot but doesn't connect this time
24.3
4
Pattinson to Bopara, FOUR runs
length ball outside off, again Bopara frees the arms and crashes an uppish drive through extra-cover - there was a man there but he blinked and missed it
24.2
4
Pattinson to Bopara, FOUR runs
banged in short and Bopara swivels on a sixpence to club a meaty hook shot over midwicket for a one-bounce for - terrific shot
24.1
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Pattinson to Bopara, no run
pitched up outside off, driven but doesn't connect cleanly and extra-cover comes in to field
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