full and straight, Evans backs away and clouts four past mid-on - the innings ends with a brief fart of defiance but can't prevent England recording a 39-run win
Scotland vs England, Only ODI at Aberdeen, May 09 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary
7.45pm: Well, it was wet and it was murky but England have begun the Second Age of Peter Moores without any slips. Not the most satisfactory way for an ODI to be played, finishing with a soggy 20-over slog some 10 hours after it was supposed to begin; but England will take their positives as they find them, I'm sure. Don't think there are too many sage pronouncements to be made, other than Ian Bell played nicely and the bowlers ticked the boxes in avoiding an upset. Credit to Scotland for showing some grit and, particularly, to the groundstaff and umpires for getting any sort of game in. We'll be back for more when the Sri Lanka series starts in 11 days' time. Go tell your friends - cricket is back and so are England. Cheerio
back of a length, pulls to mid-on, no run
does him with a change of pace, swings and misses as the ball bounces through
well-directed yorker, manages to dig it out for one on the leg side
short again and clubbed again, this time higher and harder for a one-bounce four to deep midwicket
touch short and pulled firmly through midwicket for a couple
Gurney returns to complete his allocation, with Scotland requiring 51 off the final over
in the corridor, short again, Evans swings across the line and gets a top-edged four over the slips
dug in again, Evans pulls and gets a top edge towards mid-on but it drops short
short of a length, surprises Haq, who jabs it through midwicket
on the stumps, Alasdair Evans works the ball wide of mid-on, where Bopara doesn't collect it cleanly this time
pushes the ball towards mid-off, a direct hit from Bopara would have ended things... but he missed
slightly full outside off, Haq sets himself and thumps the ball back past the bowler, beats the dive of mid-on and rolls gently up the hill for four
pulls, comes high off the bat and it goes low to midwicket, where Jordan takes it above the grass. Second wicket for Bopara, smartly caught and the end is nigh
gets forward and pushes in front of point, Wardlaw is struggling a little as the throw arrives from the diving Morgan but just manages to slide his bat in
another back-of-the-hand delivery, heading down the leg side, bit of bat and pad and for some daft reason Bopara thinks about appealing
takes the pace off again, straight at the stumps but Wardlaw realises in time, readjusts and taps one to short third man
nudges one off the pads
continues around the wicket, pitched up and Haq slices a couple in the air past backward point
pushed across the left-handed Haq, who guides it to third man for another single
comes forward, pushes defensively into the off side