McCullum, Ryder flay pathetic England
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
If England thought things couldn't get worse after their defeat on Saturday they were wrong. Very wrong. In one of their most abject displays in recent times they crashed to a humiliating 10-wicket defeat, their fourth in history, with nearly half the overs to spare after the match was cut down to 36 overs per side by rain, according to website cricinfo.
England lost eight wickets in 20.1 overs after the interruption, then watched helplessly in the field as Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum flayed the bowlers to all corners of Seddon Park.
The way the game changed after the two-and-a-half hour stoppage was mind-boggling. England went from 90 for 2 to 158 all out, adding to their woes with more embarrassing running.
SCOREBOARD
Result: New Zealand 165 for 0 (McCullum 80, Ryder 79) beat England 158 (Cook 53, Vettori 2-16) by 10 wickets
Toss: New Zealand, who chose to field first
Series: New Zealand lead the 5-match series 2-0
Player of the match: JD Ryder (New Zealand)
England lost eight wickets in 20.1 overs after the interruption, then watched helplessly in the field as Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum flayed the bowlers to all corners of Seddon Park.
The way the game changed after the two-and-a-half hour stoppage was mind-boggling. England went from 90 for 2 to 158 all out, adding to their woes with more embarrassing running.
SCOREBOARD
Result: New Zealand 165 for 0 (McCullum 80, Ryder 79) beat England 158 (Cook 53, Vettori 2-16) by 10 wickets
Toss: New Zealand, who chose to field first
Series: New Zealand lead the 5-match series 2-0
Player of the match: JD Ryder (New Zealand)