END OF OVER:20 | 24 Runs | ENG: 200/9 (14 runs required, RR: 10.00)
- Ravi Bopara65 (27b)
- Danny Briggs0 (0b)
- Josh Hazlewood4-0-46-0
- Dan Christian2-0-21-0
That's all from Hobart, two more games to come in this series, Melbourne on Friday and Sydney on Sunday, same time, same channel you be sure of it, bye for now...
Here's the Presentation. Man of the Match is Cameron White for his innings at the top of the order. We haven't heard from George Bailey so I can't bring you the thoughts of the winning skipper I'm afraid.
Change of captain for England but Stuart Broad has simply inherited the losers badge: "I didn't think 213 was actually too many. When you've got big powerful hitters targeting a short boundary it's hard to keep the run-rate below 10. We didn't lay a platform to give ourselves the best chance. We didn't play as well as we could have done. Scoreboard pressure played a big part and you're always going to feel the pressure. We've come back from losses and hopefully we'll do that at the MCG. We could have taken our catches, that was important and that's happened all year. In Tests last year we dropped 35 catches and we need to iron that out."
Lovely innings from Bopara, a new career top score for him in international T20s, but he was left with far too much work to do after the top order failed and England have lost again, Australia taking this opening T20 by 13 runs. That England made 200 in reply shows what could have been achieved but their batting wasn't up to scratch at all. By contrast Australia had big innings from Cameron White and Aaron Finch at the top of the order and their middle order cameo - from debutant Chris Lynn - has basically won them the game in the end. Not a day for the bowlers.
Final set, how many can Bopara swing here? Hazlewood to bowl...
END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 176/9 (38 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.26, RRR: 38.00)
- Ravi Bopara46 (21b)
- Dan Christian2-0-21-0
- Nathan Coulter-Nile4-0-30-4
JW Dernbach run out 5 (6m 4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 125.00
So if Bopara takes this over for 30, England may have a chance *snigger* Christian is on...
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 162/8 (52 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 26.00)
- Jade Dernbach0 (2b)
- Ravi Bopara37 (17b)
- Nathan Coulter-Nile4-0-30-4
- James Muirhead4-0-34-1
SCJ Broad b Coulter-Nile 13 (6m 5b 0x4 2x6) SR: 260.00
Coulter-Nile is back...
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 155/7 (59 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.11, RRR: 19.66)
- Ravi Bopara36 (16b)
- Stuart Broad7 (2b)
- James Muirhead4-0-34-1
- Moises Henriques3-0-36-2
Not a bad debut for Muirhead...
TT Bresnan b Muirhead 11 (20m 14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 78.57