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ENGLAND 37/0 (5.3 OVERS)
- Ian Bell*26 (18)
- Alastair Cook*10 (15)
- Morne Morkel0/19 (3)
- Lonwabo Tsotsobe0/18 (2.3)
Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Andrew McGlashan
3.45pm The match has been abandoned. The heavy burst of rain that has come across the ground has put paid to everyone's best efforts. It has always looked it would end this way today.
So after this false the start the series moves to Southampton on Tuesday. At this stage the forecast is a little more promising. Before then, however, is Friends Life t20 Finals Day tomorrow. Yorkshire, Sussex, Hampshire and Somerset are all chasing the title. We'll have ball-by-ball commentary for you from both semis and the final starting from 11am on Saturday. If you can, please join us. Until then, From Andrew McGlashan and Alan Gardner, it's goodbye.
3.35pm Not exactly sure how much time is left to work with, but it's probably about 25 minutes or so.
"What are the England selectors on!" starts MayurRao "Not having Prior and Bell in the T20 squad? They are proper stroke makers, clean hitters! No sloggers!" Point is, without those two the Twenty20 team has done pretty well.
Gah! The rain is back. Off the players troop. What a miserable day, and just when Ian Bell was starting to motor.
"Morkel without the self-confident Steyn goes into a Harmison/Mitch Johnson pie-throwing routine," suggest David. "The difference between the two sides is on the bench."
"Oh boy! I am ready to pay double to see those 2 sixes of Bell again!" says Altaf
One wide slip in place
END OF OVER:5 | 16 Runs | ENG: 32/0 | RR: 6.40
- Ian Bell22 (16b)
- Alastair Cook9 (14b)
- Morne Morkel3-0-19-0
- Lonwabo Tsotsobe2-0-13-0
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