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Fixtures & regulations 5 WWestest IndiesIndies ZimbabweZimbabwe EnglandEngland ZIMBABWEZIMBABWE FLFLYERYER PILESPILES ONON THETHE PRESSUREPRESSURE THE pressure is on in the NatWest Series as balance series, which, in the best traditions of Alec Stewart has all the experience in the world, England and West Indies clash at Lord’s with one-day cricket, promises to go right down to but with two of his key men sitting on the side- both looking for their first win of the tourna- the wire as the three teams go toe-to-toe for lines, will it be enough to overcome the frighten- ment. glory. ing pace attack and fearless batting of a West Surprise packets Zimbabwe have turned the From Old Trafford to Edgbaston, Trent Bridge to Indies side itching to make up for their heart- competition on its head with opening victories Lord’s, the action will not stop until one of the break in the second Test on this same ground? and it is now left to the two more established nations are able to call themselves the champi- nations to spare their blushes by getting off the ons. Table mark. So far we have seen a breathtaking array of skill Marcus Trescothick’s magnificent 79 was not and athleticism at the crease and in the field, Name P W L T Pts enough to stop England crashing to defeat as with colour, noise and legions of fans watching gritty Zimbabwe clung on for a well-earned vic- on with hearts in mouths from the stands. Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 4 tory- and the action can only get more intense It’s not quite yet win-or-bust as two old foes England 1 0 1 0 0 from here. square up, but defeat would make qualification for There are still eight fixtures to go in this finely- the glittering Lord’s finale so much more difficult. West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 2 England v Zimbabwe Squad 8th July at The Oval Squad Zimbabwe beat England by 5 wickets 1 Andy Flower (c) (wk) 1 Nick Knight CAPTAIN Andy Flower guided Zimbabwe to a Trescothick’s knock was the 12th-highest debut 2 Andy Caddick convincing five-wicket victory over England at The score in one-day international history. 2 Guy Whittall 3 Nasser Hussain (c) Oval to continue his side’s impressive start to the But once Trescothick was caught on the square- 4 Neil Johnson 4 Alec Stewart (w) NatWest Triangular Series. leg boundary for an impressive 79 the seventh-high- 5 Murray Goodwin 5 Mark Ealham Flower hit a disciplined 61 as Zimbabwe est score by an England player on his one-day inter- 6 Grant Flower 6 Craig White reached their victory target of 210 with 10 balls to national debut England lost nine wickets for 71 in 7 Craig Wishart spare, having opened the tournament with an 22.1 overs and added only 57 in the final 18 overs. 7 Graeme Hick 8 Stuart Carlisle equally emphatic six-wicket victory over West Grant Flower, one of Zimbabwe’s many highly- 9 Heath Streak (vc) 8 Darren Gough Indies at Bristol on Thursday. effective back-up bowlers,helped himself to 9 Graham Thorpe He helped rescue his side after they slipped to three gift wickets for a cost of nine in the last des- 11 Dirk Viljoen 10 Robert Croft 35 for three chasing England’s disappointing 207, perate slog to pick up some of the missing runs. 12 Gary Brent 11 Andy Flintoff forging a crucial 123-run partnership with Alistair England’s disappointing display - coming just a 13 Paul Strang 13 Alan Mullally Campbell which laid the foundations for their suc- week after their dramatic Test win over West 19 Mluleki Nkala 21 Vikram Solanki cessful reply. Indies across London at Lord’s - showed the other 20 Alistair Campbell England had made a promising start to their side of their character and looked all the worse 23 Marcus 26 Mpumelelo campaign with debutant Marcus Trescothick shar- because Zimbabwe were without their four lead- Trescothick ing a 106-run stand with Graeme Hick off just 117 ing strike bowlers Henry Olonga, Heath Streak, Mbangwa 25 Matthew Maynard deliveries which looked to have put them on Pommie Mbangwa and Mluleki Nkala all absent 28 Bryan Strang 79 Paul Franks course for a formidable total. Indeed, through injury. 77 Henry Olonga Quotes Scorecard (England won toss) Quotes ENGLAND ZIMBABWE Alec Stewart Runs 6s 4s Bls Min Runs 6s 4s Bls Min Andy Flower Acting England captain M E Trescothick c Campbell b P A Strang ........79 0 7 102 157 N C Johnson c Maynard b Caddick...................0 0032 Zimbabwe captain Andy Alec Stewart admitted *†A J Stewart lbw b Johnson ...........................12 0 1 23 27 C B Wishart lbw b Caddick................................2 0 0 13 19 Flower pointed to his his side’s batting cost G A Hick c G W Flower b P A Strang ..............50 1 4 58 113 M W Goodwin lbw b Ealham ..........................11 0 0 26 56 them against Zimbabwe. M P Maynard b P A Strang ................................3 00939 A D R Campbell lbw b Croft............................80 0 8 136 159 bowlers as the reason for G P Thorpe c & b Viljoen.................................12 0 0 24 34 *†A Flower b Mullally......................................61 0388154 his side’s success. ``From a batting point of A Flintoff c Whittall b B C Strang .......................2 0031 G W Flower not out ........................................33 1 3 29 36 M A Ealham c Whittall b G W Flower..............32 0 1 56 52 G J Whittall not out ...........................................4 0110 view, it was a very thick R D B Croft c Whittall b Viljoen..........................5 00139 Extras (b4 lb5 w4 nb6) ..................................19 He said: ``The slower performance. We know A R Caddick b G W Flower................................2 0043 Total (for 5, 48.2 overs) ............................210 bowlers did the job. to post a big total we D Gough not out...............................................3 0079 Fall: 1-0, 2-9, 3-35, 4-158, 5-206. We’ve played some rea- A D Mullally c Whittall b G W Flower ................0 0011 Did Not Bat: D P Viljoen, P A Strang, B C Strang, G B Brent. sonable cricket since the have to have two big Extras (lb2 w5).................................................7 Bowling: A R Caddick 10-2-27-2, D Gough 10-0-47-0, M A Ealham 10- partnerships, we had Total (for 10, 50 overs) .............................207 0-44-1, A D Mullally 9.2-2-33-1, R D B Croft 5-0-30-1, A Flintoff 4-0-20- Lord’s Test defeat. one and after that we Fall: 1-30, 2-136, 3-150, 4-150, 5-153, 6-183, 7-191, 8-197, 9-206. 0. ``That was huge shock, it threw our wickets away. Bowling: N C Johnson 8-1-25-1, B C Strang 10-1-39-1, G B Brent 7-0- Umpires: K E Palmer and D R Shepherd. was our worst perfor- 42-0, D P Viljoen 10-0-45-2, P A Strang 10-0-36-3, G J Whittall 2-0-9-0, ``We didn’t go about it G W Flower 3-0-9-3. mance since being given in the right manner. I Test status. thought Zimbabwe ``There’s still a long way showed us how to bat Man of the Match Best England innings to go to the final, I’m not by the way they chased thinking of it yet, there’s Behind that total. Alistair a lot of cricket to play. ``We’ve seen them bowl Campbell Leg side We aren’t used to start- them before, and square Off side Runs: 80. 8 square ing one-day tourna- we’ve had a platform of 2 21 ments off with two wins. 136 for one and then Campbell’s ``I’d like to keep our feet magnificent 80 we were 153 for five 16 25 firmly on the floor and and that’s not good was the cata- Midwicket 7 Covers keep doing certain enough. It was a good lyst for Straight things right.”` wicket and we didn’t Zimbabwe’s make the most of it.” victory before M Trescothick 79, off 102 balls Key Player he was Key Player trapped lbw Paul Strang by Croft. As Run Graph Grabbed the valuable Graeme Hick well as his dis- wickets of Hick and Silenced his critics play with the 250 Trescothick to stem Runs with a wonderful bat, he caught the flow of England Trescothick half-century as 200 scoring – also claim- England piled up the when he was ing the scalp of threatening to runs early in their Matthew Maynard. take the visi- innings. Hick showed 150 Bowled a tight and tors to the England steel and aggression cleaners.