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00:05Meanwhile here at West End in Hampshire
00:10are looking for some consolation at the back end of what has been...
00:15West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first, as they did in the...
00:21On last week, and England will be hoping that the conditions are similar
00:26Saying left arm spinner will take the new ball, excellent record in teats
00:32Four, three, two, one
00:41Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes
00:44Indeed, West Indies you would feel, perhaps at their strongest
00:56Knew it wouldn't take long
01:00Straight out of the middle of the back, nightmare for the spinners, Ben Duckett
01:04Seven without loss
01:06These are such critical shots to have in your bag
01:09Because they've set the 2D fielders leg side
01:12In the power play is already difficult
01:14And when Duckett can pull this out and hit it square or finer
01:19It really upsets the ballers' plans and makes it so much
01:24Boundary hitting, including the 4s and the 6s are going to be important
01:39Magnificent
01:41Such a clean strike
01:43Again, the flow of the bat is absolute perfection
01:50You know, you wouldn't say that was a...
01:52Struck on the upper, similar sort of length I think
02:03Dragged into the leg side
02:06Protected
02:09Now has no security because of the reverse sweep
02:12Playing the field with the...
02:15Versions and the multitude of strokes
02:18That Duckett in particular possesses
02:20It makes protecting the boundaries with only 2 fielders
02:23Very challenging
02:26I wonder, I'd be inclined I think
02:29To have left it as it was and said
02:30Length and back of a length
02:34Gotcha!
02:36Duckett has a clue where it's going to be
02:38Ducat has a clue where it's going to be
02:51So again, because they've got the deep backward point
02:53And now they move deep square to mid-wicket
02:56He's decided the open area is down
03:02Nobody home
03:04And it wouldn't have made any difference
03:06If there had been
03:08Incredible from Duckett
03:10Incredible how that one shot
03:12In the first over has now opened up all
03:15As you rightly said
03:18The deep backward square leg
03:19Who was there 2 balls ago
03:20It may not have mattered
03:21But
03:22At home
03:27Down the ground
03:32From Ben Duckett
03:36Line him up however you want
03:37He's
03:38He's
03:42Tried to take him wide
03:43To bring that deep point
03:45In the direction of the hit
03:46What it means though
03:47Is the West Indies now have to make a change
03:48At that end
03:49To either Shepard
03:50Or
03:51Alzari Joseph
03:57Correction
03:58Duckett had 16
03:59Smith had 1
04:0017 from the over
04:05It's quite impressive batting actually
04:07And you have to give credit
04:12Goodness me
04:15Had the unorthodox
04:16From Duckett
04:20Got open the offside
04:21But this is fabulous
04:24And he gave themselves that room
04:26Because the 2D fielders are legs side
04:28So that's the challenge
04:29Shepard was straight with his line
04:30That's the line he wanted to bowl
04:32It's just a high class shot
04:34Taking it almost off the stumps
04:35Off the stumps
04:42All the way
04:46Incredible power
04:48Again the bowler
04:49Not Smith sits back
04:51Crunches it on the top of the bounce
04:52Over mid wicket
04:53At the moment looking a good surface as well
05:02That he can hit the ball
05:03On top of its bounce
05:04Either down the ground
05:06Or in that area
05:07So scoring off
05:12Think it was pace off
05:13One bounce
05:15One bounce
05:16And four more
05:17To Smith
05:18The surface
05:19Is a 50 up
05:20In just four overs
05:2151 without loss
05:23In conditions like these
05:25Against this quality of hitting
05:27You have to be spot on
05:28And even sometimes
05:29That is not enough
05:30You've got to find
05:31Buy it
05:33Oh nailed
05:34Absolutely nailed
05:35First ball
05:36That is high
05:37It certainly is
05:38And he knows with the field set
05:39Hard length
05:40From Alzari Joseph
05:41And he takes on deep square leg
05:43With
06:02Little bit of a loose nut
06:03From Alzari
06:04Just 86 miles per hour
06:06Duckett was back
06:07And waiting for it
06:08Field hasn't changed
06:13High class
06:16Duckett just waited
06:17For this delivery
06:18Allowed it to go past him
06:28Just so far in
06:29Four and a half overs
06:40Cheeky
06:41Impudent
06:42Brilliant
06:43And four more
06:48We mentioned we talked about
06:49Some of these strokes
06:50The ability to use pace
06:52And score behind
06:53Even though some of the other
06:54Batters have so much power
07:02Well the bowler ducking for cover
07:04In his follow through
07:05It's been a blistering start
07:07From England
07:0869 without loss from five
07:13Very difficult
07:14Very difficult on your follow through
07:15Very difficult on your follow through
07:16Any more than a hand
07:18You're hoping that it pops straight up in the air
07:20But it's just flicked the thumb
07:21Just flicked the thumb
07:27Hammered straight
07:28No chance for
07:29Shefane Rutherford
07:31I think everyone
07:33This is out of the middle of the middle
07:37And have been so impressive
07:40In this power play
07:42Continued very confidently
07:44And with
07:46Goes offside
07:47Arial
07:48And four more
07:52I mean this is just
07:53Ducat playing
07:54Very authentically
07:55Almost like
07:57Playing crickety fielders
07:58I'm going to hit it
07:59In the opposite
08:00Direction
08:01It's one thing
08:03Sissing
08:04Level of
08:05A little bit of treatment
08:09Oh my
08:10That is so clever from Ducat
08:11He is so far outside
08:12Leg stump
08:13At the way
08:14Yep
08:15Better and better
08:16He picks up the length
08:17Looking to score a boundary
08:18Get it up and over
08:19The infield
08:20Now well he has timed the ball today
08:21It will be willing
08:22Slight into the breeze
08:35And it goes all the way though
08:36Hetmeier out there in the deep
08:38Was tracking back
08:40I'm going to go
08:42though. Hetmeier out there in the deep was tracking back. Well it is the
08:47difficulty. It's just will continue to take on risk and each bowler that gets
08:53introduced into the attack is going to be put under pressure. Allows England to
08:58rotate strike. It's at us. It's over the tall figure of Jason Holder. Just the way
09:06to the left of the pod. Exactly what we expected. Smith's skill level however
09:12better we'll do is allowed to work up and down that line and length. Right at
09:19the top of its bounce. Elevation and power right through the. So well. Oh again
09:27again this is on our roof. Wait for it. There it is. Right on the roof. Half
09:33century. The opening spot is sitting very well with them. Now what a decision is
09:40tenure as captaincy. It brings a hundred hundred for England. Jamie Smith striking
09:47ability on. He's making it at his own and doing it in his own way. Both batters. Oh
09:56wow. I think that's the best we've seen. Front foot outside off. We've seen a crowd
10:04catch as well big fella. Well done. Yeah through the offside on the top of the
10:11bounce of the ball. Have a lot of ability and a lot of talent. That's a great catch
10:20is it. Yeah a little ricochet but just thinking more. Shouldn't your mate. Short and punished.
10:28Deep into the leg side. He hasn't got enough. Hasn't got enough. Slightly into the brick.
10:34Breaks the partnership. And brings about the end of a fantastic innings from Jamie Smith.
10:38Heaved. Put him down on the previous over. Extra cover. Smith picking up the length but it was the pace
10:47on this occasion from Moti. Innings. 60 off just 26 deliveries. England's 120 for one.
10:56Oh swung leg side. Butler just picked it up and picked it up deep into the crowd. His first bound.
11:11Fine fine form as Joss Butler. This one. This is an enormous six. Uses all the pace.
11:18Salsari Joseph has on offer. The whole not 89 miles per hour. Oh just a shuffle across.
11:25No stage he's looking to hit that ball in front of square.
11:32Oh it's gone over the top of the keeper and it's gone one bounce for four.
11:39Spotlight early in his innings and that is now England's best ever 10 over score in a T20 international.
11:47Didn't sound perfect but it's in the gap and away for another four for Ducat.
11:55Moti screamed catch it catch it in vain.
11:58Big boundaries here. So the outfielders are always in play when the ball goes up if you haven't hit it properly.
12:09Yeah he wanted to come at him and he's got it. Majestic from Butler. England's still on the charge.
12:19Butler is in fabulous Nick. Might have started off aiming that more over long on.
12:35Well he might have got one. Butler took his bat hand off the bats and it's another catch for Hetmeier and that's a massive wick.
12:46Played dividends.
12:48Yeah a bit of lack of pace.
12:52And Rutherford might have earned himself another over.
12:55No pace. Wide. Butler wanted to go down into going squarer than that. Lack of pace meant that he couldn't smash it over extra cover.
13:06And hard to see the back of Butler. He goes for 22. 154 for two.
13:11And the hotel end of the ground here in Southampton. First two overs went for...
13:21So far. But I take your point. Maybe more to Harry...
13:29Because of the lack of pace you can't get that ball any squarer than that. Don't have the pace to hit it over long off but...
13:36To do.
13:39Duckett's furious at himself there with a full toss that...
13:42Probably could have hit anywhere. He's clothed it down the ground.
13:46That was Serfain Rutherford in the previous over. A couple of wides, yeah, but he took the pace right off it.
13:51Moti gets away with a low fully.
13:53But what Bumble said all those years...
13:54Most of that effect in club cricket.
13:58Well, Duckett was considering two.
14:02Just got a little element of control here. West Indies in the last seven or eight minutes.
14:12Two good overs back to back from West Indies. They needed it. 159 for two.
14:25Fasting them to bats and they got off to a blistering start.
14:28They were racing in the power.
14:30Covered as though better.
14:34And he starts his second over, Rutherford, with a dot.
14:37So this is really good from him. It's a bit of...
14:39Yeah, he's sensing that Duckett wants to drag him leg-side.
14:44So he's just going to take him wider and wider.
14:46Extra cover.
14:47Kevin Lewis down there on the fence took a bit of a tumble. The bowler took a tumble as well.
15:00This is good.
15:11That can be filled. Oh no. No, no, no, no, no.
15:16I'm just dragging it back.
15:18They were frustrating Duckett, who'd been so fluent.
15:21Yeah, he did well with the delivery before.
15:27Just took a little skip.
15:30Duckett is going to...
15:32Well, that's given us wide.
15:34Okay, I just think...
15:37It's like that.
15:38We had this conversation about some of the wides in Durham.
15:40The batsman's dance, I give the bowl as something.
15:42I mean, look, if he's in his normal stance and it's gone down there...
15:47Well, that's wide.
15:54They've been so used to putting back to ball over the course of this innings.
15:58And with the length of time that the ball stays in front...
16:01Yeah, he's let more go in this T20 innings.
16:07Well, there is a bit of pace on that one.
16:20That's 78 miles an hour.
16:22Just to sit back and use the pace that was there to open the blade.
16:35Well, behold, now Brook's down.
16:38That's a superb Yorker.
16:42Again, he's pushed it through.
16:45Well, Jason Holder is building at long on in front of the pod.
16:48He's appealing for an...
16:49173 for two.
17:00In comparison to Sikanda Raza, perfect preparation.
17:037.30 landing.
17:04Yeah, Sikanda was having, like, dinner in Birmingham, lunch... breakfast in...
17:09No, good from Akil.
17:14He's got it underneath.
17:19Very easy to just think boundaries when you've...
17:21Catch it!
17:26Catch it is the cry, but it's gone straight through his hands.
17:31Our senior has just clipped Mark Butch around the head for throwing him under the bus.
17:35The utility bowl.
17:38Oh, bowling round his legs.
17:41Brilliantly done from Akil Hussain.
17:43Think he saw Duckett just edging off him.
17:46Yeah, fantastic delivery.
17:47I wonder if he'll reflect on the power play.
17:56Scintillating innings from...
17:58the Nottinghamshire man.
18:01That was the only thing that was going to remove him.
18:0384 from 46 for Duckett.
18:06178 for three.
18:07Thank you very much.
18:08Thank you very much.
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