00:00Good evening, one and all. You join us for this match between England and New Zealand.
00:05I'm Adam Gilchrist, and alongside me today is Ali Mitchell.
00:08Always a pleasure to sit alongside you in the commentary box.
00:10Thanks, Alison. I need to go down to the middle now. The captain's ready for the toss.
00:15You'd be tempted to bat first on this pitch, but with this bowling attack,
00:20well, it's not a bad idea to get them at the opposition early and see what problems they can cause.
00:25Salt, opening the batting. Right-hander, very capable with the bat.
00:28Buckler will be at the non-striker's end, first up.
00:38Rocks onto the back four, and that is just beautiful.
00:43Cubs that away. Fielder out in the deep, but that's going to be a maximum off the free hit.
00:48That's a waste of a delivery. Absolutely no trouble.
00:54Big edge. Where's that going?
00:56Nearly got...
00:59Brilliant shot there.
01:02Showing that they mean business this innings, barely seem to have got going in their hitting sixes.
01:10Wide of extra cover, and away goes the ball to the boundary.
01:13Doesn't even wait on this pitch.
01:17Ping off the bat.
01:20Well, they've faced one ball, scored six runs.
01:23Can't be much more efficient than that.
01:27Edged it. No one there. Could be four.
01:32Oh, great shot.
01:35Hit that so hard.
01:38Pressed forward, got the body shape right, and launched it.
01:43Pulled away and into the gap. Could be four more.
01:46Back to back down.
01:49Nice shot. Cut away. Running towards the boundary.
01:52That'll take...
01:55Oh my, that's racing away.
01:59Just...
02:00Brilliant shot. That's one for the crowd.
02:03Well, enough leverage there to get a good swing of the arms under it to get it over the rope.
02:11Oh, wow.
02:13Kick the bones out of that.
02:14It's gone for a maximum.
02:16The runs are starting to come now.
02:18Really good shot for six.
02:19This innings is starting to...
02:22Yes.
02:23Well played. Could be a quick single.
02:29A good innings. That's 50.
02:31A simple raise of the bat.
02:34Oh, my word. That is huge.
02:37Middle. That's a monster of a shot.
02:39Well, that's what you pay your entrance money for.
02:43Gets that away.
02:47That's just silly.
02:49The power on that shot is incredible.
02:51That's the sort of shot you want to see.
02:54Butler, stand and deliver.
02:57Holds the pose as the ball goes straight over the bottle.
03:00Six more.
03:04Oh, that's a biggie.
03:06God, that is huge.
03:07All the way for a maximum.
03:09And it's gone many rows deep.
03:17That's going a long way.
03:19What a shot.
03:21Well, that was just textbook.
03:22Finds the space and power to lift that ball over the top and adjust.
03:28There'll be runs here.
03:35Great shot.
03:37It was a good length to try that.
03:38And they did that with maximum results.
03:40Six more.
03:41Just a little bit of room given.
03:42And the power was immense.
03:44That's flown over.
03:47Smacked away.
03:48It may carry over the fielder for a maximum.
03:50Well, that ball has been hit.
03:53It's flown into the crowd.
03:55To get that much power coming forward onto the front foot.
04:00That's huge.
04:01That's a biggie.
04:02It is out of here.
04:04Absolutely smoked off the bat.
04:06That's a waste of a delivery.
04:07Absolutely.
04:10Oh, wow.
04:11That is out of here.
04:13That could be out of the ground.
04:15Well, with shots like that, it's not going to be long before the hundreds up.
04:18That was a really well...
04:21Oh, wow.
04:22Picked the bones out of that.
04:24It's gone for a maximum.
04:26Hit that one on the up.
04:27A fabulous drive for six.
04:31Six more.
04:32Away she goes into the crowd.
04:33It's a big maximum as well.
04:36Whatever the bowlers are trying out there,
04:37it isn't...
04:40And again, this shot is the best of the collection.
04:44Three maximums in a row
04:45and the bowler is looking completely rattled.
04:50Oh, that's beautifully struck.
04:52Right out of the gut's end all the way.
04:54Well, enough leverage there
04:55to get a good swing of the arms under it
04:57to get it over the...
05:00Oh, that was met.
05:02It was an element of linsanity the way that sounded.
05:05Two biggies in a row.
05:06Well, these are crucial deliveries.
05:08Twelve from two...
05:09Need to tighten their areas now.
05:12Head over the ball.
05:13Great shot.
05:13That's racing away.
05:17Huge shot.
05:18That's a massive shot.
05:20Just incredible.
05:21That was seen so early.
05:23The timing was brilliant.
05:29This could be out.
05:30Oh, great work.
05:32Held their nerve while the ball was in the air.
05:34And they've taken a good catch.
05:39They're out in the middle.
05:40Well, it's for set themselves.
05:43Too full.
05:45Should get what it deserves.
05:48Oh, too much room.
05:49And got what it deserves.
05:54Ferguson.
05:55Straight through them.
05:56Batter was laid on that one.
06:08The right-handed batter out in the middle.
06:12Completely done by the Yorker.
06:14Great bowling.
06:29On to that early.
06:31That could be four.
06:35Massive outside edge.
06:36The innings comes to an end.
06:37New Zealand will need 216 rooms.
06:46This is a very defendable total.
06:48The openers will need to get their eye in very quickly
06:51and get the scoreboard ticking over
06:52if they have any chance.
06:54Seifert in the middle.
06:56I want to get the feet moving from the get-go.
07:05Just lent on that.
07:35Just missed the line.
07:37Not the worst delivery,
07:38but that was dispatched withy.
07:44Oh, my.
07:46That's stuck.
07:47What a catch.
07:52New man in the middle,
07:54but for now,
07:55he's up at the bowlers' end.
08:02Tighten their areas now.
08:07Just a little bit of room given,
08:09and the power is immense.
08:10That's flown over the boundary.
08:16Yes.
08:19You can't fault that.
08:26Hit that one on the arc.
08:27A fabulous drive for six.
08:37All the way.
08:39Got it right out of the middle.
08:49Well, the shorter ball doesn't work here.
08:52Rode the bounce well,
08:53and eased it over the top for six runs.
09:07Well, that ball has been hit.
09:10It's flown into the crowd.
09:12To get that much...
09:13And you're going to get punished on this pitch.
09:18Just a little bit of room given,
09:20and the power is immense.
09:21That's flown over the boundary.
09:28Well, enough leverage there
09:29to get a good swing of the arms under it
09:31to get it over the rope.
09:35Perfectly timed.
09:43All the way.
09:44Got it right out of the middle.
09:51All the way.
09:53That's a brilliantly timed shot off the back foot.
09:55It just flew to the boundary for six.
10:02That's just a brilliantly aggressive shot.
10:04Gets onto the front foot.
10:06It's flown over the boundary.
10:08A good innings.
10:09That's 50.
10:10A simple raise of the bats.
10:12Thumbs up to their batting partner.
10:18Just...
10:23Got onto that so early.
10:25A cut shot in front of square.
10:42That was a really well-timed shot off the back foot.
10:45Saw it early,
10:46and it was dispatched with ease.
10:53Well, that's a waste of a delivery.
10:55Absolutely no trouble getting onto it
10:57and dispatching it for six.
11:05Well, that's what you pay your entrance money for.
11:07It's flown into the crowd.
11:09Brilliant shot.
11:14Well, that one...
11:20That's just a brilliantly aggressive shot.
11:23Gets onto the front foot,
11:24and it's flown over the...
11:30Just missed the line.
11:32Not the worst delivery,
11:33but that was dispatched with interest.
11:41Well, that was just textbook.
11:43Finds the spacing power to lift that ball over the top,
11:46and it just keeps going.
11:48That has been a wonderful innings.
11:50Shots all around the ground.
11:52The bowlers have struggled to contain them
11:54as they bring up that...
11:57There'll be runs here.
12:11That's all from us in the commentary box.
12:13It's been an amazing match.
12:14Hope to see you again soon.
12:19Started to match it up for the second round.
12:20For combinational game,
12:29That was good.
