England 444 for 3 (Hales 171, Buttler 90*, Root 85, Morgan 57*) beat Pakistan
275 (Sharjeel 58, Amir 58, Woakes 4-41) by 169 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball
detailsEngland have produced some astonishing batting feats in one-day cricket
over the last 18 months, but they surpassed even themselves at Trent Bridge as
they plundered the highest total in ODI history to wrap up the series against
Pakistan in overwhelming style.
Cheap
NFL Jerseys 2018 .On his home groundAlex Hales surged to Englands
highest ODI innings, finally knocking Robin Smiths unbeaten 167 against
Australia in 1993 off the top spot, while Jos Buttler hit Englands fastest fifty
off 22 balls as they tallied a monstrous 444 for 3 to overtake Sri Lankas 443
for 9 against Netherlands in 2006.Needing to score six off the final over to set
a new high total seemed a formality, but Buttler and Eoin Morgan struggled to
lay a bat on Hasan Ali until Buttler connected with a smite through the covers
off the last ball to give put England top of the pile.Pakistan, unsurprisingly,
did not get close, bowled out for 275 although Mohammad Amir joined in the
batting fun with his own 22-ball fifty, the highest score by a No. 11 in ODIs.
Yet while it was another one-sided encounter in this series Englands batting had
been a sight to behold. Their landmarks, personal and collective, have been
regular since the start of last summer.Having passed Smiths record in the 37th
over, Hales was well on track for Englands first ODI double - and even a dip at
Rohit Sharmas record 264 - but he was lbw next ball for 171 off 122 deliveries
to end a second-wicket stand of 248 with Joe Root. That, though, was far from
the end of the mayhem.Buttler, who holds the record for Englands fastest
hundred, off 46 balls in Dubai last year, went to his fifty with four sixes in
five balls off Shoaib Malik - for a period, his own record was in danger - while
Morgan chipped in with a mere 24-ball effort as 240 runs came off the last 20
overs.Pakistan were atrocious. Misfields abounded, chances went down - Hales was
dropped on 114, Morgan on 14 - and Wahab Riaz twice took wickets off no-balls,
when Hales was caught at deep square-leg on 72 and then Buttler was bowled by
another from Wahab late on. Wahab finished with none for 110, the second-most
expensive ODI figures behind Mick Lewis from the famous Johannesburg ODI in
2006.Hales came into the match under some pressure after a difficult few weeks
which included his outburst at the umpires during the Oval Test, as well as two
low scores at the start of this series. In the build-up to this game he also
spoke to the Nottingham Post about the difficulty of coming to a decision over
whether to tour Bangladesh, amid the fear of giving up his Test place.This
innings does not mean questions about his longer-form game have been answered,
but it does remove any slight doubt as to whether it would have a detrimental
impact on his white-ball success. The bowling was often friendly, the fielding
even more so, but it was a magnificent display: he reached 51 off 55 balls and
his hundred from 83; the last 120 runs coming from 67 deliveries.Hales innings
will have a little footnote to it when, on 72, he was given a life after pulling
Wahab to deep square leg only for the TV umpire to call a no-ball under the
current trial system. Then, on 114, Azhar Ali could not cling on to a drive at
cover off Yasir Shah.He was particularly severe on Wahab - just to compound his
error - taking 44 off the 26 balls the left-armer bowled at him and he also
plundered 19 off Azhar when the captain gave himself an exploratory overEarlier
this summer, against Sri Lanka at The Oval, Jason Roy fell within sight of
Smiths record but, after Pakistan had reviewed an optimistic lbw shout, Hales
clubbed his 22nd four over midwicket. A ball later and it was over, a yorker
from Hasan which would have taken leg stump.Root fell moments later, having
purred to 85 off 86 balls, when he edged Mohammad Nawaz after joining Geoff
Boycott, Graham Gooch, Alec Stewart, Jonathan Trott and Hales with five
consecutive fifties. Root arrived in the sixth over, when Roy was early on a
pull, lobbing a catch to the keeper, and barely broke sweat while Hales broke
Pakistans spirits.As in Dubai, when he came in during the 36th over, Buttler was
shunted up the order when Root departed at the end of the 38th. And, as in
Dubai, he gave himself a few sighters - 1 off 7 balls - before cutting loose
when he put Nawaz into the stands off consecutive deliveries.That was just a
taste of the treatment Malik would receive when Buttler deposited him for four
sixes of varying distance in five deliveries. Such has been the frequency of
Buttlers astonishing one-day displays that they should not really surprise, but
it is impossible not to marvel at the 360-degree ability of his
batsmanship.Plundering the offspin of Malik is one thing; the power he can
generate when flat-batting near-yorkers for four is something else. His 22-ball
fifty eclipsed Paul Collingwoods 24-ball effort against New Zealand at Napier in
2008.Morgan, having regained his touch in the first two matches, helped himself
as well, having been given a hand when Yasir continued Pakistans woeful fielding
display by dropping a sitter a backward point: five of Morgans next seven
deliveries went either over or into the boundary.Where Morgan and Buttler left
off, Sharjeel Khan continued at the start of Pakistans chase as he sped to a
26-ball fifty. Latching on to anything short, he pulled with some style - taking
four boundaries in a row off Mark Wood - before picking out deep square-leg to
give Chris Woakes the third of his opening spell.Ben Stokes, who had not been
able to enjoy himself with the bat, was given his first bowl of the series after
overcoming the calf injury he sustained in the Test series. A leading edge from
Babar Azam gave him a wicket. Liam Plunkett again pushed up the speedgun,
finding Maliks outside edge, and it was just a case of how long the lower order
could prolong things into the evening.Amir provided some final entertainment for
those who stayed to the end, bringing up his fifty with three consecutive sixes
off Adil Rashid. He and Yasir added 76 in seven overs for the last wicket as it
briefly became a little messy from England until Amir top edged a return catch
to give Woakes his fourth.England have never been through a season unbeaten in
limited-overs cricket since the game changed to white balls in this country and
have only one previous whitewash in a series of at least five matches. Both of
those are now very much on the cards.
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Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as
substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the
84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that
will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and
Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. In
crickets history, perhaps only Don Bradman has made as much of an international
impact as WG Grace. Grace, however, played in an era when Englands empire was at
its height and his career spanned a period when sport changed from a casual
pastime into a beast of global interest. Such was his fame that it was said that
he was the best-known Englishman aside from William Gladstone. But while there
is no questioning Graces reputation or ability, he was a prickly character, used
to getting his own way both on and off the pitch. His falling out with
Gloucestershire in 1899 highlighted this side of his personality.While Grace was
nominally an amateur - a vital distinction in a era where class was prevalent
across all society - the reality was that he earned large sums of money from
cricket, certainly more than any contemporary professional. And he was always on
the lookout for ways to maximise his earning potential. Wisden noted: He was,
throughout his career, quite breathtakingly grasping when his eye caught the
glint of hard cash.In 1898 he received an offer from the Crystal Palace Company
(CPC) in south London inviting him to help them form a first-class cricket club.
Although Grace had captained Gloucestershire since their formation in 1870 - and
since 1873 had almost single-handedly raised sides - he saw no conflict between
continuing in that role and accepting the offer from London. He had, after all,
managed to run Gloucestershire at the same time as he had played a considerable
amount of other cricket for Gentlemen v Players, England, North v South
etc.Negotiations with the CPC culminated in an announcement in The Times on
October 11, 1898 to the effect that Grace had agreed to run the London club and
also to move from Bristol to Sydenham to be able to devote his whole time and
attention to the new club. The deal guaranteed Grace £600 a year and a share of
gate money. Even Grace seemed to realise the response that this would provoke,
for the following day the same paper published a telegram from him stating that
he no intention of retiring from the Gloucestershire XI.That winter, Grace moved
to London and threw his energies into establishing the new venture, which
included redeveloping the site at Crystal Palace. Gloucestershire, where is
brother, EM, was still secretary, remained silent.The 1899 season started with
Grace, who was also Englands captain, leading his side in a few matches, but
perhaps what really concentrated minds in the west country was that four other
Gloucestershire players were included in his first match. Grace also staged a
coup by arranging a game between South of England and the touring Australians on
his new ground. Over the two days, 18,000 paid to watch. From there, Grace
journeyed a few miles to Blackheath to lead Gloucestershire in their first
outing of the summer against Kent. Three more games around the Home Counties
followed, with mixed results, but Grace did not appear to have any inkling that
there was a potential problem.On his return to Sydenham from the last of those
games on May 28 that there was became all too clear when he ddiscovered a letter
from the Gloucestershire committee, who had met on May 16, curtly demanding to
know which matches he intended to play for the county.
Wholesale Jerseys Online. Grace was livid,
fuming that it questioned his loyalty and commitment in what he had already
hinted was likely to be his final season with them. His response did not pull
any punches. He resigned as captain, after making it clear he would have played
in nearly all our matches and his final sentence was unambiguous. I have the
greatest affection for the county of my birth, he wrote, but for the committee,
as a body, the greatest contempt. Gilbert Jessop later recalled that the tone of
Graces response was a surprise as a majority of them were close personal friends
of the Old Man.Friends subsequently urged him to retract this parting shot, but
Grace was unrepentant. Go back and tell the committee to underline it a hundred
times, he told them. The committee accepted his resignation with regret. Two
months later he wrote of them that they were unable to speak the truth and are a
bad lot.Within a fortnight, Grace had played his final Test and lost the England
captaincy as well. His batting was as effective as ever, but he had become a
liability in the field - he was, after all, almost 51 and nearly 18 stone - and
had been barracked by the crowd. He told friends that the ground was getting too
far away. After the first Test at Trent Bridge he is reported to have sat on the
train with his old friend FS Jackson and muttered: Its all over, Jakker. I shant
play again. He didnt.Graces time in Sydenham was happy, although marred by
personal tragedy with the premature deaths of his daughter and eldest son.
Although the London County venture started promisingly when they were granted
first-class status in 1900, the public never really warmed to what were
essentially friendly matches, and in 1905 they lost that status and with it the
ability to attract decent players. In 1908, the same summer that Grace played
his final first-class match, the grounds and club were locked when the parent
company ran out of funds.His feud with Gloucestershire was, fortunately, short
lived. In 1902 he was made a life member of the county and that same year took a
side to Bristol to play in a charity match and was warmly received. That
encouraged him to arrange home and away matches between London County and
Gloucestershire in 1903. In June, he led his new side to victory over his old in
what was to be his last game in the county, a fortnight after also winning the
home leg. It was almost the last hurrah of London County, but the bridges had
been mended.Is there an incident from the past you would like to know more
about? E-mail us with your comments and suggestions.BibliographyWisden Cricket
Monthly - VariousThe Cricketer - VariousWisden Cricketers Almanack 1998WG Grace
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1977)Cricket At The Crystal Palace - Brian Pearce (Brian Pearce 2005) ' ' '