So, thanks to bad luck and an upset stomach, I was home yesterday to watch the 2nd ODI against Bangladesh.
It was a pretty dreary affair, Bangla batted first and scored 260, which was a fair score. I missed that innings as I was asleep, catching up on the sleep I missed Monday night, due to spending most of my time on the loo rather than asleep!
So, I joined the action with England in bat. Kieswetter was out second ball a he nicked one to first slip. He'd done the same with the first delivery, they just weren't expecting it. Cook set off steadily and scored 60. Pietersen was out for 18, and Sky made a big fuss about how it was a slow left-arm spinner - again! Colly, who should have steadied the ship, was out for 7, and then Eoin Morgan and Prior were on. They went slowly and matched Bangla's run-rate (5.2), but Prior put on 42 before losing his wicket. Bresnan and Swann fell quickly and the RRR was climbing, and then it got good. Morgan let loose in the last four overs to win the game with a couple of deliveries and two wickets to spare. An excellent innings of 110 not out saved England.
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