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England beat Namibia by 41 runs (DLS): T20 World Cup – as it happened | T20 World Cup 2024

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England beat Namibia by 41 runs (DLS): T20 World Cup – as it happened | T20 World Cup 2024

10th over: Namibia 84-3 (Erasmus 1, Smit 0) That is an outstanding last over from Archer.

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Archer’s extra bounce is too much for Wiese, who does well to launch his pull as far as Brook at long-on. The sun is in Brook’s eyes, but he takes his second catch as calmly as his first. He has been superb today, and so has Wiese.

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After hitting a six, Michael van Lingen has to go for another – and he can’t quite get his on-drive over Harry Brook, who takes a cool calm catch at long-on.

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6th over: Namibia 44-1 (Van Lingen 23, Wiese 0) Three off every ball? How about six! Michael van Lingen manages it for the first ball of Adil Rashid’s spell, anyway, walloping him over midwicket. Rash recovers well, conceding only four more off the rest of the over. And then Davin retires! Never had to report on that before.

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5th over: Namibia 34-0 (Van Lingen 16, Davin 17) The vital fifth over is entrusted to England’s fourth seamer, Chris Jordan, who had a torrid time against Australia and was dropped for the demolition of Oman. Jordan concedes a six as Davin slaps him over wide third man, but he bounces back with two dots. Davin manages two off the last ball, but Namibia need three off every ball now – 92 from 30. They could lose the game without losing a wicket.

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Duckworth-Lewis-Stern looks at England’s total of 122 and decides it’s worth … an extra three, as they were expecting 11 overs until that shower after the 8th.

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10th over: England 122-5 (Brook 47) Trumpelmann’s last ball is a better one and Livingstone finally manages to get run out, trying to turn an easy single into a kamikaze two. Brook, a spectator in this last over, remains unbeaten on 47 from 20. He did so well.

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Trumpelmann strikes! Moeen swings his first ball for six, tries to repeat it and picks out the man at deep midwicket.

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One over has been trimmed off each innings, which means England have only two overs left. And if I’m not mistaken, Wiese can’t come back on, as he has already bowled two overs – just like Jofra Archer against Scotland, some months ago now.

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And off they go, with the groundstaff racing on before anyone had noticed whether the umpires had summoned them. That could be that for England’s innings. Have they got enough?

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Brook has done well, making 29 off 15 balls, and 26 of those off his last 11. And Moeen has started with his usual nonchalance, making nine off three balls.

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Scholtz returns and strikes right away! Bairstow is caught off a big top edge with the keeper Green taking command. Live by the skyer, die by the skyer.

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7th over: England 69-2 (Bairstow 31, Brook 25) Erasmus keeps himself on and Bairstow tucks in with a pull for six. The Namibians then miss a run-out as the surface, which has been on their side also far, gives England a hand – the throw from the deep was good but the ball skidded, making it hard for Erasmus to take. Brook picks up two for that, then another two, and then four as he plays that signature shot of his – a savage glide. The partnership is now a formidable 56 from 29 balls.

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And another! Wiese bowls a leg-cutter and Salt can only nick it to the keeper. Salt and sweet, once again: 11 off eight balls, to go with 12 off three.

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Well, well.

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While England have reinforced their bowling, Namibia have gone the other way and brought in an extra batter – JP Kotze, who replaces Ben Shikongo.

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England 1 Salt, 2 Buttler (capt, wk), 3 Bairstow, 4 Brook, 5 Moeen, 6 Livingstone, 7 Curran, 8 Jordan, 9 Archer, 10 Rashid, 11 Topley.

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“Pretty easy one in a shortened game,” says Gerhard Erasmus.

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We may yet have a game. It will be 11 overs a side and will start at 4pm in Antigua, 9pm BST… if the rain stays away.

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4pm start in Antigua (40 mins from now), 11 overs per side … as it stands… gulp

— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) June 15, 2024

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There definitely won’t be a 20-over match now, as we’re already 40 mins past the cut-off for that. This is an uneducated guess, but I’d say the best we can hope for is ten overs a side. The least we need for it to count as a contest is five a side. Overs, that is. Though a game of football might not be the worst idea.

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Rain is falling and those puddles are getting bigger. The only people playing cricket are a gaggle of fans who have started a game on the tarmac. They seem to have brought some proper stumps.

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What a beautiful day for a game of cricket in St Lucia! ☀️😍🇱🇨

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 v 🇦🇺 begins at 0130 BST… ⏰#FollowScotland #t20worldcup pic.twitter.com/hOaLQwFPll

— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland) June 15, 2024

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Play should be starting now. But we could, in theory, still have a full game – the cut-off for that to get under way comes about 85 minutes from now, at 2.30pm local time, 7.30pm BST. If play starts after that, it will fewer than 20 overs a side. The fewest possible is five overs each. Otherwise it’s a washout, and for England, it’s a knockout.

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It is now pouring in Antigua. Nasser, Ward and Eoin Morgan are chatting on under white umbrellas, so at least they’re not getting Rishied.

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The covers are on. “We have had some very heavy rain here,” says Ian Ward on Sky. But … “Nasser [Hussain] has been assured by the groundsman that we’ll get a sport.”

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For the word from the Viv, I emailed Ali Martin, the Guardian’s cricket correspondent. “Covers coming on as I type,” he replied. Ah, damn. “Feels like a day of showers, rather than anything terminal … plenty of blue sky in between the grey blobs.” Ah, phew.

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Hello and welcome to England’s next assignment in a challenging World Cup. Today they may have to take on two opponents at once: Namibia and the rain.

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The latest forecast I’ve seen for Antigua’s airport, about three miles from the ground as the crow flies, is for “thundery showers and a gentle breeze”. If that leads to a no-result, England will crash out of the tournament. They’ll be stranded on four points, still one behind Scotland, who will sail through to the Super Eights before they even meet Australia.

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The good news is that at least we won’t all be spending the rest of the day banging on about net run rate. The bad news is that we may well be droning on about Duckworth-Lewis-Stern instead.

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Namibia are already out, even though they registered the first win in this group by beating Oman in a Super Over. For them, it’s a chance to meet England for the first time in T20. The only previous meeting between the two sides was a 50-over game in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, when England won but Namibia emerged with their heads held high. Andrew Flintoff, now a member of England’s coaching team, played in that match, as did Jimmy Anderson.

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Play starts, in theory, at 6pm BST (1pm in Antigua), so I hope to be back soon after 5.30pm BST with news of the toss and teams.

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Key occasions

Australia’s sport towards Scotland follows in simply over two hours. Do be a part of Daniel Gallan for that one. Time for me to go and lie down in a darkened room. England could but be despatched house, however at the least they obtained a sport in, and a second victory. Thanks on your firm, correspondence and views on holding a World Cup within the wet season.

England as much as a internet run fee of three.611, which signifies that Scotland can nonetheless progress whereas dropping so long as Australia rating 1010 and Scotland make 1009. #T20worldcup

— Geoff Lemon Sport (@GeoffLemonSport) June 15, 2024

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England as much as a internet run fee of three.611, which signifies that Scotland can nonetheless progress whereas dropping so long as Australia rating 1010 and Scotland make 1009. #T20worldcup

— Geoff Lemon Sport (@GeoffLemonSport) June 15, 2024

So England, who couldn’t win in Barbados, have now received twice in Antigua, and received properly. “Everybody managed the scenario properly,” says Jos Buttler. “I assumed 120 was a extremely good rating. After I obtained out I assumed 80-90 is perhaps an excellent rating on that wicket, however Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook pout collectively a significant partnership… We’ve performed all we will do and we’ll see what occurs.”

So will he now, Mike Atherton wonders, be an Australia fan for one night time solely? “Completely!”

David Wiese was phenomenal too, with ball and bat. He conceded solely six off the 12 balls he bowled, then hit 27 off the 12 he confronted. That is his final match and he exits pursued by hugs from the England gamers. “He’s impressed us to better heights,” says Gerhard Erasmus.

Harry Brook shakes fingers with David Wiese. {Photograph}: Jan Kruger/ICC/Getty Photographs

England performed very properly, once more. Harry Brook was magnificent and he’s the Participant of the Match, for his 47 and two nerveless catches. “There was loads of anxiousness,” he says now, however he confirmed it just for the primary 4 balls of his innings, when he managed three singles. After that, off 17 balls, he waltzed to 47.

England go second as a result of their internet run fee rises once more, to three.61. In reality, it’s even higher than Australia’s (3.58). Scotland’s NRR is 2.16, so Scotland now have to beat Australia – or hope for a washout.

England’s captain Jos Buttler (second left) celebrates with teammates profitable their truncated T20 World Cup cricket match towards Namibia. {Photograph}: Ricardo Mazalán/AP

England win by 41 runs! And go second within the group

Tenth over: Namibia 84-3 (Erasmus 1, Smit 0) That’s an excellent final over from Archer.

WICKET! Wiese c Brook b Archer 27 (Namibia 83-3)

Archer’s further bounce is an excessive amount of for Wiese, who does properly to launch his pull so far as Brook at long-on. The solar is in Brook’s eyes, however he takes his second catch as calmly as his first. He has been very good at this time, and so has Wiese.

Mid-Tenth over: Namibia 82-2 (Wiese 26, Erasmus 1) Archer begins properly – a single, a dot, one other single.

Ninth over: Namibia 80-2 (Wiese 26) So Namibia want 46 off the final over. Jofra Archer should bowl loads of no-balls.

WICKET! Van Lingen c Brook b Jordan 33 (Namibia 80-2)

After hitting a six, Michael van Lingen has to go for an additional – and he can’t fairly get his on-drive over Harry Brook, who takes a cool calm catch at long-on.

Mid-Ninth over: Namibia 74-1 (Van Lingen 27, Wiese 26) Jordan calms issues down for England by bowling yorkers and going for simply three singles. Namibia want 52 off 9 now, so it’s six or bust, virtually each ball.

That flurry of huge hits got here after Wiese took a second run due to a misfield from Phil Salt, whose throw went over his personal shoulder because the ball slipped in his hand.

eighth over: Namibia 71-1 (Van Lingen 26, Wiese 24) Dangle on – Wiese has a six in him, straight-driven off the again foot. And one other! Slog-swept. Adopted by a 4, with a lofted lower … they will’t do that, can they? Wiese could really feel they will, now that he has 24 off eight balls. That’s 20 off the over, and now they want 55 from the final two.

seventh over: Namibia 51-1 (Van Lingen 25, Wiese 5) Curran continues and Wiese will get straight all the way down to enterprise with a sq. punch for 4. However this England group, since Thursday, have been exhibiting some resilience, and each massive shot appears to be adopted by a dot or two. Solely seven off the over, which leaves Namibia needing 75 off the final three. It’s virtually inconceivable.

Davin retired out 18 (Namibia 44-1)

sixth over: Namibia 44-1 (Van Lingen 23, Wiese 0) Three off each ball? How about six! Michael van Lingen manages it for the primary ball of Adil Rashid’s spell, anyway, walloping him over midwicket. Rash recovers properly, conceding solely 4 extra off the remainder of the over. After which Davin retires! By no means needed to report on that earlier than.

Adil Rashid seems to be on as Michael Van Lingen and David Wiese focus on ways. {Photograph}: Ricardo Mazalán/AP

Match not deserted!

fifth over: Namibia 34-0 (Van Lingen 16, Davin 17) The very important fifth over is entrusted to England’s fourth seamer, Chris Jordan, who had a torrid time towards Australia and was dropped for the demolition of Oman. Jordan concedes a six as Davin slaps him over broad third man, however he bounces again with two dots. Davin manages two off the final ball, however Namibia want three off each ball now – 92 from 30. They may lose the sport with out dropping a wicket.

4th over: Namibia 24-0 (Van Lingen 15, Davin 8) Sam Curran begins properly too, dot-one-dot. However then Davin slices outdoors off and will get 4. A lot of the runs are taking place to 3rd man. Curran finishes properly too, with a single and a dot. Namibia want 103 from 36 balls. England are sizzling favourites now, and it’ll solely take another over for a consequence to be assured.

Namibia’s Niko Davin finds the boundary. {Photograph}: Randy Brooks/AFP/Getty Photographs

third over: Namibia 18-0 (Van Lingen 14, Davin 3) Topley stays on for the final over of the Powerplay and does properly, conceding solely two singles from the primary 5 balls. Nikolaas Davin will get in on the act by taking place the observe and chipping for 2, simply over Chris Jordan, operating again from mid-on.

The Powerplay ends with England on prime however Namibia hanging on to all their wickets, which is able to assist them is DLS comes into play once more. They want 108 off 42 balls. It’s do or die now.

2nd over: Namibia 14-0 (Van Lingen 13, Davin 0) From the opposite finish it’s Jofra Archer, whose comeback has been so clean – it’s as if he by no means went by means of two years of torment. Van Lingen fends off a lifter and will get 4 for it as his fly-swat of a shot pops over Topley at quick nice leg. Archer tries it once more … and so does Van Lingen – six! Over Buttler’s head. Van Lingen performs his first scoring shot that isn’t a false shot, a chip for 2 into the covers. The fielder is Ben Duckett, subbing for Livingstone who harm himself going for that two that by no means was.

Namibia are up and operating. They want 112 off eight overs.

1st over: Namibia 2-0 (Van Lingen 1, Davin 0) Reece Topley takes the brand new ball and begins with ~~a dot~~ a no-ball as Michael van Lingen lets that one go, maybe hoping for a large. Topley redeems himself by beating the bat with the second ball, so the free hit involves nothing. One other play-and-miss, and one other! It’s Topley’s bounce, greater than swing, that appears to be the issue. Van Lingen lastly places bat to ball with a push into the leg facet, solely to seek out that Jos Buttler has simply moved Moeen there from slip. He will get off the mark in the long run with a straight push, after which Topley cramps Davin on off stump. Good over! However then Namibia’s bowlers began properly too.

Within the meantime, the solar has come out.

After being rudely interrupted, England scored 40 off the final two overs. That lifted their run fee for the innings from 10 to 12. Will it’s sufficient? It can if Topley and Archer bowl in addition to Wiese. He completed with 2-0-6-1, when the following most economical bowler was Scholtz with 2-0-24-1. Trumpelmann ended up going for 31 from his two overs, however he did take two wickets to complete his World Cup with six for 88 from his 11 overs. One to look at.

Namibia want 126

Duckworth-Lewis-Stern seems to be at England’s complete of 122 and decides it’s value … an additional three, as they have been anticipating 11 overs till that bathe after the eighth.

WICKET! Livingstone run out 13 (England end on 122-5)

Tenth over: England 122-5 (Brook 47) Trumpelmann’s final ball is a greater one and Livingstone lastly manages to get run out, making an attempt to show a straightforward single right into a kamikaze two. Brook, a spectator on this final over, stays unbeaten on 47 from 20. He did so properly.

9.5 overs: England 121-4 (Brook 47, Livingstone 12) Livingstone hits his second ball for six too, with a straight thump, so he has performed a Phil Salt, beginning with two sixes. Then he performs and misses and almost will get run out – at each ends – however one way or the other scampers again for 2 byes.

Whereas it was raining, Richard Slassor despatched this. “Somebody examine behind the stands and see if there’s a person in a kilt with a fireplace hose. It’s blue skies for Pete’s sake!”

And Liam Livingstone begins with a six! One-handed, swished over lengthy leg.

Liam Livingstone of England hits a six. {Photograph}: Gareth Copley/Getty Photographs

WICKET! Moeen c Davin b Trumplemann 16 (England 107-4)

Trumpelmann strikes! Moeen swings his first ball for six, tries to repeat it and picks out the person at deep midwicket.

Ninth over: England 101-3 (Brook 47, Moeen 10) Brassell returns along with his bouncy medium tempo. Moeen pulls however solely will get a single. Brook chips two, and two extra – chips with the whole lot. Then he performs a beautiful little ramp for 4, adopted by a tennis shot for six over cowl. And he ramps once more, for 4 extra, despite the fact that the ball pitches outdoors leg stump. That’s 19 from the over, 18 of them to Brook, who now has 47 off 20 balls.

England could now be on prime – however the gifted Trumplemann is about to return.

The gamers are again on the market. Let’s see if Harry Brook continues to be in type.

It is now a T10!

One over has been trimmed off every innings, which implies England have solely two overs left. And if I’m not mistaken, Wiese can’t come again on, as he has already bowled two overs – identical to Jofra Archer towards Scotland, some months in the past now.

“I’m a Namibian, residing within the UK,” says Patrick Hubbard, “and presently on vacation in Croatia. The native bars listed below are a bit empty after Croatia misplaced to Spain within the Euros, besides, none are exhibiting the cricket. Glad to tune in through the Guardian and even happier after that first over…!”

Sure, David Wiese was excellent. And he could have received the match.

Time for a look on the publish. “Swing. Seam. Spin,” says Duncan Salmon. “Ooh la la, as we are saying right here in France.”

“Properly, it’s stopped,” says Mike Atherton, “so far as I can see.” However then he did come out with the curse of the commentator a couple of minutes in the past, telling us how blue the sky was simply earlier than the rain returned.

Rain stops play! (England 82-3)

And off they go, with the groundstaff racing on earlier than anybody had seen whether or not the umpires had summoned them. That might be that for England’s innings. Have they obtained sufficient?

Brook has performed properly, making 29 off 15 balls, and 26 of these off his final 11. And Moeen has began along with his typical nonchalance, making 9 off three balls.

eighth over: England 82-3 (Brook 29, Moeen 9) In comes Moeen, who mentioned after the defeat to Australia that England wanted to be braver. He reveals what he meant by beginning with a two and a six, sweetly swung over the person at long-on. However now it’s raining …

WICKET! Bairstow c Inexperienced b Scholtz 31 (England 69-3)

Scholtz returns and strikes immediately! Bairstow is caught off an enormous prime edge with the keeper Inexperienced taking command. Dwell by the skyer, die by the skyer.

Fifty partnership for Bairstow and Brook

seventh over: England 69-2 (Bairstow 31, Brook 25) Erasmus retains himself on and Bairstow tucks in with a pull for six. The Namibians then miss a run-out because the floor, which has been on their facet additionally far, offers England a hand – the throw from the deep was good however the ball skidded, making it onerous for Erasmus to take. Brook picks up two for that, then one other two, after which 4 as he performs that signature shot of his – a savage glide. The partnership is now a formidable 56 from 29 balls.

sixth over: England 52-2 (Bairstow 25, Brook 15) Off goes the sluggish left-armer and on comes Jack Brassell, springy right-arm medium. Brook likes the sound of that – he late-drives for 2, on-drives for six, then cuts for 4 extra. He misses the final two balls, however that’s nonetheless 13 off the over, and the partnership is already 39 off 23. England coming again into it, however have they left it too late? Half their innings has gone.

fifth over: England 39-2 (Bairstow 24, Brook 3) Erasmus will need to have been tempted to maintain the clever outdated Wiese on, however he opts to maintain him as an choice for later (one bowler can have three overs, the others are all condemned to 2). Erasmus brings himself on, along with his off-breaks, and he almost will get Bairstow caught off a skyer. However the ball drops between two or three fielders and Bairstow celebrates by hammering a pull for 4. Brook, in the meantime, is getting ’em in singles.

4th over: England 29-2 (Bairstow 15, Brook 2) The primary change of bowling as Trumpelmann’s offers strategy to Bernard Scholtz, additionally left-arm, however sluggish. He begins very properly, one-dot-dot, because the ball continues to stay within the pitch. However then Bairstow places out the reverse sweep and will get 4 …, and he follows that with the primary six of the sport, hit very onerous over mid-on. Barstow is rising to this event in a means he didn’t towards Australia: a tentative seven off 13 balls then, a bullish 15 off 9 thus far at this time.

England’s Jonathan Bairstow hits a boundary towards Namibia. {Photograph}: Ricardo Mazalán/AP

third over: England 18-2 (Bairstow 5, Brook 1) Harry Brook is available in at No 4, blocks one, then dabs one for a fast single, properly noticed by Bairstow. The leg-cutter to Salt was additionally a slower ball – the replay reveals him going by means of with the shot too early. Bairstow will get a slower ball too, picks it, and chips it for 4, however then he misses an outswinger.

And that’s the top of the Powerplay, with Namibia nonetheless on prime. David Wiese, by the best way, is 39.

WICKET! Salt c Inexperienced b Wiese 11 (England 13-2)

And one other! Wiese bowls a leg-cutter and Salt can solely nick it to the keeper. Salt and candy, as soon as once more: 11 off eight balls, to go together with 12 off three.

2nd over: England 13-1 (Salt 11, Bairstow 1) Jonny Bairstow manages to push a fast single, after which Phil Salt launches the counter-attack. He flat-bats a brief ball straight again previous the bowler, then flashes onerous and will get 4 extra. A large – a really broad broad, outdoors off – and one other single make it 12 off the over.

Buttler went for his first massive shot and Trumpelmann’s swing was too good for him. Or perhaps seam – the ball pitched on center and hit leg.

WICKET! Buttler b Trumpelmann 0 (England 2-1)

Properly, properly.

Ruben Trumpelmann of Namibia (left) celebrates the wicket of Jos Buttler of England. {Photograph}: Gareth Copley/Getty Photographs

1st over: England 1-0 (Salt 1, Buttler 0) Buttler can’t get it away both – he performs a push again to Wiese, flirting with a caught-and-bowled. After which he misses an outswinger. And one other! Namibia properly on prime thus far.

1st half-over: England 1-0 (Salt 1, Buttler 0) Salt performs and misses! At a mild bouncer from David Wiese – maybe he was shocked by the dearth of tempo. And he additionally misses the following one, which is faster. The third ball, fuller, is pushed for a single. Excellent stuff from Wiese thus far.

It’s Phil Salt and Jos Buttler to open the batting, as typical. Salt has confronted three balls on this floor on this World Cup and made 12 runs.

The anthems are below means. “Yeah, simply what we want,” says Richard Slassor, “some anthems to eat in to the restricted enjoying time. Simply get on with it pleeeease!”

“We’re going to lose this, aren’t we?” says Tom van der Gucht. “After probably avoiding the ignominy of being bundled out by the climate, we’re now going to get over-excited earlier than being bowled out for 70 while thrashing round wildly and Namibia will find yourself profitable with one ball to spare.” The genuine voice of the England supporter.

Groups in full

Whereas England have bolstered their bowling, Namibia have gone the opposite means and introduced in an additional batter – JP Kotze, who replaces Ben Shikongo.

England 1 Salt, 2 Buttler (capt, wk), 3 Bairstow, 4 Brook, 5 Moeen, 6 Livingstone, 7 Curran, 8 Jordan, 9 Archer, 10 Rashid, 11 Topley.

Namibia 1 Van Lingen, 2 Davin, 3 Frylinck, 4 Kotze, 5 Erasmus (capt), 6 Wiese, 7 Smit, 8 Inexperienced (wk), 9 Trumpelmann, 10 Scholtz, 11 Brassell.

“It’s been irritating,” says Jos Buttler. “However delighted that we’re getting a sport.” He has tailored his line-up to the shortened sport, bringing in Sam Curran for Will Jacks, and Chris Jordan for Mark Wooden. So England may have 4 frontline seamers, plus Adil Rashid. And Jonny Bairstow, or perhaps Moeen Ali, will transfer as much as No 3.

Toss: Namibia win and bowl

“Fairly simple one in a shortened sport,” says Gerhard Erasmus.

Gerhard Erasmus of Namibia (proper) flips the coin as Jos Buttler of England seems to be on. {Photograph}: Jan Kruger/ICC/Getty Photographs

The gamers are on the market, warming up. And the toss needs to be any minute.

Play might begin in 25 minutes!

We could but have a sport. It is going to be 11 overs a facet and can begin at 4pm in Antigua, 9pm BST… if the rain stays away.

4pm begin in Antigua (40 minutes from now), 11 overs per facet … because it stands… gulp

— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) June 15, 2024

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