How Sauthee got his super seven "
The story of Tim
Southee's seven wickets at the Basin Reserve, which blew England away for
123 in a brilliant exhibition of swing bowling, courtesy ESPNcricinfo's
unrivalled ball-by-ball service.
4.1 Southee to Bell, OUT, oh what a
beaut. Beats the outside edge to hit the top of off stump. That is a peach.
Angling in but swinging away. Lands around off. Bell has been in this mode
where he is trying to stay beside the line to open up the off side. So he is
not quite behind the line of this, and the ball swings to beat his bat. Off
stump, bye-bye.
IR Bell b Southee 8 (17b 1x4 0x6) SR: 47.05
6.2 Southee to Ali, OUT, that's the
one-two. Bowl a bouncer to those who don't like bouncers. Have them expecting
another one and thus staying back. Slip in a full one. Take the edge or hit the
the stumps. Southee has hit the off stump here. This has swung back in towards
the base of the off stump and squeezes under it. Apart from staying back he has
played woefully down the wrong line.
MM Ali b Southee 20 (15b 4x4 0x6) SR: 133.33
26.2 Southee to Taylor, OUT, what captaincy,
what bowling. McCullum calls his strike bowler. Look, get me a wicket. Southee
bowls one wide outswinger. That draws an appeal. And now he bowls an
outswinging yorker that beats the outside edge of the new batsman and pings
back the off stump. What a joy to watch the aggressive approach and the
execution thereof by New Zealand.
JWA Taylor b Southee 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
28.1 Southee to Buttler, OUT, lovely outswing
bowling. Southee has a four-for. This is on a length, not too wide, you can't
keep leaving them alone all day long in ODIs. Buttler pushes at it, Southee
gets enough movement away to take the edge and England are six down.
JC Buttler c †Ronchi b Southee 3 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 42.85
28.4 Southee to Woakes, OUT, Southee.
Unplayable Southee. Has a Michelle now. Four of them have been bowled to
outswingers that have hit the off stump. That's beautiful. Outswingers hitting
the top of off. Too good for a No. 8. Woakes' only mistake here is, he is not
forward. Southee loves it. Gives him the space to let this outswinger drop and
then move past the outside edge to hit the top of off. Nothing wrong in the
pitch here. Just high-quality swing bowling and aggressive captaincy.
CR Woakes b Southee 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
30.4 Southee to Broad, OUT, Southee has six. Broad needs talking
to. Ordinary attitude to batting. Running away and hoping for the best. He has
moved away from leg, and just put his bat there. The leading edge to the full
ball carried to mid-off where Vettori takes a two-hander to his
left.Disappointing to see Broad - a fighter the last I checked - running away
from the ball like a tailender.
SCJ Broad c Vettori b Southee 4 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40.00
32.3 Southee to Finn, OUT, Seven for
Southee. This is lovely stuff. Just floats in an outswinger outside off, Finn
follows it, edges it to Taylor at first slip. Best figures for a NZer in a WC
match. Root is left stranded, but he really should have protected Finn and not
taken the single first ball.
ST Finn c Taylor b Southee 0 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
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