England v Scotland at Christchurch

"Everybody can sing in the shower but not everybody can sing on the stage. You have got to be able to get it out of yourself to become a top-flight player"  England coach, Peter Moores

Holding made his comments on Match Point - the original Match Point show - which is freely available on ESPNcricinfo for every game throughout the World Cup as well as being shown simultaneously live on the ESPN TV network in USA and the Caribbean.

"I am not absolutely sure that they have the right team," Holding said. "There are guys who I have seen play for England in recent times who should be in this team. Alex Hales - OK he hasn't done a lot but he has the capability of doing a lot better than some of the guys in this team.

"I am not sure Ballance is a one-day cricketer. I think he is a fantastic Test batsman… I am not sure he has the right attitude for ODI cricket."

I love Mikey but he also said earlier in the summer that he didn't think Root should play ODI's and instead should just focus on Test cricket.

As for Ballance, he is short of match practice and it shows. I personally would have preferred Ravi over Ballance though it seems pretty obvious that Ravi is not trusted to bowl and he has been short of form himself. Hales needs to start next game. England really need to find some stability at the top of the order. Neither openers have set the foundation leaving the likes of Root, Morgan and the rest of the middle order to come in under serious pressure.

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Has he recovered from the flu?

Need 'Angry Eyes' to be fully focussed 8)
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As far as I know he has. I think he only missed practice one day. I certainly hope he'll have a good game.

Stein was ill eh.  I din know that.......
had little effect last night

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Well from the group stage, I think India and Australia are gonna make the QF, but I hope and wish and pray that they both lose the QFs badly, [b][b][b]especially india, I just love to see them get banged  [/b][/b][/b]
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You definitely sound like an aggrieved PAK fan ... but for me I guess I don't like the IND team because of their Admin board (BCCI), their player prima donna status and the whole Indian 'worship like' response to players/cricket.  I try to understand it, but don't like it ....    hell there is more to life !!!  :-

....but Indian fans don't seem to think so and feed the Board and players !!

To each its own !!! :-[

5pm est start

It will be an agonising experience to watch .

Brittania may be suffocated by the Kilts with accompanying Bagpipes  :-[

                           

England better be Watchful  :-[