England v Ireland, third one-day international – live!

Over-by-over updates from the 2pm BST matchCounty cricket: Bob Willis Trophy, day four – live!Join the conversation: email Adam or tweet @collinsadam 2.55pm BST 11th over: England 68-3 (Morgan 32, Banton 13) The field is back but that doesn’t matter when Morgan gets a look at a straight half-volley, driving it straight down the ground for four. Lovely stuff. As it is from Banton, pulling hard through midwicket for a second boundary. He hits the ball hard, the young man. “I would add to your tenth point to complement John Starbuck’s list an eleventh, being a Mac Millings XI list.” Ah yes! Very good, Brian Withington. “We can then move on to discuss lists of lists, and inevitably segue to Russell’s paradox regarding the set of all sets that are not members of themselves before disappearing into the nearest available orifice.” As I was advised early on, include XIs sparingly… 2.51pm BST 10th over: England 59-3 (Morgan 27, Banton 9) Josh Little for the final over of the power play. The 20-year-old copped a demirit penalty point on Saturday when giving Bairstow a fairly aggressive send-off. Granted, he was on 82 from 40-odd balls at the time, but whatever gets you into the game, I suppose. He went on to take two more wickets, Moeen and Morgan both falling for nothing. The latter is on strike to begin, grabbing one to third man off the outside half of the blade. Banton’s turn to take advantage before the field goes back and he does, executing a stand-and-deliver carve through extra cover. “High class,” Mark Butcher says on TV. An even better shot comes next, Root-esque from the balls of his feet, through the same gap at cover; back to back boundaries. He tries to make it three on the trot to end the power play but cue-ends a wide delivery along the ground to first slip. “Well so much for the Vince ton but I sadly fear that it may indeed have been a career defining innings,” adds Brian Withington. Sorry mate! “Meanwhile young Khushi is looking unorthodox but good alongside the old master at Chelmsford.” Related: County cricket: Notts v Derbyshire and more, Bob Willis Trophy, day four – live! Continue reading…
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