- Graeme Swann
- 23 Feb 08, 08:47 PM
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It’s fair to say the final one-dayer in Christchurch didn’t go to plan and the series as a whole has been disappointing – a 3-1 defeat is hard to take.
We went into the game really revved up as a squad, thanks largely to a dramatic tie in the match at Napier.
Again, we got off to a fairly decent start, but it wasn’t the easiest pitch to score on and in the end we were probably 20-30 runs short.
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- Jonathan Agnew
- 23 Feb 08, 09:28 AM
The final one-day match in Christchurch may have ended farcically with Duckworth-Lewis deciding the outcome but England could have few complaints about New Zealand's series-clinching win.
There was widespread surprise when England named an unchanged team, and this was compounded by the fact that New Zealand, who read the conditions correctly, opted to play two spinners. England chose none and, unwisely, continued their policy of choosing just three front-line bowlers.
Clearly, this is because of uncertainty about their batting – and they have every reason to have concerns. But you have to field a team that does not leave the captain constantly searching for options with the ball and, in this part of the world, includes at least one bowler who takes the pace off the ball.
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