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8th over:
New Zealand 53-2 (Seifert 20, de Grandhomme 7) Pat Brown is let down from his first ball in international cricket, Gregory turning one into three with a misfield. He’s straight back on it though, beating de Grandhomme with a clever little legcutter. We see a knuckle ball later in the over, very nearly pushed to Morgan at extra cover by Seifert. Nasser is a huge fan. Five from it. Nice start.
“Hi Adam.” G’day, Steve Richards. “Lovely to see NZ cricket again on live TV - they have nice “stadia” - better than the half-empty “enormo-domes” when Aus are/will monster Sri Lanka.” 1.34am GMT
7th over: New Zealand 48-2 (Seifert 16, de Grandhomme 6) Adil Rashid is back for his first bowl for
England since the
World Cup Final. He gives de Grandhomme a chance to free his arms early in the over with a short wrong’un, put away with easy to square leg for four. Five singles around the sweepers makes nine from it.