Jonathan Trott’s all-round performance seals victory for England
Jonathan Trott put up a superb all-round performance and sealed the match for England against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, scoring a measured century and scalping two victims in the fourth One-day international match of the seven-match series, at the Adelaide Oval.
His performance ensured that his team stays alive in the series. It was a must win game for the touring team and a defeat in this game meant a series loss for them. So, when it was needed the most, England’s most in-form batsman delivered, and won the game
for them.
In pursuit of a massive 300-run total, the home side started aggressively and took the opposition attack to the cleaners, adding 32 in just five overs. Soon they were pulled back, as the English bowlers adjusted their line and grabbed two quick wickets.
Shane Watson and Michael Clarke added 54 runs for the third wicket partnership, and rescued their team from an early debacle. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 fell to a superb piece of bowling. It took a cracking delivery to get rid of the Australian captain, as Collingwood
bowled an in- dipper that nipped through the gate of the batsman’s defense, flicking the off-stump bail on its way.
Shane Watson was in supreme touch and displayed his strokes to all parts of the ground. His inside-out shots were the hallmark of his blazing knock. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 remained the top run-scorer for his team with 64 runs, smashing five boundaries and an effortless
six.
Watson’s dismissal left his team in a spot of bother at 116 for 4 in 24 overs, and England had the game under their control at that position. Nevertheless, David Hussey and Cameron White revived the Australian innings with a 60-run resilient partnership.
Trott, who scored a brilliant hundred in England’s innings, struck twice in the middle overs, getting rid of two well set players Hussey and White in order to coast his team to a commanding position.
It looked all over for the home side, as they needed 100 runs in just 12 overs, with four wickets in hand. Nonetheless, Brett Lee (39) and Steven Smith (46) gave their team some hope, as they assembled an unbeaten 77-run partnership. But their effort wasn’t
good enough to coast their team to victory, as they only managed a total of 278.
Earlier, Matt Prior’s aggressive half-century and Trott’s calculated ton helped their team to set a massive 300-run target, which in the end proved enough, as England crushed the hosts by a margin of 21 runs.
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