England vs New Zealand Cricket World Cup 2019: Hosts safely into semi-finals
Eoin Morgan’s side are into the Cricket World Cup semi-finals
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Your support makes all the difference.England have reached the World Cup semi-finals after beating New Zealand by 119 runs at Chester-le-Street.
Jonny Bairstow scored a second-successive century as England posted 305 before a dominant display in the field saw them coast home with plenty to spare. They will now likely play India at Edgbaston next Thursday in their first appearance in the final four since 1992.
Here's how it played out:
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11.0 - England 68-0, J Roy 27, J Bairstow 32, M Henry 0-13 (3)
Henry has been comfortably the best of New Zealand's three seamers so far. He's making the England batsmen play, bowling tight lines in and around the off-stump and not allowing them to free their arms. His pace is good, too - pushing above 85mph semi-regularly and settling in rather nicely.
Just the one from the 11th despite the spreading of the field.
Mitchell Santner's back. He might even try to spin the ball this time! Shortish extra cover, shortish midwicket.
11.2 - England 74-0, J Roy 33, J Bairstow 32, M Santner 0-11 (1.2)
England pounced on anything full from the Indian spinners on Sunday and Roy looks to be keen to do so again today, twice lofting over that man in tight at extra-cover, first for two and then more aggressively for a one-bounce four as Tim Southee tries in vain to hustle round from long-off. Lovely shot.
12.0 - England 78-0, J Roy 36, J Bairstow 33, M Santner 0-15 (2)
Hardly a hint of turn as Roy again goes to the inside-out driving well, picking up two more from the final ball of the over as he again clears extra-cover.
Ten from the over, all too easily collected.
12.2 - England 82-0, J Roy 36, J Bairstow 37, M Henry 0-17 (3.2)
Scrumptious! Full and straight from Henry and delectably driven back past him by Bairstow, showing the maker's name and not even venturing a stride down the pitch as it hustles past mid-on for four.
13.0 - England 86-0, J Roy 39, J Bairstow 38, M Henry 0-21 (4)
Eight more from that one for England, and Kane Williamson gets together with Tom Latham for a chat. Thinking to do for New Zealand's captain.
14.0 - England 93-0, J Roy 45, J Bairstow 39, M Santner 0-22 (3)
I'm not sure giving Jason Roy non-turning half-volleys is the best of tactics from Mitch Santner. Another drive creamed past extra-cover and another boundary.
A big man by name and by nature, Colin de Grandhomme is on for a first trundle. Tom Latham up to the stumps.
15.0 - England 104-0, J Roy 47, J Bairstow 48, Colin de Grandhomme 0-11 (1)
A lovely controlled guide backward of square from Bairstow bisects short third man and backward point, and after England go to the 100 mark he repeats the dose, played with a slightly more angled bat and more deliberately picking the space between them.
16.0 - England 107-0, J Roy 49, J Bairstow 49, M Santner 0-25 (4)
A groan from Jason Roy as he fails to connect fully with a dirty drag down from Santner. He and Bairstow both move to within a run of 50.
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