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Good morning and welcome to The Roar‘s coverage of Match 14 of the 2015 Cricket World Cup featuring Scotland up against England at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
You can follow the live scores and coverage from 9:00am (AEDT) and leave your comments below.
It’s last versus second last at Hagely Oval today – and would you believe it, it’s England and not Scotland at the bottom of the table in Pool A.
Coming off two losses, the latter of which has been described as pathetic, humiliating and by some as the worst day in the history of English one-day cricket, England need a win.
And some people don’t think it will be as easy as turning up against Scotland, especially if England loses early wickets. The team’s mental game leaves little to be desired at the moment.
Eoin Morgan and his team showed huge signs of weakness against NZ, who bullied the motherland into submission with the ball and bat.
Apart from Joe Root, not one English player stayed at the crease long enough to make an impact, with experienced players, such as Stuart Broad, throwing their wickets away cheaply.
If England play as poorly as they did against NZ, Scotland will win.
Scotland’s Captain, Preston Mommsen, has spoken about the confidence his team has in their game, as well as the advantage that they have with coach Paul Collingwood on their side.
Collingwood, who previously captained the English ODI team, has disseminated files outlining the weaknesses in each individual English player’s game.
But will England suffer another humiliation? Especially after the media beat up they have received over the past two days?
Surely not.
While Scotland are no pushovers, England have a cricket history so deep and so proud that I cannot fathom them losing their third game in a row.
Prediction: England will bounce back and win against a valiant Scotland, who won’t give up on their first win at any World Cup.
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