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England vs Scotland, 14th Match, Pool A - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch Date & Time: Feb 23, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Eoin Morgan and Peter Moores and have lot of pondering after their twin defeats.
Eoin Morgan and Peter Moores and have lot of pondering after their twin defeats. © Cricbuzz

After consecutive losses against Australia and New Zealand, England will be desperate to get going with a win against Scotland. Eoin Morgan's men were given a hiding by New Zealand and Scotland will face the brunt of the backlash. Preston Mommsen's Scotland will be keen to prove that they are no pushovers either. England will not have it easy but will certainly start as clear favorites despite two losses. The pitch at Hagley Oval has been a competitive one with both bowlers and batsmen getting good assistance but both games here so far have seen 300-plus scores. It could be another batter's game if England bat first.

Scotland skipper Peter Mommsen won the toss under overcast conditions in Christchurch and inserted an unchanged and under-fire England in to bat. Interesting for a couple of reasons. Scotland have played a lot of cricket at the Hagley Oval en-route their qualification to the World Cup. A couple of days earlier, They were reduced to 12/4 by New Zealand. A good toss to win.

England need the points from this game. After being blown away by Tim Southee, their batsman now have face the challenge of having to bat under overcast conditions where the new ball is expected to do that little bit. Plotting against them is former Englishman Paul Collingwood, who now coaches the Scotland Cricket Team.

Playing XI:

Scotland: Kyle Coetzer, Calum MacLeod, Freddie Coleman, Matt Machan, Preston Mommsen(c), Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross(w), Josh Davey, Majid Haq, Alasdair Evans, Iain Wardlaw

England: Ian Bell, Moeen Ali, Gary Ballance, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), James Taylor, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson

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Alasdair Evans was the 9th man to fall for Scotland with the score on 184 when he edged a James Anderson delivery to Jos Butler.

Alasdair Evans was the 9th man to fall for Scotland with the score on 184 when he edged a James Anderson delivery to Jos Butler. Majid Haq then fell to a short delivery from Chris Woakes to give England a 119-run win.

After consecutive defeats to Australia and New Zealand, England registered a 119-run win over neighbours Scotland after bowling out their opponents for 184 having registered a competitive 303. Put into bat after losing the toss, England were boosted by a solid 172-run opening stand between Moeen Ali and Ian Bell. Ali in particular was at his fluent best, stroking freely square off the wicket on either side. Scotland fought back either sides of the batting powerplay when they took 4/31 to restrict England to 304, a par score on a reasonably flat wicket in Christchurch.

Scotland began earnestly but struggled to get partnerships going. Kyle Coetzer was their top-scorer with 71 and once he fell to Moeen's off-spin, the writing was on the wall for them. By virtue of their win, England climb out of the bottom of the Group A table. They next face Sri Lanka in a crucial encounter.

Moeen Ali scored 128 and took 2/47 to lead England to their first win of the World Cup.
Moeen Ali scored 128 and took 2/47 to lead England to their first win of the World Cup. ©Reuters
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