England batsman Jonathan Trott watches a round as he plays a shot during a World Cup 2011 quarter-final compare opposite Sri Lanka as great as during a R. Premadasa track in Colombo. Trott as great as Eoin Morgan strike resisting half-centuries to assistance England strech a important 229-6 in their World Cup quarter-final strife opposite Sri Lanka.
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COLOMBO (AFP) – Jonathan Trott as great as Eoin Morgan strike resisting half-centuries to assistance England strech a important 229-6 in their World Cup quarter-final strife opposite Sri Lanka upon Saturday.
The 29-year-old Trott accomplished with 86 as great as put upon 91 for a fourth wicket with Morgan (50) after England, electing to bat in a day-night game, were marked down to 31-2 upon a slow, prosaic representation during R. Premadasa stadium.
“The wicket is delayed as great as receiving turn,” pronounced Morgan. “It is a really rival score. If you can play great as great as fist them similar to you did opposite a West Indies, you have a really great chance.
“It was formidable to face their spinners some-more than their pacers. Spinners reason a pass upon this sort of wicket.”
Patience was a pass word for Trott as he negotiated a four-pronged Sri Lankan turn conflict though unsuccessful to lift a innings in a last overs as England managed usually twenty-three in a batting power-play.
Trott fell in a 49th over, held off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan who accomplished with 2-54 in what could be his last general compare prior to retirement.
He strike usually dual bounds off a 115 balls he faced as Sri Lanka’s bowlers kept a parsimonious line as great as length in a last 10 overs.
Trott had combined 64 for a third wicket with Ravi Bopara (31) after England mislaid captain Andrew Strauss (five) as great as make-shift opener Ian Bell (25) by a ninth over.
He brought up his fourth half-century in a contest with a retreat brush off Tillakaratne Dilshan in a 33rd over.
Morgan, forsaken during sixteen off Ajantha Mendis, got dual some-more lives when Angelo Mathews as great as Rangana Herath forsaken him in a space of 3 balls in a singular Muralitharan over.
The 24-year-old left-hander finished his 11th half-century with a pointy singular off Lasith Malinga though in a same over he miscued a lofted expostulate as great as was held in a covers by Mathews.
Morgan strike 4 bounds during his 55-ball knock.
The leader will encounter New Zealand in a initial semi-final in Colombo upon Mar 29.
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