James Willoughby, Sportal
Where: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore
When: Tue March 2, 14:30 local, 09:00 GMT, 20:00 AEDT, 22:00 NZDT
ODI Head to Head: Played: 3, Wins: England 3, Ireland 0, No Result: 0
Last meeting: England 9-203 (50 ov) def Ireland 9-112 (20 ov) by 3 runs (D/L Method)
World Cup Head to head: Played: 1, Wins: England 1, Ireland 0
World Cup Last meeting: March 30, 2007 – England 7-266 (50 ov) def Ireland 218 (48.1 ov) by 48 runs
SELECTION TABLE:
Likely England team: Andrew Strauss (c), Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wk), Michael Yardy, Tim Bresnan, Greame Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Broad returned to precision upon Tuesday after a go through bug consigned him to bed over a week end as well as a discerning could have his lapse in place of Shahzad. If Broad does not have it up for a game, design Shahzad to go upon to deputise.
Anderson is expected to keep his place notwithstanding reduction than considerable showings with a round opposite a Netherlands as well as India whilst Bell will be excellent after pang grappling iron in Sunday’s compare with India.
Likely Ireland team: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien (wk), Andre Botha, Kevin O’Brien, Alex Cusack, Trent Johnston, Andrew White, George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin.
The Irish have no damage concerns though all-rounder Cusack is expected to work his approach behind in to a side after he was not picked opposite Bangladesh, giving a Irish side some-more flexibility.
X-FACTOR:
England: Andrew Strauss – After a high 158 opposite India, he is in-form as well as ready to glow again
Ireland: Ed Joyce – Has played copiousness of cricket for England in all forms, prior to switching behind to a nation of his bieing born as well as he’ll be dynamic to do well
SUMMARY:
England strife with Ireland in Bangalore only 3 days after their shining tie opposite India during a same ground.
Both sides done 338 in a single of a biggest World Cup matches ever played, indicating it will again be a bliss for batsmen as well as difficult for a bowlers.
But England will have Bresnan in their side, uninformed from a five-wicket transport opposite India which showed only how critical pointed changes of gait as well as variations are.
Strauss will be carefree of an additional large measure upon a wicket whilst opening partner Pietersen is ready to explode, after uninterrupted scores in a thirties opposite a Netherlands as well as India.
England’s batting choice could have a hoax of a Irish bowling attack, though it is value observant which all 3 matches in between a dual countries have been motionless by reduction than 50 runs.
Ireland will be dismissed up for a compare as well as anticipating to revenge a slight detriment to Bangladesh in their initial diversion of a tournament.
Chasing only 205, a flurry of late wickets saw Ireland tumble reduced as well as they will operate which beating to expostulate them upon in this fixture.
Gangly discerning Rankin was unsatisfactory opposite a subcontinental side upon a delayed as well as low branch wicket though might good some-more from a Bangalore representation whilst 18-year-old Dockrell bowled with considerable carry out opposite Bangladesh as well as could infer a threat.
Simply a compare will be motionless by a Irish bowling attack. If they can glow as well as a likes of Strauss, Pietersen as well as Bell have been not authorised a time to solve as well as set up an innings, a possibility of an dissapoint will increase.
But this is an in-form England batting choice which has scored some-more than 600 runs in their opening dual matches of a contest as well as anything alternative than a large win for Strauss’ side will come as a surprise.
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