Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • 'Your captain's Irish'

    It might have been a bit of a no-contest but the fun fans and excellent weather made up for it

  • England's cobwebs and shackles are still on

    They won the game. They found some form. If you're judging England on the scoreboard, it was above par, but still well below par

  • Moeen fights a lone battle

    While he stroked his way to a fluent and majestic hundred, his team-mates struggled to find the boundaries, something that is very likely to cost England in their upcoming games

  • Scotland defeated by lack of experience

    What this game showed us is that Scotland have the talent to compete with England. They were not blown away; they were defeated by their lack of exposure to the circumstances

  • Morgan backs Bell's cautious approach

    England's captain Eoin Morgan expressed support for Ian Bell's understated role in a Woirld Cup record opening stand with Moeen Ali as England saw off Scotland comfortably in Christchurch

A Big Win

7

Number of World Cup games that England have won by a margin of 100 runs or more.

A Rare Event

1

Number of times that Scotland have successfully chased down a 300+ target in ODIs (v Ireland, Edinburgh, 2011)

Donut

0

Number of times that Scotland have beaten a Test nation in ODIs.

Tons by Englishmen in NZ

27

Years since an English batsman scored an ODI hundred in New Zealand (Chris Broad, 106, v NZ, Napier)

A New Opposition

38

Number of previous ODIs that England have played in New Zealand. All of those were against New Zealand.

Looking for Change

0

Number of World Cup matches that Scotland has won. They are the only team to play in two or more World Cups without a win.