0.2
Anderson to Roy, FOUR, he's away this time, and powerfully! Touch shorter and wider, Roy latched on with a strong square drive which races past square cover
England 4/0 JJ Roy 4* (2b 1x4) CJ Anderson 0.2-0-4-0
0.4
Anderson to Roy, FOUR, charges down the pitch and has a mow to the leg side, gets a thick inside edge wide of the stumps down to fine leg
England 8/0 JJ Roy 8* (4b 2x4) CJ Anderson 0.4-0-8-0
0.5
Anderson to Roy, FOUR, width again, takes advantage by throwing his hands through a cut shot and although it takes a top edge this time - through the vacant slip cordon - it's another boundary
England 12/0 JJ Roy 12* (5b 3x4) CJ Anderson 0.5-0-12-0
0.6
Anderson to Roy, FOUR, make that four boundaries! This wasn't a bad delivery at all, fuller and a hint of shape back into Roy, but he opens the face and dabs it between backward point and short third man. Lovely timing
England 16/0 JJ Roy 16* (6b 4x4) CJ Anderson 1-0-16-0
1.3
Milne to Roy, FOUR, uses the pace this time, that's a rasping square cut which flies wide of a diving Guptill at backward point. Races away wide of third man
England 21/0 JJ Roy 20* (8b 5x4) AF Milne 0.3-0-5-0
2.6
McClenaghan to Roy, FOUR, what a shot! That's the best of Roy as he punches a dreamy straight drive down the ground with effortless timing. He played an on-drive of similar grace against South Africa
England 36/0 JJ Roy 27* (13b 6x4) MJ McClenaghan 1-0-13-0
3.4
Milne to Hales, FOUR, moves his front leg to the on side and crunches a pull through midwicket as Milne drops short
England 42/0 AD Hales 14* (7b 1x4 1x6) AF Milne 1.4-0-13-0
4.3
Santner to Roy, FOUR, what power, again! Moves outside leg stump, Santner follows him with a full delivery, fired in at the toes, and he's able to bludgeon it straight down the ground
England 54/0 JJ Roy 38* (17b 7x4 1x6) MJ Santner 0.3-0-4-0
4.4
Santner to Roy, FOUR, ah, that's lovely from Roy as this time he stands his ground, Santner slips this down the leg side and Roy sweeps it very fine
England 58/0 JJ Roy 42* (18b 8x4 1x6) MJ Santner 0.4-0-8-0
5.5
McClenaghan to Roy, FOUR, connects this time...this bat is okay as well. Another slower short delivery, this time Roy holds himself a fraction longer before pulling in front of square
England 66/0 JJ Roy 48* (24b 9x4 1x6) MJ McClenaghan 1.5-0-19-0
6.4
Sodhi to Roy, FOUR, brings out the reverse sweep now, takes this from around middle and leg stump through backward point
England 73/0 JJ Roy 54* (27b 10x4 1x6) IS Sodhi 0.4-0-6-0
8.4
Santner to Roy, FOUR, dragged down short and there's Roy's placement again, he rocks back and crunches it through midwicket wide of the boundary-rider
England 86/1 JJ Roy 64* (33b 11x4 1x6) MJ Santner 1.4-0-17-1
11.5
Milne to Root, FOUR, fantastic placement from Root, it was a short ball from Milne and he placed is pull backward of square to perfectly bisect long leg and deep square. Lovely control.
England 110/1 JE Root 10* (9b 1x4) AF Milne 2.5-0-27-0
12.6
Sodhi to Root, FOUR, that will relieve some pressure as Sodhi sends down a long hop which Root pulls comfortably to deep midwicket, beating Guptill to his right this time
England 117/3 JE Root 16* (12b 2x4) IS Sodhi 3-0-20-2
15.5
Elliott to Buttler, FOUR, that breaks the (relative) shackles as Buttler brings out the reverse sweep to a full delivery on the stumps and it goes well wide of short third man
England 131/3 JC Buttler 9* (11b 1x4) GD Elliott 2.5-0-21-0
16.1
Sodhi to Root, FOUR, that's lovely and delicate from Root as he dabs a reverse sweep to short third man's left and it races away
England 135/3 JE Root 26* (21b 3x4) IS Sodhi 3.1-0-24-2
16.3
Sodhi to Buttler, FOUR, dragged down short, Buttler rocks back and pulls handsomely between deep square and deep midwicket...England racing to the winning line now
England 140/3 JC Buttler 13* (13b 2x4) IS Sodhi 3.3-0-29-2
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