NED vs ENG

Jason Roy's unbeaten ton and another Jos Buttler masterclass helped England wrap up a clean sweep of the Netherlands.

“All this chat reminds me of a quotation from a (probably no longer acceptable) novel: ‘Whatever happens to a boy [sic] in the summer when he’s fourteen will shape him for the rest of his life’. For me it was Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and a succession of abject England cricket performances. Klaassen is bowling with good pace and he hurries Roy up a couple of times but it’s all too rag tag to build any pressure. The Netherlands are bowling too short and these two openers do not miss out on a chance to cash in. 22nd over: England 163-2 (Roy 61, Buttler 45) Klaassen returns to the fold and this pair seem content to rotate strike as proceedings take a slight lull. I’m off to see The Strokes with my old school pals in a few weeks. 9th over: England 81-0 (Roy 31, Salt 45) Tim Pringle comes on for some PowerPlay spin. ten off the over as Roy bookends the over with boundaries, the first a deft sweep and the second a slog for a one bounce four. 20th over: England 155-2 (Roy 57, Buttler 42) 90 off 180 needed for England. Tim ‘Normaaaan’ Pringle is coming back into the attack. 12th over: England 95-2 (Roy 39, Buttler 2) A slip comes in for Buttler and Dominic Cork on comms is very much in favour. Don’t envy him having to bowl at Roy and Buttler in this form. Player of the series goes to stand in skipper Jos Buttler: I’m in good form but it is important to keep going and not get too giddy with it. 4, 4 and 4 down the ground to go to his tenth ODI hundred, that also draws him level with the man at the other end.