FOURTH ODI

FOURTH ODI

Straight off Roy gets out for nothing

Bowled Hazlewood caught by Smith

The score’s already naught for one

Not the greatest start under the sun

Hales gets out for three precious runs

Before being bowled out by Cummins

The score’s now become four for two

From three-nil up this is something new

Bairstow is also out for naught

Caught Paine bowled Hazlewood

The score reaches just four for three

Why does this keep happening to me

Then Root gets out for a duck

Caught Hazlewood bowled Cummins

With the score now six for four

Will this become a record low score

Now Buttler gets another zero

Caught Paine bowled Hazlewood

Eight for five! EIGHT FOR FIVE!

What an amazing time to be alive

Far away the poet awakes

Reaching out for his telephone

Seeking the news from Adelaide

Discovering a batsman parade

Captain Morgan gets thirty-three

Bowled Cummins caught by Paine

The score is sixty-one for six

Radio on for my cricketing fix

Moeen scores another thirty-three

Caught by Head and bowled by Tye

One hundred and twelve for seven

Australia are in seventh heaven

Rashid gets himself to seven

Caught by Paine bowled by Cummins

It’s one hundred and twenty for eight

England looking at an ignominious fate

Then Woakes pummels seventy-eight

Out caught off the bowling of Tye

One hundred and EIGHTY (!) for nine

Not that it’s a game of darts mind

T Curran reaches thirty-five

Caught by Marsh and bowled by Tye

England one hundred and ninety six all out

On Australia day a home win no doubt*

MAWH, 260118

*Australia eventually won by three wickets in 37 overs leaving the five match series at 3-1 to England with one still to play