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1-0 England

England skipper Paul Collingwood said his team's 32-run win over New Zealand in the first of two Twenty20 matches had been "massively important".
"We didn't perform too well in the ICC World Twenty20," he said after a result which improved England's record to four wins and eight losses in the format.

"We could have got a few more runs but did a lot of good things and the bowlers were fantastic," he said.

"It's a really good, positive start to the tour but we have to keep that up."

England comfortably defended a total of 184-8 on a good batting wicket, with the Black Caps losing their final wicket in the last over.

Dimitri Mascarenhas, who warmed up for the tour with a stint playing grade cricket in Perth, was man of the match.

He smashed four sixes on the trot off Jeetan Patel's off-breaks, and then sending down four accurate overs in which he took 2-19.

I said to Colly that whoever was bowling I was going to go after him. He told me to back myself

Mascarenhas said: "It's always good to hit a few sixes, it's good fun, but more importantly it's good to get out there and get some runs because I hadn't had a bat yet on this tour.

"It helped that there was such a short boundary and I said to Colly [Paul Collingwood] that whoever was bowling I was going to go after him. He told me to back myself and I did.

"[Patel] bowled a few in the slot and they went out of the park.

"I always try to get myself in and we'd pretty much blocked out a maiden the over before so we needed to get some runs."

Disappointed stand-in captain Brendon McCullum, leading New Zealand in the absence of injured skipper Daniel Vettori, said: "It didn't go quite according to plan, but I think there's some positives we can take out of it as well.

"The way the young guys played on their debut was good and I'm sure they'll learn a lot from their outing today."

Kevin Pietersen, who hammered 43 off 23 balls, added: "The guys are up for it. We've trained as hard as England ever have. We just want to get better as a team and as individuals.

"As long as we keep performing as we have done and keep getting better then the sky's the limit for this young side."
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TheRedRisky · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:48 am Post subject:

I HATE Twenty20. It doesnt seem to have the "finesse" or "strategy" of test cricket and is essentially an impatient mans One Dayer. It also rewards slogging.

What is that supposed to teach those just starting to play the game?
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Tricky71 · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:08 am Post subject:

It was brought in to get youngsters involved in a game that is looked upon as boring, get yourself to a game and get on the sauce.....3 hours to get trollied before kicking out time.

Wink

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**Dave** · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:59 am Post subject:

Tricky71 · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject:

2-0

GET FU**ING IN! Wink

Series WIN! Wink

BTW, I will be joining the GABBA whenI get over.....2 seats, 5 days, Happy Days
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