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Cook, Anderson lift England over NZ
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 21 - 02 - 2013

NAPIER, New Zealand — Alastair Cook's patient knock of 78 anchored a well-executed England run chase of 270 to beat New Zealand by eight wickets in the second One-Day International at McLean Park, leveling the three-match series at 1-1 Wednesday.
England's bowlers, particularly James Anderson, had done a superb job to dismiss New Zealand for 269 in 48.5 overs at a small venue with short square boundaries, where a score of at least 300 was needed to set a competitive total.
Joe Root (79 not out) then picked up from where Cook left off when the captain was dismissed by Tim Southee, while Jonathan Trott finished on 65 not out as England easily chased down the total for the loss of two wickets in 47.4 overs.
“I thought the way we bowled up front was outstanding,” Cook said. “Steve Finn and James Anderson bowled really well and we gave them nothing, took some wickets and put them under pressure.”
England's victory ensured the series finale at Eden Park in Auckland Saturday would be a decider after New Zealand won the first match in Hamilton on Sunday by three wickets.
New Zealand's innings was dominated by Ross Taylor's 100, his seventh ODI century, and a brutal 74 from 36 deliveries by captain Brendon McCullum, but it was well short of a ground that consistently yields innings in excess off 300.
“I think we were probably 20 runs under par,” McCullum said.
Taylor, who was dumped as captain by coach Mike Hesson in December and chose not to tour South Africa, had barely played any cricket since and had looked rusty in his return to the international scene.
The 28-year-old took a little time to get into his stride and also curbed his attacking instincts to anchor the innings after Anderson and Finn had put the hosts under immense pressure.
Taylor combined with Kane Williamson (33) in a 72-run partnership, then 52 runs with Grant Elliott (23) for the fourth wicket before the latter was dismissed by Finn in the first over of the batting powerplay to leave New Zealand struggling at 143-4 in the 36th over.
McCullum, however, then thrashed nine fours and four sixes in a 44-minute knock that included a 100-run partnership with Taylor, 77 of which came in 5.5 overs.
McCullum's dismissal then sparked a collapse with the final five wickets falling for 26 runs as Anderson returned to mop up the tail and finished with impressive figures of five for 34. — Reuters
Scoreboard

New Zealand
B. Watling c Cook b Anderson 07
H. Rutherford c Cook b Anderson 11
K. Williamson b Woakes 33
R. Taylor c Buttler b Anderson 100
G. Elliott c Bairstow (sub) b Finn 23
B. McCullum c Woakes b Broad 74
J. Franklin c Root b Woakes 01
N. McCullum c Buttler b Anderson 07
T. Southee b Woakes 02
K. Mills not out 03
T. Boult c Woakes b Anderson 01
Extras (lb 3, w 3, nb 1) 07
Total (all out; 48.5 overs) 269
Falls: 1-12 (Watling), 2-19 (Rutherford), 3-91 (Williamson), 4-143 (Elliott), 5-243 (B.McCullum), 6-245 (Franklin), 7-254 (N.McCullum), 8-261 (Southee), 9-267 (Taylor), 10-269 (Boult).
Bowling: Anderson 9.5-2-34-5, Finn 10-1-33-1, Woakes 10-0-68-3, Broad 9-0-69-1, Swann 10-0-62-0.
England
A. Cook c&b Southee 78
I. Bell c Rutherford b Williamson 44
J. Trott not out 65
J. Root not out 79
Extras (lb 1, w 3) 04
Total (2 wickets; 47.4 overs) 270
Falls: 1-89 (Bell), 2-149 (Cook).
Bowling: Mills 6.4-0-43-0, Boult 9-1-55-0, Franklin 5-0-32-0, Southee 9-0-54-1, N. McCullum 10-0-46-0, Williamson 8-0-39-1.


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