He swats the next one through the covers and takes a single to keep the strike. The next ball is quick and short outside off-stump, and Fernando lets it go. Fernando swipes him over the cover fieldsmen for two. Sidey's last over, and Mubarak nurdles him down to third man for a single. 'Would you describe this as a 'dogged' English performance?' If I wind him up a bit, would he stand a chance with the ladies out there?' 'My Spaniel has locks like Mr Sidebottom. Swann finishes with 10-3-27-2 - sadly, the Montster may be carrying the drinks again next time around. Should he bat above the Slinger? A Mubarak cover-drive sails away for four, second bounce, and the 150 comes up. Swann's last over, and Fernando may be looking for promotion up the batting order as he carefully guides one down the leg side for three. Fernando is batting nothing like a number 11, clubbing Colly past square leg for four to reach 18 not out - his highest ever ODI score. Mubarak also takes a single - this is now the second highest stand of the innings. He then takes a single, and the Colonel stands up to the stumps. Still no pictures of Dog #2, so his stand-in returns.Ĭolly returns and Fernando impetuously hooks a short ball past long leg for four.

And Dog #2, the black dog, is back on the field, pottering about at long leg! The ground staff don't appear bothered about getting him off.

Mubarak continues to rotate the strike - if nothing else, it's still good batting practice for these two. He then straight-drives to long-off for a single. Theoretically, 73 is needed from 48 balls - they can't, can they? Mubarak nudges a single off the recalled Broad, before Fernando swings and misses with an ungainly heave more in keeping with his position at number 11.

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