Farhan Ahmed to Max Chaplin, Tossed up, into the batter on middle and leg. Max Chaplin pushes this back to the bowler.
DRINKS BREAK. Sadly, this game is going nowhere. Understandably, Scotland do not want to lose wickets in trying to play big shots. But by not playing shots at all, they are just digging a hole so deep, that even if they do manage to play out their 50 overs, it is not going to help their net run rate at all. England have been excellent, not trying too hard and not being desperate. They have understood that patience is the mother of all virtues and are sticking to it. They took a whole of 11 overs for the first wicket, but then got the next 2 in the span of around 3 overs. Someone will have to do something from the batting side to enliven this contest.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, Pushed through on off, Saraswat drives this to mid off.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, Tossed up around off, Manu Saraswat gets on top of it and blocks.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, Tossed up, on middle and off, MS flicks this to mid-wicket.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, Pushed through around off, Manu defends this one.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, FOUR! Well done from Manu. Full and around the pads, Saraswat shuffles across and ramps this towards the fine leg region for a boundary. The ball appears to have stopped just in front of the fence but the fielder slides to field this and he touches the fence with the ball in his contact as well. Boundary.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, Full and on off, Manu Saraswat keeps it out.
Farhan Ahmed to Max Chaplin, Top spinner, around off, Chaplin goes back onto his back foot and punches this to covers. That's a solid MAIDEN.
Farhan Ahmed to Max Chaplin, Tossed up, into the sticks. Max Chaplin keeps it out.
Farhan Ahmed to Max Chaplin, Full and on off, MC keeps it out.
Farhan Ahmed to Max Chaplin, Pushed through on off, Max dabs this to the left of the backward point fielder. A bit of yes-no between the batters but no harm done.
Farhan Ahmed to Max Chaplin, Quicker and full on off, Chaplin punches this to mid off for no run.
Farhan Ahmed to Max Chaplin, Full and on off, Max Chaplin punches this to covers.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, Full and on off, MS blocks this off his front foot.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, Tossed up on off, Manu pushes this to covers.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, Full and on off, Saraswat blocks.
Ralphie Albert to Max Chaplin, DROPPED! Tough chance. Tossed up, around off, Chaplin looks to cut this off his back foot. Gets it edged towards the keeper's right and Rew just manages to get a bit of glove to it but cannot hold on. The ball rolls back for one.
Ralphie Albert to Max Chaplin, Tossed up, around off. Max Chaplin blocks this out.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, Short and on off, Manu Saraswat cuts this to deep point for a single.
Farhan Ahmed to Max Chaplin, Tossed up, on off, Max Chaplin blocks this out.
No wicket lost for the first 65 balls and now, 3 gone in the span of 18. Max Chaplin walks in next, at number 5, replacing Rory Grant.
Farhan Ahmed to Rory Grant, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one goes down. Full and on off, a touch quicker from Farhan. Rory Grant steps across and looks to flick this but mishits and ends up chipping this to short mid-wicket. Joe Moores dives in front and holds onto a good catch.
Farhan Ahmed to Manu Saraswat, Pushed through on off, Saraswat tucks this through square leg for a strike rotation.
Farhan Ahmed to Manu Saraswat, Quicker one, on middle and off, Manu Saraswat looks to flicks this through mid-wicket but gets a leading edge that falls to the left of the bowler.
Farhan Ahmed to Manu Saraswat, Full and on off, Manu presses in front and blocks this out.
Farhan Ahmed to Rory Grant, Tossed up, on middle and off. Rory tucks this to long on for one.
Spin from both ends now. Farhan Ahmed to bowl his leggies.
Ralphie Albert to Manu Saraswat, Tossed up, on the pads. Manu Saraswat flicks this back to the bowler.
Ralphie Albert to Rory Grant, Tossed up, on off, Rory Grant punches this straight to mid off but a misfield allows the batters to take one.
Ralphie Albert to Rory Grant, Fired on off, RG punches this off his back foot to point.
Ralphie Albert to Rory Grant, Full and on off, Rory punches this to mid off for no run.
Ralphie Albert to Rory Grant, Pushed through on off, Grant guides this to point.
Ralphie Albert to Rory Grant, Floated on off, Rory Grant blocks this off his front foot.
First sign of spin in this innings. Fourth bowler to be introduced. Ralphie Albert comes onto bowl his left-arm spin.
Alex Green to Manu Saraswat, FOUR! Glorious from Manu. Pitched up, around off, Manu Saraswat leans toward the pitch of the ball and drives this through the cover-point region for a boundary.
Alex Green to Manu Saraswat, WIDE! Another short and wide down the leg side. Manu Saraswat ducks down. Wided.
Alex Green to Manu Saraswat, Good length around off, MS punches this to covers.
Alex Green to Manu Saraswat, Back of a length on off, Manu looks to block with the line and gets beaten on the outside. The keeper, Thomas Rew gathers this behind the stumps and appeals for a caught behind but nothing given by the umpire.
Alex Green to Manu Saraswat, Hard length on off, Saraswat defends this off his front foot.
Alex Green to Manu Saraswat, Another short one, on off. Manu Saraswat looks to keep it out but misses and gets hit on the right shoulder.
England on a team hattrick here. Manu Saraswat walks in at number 4, replacing his skipper, Thomas Knight.
Alex Green to Thomas Knight, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! One brings two for England and both the openers are sent back to the dressing room. Short and on off, Thomas Knight looks to pull but mishits it and gets it top-edged behind the keeper. Thomas Rew backtracks and takes it fairly to send Knight back. One can call this a return gift. In the first innings, Knight had taken the catch of Rew.
Finally a wicket for England. Rory Grant walks in at number 3, replacing Theo Robinson.
Luke Hands to Theo Robinson, OUT! CAUGHT! It has taken 11 overs but England finally have a wicket. On a length around off, Theo Robinson stays leg side to it and looks to loft this down the ground. Gets the bat tilted in his hands at the time of contact with the ball and ends up chipping this straight into the hands of Ralphie Albert at mid off.
Luke Hands to Theo Robinson, WIDE! On a length around off, a bit too wide. Wided.
Luke Hands to Theo Robinson, FOUR! Timed well for four. Short and on off, Theo Robinson hops back into the crease and punches this through the covers region for four runs.
Luke Hands to Theo Robinson, Back of a length on off, TR blocks this one.
Luke Hands to Theo Robinson, Good length around off, Theo hits this well but once again fails to beat the fielder on off.
Luke Hands to Theo Robinson, On a length around off, Robinson pushes this to mid off.