England Beat New Zealand in Champions Trophy

England 169 (Cook 64, Mills 4-30, McClenaghan 3-36) beat New Zealand 159 for 8 (Williamson 67, Anderson 3-32) by 10 runs

 England do not create life trouble-free for themselves in knockout tournaments, but they protected their passageway to the Champions Trophy semi-finals through a cooperatively imposing recital from the bowlers which followed a efficient innings from Alastair Cook subsequent to the weather had endangered to abscond their hopes in Australia's hands.

But even as England was heaping heaviness on New Zealand's top arrange as they chased 170 in 24 overs, the weather still loomed. Rain, which had cause a five-hour impediment after the toss, was creeping over the Bristol Channel and even though the chase was at the back the rate, if the match had been deserted before 20 overs New Zealand would have gone through and England would have needed a favor from Australia on Monday.

The 20th over, sent down by the unequaled James Anderson, itself incorporated more drama when Corey Anderson, who was additional to New Zealand's squadron on the daybreak of the match as a substitution for Grant Elliott, appeared to harmed his calf following aborting a sprint and spent several minutes in receipt of management which did not make an impression Ashley Giles and David Saker on the England balcony.

Still, even after Anderson had finished the over there could have been another interweave. Tim Bresnan passed 19 in the next over as Kane Williamson, who made a brave 67 off 54 balls, and Anderson took their partnership to 73 previous to Williamson skied to wrap off Stuart Broad whose heel was ruled, by the third umpire, to be fractionally at the back the line. It was a powerful taut call.