Saturday, March 21, 2009

A Climax by Dyson - The coach

England 270 for 7 (Collingwood 69, Shah 62) beat West Indies 244 for 7 (Simmons 62, Sarwan 57) by 1 run (D/L method)
  • A miscalculation from West Indies coach John Dyson handed England an extraordinary victory in the opening odi.
  • At the Providence Stadium in Guyana, when he misread the Duckworth-Lewis chart and called his batsmen in when they were two behind the required target.
  • The light was fading when Stuart Broad trapped Denesh Ramdin leg-before to tip the D/L target in England's favour.
  • West Indies needing 27 from 22 balls, yet Dyson insisted his not-out batsmen walk off after reading the sheet in front of him.
  • Andrew Strauss knew his team were ahead, but Dyson needed convincing and went to see the match referee before the result was confirmed.

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