Right on cue, here’s Ali.
England’s next game, their last in this group, is against Namibia on Saturday. It’s at 6pm BST, 1pm local time, at the Viv in Antigua again, and the forecast is not so hot. The Met Office has a forecast for the airport (about five miles away), which mentions a 40pc chance of rain between 11am and 2pm, rising to 50pc after that. So we could still be in for a nail-biter.
And Scotland will know exactly what they have to do, as they don’t play again till over 24 hours later – 8.30pm local time on Sunday (1.30am BST, in the early hours of Monday). All the more reason to join us for England-Namibia, when your unreliable guide to the finer points of net run rate will again be me. Saturday night’s alright for writing.
Ali Martin’s match report will be with you shortly. In the meantime, thanks for your company, correspondence, quips and spreadsheet skills.
