After their two walkovers against New Zealand, England’s men felt the painful side of a thumping in their third Twenty20 at Edgbaston.
Lusty batting from Finn Allen and Glenn Phillips reinvigorated the visitors’ cause as New Zealand posted 202 for five. England, the great chasers, stumbled at the first fence and never got back up, bowled out 74 runs short in the 19th over. Having wasted their own powerplay to the tune of 25 for one, they were 67 for four at the halfway point and, for all their batting depth, never looked like recovering.
