Gayle v Flintoff in ODI run-fest! | Classic Match | England v West Indies 2004 | Lord's

lovely batting from tres gothic we're in the first over and he looks well said already super delivery tino best has struck on number 36 and you're out [Applause] is a very good delivery just a little bit of inward movement and it's um a very good length through the gate your Scottie cannot believe it and he wants everyone to know he's the best fantastic batting from Michael Bourn Tito best is not medium pace he's not fast medium he is quick a shot like this takes a huge amount of ability was there a tickle they're celebrating up goes that finger best has to both openers born attempting to drive through the covers a thin edge through two Ridley Jacobs the poor form for Michael Vaughn and his net wear series continues this pressure bowling it's been good balling good corridor from Tino Bess all the way through this spell it's only a faint edge and he's gotten two wickets Paul then Robert P will be disappointed with this not for the first time we've seen a straight delivery go straight through bat and Pat not a great shot in the inter not a great innings it's got to be said because when you use up as much time you have to profit yourself played around a pretty straight delivery it's at the back of the pad or the back leg and then on to off stump now as a man back in the deep squirrel leg but Flint off his family get very positive batting from excellent touch there we go that's what he's been looking for directed straight at the man at deep midwicket but fortunately for England it sailed yards over his head there it is is 50 good after a while and repent of his 1310 one day internationals [Applause] let's shot it reasonably hard constructs 50 per straws he's a good accumulator and he's batted well under pressure for England it's in the air police all over the head Chris scale just came in a bit too much it's gone all the way for six [Applause] now there's a man back at LeMond but he's got no chance that has been clubbed away by Andrew Flintoff huge from Flint's off Wow that's a good shot he's got that wrong and it will clear lon not the Yorker the brother was trying for just short in the slot for flintoff and then he's hit another maximum hung up that midwicket boundary now that the flintoff is a plink it's an inside edge and it's still gone before man back and he's miss fielded now mid off is up and as a result he will chase that and throw it back that is six throw it back from the crowd Andrew Strauss is showing not only can he rebuild and play steadily but when the time comes we can improvise all over the roads it's got all the way to six granny Flint's off has a hundred back-to-back centuries in one day internationals for England more the same now he could be caught and he is but the man has stepped over the rope that thing you had to worry about the right from this one massive strike I guess it had to end somewhere and cleverly Lara had Chris Gale on at the end taking the pace off the ball finally an opportunity was held by ian bradshaw went off went with a huge grin on his face he really is not just a fine player but an entertainer Hollywood will look for - he's coming back he's fast it's a good travel he's home Straus tears of Andrew for the middlesex man [Applause] - bit of a late nineties Cutlass me that bull has doubted away off the scene tastic bring it from Barren god this is a genuine new ball bowlers wicked Tacey accurate moving off the scene and he says it's about time back for super sharp from Gail two turnovers the West Indies touch in front in the air and down Straus is spilled [Applause] a life for Chris Gale what will let cost England it's through the gap and that will race up the hill here at Lourdes for four more that's floor beautifully played that is clever bedding [Applause] franching shot placement absolutely brilliant Chris Gayle is turning it on dropped it it wasn't hit that hard missin field to react that is a baller killer he's only a little man when ozawa but he gives it a fierce banking [Applause] crunch that hard it was in the air just past extra covers right hand sour now on the attack and 52 Chris Gail [Applause] attempted slow ball from Collingwood but it was too wide [Applause] before it's gone very fine and that brings up RAM Naresh sour ones 15 it's been a good innings oh the field has misjudged it Robert key down at long on it was a terrible misjudgment came running in and then had to backpedal furiously now has to go down is another drop catch for England their fourth of the innings now what a shot that is one bounce for gone this time the breakthrough Anderson has done the job for a skipper Jones takes the catch Anderson produces another wicket taking delivery James Anderson has a net getting crucial wickets at crucial times [Applause] they're going for it pause in total gale fortuitously only fortuitously will get to is a ninth one major national hundred well before just got enough fat on it before well struck from Gail Oh over his head over the road [Applause] looking for too choose the man down on the third man boundary what sluggish in the field at times today it's been a wonderful innings by Chris Gayle [Applause] Weston is just running twos at will here no matter where the England fielders stand Carol Powell seems to have the pace to get back off is not happy to needed now for the West Indies not for the first time England of mist with a shy at the stumps they've had three or four opportunities today to affect a run out and they've missed the stumps every time one run to win this should be it best in ease of one it's been a run chase that has been superbly paced Ricardo Powell as a given life to the West Indies in an important encounter West Indies win by 7 wickets and guarantee their place in the final of this one-day series in England are eliminated [Applause] you

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Length: 12min 53sec (773 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 03 2020

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[u/NiallH22]

I’ve said it many times before but I’ll reiterate it anyway:

2004 Flintoff was an absolute beast, in that home summer including champions trophy, he averaged 73 with the bat and 16 with the ball in ODI cricket, in Tests he averaged 60 with the bat and 24 with the ball....just ridiculous numbers.