Colombo, Feb. 26 -- The Super Eight stage encounter between England and New Zealand promises to be a classic battle of nerves versus natural momentum, a contest that should have spectators gripping their scorecards tightly at the R Premadasa Stadium here on Friday night.
England stroll into this one with the swagger of a team already smelling the semifinals. They have done the hard yards, booked their ticket forward, and can now afford to play with a bit of freedom - rather like a batsman who has already reached his hundred and starts playing those glorious, carefree strokes.
The English camp will be hoping to use this fixture as a final sharpening exercise before the serious business begins, while also coaxing some consistency out of the...