Jonathon Agnew has said that England can take a lot of confidence going in to the final ODI game on saturday. The fact 'England managed to avoid defeat' should at least spur England on again, giving them great momentum.





Agnew also commented on Englands lack of bowling options, with only Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Ryan Sidebottom as there only out and out bowlers. This team selection worked perfectly in the previous game with the three named bowlers all bowling particulary well. However In a thrilling game that saw runs galore in a spectacular tie, Agnew has said he is unsure about only naming three bowlers. This was compounded by Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad having relatively poor games.





It was however a fantasic game and a great come back from England. 'Newzealand throughout their run chase seemed destined to win'. It was left to Luke Wright to bowl the final over in which the Kiwis only needed seven runs to win. Agnew said 'he bowled the over of his life'. Skipper Paul Collingwood did have the chance to win the game for England when he was inches away from a run out 2 balls before the end.



If this game was anything to go by the finale on saturday should be another absolute thriller and a treat for those fans who have got tickets. It will also be interesting to see just how much impact the result of these ODI games will have on the test series.