England win by 119 runs in Christchurch
England's first victory in Pool A
England 303-8: Moeen 128, Bell 54
Moeen & Bell put on 172 for 1st wicket
Scotland 184: Coetzer 71, Finn 3-26
Steady the buffs fellas I have to get some detail into these descriptions as well you know. Four routine singles is the gist of this Moeen over. So his best ODI figures remain 2-34 against India last year.
Scotland 132-6 after 30 overs (target 304)
Batsmen: Cross 3, Davey 1
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (MacLeod 4), 47-2 (Coleman 7), 54-3 (Machan 5), 114-4 (Mommsen 26), 122-5 (Coetzer 71), 128-6 (Berrington 8)
Bowling figures: Anderson 5-0-29-1, Broad 5-0-18-0, Woakes 3-0-9-1, Finn 5-1-12-1, Moeen 7-0-33-2, Root 3-0-16-1
England 303-8: Moeen 128, Bell 54, Morgan 46
Record: Moeen and Bell's stand of 172 is England's highest World Cup opening partnership of all time and the highest by any team at this World Cup
England content with their spin twins and Root, who has a best of 2-15 against the West Indies, has only conceded the one boundary in his opening four overs, just the three singles in this one. So 172 from the final 20 overs and only four wickets remaining.
Image source, APBut the skipper is in the right place to pouch this one at mid-wicket. Moeen has his best ODI figures currently, 2-33. What a spell I've had since replacing Phil, I've taken 3-14 in 21 balls.
Some spin there for young Joseph Edward Root. It deceives new man Matthew Cross who spoons it upwardly but short of the in-field. For all talk of Morgan's innovations, the fields are fairly routine.
Image source, Getty ImagesNot much doubt who the man of the match is going to be. The last remaining hope of preventing Moeen picking up the award is on his way. Aberdeen-born Coetzer is no stereotypical large hirsute redheaded Scotsman brandishing an agricultural claymore, he is a composed character with a beautifully straight bat. But he knew the required rate was nudging eight and he tried to loft over long-on, did not time it at all and found mid-on.
Richie Berrington is the new man, he's made an ODI century too, an unbeaten 101 against Ireland last September. Four off the over.
Image source, APThanks Phil, well if this was New Zealand chasing this total we'd all be home by now. The Scots HAD been going well, adding 40 in the last five overs, but Mommsen departs, hoisting Root to the mid-wicket boundary where Broad takes a comfortable catch.
Moeen continues and Scotland are contained after their recent little flurry. Halfway through the overs and there is still life in Scotland. They need 190 more runs to cause a major upset. I've been commanded to take my sweater and so I leave you in the very capable hands of Mr Jamie Lillywhite, who will see you through to the close.
Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty Images"We all know what can happen if a partnership can start to blossom. This England side has not got much variety and Root is the only 'sixth' option I can see out there. I'm sure the Scots will see Joe Root as time to take the attack to the opposition."
After Woakes' poor over, Eoin Morgan turns to the off-spin of Joe Root. It doesn't stem the tide of boundaries, though, as Mommsen sweeps him for four. Four singles on top of that take Scotland to Nelson.
England almost hit back immediately as Mommsen punches a lofty shot just past the outstretched hands of Moeen off the spinner's bowling. Mommsen makes the most of the let-off with a drive down the ground for another four. Scotland are on the charge. This pair have put on 49 and are in a positive mood.
Image source, APCoetzer has found his groove again. He smashes three more fours - the first down the ground, the second a flick to fine leg and the third a pull through square leg - off Woakes. Has Scotland's danger man decided it is now or never? It would appear so.
Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"Have they got any big hitters? Unless they have got someone who can take the bowlers apart, more teams chasing 300 lose than win."
Scotland are back in the boundary game as Coetzer fires one through midwicket to the boundary. Anderson dives and looks to have stopped it but the third umpire decrees he was touching the boundary rope when he pushed the ball back. Mommsen follows this up by hammering a drive down the ground for another four. Scotland needed that.
Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special
"There are three teams who are better than England on paper - Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, but better people than me say on paper doesn't win a competition. If England start performing well they'll be a force to be reckoned with."
Scotland 74-3 after 20 overs (target 304)
Batsmen: Coetzer 50, Mommsen 8
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (MacLeod 4), 47-2 (Coleman 7), 54-3 (Machan 5)
Bowling figures: Anderson 5-0-29-1, Broad 5-0-18-0, Woakes 3-0-9-1, Finn 5-1-12-1, Moeen 2-0-6-0
England 303-8: Moeen 128, Bell 54, Morgan 46
Record: Moeen and Bell's stand of 172 is England's highest World Cup opening partnership of all time and the highest by any team at this World Cup
England are not blowing Scotland out of this game, they are slowly strangling the life out of their challenge. Finn bowls the innings' first maiden, as Mommsen is pinned at the striker's end.
Coetzer reaches his 50 from 64 balls with a flick to leg from Moeen. At one stage it looked as though he would reach it much quicker. Scotland take just three from the over and the required run-rate creeps up again.
If Scotland are to win this game they need to make something happen soon. Coetzer has looked the most likely man to do that so far but after a flurry of early boundaries he is now struggling to get the ball away. Credit to England's bowlers for this. Finn goes for four from his fourth over to leave him with figures of 1-12.