1.   England won the toss and the new wicket was expected to favour the bowlers.

2.   The wicket favoured the bowlers, as it has throughout the match, but the Zimbabwe openers contained the bowling.

3.   With the pitch giving lift and bounce, the game has tended to favour the bowlers.

4.   McIntyre loses his place because the Perth pitch favours fast bowlers.

5.   On a strip expected to heavily favour the bowlers, the New Zealand batsmen were seldom troubled.

6.   Pakistan won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat, hoping the conditions would favour the bowlers.

7.   The pair ensured the Sri Lankans were set a victory target of more than four runs an over on a wearing wicket which favoured bowlers.