Whenever 50-over cricket takes place at Trent Bridge, there seems to be a sense that something remarkable is going to happen.

From record-breaking individual and team scores, to a last-ball six for a tie to never seen before chases by England in white ball cricket, Nottingham has witnessed it all over recent years.

In their last three One-Day Internationals at Trent Bridge, England have amassed 1,080 runs on their way to two victories and a tie.

Back in 2015 New Zealand were the visitors and played out a fascinating game of cricket in front of a near capacity crowd at Trent Bridge.

The tourists accelerated from the off, led by Brendon McCullum (33) before Kane Williamson (90), Grant Elliott (55) and Mitchell Santner (44 from 19) helped the Black Caps post a daunting 349-7.

However, England continued their fine form post the early exit in the ICC Cricket World Cup, as Joe Root and Eoin Morgan smashed centuries in a record chase.

Alex Hales (67 off just 38 balls) got the hosts off to a flier before Root (106*) and Morgan (113) shared in an 198-run third-wicket stand to guide England over the line by seven wickets, with six overs remaining.

Fast-forward 12 months and in a lower-scoring affair, England had to fight back from 82-6 to secure a thrilling tie against Sri Lanka.

In the first match of the series, two wickets apiece from Chris Woakes, David Willey and Liam Plunkett reduced the visitors to 286-9 from their 50 overs, despite 73 from Angelo Mathews and a 28-ball 59 from Seekkuge Prasanna.

With England’s form showing no signs of slowing, 283 looked a below par score on another run-filled Trent Bridge pitch.

However, Suranga Lakmal and Mathews made early inroads, and England were heavily indebted to the efforts of Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes in taking the encounter into the final overs.

Buttler fell just short of his century, caught in the deep on 93, but Woakes continued towards his career-best in the 50-over format.

He made a 92-ball 95*, with just the four boundaries, before Plunkett launched Nuwan Pradeep into the Trent Bridge Pavilion to secure a tie with the final ball of the match.

More records tumbled in the second instalment of ODI cricket at Trent Bridge in 2016, as England and Hales once again treated the Trent Bridge crowd to a power hitting masterclass in the white ball arena.

Hales was at his belligerent best on the way to his own part of history, smashing 22 fours and four maximums on his way to 171, the highest score by an Englishman in ODI cricket.

That surpassed the efforts of Robin Smith against Australia 23 years previous, as England went on to cruise to a 169-run victory and seal the ODI leg of the tour against Pakistan.

Hales, Plunkett, Woakes, Buttler and many more will be back in 2017, with eyes on more records at one of their happiest hunting grounds. 

 

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