Scotland vs England: 5 talking points

#3 Scotland's partnerships

Scotland had some brilliant partnerships throughout their innings

Scotland's innings did not have one very massive partnerships but had some big partnerships.

The openers gave a brilliant start by adding 103 from 82 deliveries for the first wicket. Both openers fell in quick succession but that later turned out to be a minor setback.

Callum MacLeod and Richie Berrington added 93 runs from 89 deliveries for the third wicket before the latter departed. MacLeod then built a partnership of 107 from 83 balls for the fourth wicket with George Munsey.

The 5th wicket partnership lasted 33 deliveries but 53 runs came of them thanks to MacLeod and 22-year old Dylan Budge. By the time Budge got dismissed, only 5 balls were left but 11 runs came from the remaining deliveries.

Scotland's consistency in their partnerships was a huge reason behind their massive score.