With the bat, he was often hard to dislodge and enjoyed flaying the ball over gully.
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"In the middle period with the bat we should have been a bit more clinical, " he said.
Watson has also dominated with the bat, leading all tournament players with 242 runs and 15 sixes.
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Captain Gordon Drummond conceded that Scotland's second innings efforts with the bat fell short of the mark.
"He's a good fielder, as well as giving us a bit of firepower with the bat, " said White.
"He showed a lot of talent and also impressed with the bat in the Twenty20 game, " added Strauss.
India lost their remaining nine wickets in little more than a session, marking another disappointing performance with the bat.
Van Vuuren enjoyed a cameo appearance with the bat too, smashing Jimmy Anderson for six with the final ball.
It didn't always come off with the bat, but the intent was there.
His great skill with the bat was noticed by Victoria with whom he enjoyed success in the Sheffield Shield.
The Warwickshire batsman, 28, averages 93 with the bat this season and is in a 14-man squad for Headingley.
We have not expressed ourselves at all, especially with the bat, and we have just not given ourselves a chance.
And Smith is confident he can maintain his impressive form with the bat while undertaking his new responsibilities as captain.
De Silva's form with the bat is most encouraging for Sri Lanka as they eye a spot in the semi-finals.
New Zealand had been made to weather early difficulties themselves with the bat, lurching to 28-3 after winning the toss.
Playing at their adopted home in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan recovered from a poor start with the bat to hit 287-9.
Flintoff fell first ball, to continue his poor run with the bat, with Davies claiming four wickets in seven balls.
Boucher averaged just over 30 with the bat with five Test centuries, but his work behind the stumps set new milestones.
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Having put England in at the start of the game, the onus was on Gayle to justify that decision with the bat.
Bravo (4-38) was the pick of the bowlers and he produced with the bat as he shared 58 with Lendl Simmons (44).
Despite dominating with the bat for much of the day, the hosts lost wickets at vital times, and England enjoyed several lucky breaks.
Prior's wretched match plumbed new depths, and the lack of confidence from his wicket-keeping errors transferred to a hesitant performance with the bat.
"I think we were a fair way off playing our best cricket, both teams struggled with the bat on that wicket, " he said.
And it was Hall, who had earlier starred with the bat, who also became the hero with the ball right at the death.
They were thoroughly outplayed by the West Indian team, who showed bold strokeplay with the bat and looked a slick outfit in the field.
"We need to get back to the drawing board and work our backsides off, " said Clarke who averaged a disappointing 21.44 with the bat.
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Ireland, who bottom of the group with just one win so far, struggled with the bat early on as they were reduced to 10-3.
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Meanwhile Ponting was delighted with his team's response with the bat, after they failed to fully maximise promising positions in the two previous matches.
He acknowledged that for New Zealand to win the World Cup, he will have to produce the goods with the bat in the Caribbean.
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The latter made zero and six with the bat in the same match. and was only given one over by NSW captain Simon Katich.
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