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Eoin Morgan could find few flaws in Englands performance after they secured a place in the World Twenty20 final with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand. Ben Stokes and Chris Jordan impressed with the ball before handing over to Jason Roy, whose innings of 78 was worthy of man-of-the-match honours and took England close to their target of 154 for victory.Morgan, who was the victim of a first-ball dismissal, sat with a huge smile on his face as Jos Buttler saw England over the line with some lusty hitting, victory being secured with 17 balls to spare. I dont think (it could have gone any better), Morgan told Sky Sports.Maybe we could have started a little better with the ball, but I thought we did really well to peg it back after the first six or seven overs. Having played on this wicket before, its harder to start than most. So continuing to take wickets throughout the back end of their innings helped us a huge amount.Its the kind of thing you dream of as a kid. Everybody in that changing room has worked tremendously hard and made a lot of sacrifices in order to put us in this position.Roy got Englands reply off to a flying start with four boundaries in the first over, bowled by Corey Anderson, and he appeared to be closing on a maiden T20 international century when a delivery from Ish Sodhi kept low and bowled him. Roy found the boundary with regularity in a superb innings of 78 He said: I just felt it was a chance to go out there on a decent wicket and get off to a great start. It can be a bit of a dangerous total, so I gave it a good crack and it came off.The whole team has got that licence and opportunity to go out there and do what they want and be free with their skills. Kumar Sangakkara and Michael Atherton discuss Englands semi-final win over New Zealand and the performance of Roy Its something that were really buzzing for, its going to be an incredible experience and we cant wait. Its mind blowing. There is no better feeling, the joy on everyones faces was special and something that will stay very close to my heart for the rest of my career. Also See: Roy helps England into final Nasser: Roy the real deal Semi-finals continue on Sky Dismay for Englands women D. J. Augustin Jersey . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. Nick Anderson Jersey . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. https://www.cheapmagiconline.com/ . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Orlando Magic Store . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Terry Catledge Jersey . -- Derrick Rose shook off poor shooting early to hit clutch shots late and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-95 preseason victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.BALTIMORE -- Nate McLouth was at a loss to explain the Baltimore Orioles dud of a performance against a team with the poorest record in the majors. "That was kind of baffling. Pretty safe to say that was our worst game of the year," the outfielder said after the Orioles absorbed an 11-0 beating from the Houston Astros on Wednesday night. "It was embarrassing, actually. Im glad its over." Going up against a rookie who found out only hours earlier that he was going to receive his first major league start, Baltimore managed only three singles in seven innings off Brett Oberholtzer. Oberholtzer (1-0) was thrust into the starters role after Erik Bedard was scratched with a sore shoulder. Making his fourth appearance and first start in the big leagues, Oberholtzer struck out six, walked none and did not let a runner get past first base in earning his first win in the big leagues. "He threw strikes and he had a lead," Baltimores Adam Jones said. "Tip your cap to him, man." The Astros build a 9-0 advantage over four innings against Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez (8-5) and coasted to their most lopsided win of the season. "My bullpen was great, everything was down, and I thought I was going to go out there and do pretty well," Gonzalez said. "The first inning was good, second inning I was just leaving the ball up, and it just carried on throughout the whole game. It was just a tough night for me overall." And for the Orioles. It was Baltimores worst margin of defeat this year, and the second time in three games the Orioles absorbed a shutout. Prior to that, they had been blanked three times in 105 games. Baltimore finished with seven hits, two apiece in the eighth and ninth innings. "We havent swung the bats real well as of late. Kind of collectively," manager Buck Showalter said. "You dont say thats just one of those things thats going to happen. You want to shorten it up and get bacck to what were capable of.dddddddddddd Tomorrows an opportunity to do that." The Orioles can only hope the feeling they got from this game doesnt languish. "It shows you, you just never know what youre going to get on a given night," McLouth said. "Our fans dont deserve to see that type of performance. Well clean that up. Well have to get over that one quick." Hours before the first pitch, the Astros traded right-hander Bud Norris to the Orioles for outfielder L.J. Hoes and a minor league prospect. Hoes switched from the Baltimore starting lineup to batting second for Houston and went 0 for 5. Norris, the focal point of the trade, will start the deciding game of the series Thursday night against his former teammates. In this one, Matt Dominguez homered and had a career-high four hits to help the Astros improve to 3-9 since the All-Star break. "It all started on the mound with Oberholtzer," manager Bo Porter said. "What a tremendous job. Its amazing what happens when you throw strikes and dont put people on base." Houston took control with a four-run second. After Castro hit a leadoff double, Brandon Barnes delivered an RBI double and scored on a single by Dominguez before Robbie Grossman hit a shot onto Eutaw Street beyond the right-field scoreboard. The Astros tacked on five runs in the fourth, courtesy of a botched grounder by shortstop J.J. Hardy. The two-out miscue with the bases loaded allowed a run to score, and Castro followed with his first career grand slam. Brett Wallace hit an RBI single in the sixth and Dominguez homered off Francisco Rodriguez leading off the seventh. NOTES: The Orioles put RHP Jason Hammel (strained flexor muscle) on the 15-day disabled list and activated Steve Pearce from the DL. ... Orioles star Chris Davis extended his club-record run of games with a strikeout to 24. ... Porter said Bedard was scratched "to give him a couple extra days of rest." ' ' '