De Kock is one of the thickest cricketers going. Cost them the game not seeing that nick.
De Kock is one of the thickest cricketers going. Cost them the game not seeing that nick.
He appeals for EVERYTHING as well
They’ve also missed two good run out chances and have dropped a catch. FFS lads keep the tournament alive for another week I’m off work.
Mark Nicholas has come on comms, which could yet save them.
Pets on fire costing them with his wild bowling today.
Is the wicket that rough?
Jesus do you really not have a third man in at 12 off 7? Mental. Let him hoy it straight ffs if he has the bottle.
Brilliant, nerveless knock from Williamson.
New Zealand really don't seem to be that good. They've absolute mugged the saffers here.
This format is absolute gubbins, it really is. Three weeks of dead rubbers coming up.
*extremely Athar Ali Khan voice* “If Bangladesh can play to their potential they can cause an upset”
https://youtu.be/7wR9JWIX99Y
Believe. The great man going TAKE THAT AUSTRALIA at the end still his finest moment.
I am declaring the dream already dead. 360 minimum here for Australia and they ain’t chasing that.
You have to take wickets against these and Bangladesh don't have the attack to do it.
Trent Bridge the worst possible venue as well. And they lost the toss.
This is like the higher levels of Stick Cricket. Easy enough to look after your wickets but the required run rate getting out of hand.
Think they’d have chased 350. But no. Dead rubbers it is from now on.
Jinxed them nicely there. Sorry lads.
Is everything literally a dead rubber now or just all matches with an obvious winner?
Barring some absolute nonsense the top four is set. Set your alarms for three weeks and the semi finals...
Realistically most if not all ODIs are dead rubbers.
The Desh will play every remaining game as if their lives depend on it. It'll just be the saffers plebbing it up in a sulk at having been totally shite.
I don't mind the format, although think maybe they'd be better having an IPL-style set-up for the semis (if they have 1 v 2 and the loser getting a second chance against the winner of 3 v 4, that is) to add actual meaning to the big games at the end of the league bit.
The format should be 2x8 with two games a day, then quarter-finals. Nice and elongated to satisfy the TV people, but involves emerging nations and creates a climax of some sort.
If you're going to have this format, you need to do the rugby league style playoffs to make it interesting.
Yeah I really dislike that they've lowered the number of teams involved.
Holland twatted Zimbabwe in an ODI yesterday, which made me wish for what might have been.
Those damn unfair pitches causing Sri Lankan openers to get caught at deep third man in the third over.
I saw Angelo was having another whinge about the weather before play. This tournament has taught me a lot about the subcontinental mind (at least those minds that aren't filled with vicious hard right ethno-nationalism). We don't all have a 'wet season'.
Where is Russell Arnold btw? Not complaining I don’t have to hear his moaning and weak patter but he used to be nailed on for the Sri Lankan voice. Seems he’s been completely replaced by the brilliant Sangakkara. Bet he’s seething.
I'm sure he still gets all the gigs that Sanga can't be arsed with.
I wonder why they have such a big chip on their shoulder. Probably because they are shit and know they are.
Really hoping they get about 245 here and we chase it down for the loss of 0 wickets in about 23 overs.
Rashid growing into the tournament now. Nearly everything is looking good. Just need Roy to get fit.
Not sure who I want in the semis. Probably Australia. I think we'd beat them.
Christ, he's done it again.
Unconfirmed rumours James Vince played a couple of lovely shots and then nicked off. More as we get it.
If we lose this and assuming we lose to India, does this make Australia a must win?
What's the record for golden ducks in a world cup then?
Making a meal of this. Plus ca change and all that.
Still, good effort this.
Mo and Bloakesy to save the day.
Deliberately making it tricky so we are battle hardened for the semis...
Windies/Desh/Pak can only get to 11 (the first two still need to beat India to do even that) so we should be fine regardless.
That's so so poor from Moeen.
They'll be having deep Plunkett regret again here.
I assume Archer can't bat.
Archer can hit a long ball but a bit more nous needed here I think.
I'm the biggest Moeen fan around but these brain fades are so regular and so pathetic.
It's odd isn't it, for such an ostensibly erudite person he is so ill-disciplined and easy to set traps for.
You can actually get at this England side easily in pressure game. Not thinking is their strength in the good times but in a tight game leads to certain defeat.
Bilateral series of the recent past are so completely irrelevant.
Yeah, sticky wickets are a major problem. If it's foot to the floor conditions no one can live with them, but as soon as you need a bit of nous things can go awry.
Still think they'll be fine, as long as Roy is available. If he isn't stick Mo up top and bring Plunkett in. Vince is fucking hopeless.
Next time they get on a similar pitch they just go hard from the off and regroup if you lose two or three. They seemed determined to nudge it around from the off and win in a sensible, grown up way. Admittedly they were sort of hamstring in attempting that today with no Roy and Bairstow gone first ball.
Vince was actually a major problem in that game because on slow ones he bats like he has never heard of cricket before, and makes loads of mistakes. Roy/Bairstow might make one big mistake but if not, you're getting 50 from them minimum.
I still thought we would win until Woakes nicked off. Archer's shot will get overlooked but was also absolute brainless dogshit, all he has to do is play out 20 balls for Stokes and we would still win.
It's very frustrating to watch because they are always completely unapologetic about failures.
Sri Lanka's next three are South Africa, West Indies and India in that order. If they win the first two and get to 10 points, we're having to win one, and then India could throw the last game...
Other routes to our ignominious elimination include Pakistan (fixtures: SA, NZ, AF, BD) going on a Pakistan run and winning all four, or West Indies getting their act together. For all Bangladesh's charm and fun I think they're probably done as they have to beat India.
Absolutely, all you need to do is be a body when the guy at the other end who can actually bat goes for it. With an extra wicket in hand Stokes wins that with ease at the end, but like you say, no apologies.
We'll win our remaining games. Sub-continental no-marks are our kryponite, but, if we can't win another game (which is really all we need) then we're fucking shit anyway.