Australia in clover now as Pakistan continue to self-destruct. Not much jeopardy on the top four unless the loser of NZ v South Africa has a real stinker in their other games, or the winner of England v Sri Lanka has a miracle run.
Australia in clover now as Pakistan continue to self-destruct. Not much jeopardy on the top four unless the loser of NZ v South Africa has a real stinker in their other games, or the winner of England v Sri Lanka has a miracle run.
Once again, a South African batsman scores a boatload of runs and is then just able to put his feet up while some mug subs in to field. Bit of a joke really.
It's consistent with all of cricket culture for 300 years, whereby batsman get their dicks sucked (sometimes literally) while bowlers have their bodies ruined for our entertainment.
All set up for the Afghans to sneak their way into top 4 with South Africa throwing the last game
They’ll be kicking themselves for the early loss to Bangladesh. Win that and they are maybe in the semis by beating Sri Lanka and Holland.
I'm fairly confident that Spoons's boys would have been semi contenders if Hasaranga and Chameera were fit. As it is we will be BACK if we can beat them, for the first time in World Cups this century, tomorrow.
Have no fear, we have dropped Harry Brook for Liam Livingstone. Sri Lanka of course traditionally ropey chasers against us.
Proper names out of a hat stuff. Youngest player in the side is 30!
Trying to work out our route to the semis should we win this. I think we might well need to win all our remaining games, which includes Australia, India and Pakistan. The only thing that would prevent that from being the case would be NZ going down the shitter, which isn't impossible tbh as they have used up all their easy games.
More likely I think we should aim to be top European side yet again.
Top of the Western Hemisphere, or I guess South Africa might put pay to that.
Of course Angelo Mathews returns and takes a wicket. He'll get the winning runs today too, no doubt.
And now he's facilitated a run out. I still have nightmares about that 2014 Headingley Test.
Jesus Christ ffs this guy must be about 43. Why don't they bring back Sanath and all to haunt our dreams too.
Fucking hell. Is this as bad as it sounds on the radio?
I'm just switching on now. Had the day off work but still had to catch up on some work this morning. Beginning to wish I had more to do.
What a shambles.
Good lord this is shocking. Stokes miracle job our only hope.
Spoons to be twerking in front of our dugout by nightfall.
Dropping Brook for Livingstone one of the all time worst calls in history, surely.
I'm sure the data said it was a strong match up.
Good grief.
“Send them all home… economy class”
If any of the fuckers try and bail out and fly home from this they shouldn't be let in at Heathrow. I want them boiling to death and sitting on toilets playing dead rubbers for the next month.
Mon Jimrage 3.
Our next two games after this are India and Australia, and we will enter the first of those either stone last in the table, or ninth above only Holland, who, by the way, we still have to play in matchday 8 before taking on Pakistan at the end in what could be one of cricket's saddest occasions.
South Africa win today and it’s basically dead rubbers across the board for the next few weeks. What a tournament.
The scheduling really has been the shits.
It's the format, which is as it is because certain weirdos have nostalgia about 1992.
Tournament badly needs Pakistan to win today and then, and I hate to say this, Australia to beat NZ tomorrow. Australia will cruise to 5/6 wins from here even if they lose to NZ, so it's the Kiwis who need to tank/tenk if we want some ection.
Pakistan are just the best.
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Iftikhar to Bavuma, 5 wide
A concussion sub coming in and spinning them to an unlikely victory even more Pakistan?
Klaasen might be the best player of spin in all cricket history. Not even exaggerating.
EDIT: fucking see ya mate. Dil dil.
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Australia haven’t half flicked a switch in the scoring department.
You have to feel Australia batting first and racking up one of these totals is the only way of avoiding the inevitable Indian triumph.
Can't India just overcome that by rolling out raging bunsens in the knock outs?
South Africa could possibly do the same thing (if they don't choke as usual).Originally Posted by Max Power
Whoever wins the rugby will win this.
India will chase 280 100% of the time, but I don't think they'd ever chase 350 unless you had a complete mare. The issue for these teams is playing Kuldeep and Jadeja.
England v India tomorrow
It would be typical of England to go and win tomorrow. The win from out of nowhere.
After 25 games of dross, we've finally had a couple of crackers.
Bangles getting fingered by Holland here as well. England heading for 10th place.
How in the actual fuck has that happened?
Can’t win every single World Cup.
In football terms we lost 5-1 to Portugal, then beat Egypt 1-0, then lost 3-1 to Venezuela. After that we revved ourselves up for a do-or-die match against Belgium, and lost 7-0. The ludicrous format of this event still not having quite knocked us out, we took on Uruguay and lost 4-0. Next up, it's Brazil at the Maracana, followed by France, Serbia, and a final shitter-takes-all match against Northern Ireland.
Absolutely pathetic from the ECB since we won the thing four years ago.
Whereas they eventually stumbled upon the right thing in Tests, scheduling no ODIs in the last four years along with selecting a nothing coach and shit squads has fucked us up the arse and we deserve every bit of this.
Aus nz conclusion was fun after a lot of bollocks.
It felt like all the front line seamers just got blasted out of the park, is there something to be said for simply not fielding the likes of Trent Boult and just batting down to 11 with a mixture of spin and medium pace nonsense all rounders?
Unless you have a real variety of good spinners (which no one does, especially not Aus or NZ), you'd get killed by unfavourable match ups doing that. Quicks can go for runs against set bats but they also stand a chance of firing them out.
Holland actually have a great attack for the conditions, of all the teams here. Spinners going both ways and bustling blokes bowling cutters. If they could bat they'd be up in everyone's faces.
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By all accounts even trusty Trent was awful until he picked up 3 wickets in his last over to make stats read a bit better.
Imagine being Virat Kohli and getting out for a duck to David Willey.
Just turn it off lads. Save yourselves.
You need top 8 to qualify for the Champions Trophy in 2025. Just saying.
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