This is fantastic to watch. This will finish by 4:30 rofl.
Finn gone for almost 50 from just 2 overs. Ouch!
Finn gone for almost 50 from just 2 overs. Ouch!
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
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fecking hell, that over 
The only thing that's keeping me watching is the gorgeous women they keep showing in the crowd. I bet Scotland beat us on Sunday too
Bloody hell.
Wicket. Victory for England!
Mccullum playing this like a 20/20
Probably the worst performance I've ever seen from a Test playing nation. Including all of Bangladesh's.
Jesus England.
You have to laugh really. The NRR will be -11 or something.
You have to laugh really. The NRR will be -11 or something.
Mccullam repeating what Mark Greatbatch done for NZ in 92 WC.Awesome stuff.
Break for lunch.
What a farce.
What a farce.
This is ridiculous. 40 minute break. ffs.
What is the point of having a break now?
That's Cricket for you. 12 runs needed and they break for lunch.Wut
Shambles
Shambles
England. Southee. Baz. Dinner break. What a game of cricket.
My friend has southee as his fantasy captain 
Cricket and its stupid rules at times.
The ICC probably got frantic calls from the fnb sponsors
Wow! talk about obliteration.
Can't believe what I'm watching.
Finn going for more than four-a-ball. I could do better than that bowling my 60mph trundle ffs.
Finn going for more than four-a-ball. I could do better than that bowling my 60mph trundle ffs.
England Ridiculous batting by England. Its all the IPL's fault.
Hang on..
Hang on..
Mccullum is crazy.
An England humiliation is always hugely pleasing.
Johnson really did a number on the English.
Also
Also
What a way to finally lose it! Scotland next....oh god!
fecking get in NZ.
at the Poms.
at the Poms. Piers Morgan has been having one of those mega meltdownsWas Southee's spell better than Bond's 6/23 (2003)?
Hales should play next game imo for England. Ballance in ODI team makes no sense. Ravi Bopara should be in too because he adds that attacking mentality. Broad looks woefully out of form, replacing him with Jordan and opening bowling with Woakes can be other option. Taylor did well vs Australia so he won't be dropped but at least Ballance-Broad out and Hales-Jordan in can be done for Scotland match.
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Er... Just woke up to see the game.
Brilliant way to start the day eh
Were going to lose to Scotland aren't we
Worth a punt at 7/1.
One of the Guardian comments elaborates their constant despair at the World stage quite nicely.
"In 1996, England went to the World Cup in the sub-continent, and proceeded to demonstrate that in the space of 4 years, they'd fallen decades behind the rest of the world in one day cricket. 19 years on, the situation is somehow even worse.
On these pages, many of us have known for quite some time that something is absolutely rotten at the heart of English cricket. A governing body that sells out to satellite TV, bends the knee as the BCCI carves the sport up forever, and which, on the evidence of last winter and the fall-out, cows journalists into repeating its corporate propaganda and bullshit.
And a team which is so pre-programmed, so robotic, that all the cricketing wit has been coached right out of it. Imagine Eoin Morgan batting for Ireland in the same paralysed, terrified way he now does for England. No chance. Imagine, for that matter, England actually backing vibrant, attacking players like Stokes or Hales instead of panicking and jettisoning them. No chance of that either.
Imagine an England sporting team at any World Cup which played with real enjoyment, with adventure: daring to win instead of being afraid to lose and losing - being humiliated - in the most miserable, joyless fashion.
Afterwards, captain Morgan maintained the same pathetic corporate line which has done so much damage to English cricket over the past couple of years. He blamed the "conditions". The ball swung a lot, y'see. Funny how it didn't swing when Brendon McCullum took the English 'attack' (sic) to the cleaners, isn't it? Funny how the Black Caps were rattling along at 15 an over for most of their reply in these difficult 'conditions', huh?
Imagine Australia, South Africa, India or New Zealand being annihilated in such fashion, and their captain coming out with such drivel. Those countries don't make excuses; those countries are here to win. Ours is stuck in the past - in a timewarp, quite frankly - with the smug, self-satisfied ECB (Excuses and Corporate Bullshit) only growing ever more smug, self-satisfied and bloated.
Congratulations to New Zealand. You have a fantastic side with a magnificent attitude, and I - and many English fans, I suspect - really hope you go and win this thing (and beat the Aussies like a drum en route).
But England? England are a quite pathetic disgrace. This isn't a question of individuals; it's about the entire culture in that dressing room and in that governing body being wrong. Completely wrong. And with Paul Collingwood and Scotland chomping at the bit, even worse may well be about to follow. First round elimination beckons here, believe me."
"In 1996, England went to the World Cup in the sub-continent, and proceeded to demonstrate that in the space of 4 years, they'd fallen decades behind the rest of the world in one day cricket. 19 years on, the situation is somehow even worse.
On these pages, many of us have known for quite some time that something is absolutely rotten at the heart of English cricket. A governing body that sells out to satellite TV, bends the knee as the BCCI carves the sport up forever, and which, on the evidence of last winter and the fall-out, cows journalists into repeating its corporate propaganda and bullshit.
And a team which is so pre-programmed, so robotic, that all the cricketing wit has been coached right out of it. Imagine Eoin Morgan batting for Ireland in the same paralysed, terrified way he now does for England. No chance. Imagine, for that matter, England actually backing vibrant, attacking players like Stokes or Hales instead of panicking and jettisoning them. No chance of that either.
Imagine an England sporting team at any World Cup which played with real enjoyment, with adventure: daring to win instead of being afraid to lose and losing - being humiliated - in the most miserable, joyless fashion.
Afterwards, captain Morgan maintained the same pathetic corporate line which has done so much damage to English cricket over the past couple of years. He blamed the "conditions". The ball swung a lot, y'see. Funny how it didn't swing when Brendon McCullum took the English 'attack' (sic) to the cleaners, isn't it? Funny how the Black Caps were rattling along at 15 an over for most of their reply in these difficult 'conditions', huh?
Imagine Australia, South Africa, India or New Zealand being annihilated in such fashion, and their captain coming out with such drivel. Those countries don't make excuses; those countries are here to win. Ours is stuck in the past - in a timewarp, quite frankly - with the smug, self-satisfied ECB (Excuses and Corporate Bullshit) only growing ever more smug, self-satisfied and bloated.
Congratulations to New Zealand. You have a fantastic side with a magnificent attitude, and I - and many English fans, I suspect - really hope you go and win this thing (and beat the Aussies like a drum en route).
But England? England are a quite pathetic disgrace. This isn't a question of individuals; it's about the entire culture in that dressing room and in that governing body being wrong. Completely wrong. And with Paul Collingwood and Scotland chomping at the bit, even worse may well be about to follow. First round elimination beckons here, believe me."
Mental
England
I need to watch the highlights but that pitched looked a terrific wicket to bat on. Must've played some stupid shots and/or Southee must've bowled some real gems to not even make 150.
I need to watch the highlights but that pitched looked a terrific wicket to bat on. Must've played some stupid shots and/or Southee must've bowled some real gems to not even make 150.
Very very good bowling and some hapless batting.England
I need to watch the highlights but that pitched looked a terrific wicket to bat on. Must've played some stupid shots and/or Southee must've bowled some real gems to not even make 150.