If England bat first then they'll probably win imo.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
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If England bat first then they'll probably win imo.
Cometh the hour Cometh the iceman
True, kane needs to bat till the end and not let the run rate get away from it.
If it gets to 7 ish with starc having his overs left, they aren't winning it.
Starc is like a train isn't he?
You know he's going to bowl a full ball but you can't do anything to save yourself. It's incredible.
All Australia needed was a strike bowler to take pressure of cummins and starc, they are winning this again.
Said this earlier in the thread - their problem was the middle overs being carted around with NCN. Behrendorff allows Cummins to bowl in the middle and Cummins is class.
Disturbing Behrendorff's new ball spell is key - it compounds the middle order issue because Behrendorff doesnt have the pace once the ball is a bit old. Can't let him bowl 6 first up if you want a tactical advantage against Aus
It allows Starc a breather as well with 3 bowlers bowling the new ball - he did this last match too which I think is very clever.
Leaves a lot of Starc overs for death.
Yup, they showed a stat where half his bowls or something where full and he doesn't even go for off cutters or slow bowls. Just relentless.
Amazing bowler. Dont think anyone touches his level in ODIs although I haven't seem much of bumrah outside of the WC who is supposed to very good too.
Williamson dropped!
That's a bad drop by Smith.
Oh he was unlucky, the ball grazed Carey's pads.
Everyone who's saying Gulbadin fixed it obviously haven't seen much of Afghanistan. This is the same guy who wasted a review in each innings of a match during this tournament. One where he was batting and it was plumb, and the other when he was bowling and was never out.
The fact he's an average trundler with the ball and barely average with the bat yet still opens both innings and almost always bowls the final over, should tell you all that you need to know about him.
What happened today is not fixing; it's what happens with barely average talent meets excessive ego.
The fact he's an average trundler with the ball and barely average with the bat yet still opens both innings and almost always bowls the final over, should tell you all that you need to know about him.
What happened today is not fixing; it's what happens with barely average talent meets excessive ego.
NZ will have to pick up tempo soon. This is too slow
This pitch is extremely slow. NZ going for 2.7 an over.
Why was Asghar Afghan sacked as captain? He’s much better than this moron.
Seeing Smith bowling after such a long time..
Next Shane Warne.
Behrendorff seems like a bowler who'd do well in England.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...kistan-1st-test-pakistan-tour-of-england-2010
Came in at #9 and 3 wickets on debut. Just mind blowing.
Wonder if he'll ever be given a chance to prove himself there?
Is Finch slow on the over rate?
would have been fun watching media dragging shoaib akhtar down the stairs.Was it him or Cameron white who hyped as next Shane Warne? Can't seem to remember.
New Zealand are fecking brutal to watch aren’t they? Don’t get me wrong, they’re a very good team, but very rarely do they entertain.
Starc is ridic.
Team lead by Brendon M was an entertaining one. Right now their big hitters up top are flopping - Guptil and Munro. But in general they have always been a very clinical team, somewhat lacking in flair.
This is the bit that got me. Like he was begging to be hit for 6.Every ball was a full toss.
Not sure why you want to see Shoaib get dragged but if it makes you happy he urged Pakistan to play Shoaib Malik instead of Imad Wasim - hell still get dragged.
I know we are a brilliant fielding unit and incredibly athletic in our own right but Aussies in the fields especially when taking catches are just incredible to watch. Especially whenever they have to take a tough one in the deep they make it look so easy and you never doubt anyone ever not taking it absolutely cleanly let alone dropping one. While we have opted for the lean diet and fitness model making us incredibly agile, Aussie fielding unit always has been monstrous with those massive frames being so swift and smooth across the fields. Great to watch.
Very poor innings by Taylor. NZ not winning this. Oz back to their ruthless best.
They look the team to beat.
Funny how they are the team to beat and the team that has already beaten them quite comfortably and still hasn't lost a game isn't actually the team to beat.
Did not expect this kind of brainless cricket by NZ.
New Zealand are kinda crap in their own right. They're lucky they played all the garbage teams at the beginning. Think England will beat them.
They brought Behrendorff in after that match and seem to have improved a lot. I think their batting doesn't have holes the way ours does, especially with Dhawan out.
See above - silly of you to laugh. Do teams not improve over a tournament, especially one as lengthy as this?
NZ vs England is potentially a 3rd/4th place match for both teams now.
Australia have raised their game. Just three months ago they looked to be in disarray. I’m gonna bet they’ll make it to the finals.
It helps that they've gotten to bat first on six out of eight occasions. Getting to bat first is going to be crucial in the semis and final.
Don't think their middle order has been that much better than ours. Maxwell been in horrible form and Stoinis has not done better than Jadhav or Shankar either. Pandya > Carrey. Bowling wise, I still prefer our attack due to spinners giving us more options. Behrendorff can easily turn into a liability on a flat wicket too (see match against SRL). I think their main advantage is that their tail is better.