Southee and Henry come in for NZ, I always feel like Southee does well against England.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
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Win the toss, win the match. Boring....
500 barrier to be broken today surely?
Inshallah and then England bowl out New Zealand for under 200 and then Pakistan thrash Bangla and both my teams can go through. Happy days.
Yeah this ain't happening.
Bit derogatory of the NZ attack. Even teams who start well haven’t sustained it. Wickets fall and it’s not always easy to sustain such a run rate.
Pak will do well just to beat Bangbros never mind thrashing them.
fair enough, seems to have a big ego in that case.
He will be 34 in 2 months, it's not as if he is youngster and will be picked again.
Toothless attack when the pitch is a road especially with Lockie missing. No reason not to go for 500.
I would hardly call it a toothless attack even with Ferguson there. Some swing in the pitch but with the hot weather no doubt a good one to bat on.
England are not going to score 500 but this pitch is feck all. Should be good for 350+ easily.
Pak fans slowly moving from rooting for NZ to rooting for Eng to get as many runs as possible.
In his prime, definitely. At 34 with his recent form before the WC, no.
If we are playing it conservative, I would have liked to pick him over Mayank because of his experience, but that's about it.
He had terrific potential in his younger days. Nurtured properly, he could have been a star. But the ICL scandal, North vs South politics and his own ego and tendency to ruffle the wrong feathers at the wrong time meant that he never ended up realizing his potential.
This is why England are so dangerous. 48 off the first 6.
They maximise the batting powerplay
They maximise the batting powerplay
Thanks for the detailed reply.
Southee is rusty.
So you're supporting 20% of the teams in this world cup
Yes but also 20% greater chance of heart-attack as they're two of the flakiest sides in international sport.
Yes but also 20% greater chance of heart-attack as they're two of the flakiest sides in international sport.
With great power comes great responsibility.
True, Bangladesh has been very impressive this WC
Eurgh, bit of a nothing dismissal in a period when we should have been looking to pile on.
Yeah was a nothing wicket, Bairstow struggled when Roy went out against India so hopefully he does better this time.
Why is root coming out, England should be looking to turn the screw and have Morgan then Stokes come out, now I need to watch Root plodding along to 40 of 50 odd
I can see Bairstow's whining has worked and England have gotten the pathetic batting pitches they wanted. They get a couple of good pitches which give bowlers a bit of assistance and they go crying to the ICC to give them pitches they want.
I hope he whines us all the way to the cup. Keep it up Jonny!
Bairstow must be better than Fergie when it comes to mind games to influence both the ICC and the weather.
The toss in the semis/final is gonna be far too important for my liking. I don’t care how good a pitch is, chasing 320+ under scoreboard pressure in a WC game is incredibly difficult
The weather has been fine for a while. The pitches have magically gone from 250-270 to 350 when England is playing.
Not saying he has had a direct influence. But the whining from Bairstow was pathetic and childish.
Just like yours is right now?
Weather only just picked up in England last Thursday and has generally been above 20. But we had one day above 33 degrees on Saturday which will have had an impact.
Should be pointed out India scored above 300 yesterday and should have been more and Bangladesh came close as well. Sri Lanka also scored 338 and then WI also scored above 300 as well. So recent weather has had an impact here.
I agree Bairstow's whining was pathetic but clearly he didn't have a direct influence on the ICC.
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More than the pitch etc. They got lucky with the tosses and it went in their way. Got nothing to do with Bairstow.
Batting first is almost a sureshot way to win in this tourney
Southee has been awful.
Good lad Bairstow.
He's stepped up to the plate when needed.
He's stepped up to the plate when needed.
feck sake Joe.
Review lost .
Review lost .
What was Root thinking!?
Buttler in, he's not had much time to bat besides against Pakistan.
Buttler in, he's not had much time to bat besides against Pakistan.
Pisspoor review Root, what was he thinking?