Never underestimate an Australian tail.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
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Still looks a good pitch to bat on.
It's just about holding our nerves.
It's just about holding our nerves.
Agree with the commentary, very odd that we've not given Woakes his full 10.
Survive the first 10 overs and you lot will be fine. India and Aus both failed in the first 10 overs. Even 20-0 in first 10 would be decent.
Yeah, just get through the initial burst.
Easier said than done of course but I wouldn't mind a careful defensive first 10 overs.
That won't happen with these England openers, they will attack no matter what.
As they should. The last thing you want is the opposition getting on top of you.
Play your natural game.
Looks high this.
Not as high as I thought actually.
Not as high as I thought actually.
Looked close in real time...
Fair decision. Umpiring has been good today.
Fair decision. Umpiring has been good today.
I actually thought the opposite. Looked not out but was very close.
I don't watch much cricket, can someone explain what just happened there. Why isn't it an LBW? Did it hit the bat?
Like @Djemba-Djemba says easier said than done. But you are right you also do not want opponents to just dominate you. You must take some risks.
fecking 50 partnership.
Buttler I fecking love you!
Smith played very well in the circumstances.
Because the umpire thought it was going to bounce over the top of the stumps.
England reviewed the decision, but although the technology indicated the it would have hit the stumps, it was marginal enough that we stick with the original decision of the umpire (umpires call).
Another!!!
Wait what? Because it’s marginal we stick with the umpires call? What is the point of that?
Margin of error in the technology.
Nice. The extra 30 or 40 from Starc/Smith has been frustrating but if we can keep them under 220 it's a brilliant effort on this track
Ah fair. But then you could argue against hawk eye and goal line technology, when the margins are so small.
Really impressed with the bowling and fielding effort today. I think they are a minimum of 50 short.
Early wicket and the whole country will be terrified still
Early wicket and the whole country will be terrified still
Straight beween Smiths legs
Really impressed with the bowling and fielding effort today. I think they are a minimum of 50 short.
Early wicket and the whole country will be terrified still
Looks a belter of a pitch to bat on to me.
It's just can we handle the nerves.
England will chase this with 1 wicket down or all out for 150.
Straight beween Smiths legs
It's coming home.
So much for Australia showing us how to recover from early wickets 
That's great to bowl these cnuts out.
Just don't let the pressure get to them and they'll be absolutely fine.
Aussies have some hope after that disaster start.
If England can see off Starc & the new ball, they should win fairly comfortably.
If England can see off Starc & the new ball, they should win fairly comfortably.
Brilliant bowling performance to restrict them under 230. The first spell is the crucial one for both England and Australia. Survive that and England will win it easily.
So much for Australia showing us how to recover from early wickets
Guilty as charged.
Excellent bowling performance, though it's worth remembering we've been bowled out for less than that twice already this tournament.
Plenty of scope for us to throw it all away.
Plenty of scope for us to throw it all away.
England to be skittled out for 180
No doubt. Let's for God's sake keep our heads.
I’m not sure that’s true. The technology is always going to be more accurate than the human. I think the idea was to keep an amount of authority with the on field.
Really really impressed by our fielding.
No silly dropped catches or easy missed run out chances.
We've been sloppy in the field throughout the WC but we were brilliant there today.
No silly dropped catches or easy missed run out chances.
We've been sloppy in the field throughout the WC but we were brilliant there today.
224 to win. I'd have bitten your hand off for that when Australia won the toss.
I think 250-260 Aussies would have made a match out of it, i expect some jolts early on but this score is manageable .Still won't be easy though.