It's stopping in the pitch and nibbling around. England have been too slow adapting and looking to run NZ around.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
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It's stopping in the pitch and nibbling around. England have been too slow adapting and looking to run NZ around.
Whatever happens from here, it’s not a team performance that deserves victory celebrations but there’s a chance for someone to become a legend and grab a knighthood with the bat.
@Skills Not so easy batting out there eh...
Plunkett can do this.
They might not need him, they may just carry on with the seamers.
This is right there. England haven’t adapted like NZ did. Root and Morgan have given their wickets away.
NZ bowlers make avg scores look difficult to chase
Required rate over 6 now.. Slow pitch.. not easy to slog.
There’s no need to slog, sensible batting will mean getting the 1s and 2s with the occasional boundary but remains to be seen if England can do that.
Grandhomme just bowling through.. and has done a great job so far.
In fairness, if Root is struggling to find singles then you know it's easier said than done.
Not convinced that a pitch where Darren Stevens would have been handy is the best for a show piece final, but you have to find a way to get those tough runs if you wanna be World Champs.
Think his lack of pace has meant he has been difficult to get away.
I'm officially in bits now.
5 pints not helped.
5 pints not helped.
Was surprised about the grass but like you said if you want to be the best you have to adapt and England have to do that now.
Not at the moment.. no..
But England are consolidating right now... It might creep up.
Plenty of runs still to get.
Yeah, very surprised. So difficult to bowl 10 overs in a row.
Do we have any New Zealanders on the forum?
This is still chasable as long as one of these two stays till the end
Why do major finals always have to be in London. It’s an absolute joke.
Yep it’s going to be tough. England have to make sure the scoreboard keeps ticking otherwise the rate will be out of site.
Why do us English fail at fecking everything?
Not even sure it's the grass; I'm sure there was a theory a while ago that the Lord's drainage system was so good that it sucked all the moisture out the pitch and made it impossible to create a pitch with much pace in it.
Have faith in Stokes and Buttler.
I think they’ll look good for a few overs, get the crowd up and then Buttler will get out.
A pitch like this shows that bowlers who bowl dobbers around the mid 70's still have a role in the modern game. Fantastic from de Grandhomme.
Great name too when translated to "the big man"
Great name too when translated to "the big man"
pretty much. Buttler looks in good touch
This is what I’m worried about.
Very good from De Grandhomme.
England need this pair not to do anything stupid.
England need this pair not to do anything stupid.
De Grandhomme reminds me of a Sri Lankan player we had at our club for a few years. He was about 46, had no pace and at first no one took him seriously. But he kept trundling in and planting it on the same top of off stump line and length and no one could really slog him away because the lack of pace with that accuracy meant the ball just died on you. A real war wagon of a bowler.
England lost yet?
No, Plunkett's gonna win it.
When the pitch suits them, these bowlers can be difficult to get away. Collingwood did this throughout his career. But on pitches which don’t offer anything you can score off them.
Yup... Also, England are in a much better position than India were. They dont need a Sir type innings to get them close to the target... at least not yet
Can't believe how we messed this up 
Whoever I support loses inevitably. My services are available
Butler looking very good. RR will never an issue with him at the crease. Mistake by Williamson to bottle bowling Santner at him. Yes, he might smack him for few sixes but it gives you a chance too.
I blame Theresa May. Anything she is near falls apart.
Chris HArris built a career on this.
If New Zealand pick up a wicket here, will everyone call out the "untested" lower middle order?
Not enjoying one ball of this. Rather watch Utd and that's saying alot.