Got on a long distance night train with Afghanistan 180-6.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
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Must win for Aus this.. Lost the toss but still asked to chase.. so not too bad I suppose.
I think you were wrongly hopeful with this team. I kind of felt all through that this team just isn’t that good in these conditions. Of course I expected them to beat Afghanistan but overall there are far too many holes in the team.
Have to say England’s team balance is very odd. 4 seamers in India? Why is Woakes playing in these conditions?
Too many allrounders. Livingstone, Curran, Woakes. They’re all playing as either front line bowlers or batting in the top 6. You need to be an elite allrounder in the mould of Kallis, Watson, Stokes, Shakib etc. to manage that.
Malan, Bairstow, Root, Brook, Stokes, Buttler, Livingstone/Ali, Rashid, Willey, Wood, Topley.
Top 6 need to be your 6 best batsmen. 8-11 need to be your best bowlers.
Proper top 6 with a good allrounder at 7. 3 good seamers, 3 solid spin options. You don’t even need Stokes to bowl.
Willey is an underrated bowler. Excellent in the powerplay with his swing. Would be starting for most other teams.
Too many allrounders. Livingstone, Curran, Woakes. They’re all playing as either front line bowlers or batting in the top 6. You need to be an elite allrounder in the mould of Kallis, Watson, Stokes, Shakib etc. to manage that.
Malan, Bairstow, Root, Brook, Stokes, Buttler, Livingstone/Ali, Rashid, Willey, Wood, Topley.
Top 6 need to be your 6 best batsmen. 8-11 need to be your best bowlers.
Proper top 6 with a good allrounder at 7. 3 good seamers, 3 solid spin options. You don’t even need Stokes to bowl.
Willey is an underrated bowler. Excellent in the powerplay with his swing. Would be starting for most other teams.
What a terrible review..
Clash of the shites today. Cricket equivalent of Luton vs Sheffield.
My bet for England to get the most sixes is looking a bit dodgy !
Where has the gung-ho England gone ?
Where has the gung-ho England gone ?
Shouldve run him out.. this pointless charity is idiotic.
I defo had concerns - we look old, average is about 33.And Butler is a terrible captain.
Stokes coming in gives us a chance still.
Players are just not in form and our bowling has been shite to put any pressure on.
It's clear for anyone to see our batting lineup is still one, if not the strongest in the world on its day.
They aren't firing on all cylinders at the moment and the bowling attack is well short of the required quality to win a major tournament.
I wouldn't back this current England side to win a home World Cup, never mind one in Indian conditions.
They now have to produce perfect performances for the rest of the group stage against some tough opponents to have even a chance of going through.
They aren't firing on all cylinders at the moment and the bowling attack is well short of the required quality to win a major tournament.
I wouldn't back this current England side to win a home World Cup, never mind one in Indian conditions.
They now have to produce perfect performances for the rest of the group stage against some tough opponents to have even a chance of going through.
We can likely lose one more - but even so it's not looking massively likely. Not sure the fire is there
Based on early form here, Eng and Aus will struggle to get to the semis. India, SA & NZ have started the tournament well.
Still a lot of cricket to be played though. India will be the team to beat, but knockout cricket is a funny and unpredictable old sport.
Still a lot of cricket to be played though. India will be the team to beat, but knockout cricket is a funny and unpredictable old sport.
Going back to this from yesterday, slightly surprised it wasn't mentioned more. Commentary brought it up on the replay and then just moved on. Close shots of Gurbaz in the field showed him with what looked like reddish paint covering the palm of his hand so I'm assuming it came from that. The umpire must have noticed it so the ball should have been replaced.
Sri Lanka just reminding us they're also crap.
Weird considering the umpire collects the ball and keeps it in his pocket after every over from each end. It was a good delivery but that paint may have caused just about enough deviation to deceive Buttler.
Considering how much is made out of ball tampering, sandpaper, use of saliva, ball being out of shape etc. it's indeed odd that no one bats an eyelid when there's a dash of paint on one side of the ball
4 matches in a row with a collapse in the middle phase. I think the rapid chases from NZ/Ind and Pak's 345 chase has made teams batting first a bit paranoid. They're all trying to post mammoth totals and losing their way between overs 20-40.
This is what makes NZ so good, they’re great at the tactical aspects and assessing the pitches.
This is what makes NZ so good, they’re great at the tactical aspects and assessing the pitches.
The stadium is falling apart .. wtf
209.. Aus would be delighted with this.. SL middle order was terrible.
209.. Aus would be delighted with this.. SL middle order was terrible.
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125/0
157/1
209 all out
Not even the slightest bit surprised.
157/1
209 all out
Not even the slightest bit surprised.
It's probably better for the tournament if Australia win anyway. Could end up with a fun three way tussle between Aus, Pak and Eng for the 4th spot.
But a long way to go for that to play out yet.
But a long way to go for that to play out yet.
It is better if New Zealand or South Africa win as they haven't won it before and have good exciting teams.
Massive collapse by SL there. Was on course for 300+. Went from 157/1 to 209 all out.
Warner
Aus trying to make this interesting.
Not enough credit in here for England single-handedly trying to liven this world cup up.
In the end it was just another one-sided game tbf.
Yia I get it now.Has nothing to do with what I was talking about
Horrible from Sri Lanka. 125-0 and lost with 15 overs to spare.
I just got a shout out from Ben Stokes
2 from 16 in a shortened game. Why do all teams bar England have a wasteman like this in the top order?
That got a slight edge?
200 would give us a hint of a game here,
SA could chase that in 25 overs though.
SA could chase that in 25 overs though.
210 would be nice. Pitch seems flat but Saffers will have the T20 WC choke from last year burnt in their memory. They’ve only batted first so far so could be different pressure under lights.
This is one hell of a recovery. I was not familiar with your game Holland.
What a recovery that is from the Dutch, and possibly a little window into why SA are unlikely to win this tournament - clueless under pressure
What was their top order doing? Great from the being 140-7 after 34 overs..
Over a 100 in the last 9 overs from that position.. incredible.
Over a 100 in the last 9 overs from that position.. incredible.
Their batting order is odd. Weird omission of Tom Cooper from the squad (not injured nor retired) who averages 45 in the format. Edwards is the second best batsman they've ever had, shouldn't be batting any lower than 5. Rvd Merwe with his experience is a typical no. 7 for a team like this.