Aussie in the final would be a nightmare for anyone. Just read somewhere that barring 1979 all the eventual winners had to beat Australia to win the tournament. Shows their dominance.
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Bangladesh are genuinely awful. Afghanistan will over take them soon, if not already.
I think every neutral is thinking what a shame it is the Afghans didn't beat them first up - would really have shaken up the table.
How selfish of Mahmudullah to not take boundaries or easy singles just to get his ton 
How selfish of Mahmudullah to not take boundaries or easy singles just to get his ton
Someone had to say it i suppose
That was a great knock from Mahmudullah considering the context of the game.
Disappointing wc for bangladesh. As for SA , funny how quickly things can change. They were fighting a battle to avoid qualifiers in March and here they are, poised to play sf.
Good performance by us today. Still can’t see past India as clear favourites though
Maxwell with some big hitting.
Australia getting their mojo back. Predictably
40 ball hundred, brutal stuff. Tough figures for de Leede, is that the worst ever figures in a ODI?
That is incredible from Maxwell. Wow.
Stunning stuff.
Stunning stuff.
If I'm counting correctly, he went from 50 to 100 in 13 balls
wtf Maxwell
Has he set any records?
Has he set any records?
113 was the most conceded before, Mick Lewis in 2006 and Zampa last month. Rashid Khan had a worse economy against England in the last WC but only bowled 9 overs for 110.
This made me curious and I looked it up
https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/worst-economy-rate-in-an-innings-283840
Malinga is another name I'd not have expected to see on this list
England up to 8th.
All we have to do is win a game and it's back on!
All we have to do is win a game and it's back on!
Maxwell and Warner stole the show but let's no forget Adam Zampa (3-0-8-4)...those are incredible bowling figures!
Yeah the real hero of the match. Appalled he didn't get motm.
How is Mathews still playing? I swear he has been around for decades.
That's a horrendous review. Wasn't even close to pitching leg stump
England and United, both giving me constant stress over who is worse.
Yeah, we're not winning this.
And why the feck do they need drinks after 13 overs. Can't they wait until half way through the innings?
Stupid from Bairstow, he's been awful this World Cup.
It's like they've forgotten completely how to bat in an ODI, this is terrible stuff.
It's like they've forgotten completely how to bat in an ODI, this is terrible stuff.
How are English this bad? I genuinely thought they would be one of the contenders.
Need a hard reset like we did after the 2015 WC, this is embarrassing
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Jesus christ this is fecking pathetic.
This is turning out to be every bit as bad as any World Cup between 1992 and 2019.
Embarrassing.
This is turning out to be every bit as bad as any World Cup between 1992 and 2019.
Embarrassing.
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very surprised to see the scorecard
I can’t remember a worst defence of a World Cup from reigning champions. England need a big reset.
Does not look like there is any fire in this bunch of English players now after having won the ODI and T20 WCs.
As expressed last week. Get them on that plane home. They're done.
Not really a reset. It will be an organic one as 75% of this team will retire. Plenty of talent in reserve with the batting anyway.
Christ alive. 85/5.
This WC failure is more down to too many players being horrendously out of form/ past their best. It's not like previous WC failures where we were just completely behind the times with the format.
Basically I don't think we'll need a big 2015 revolution to get back to being a good side.
Basically I don't think we'll need a big 2015 revolution to get back to being a good side.
Yep. Poor planning, decisions and form. White ball cricket in England is in a good place talent wise.
I know they are in a dire situation for wickets but stokes is 13 for 38 balls playing a test innings, this is definitely the end of an era for this limited overs team.