Poor call not to play Topley. All right armers, didn't need the extra pace on.
ICC T20 World Cup 2024
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This is going to be a washout or an England loss.
Who decided to schedule this during the rainy season?
Have a guess.
What would be the 5 over chase for England here? Surely 70+?
66 apparently, 77 from 6
What a fantastic crowd in the Nepal v Ned game.
Sea of blue.
Sea of blue.
Yeah I noticed that earlier while toggling between channels as well.
Great to see! Many of them must have travelled far.
Unfortunately, they seem to be struggling to put up a competitive score.
They have a mountain to climb now.
10 over game. If Scotland get 80-90 that DLS target will be massive.
Ain't no mountain high enough for the Nepalese.
Do they have a reserve day for the India Pak game? its the sort of thing ICC would do..
Shame that would have been a fun ten over chase. You'd have fancied England but Scots were in the game
Yeah they collapsed in the middle order which cost them dearly.
Great fun finish in the Nepal game.
Scotland must be pissed off, they were doing pretty well against England.
They will definetly be frustrated with runs on the board but England needing less than two a ball with ten wickets in hand...you'd fancy it.
That was the 5th T20 England have played against a European side, we’ve yet to win one! The previous four were two losses to the Dutch and a loss and no result against the Irish.
Yeah, I don't know much about the Scottish bowling lineup, but you'd think England would have chased that down, although the pitch was a little inconsistent.
15,000 Nepalis live in Dallas apparently.
They do have a great following though, the crowds they get at home are superb. Would be nice to see them get to host some games in a future tournament.
This is bullshit.
Is this the same pitch as the SL/SA game?
I think so yeah. It says it's at Eisenhower in NYC.
barely seen a ball all world cup, whats going on in this game
I really hope none of these pitches are going to be used when we head into stage 2 of the tournament. Would be an utter shambles if these pitches completely ruined this tournament.
US have managed to ruin yet another sport
Is the wicket playing the same as the last game here or India just to good?
India Pak will be fun 
I do find it funny that we have low scores and there is a huge outcry about the quality of the pitches, yet if we were seeing scores of 250+ no one would bat an eye on pitch quality but rather be waxing lyrical about the quality of batters etc.
Actually that's not true. In the IPL, we moaned because it was too easy to score (although the bowling was generally poor), now it's too difficult to score. That's just part of sports in general. Fans love to complain. It's just part of the game.
Not 100% true Hasan. Sure, I enjoy high scoring games but often those close ones, or teams defending modest scores successfully are way more satisfying to watch etc. Even on here, when scores are massive, we usually acknowledge the pitches playing their part.
There could be dissenting voices here but overall, including following cricket accounts on X, I don't think I heard nearly as discontent on the pitches then than I am right now. Most of the discussions was around the great batting performances.
I don't think it can be denied that broadcasters would prefer 250+ than 120 scores in t20. It annoys me so much when commentators say 'it's a fantastic pitch' when talking about roads that benefit batsman.
Yeah I hear ya. I guess similar sentiments follow around most, if not all, sports. No one wants that defensive/tactical 0-0 anymore, they want goals, etc etc. Like I said, personally I love a close/tight game, even moreso if it’s low scoring in cricket. But I hear your point. Crickets headed this way a long time ago, as with each passing day test match cricket just dies a little more. They’re trying to appeal to the casual fan now more than ever.
As England fans, we always complain about the pitches. In India, they are set up for spinners to disadvantage us. In Australia, they are set up for pace bowlers with too much bounce to once again favor the home team. If we didn't moan, we wouldn't have an excuse as to why we lost and as fans we've got to have an excuse because as everybody knows "Our team is the best."
Except if you're fans of India, who always complain, win or lose.
That dropped catch over the ropes has really hurt Oman against the Aussies, shame as they were doing well up until that point
Rishabh at 3 is a very good move, I think. Virat opening means that everyone else bats around him, and the top 4 has 3 players with intent.
It's good tactics by Dravid and Rohit
It's good tactics by Dravid and Rohit
Maxwell really is in terrible form.
Agreed - will join you on that.
He who controls the media....& all that! Double standards galore. Hypocrites, the lot of them. Because....democracy, or something.
Let me not derail the thread.