Cricket Thread - England win T20 World Cup

[MarkN]

Cracking match again - really close. Big fan of Sam Curran - he looks like a schoolboy until he gets the ball in his hand which seems to fill him with piss and vinegar.

 

Ben Stokes' save on the boundary was outrageous:

 

 

 

[feltmonkey]

Yeah, that was the highpoint of what was a terrific match for me. The match swung back and forth during the chase, as Australian batsmen found ways to clear the rope and just as they looked like getting away, England would take a wicket. Curran bowling David round his legs with an inch-perfect leg stump Yorker was a key moment. That save by Stokes was crucial in the end as well. The match was decided by eight runs, and Stokes saved four of them there, I think.

[MarkN]

Yep - so nip and tuck. On the commentary on the BBC they kept on comparing where the two teams were at, and there were loads of times where it switched within a few balls.

 

Along with that Stokes' save you have Chris Jordan (who didn't have a good day with the ball) smacking a 6 off the final ball of our innings. Two small moments that made the difference. 

[feltmonkey]

Australia 0-2 after two balls.  

[Sirloin]

Two cracking games to start off the World Cup, this UAE vs Netherlands game is on a knife edge.

[Sirloin]

UAE all over them, this would be a bit of a shock.

[Sirloin]

Fantastic game, UAE will regret that dropped catch. Netherlands really made hard work of that though.

[Sirloin]

Great catch from Kohli in the warm up game. Scotland well in the actual game as well.

[milko]

Yeah, another scalp for Scotland.

[Sirloin]

Not looking good for Ireland though.

[Sirloin]

Dutch wobbling here! Another good low scoring game.

[Sirloin]

Well ireland looked gone five overs ago. What a chase.

[milko]

That's made for an interesting group, everyone on one win and one defeat.

 

Topley's out of the tournament before it starts, poor fella. Think that's quite a big miss for England, he's been doing well and a bit different from the rest of our guys.

[Sirloin]

The actual tournament is going to have to go some to compete with the associates round.

[milko]

Yes, that UAE v Namibia game was so tense! I didn't see the earlier game yet, worth watching on catchup?

[Sirloin]

No that was more straightforward. Glad the Dutch went through, think they could spring a surprise.

[Sirloin]

Ireland in with a good shot here if they don’t fall apart.

[Sirloin]

Cruising it.

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Scotland bowling really well here.

[Sirloin]

Wicket or boned.

[milko]

Looks like boned, with four overs to go.

[Sirloin]

Love waking up to the Aussies getting carted all round the ground.

[Sirloin]

This could be the Aussies out already as their net run rate is going to get hammered.

[feltmonkey]

Oh, that would be glorious.  The Australian media had them down as strong favorites.  

[milko]

They apparently already pretty much need to rely on other results after that. Glorious!

[Stopharage]

That Warner dismissal was wonderful. If you haven't seen it

Enjoy

[Sirloin]

India vs Pakistan about to start, hope the weather stays clear and it doesn’t fizzle out like games between them so often do.

[Sirloin]

Might be more or less done already! Azam out and Rizwan struck on the thumb.

[gospvg]

Really good bowling by India.

[Sirloin]

Yeah Pakistan need to find a way to get to 120 here or they will be getting thumped.