Sport Cricket World Cup

[ZeroTheHero]

Pretty amazing innings by Maxwell, playing on one leg for the last part of it.

Meanwhile we play the Netherlands tomorrow to try and avoid taking the wooden spoon. Pfft.

 

[tonyw]

Partnership of 202, out of which Pat Cummins scored 12 off 68 balls!
So you had one guy thrashing fours and sixes off one leg, and the other guy blocking like crazy at the other end.

Afghanistan will kick themselves, though, if they don't beat South Africa and therefore do go out. Dropped Maxwell twice before he got to 50, including an absolute sitter

 

[Foley]

Meanwhile we play the Netherlands tomorrow to try and avoid taking the wooden spoon. Pfft.

We need to win the last 2 games to qualify for the Champions Trophy (?)

 

[38yearsofpain]

Oh dear.
Maxwell 175 no looks as if he maybe winning it for Aus.

Bang bang Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon their head, in less than 10 overs Afganistan was dead.
If only they could field properly, they would have won by 100 plus.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Meanwhile in the relegation 3 pointer (yes, I know) we have gone from 133-1 to 178-5, which has included Malan getting run out, Root getting his legs in a horrible tangle, Buttler chipping the ball to mid off etc. When this competition started I was looking forward to it - something to listen to during the day when (supposed to be) working. But there haven't been very many exciting games and England's games have been excruciating!

 

[SteMerritt]

I'm that engaged with it that I didn't even know we were playing today until you posted. The slump in the side has been nothing short of unbelievable.

 

[Andy Stroud]

192-6

 

[tonyw]

Bairstow has an average of 19.50 in this tournament at a strike rate of 85
Buttler is 13.87 at 89.5
Root is 27.00 at 90

You're just not going to get very far when three of your supposed best four one day batsmen are playing like that - especially when you compare it to what the Indian, South African and New Zealand top order have been doing. And even more so given that the batting was supposed to be the strength of this team.

 

[SteMerritt]

Bairstow has an average of 19.50 in this tournament at a strike rate of 85
Buttler is 13.87 at 89.5
Root is 27.00 at 90

You're just not going to get very far when three of your supposed best four one day batsmen are playing like that - especially when you compare it to what the Indian, South African and New Zealand top order have been doing. And even more so given that the batting was supposed to be the strength of this team.

Buttler has been the most depressing of the players, he tore the IPL a new one earlier in the year so can obviously perform in India.

 

[Andy Stroud]

We’ve won a game. Off the bottom of the table (for now at least)

 

[Foley]

It was a great innings by Stokes.
At one stage we were 192 for 6.
Yet again, low scores by Bairstow, Buttler and Root.
The retiring Willey was the best of the seamers again....

 

[Andy Stroud]

It was a great innings by Stokes.
At one stage we were 192 for 6.
Yet again, low scores by Bairstow, Buttler and Root.
The retiring Willey was the best of the seamers again....

Root’s dismissal was farcical, and Buttler looks bereft of confidence, with Bairstow not far behind.
IF we can beat Pakistan and sneak into the top eight then we need to use the Champions Trophy as a complete reset.

 

[Foley]

Well it looks like Australia are going go do it (74 needed in 120 balls with 7 wickets in hand)
With their line up ( Smith and Labuschagne in the middle order), and the lack of a really good spinner, I thought that they wouod do well to reach the last 4.
Typical Australia though. Tough, and make the most of their talents. India got off to a flier in their innings, but Aus hung on in there and it looks as if they are going to have a pretty easy victory in the final.

 

[SteMerritt]

It is very weird actually wanting the Aussies to win a game of cricket, anything to shut up the annoying section of the Indian support that flood every cricket social media comments section. The Man Utd supporters of the cricket world.

 

[PottersRightBoot]

Scoring a ton in a World Cup final, fantastic.

No response from the Indian crowd of course, pretty graceless bunch. Their team appear to have given up.

 

[Foley]

It was a very dodgy run for Head to get to his 100, but he deserved it. A fantastic innings.

 

[SteMerritt]

Got to laugh at the Indian commentators blaming conditions batting second It is your home world cup, you knew this would be an issue before scheduling the matches...

 

[Leysboy]

Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar both complete c***s.

They have lost in their own back yard by a distance. There is something quite delicious about seeing the Indians getting thrashed, and looking at Kohli knowing the game is up. Indian fans leaving the stadium. Brilliant!

 

[unification]

Is Kohli crying yet? What a shame that India had already written their name on the trophy. After Al, it was there’s to lose, right?

That said, I’m not too thrilled about the Aussies winning either.

 

[38yearsofpain]

Got to laugh at the Indian commentators blaming conditions batting second It is your home world cup, you knew this would be an issue before scheduling the matches...

To be fair it is the same the world over. Especially In 50 over matches winning the toss is usually a huge advantage. There is normally a huge difference between conditions in the first innings to the second. The choice to bat or field on the day is always big.
As in many finals the supposed best team doesn't always win, it's what makes top level sport compelling.

 

[38yearsofpain]

It is very weird actually wanting the Aussies to win a game of cricket, anything to shut up the annoying section of the Indian support that flood every cricket social media comments section. The Man Utd supporters of the cricket world.

The majority go to watch their team win, not to watch a cricket match. But that is the modern trend in all sports, winning is more important than the game itself.
It was another match where you wanted both teams to lose!!

 

[SteMerritt]

The majority go to watch their team win, not to watch a cricket match. But that is the modern trend in all sports, winning is more important than the game itself.

In India certainly. I've never been to an England game where we couldn't appreciate the opposition players, and applaud good shots and achievements by them. That includes The Ashes where there is a lot of 'banter' but also respect for the sport. Having a full house fall utterly silent like it does in India when they start losing doesn't happen over here.

 

[38yearsofpain]

In India certainly. I've never been to an England game where we couldn't appreciate the opposition players, and applaud good shots and achievements by them. That includes The Ashes where there is a lot of 'banter' but also respect for the sport. Having a full house fall utterly silent like it does in India when they start losing doesn't happen over here.

Totally agree about English cricket, nothing better than a day in the Hollies stand. We are the exception not the rule. But we have no cricket ground that holds 100k. It is similar to football, how many leave when your team is 3-0 down and they ain't coming back on the day. It's just the modern cultural way.

 

[38yearsofpain]

What the tournament did show was that Maxwell's crazy knock against Afganistan when prior to it, Australia were basically going home, fundamentally changed the whole Australian psyche. They went into the final games with no fear and ultimately it was the fear of failure that destroyed India.

 

[tonyw]

Totally agree about English cricket, nothing better than a day in the Hollies stand. We are the exception not the rule. But we have no cricket ground that holds 100k. It is similar to football, how many leave when your team is 3-0 down and they ain't coming back on the day. It's just the modern cultural way.

The Aussies would do the same.
If the World Cup Final was at the MCG, and an opponent played one of the greatest ever One Day innings to wrest the trophy from them, their crowd would give him a solid ovation.

Frankly, it was great to watch Kohli have his parade well and truly rained on. Just wish it was anyone other than the Aussies beating them!