The 2019 Cricket World Cup Thread

[DavidM]

I thought we looked a tad sloppy . Whether it was overconfidence or not fully switched on but we were off our standards and got a bit frustrated . Still you’d say that’s a manageable score on this deck 

[JonM]

1 hour ago, GeordieSaint said:

349 to win... highest WC chase required.

England scored more than this 3 times in ODIs against Pakistan last month - and the 4th time they batted, they got into the 340s to win with balls to spare. Still favourites, I reckon, although it needs us to play a lot better than we did for their innings.

[GeordieSaint]

7 minutes ago, JonM said:

England scored more than this 3 times in ODIs against Pakistan last month - and the 4th time they batted, they got into the 340s to win with balls to spare. Still favourites, I reckon, although it needs us to play a lot better than we did for their innings.

We’ve not started too well... 60-2.

[GeordieSaint]

Gary goners here England... 55 off 25. No chance.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Oh my.

[JonM]

First good game of the world cup I reckon. Sloppiness in the field cost it for England.

[DavidM]

Second best . Off with the ball , poor in the field which cost plenty of runs . And awful dropped catch . Pakistan bowled better and we could get never break away with big overs . It was all ones twos and the odd boundary . 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Didn’t see it until the last few overs due to work/travel.

Good for the tournament I think despite the disappointment as an England fan.

 

 

[Futtocks]

I've enjoyed what I've seen and heard of the tournament so far. A shame that the highlights are in a slot that would seem oddly familiar to Rugby League fans.

[THE RED ROOSTER]

Missed the game but a few salient points here:

Firstly, I would rather England had a game like this in Group stage than in the Semi-Final / Final.

Second point, Jofra Archer went for a few today but is a work in progress and not the finished article and it's unfair to expect him to be

Final point, as a bowling unit you cannot go on conceding 320 plus because sooner or later your batters will not be able to dig you out of a hole, which is what happened today.

I am surprised people think its a surprise that Pakistan won. It is not as I stated yesterday. there are about six teams that could be in the Semi-Finals and when you get there it all boils down to who plays well on the day. unlike in prevous years, there is no one dominant side in this tournament.

Sticking with my Prediction - Australia beat New Zealand in the Final

Losing semi-finalists - England and India.

Unlike my reverse malachi RL predictions, My cricket ones are accurate

 

 

[Gerrumonside ref]

28 minutes ago, THE RED ROOSTER said:

Missed the game but a few salient points here:

Firstly, I would rather England had a game like this in Group stage than in the Semi-Final / Final.

Second point, Jofra Archer went for a few today but is a work in progress and not the finished article and it's unfair to expect him to be

Final point, as a bowling unit you cannot go on conceding 320 plus because sooner or later your batters will not be able to dig you out of a hole, which is what happened today.

I am surprised people think its a surprise that Pakistan won. It is not as I stated yesterday. there are about six teams that could be in the Semi-Finals and when you get there it all boils down to who plays well on the day. unlike in prevous years, there is no one dominant side in this tournament.

Sticking with my Prediction - Australia beat New Zealand in the Final

Losing semi-finalists - England and India.

Unlike my reverse malachi RL predictions, My cricket ones are accurate

 

 

 

And modest too!

[gingerjon]

29 minutes ago, THE RED ROOSTER said:

Missed the game but a few salient points here:

Firstly, I would rather England had a game like this in Group stage than in the Semi-Final / Final.

Second point, Jofra Archer went for a few today but is a work in progress and not the finished article and it's unfair to expect him to be

Final point, as a bowling unit you cannot go on conceding 320 plus because sooner or later your batters will not be able to dig you out of a hole, which is what happened today.

I am surprised people think its a surprise that Pakistan won. It is not as I stated yesterday. there are about six teams that could be in the Semi-Finals and when you get there it all boils down to who plays well on the day. unlike in prevous years, there is no one dominant side in this tournament.

Sticking with my Prediction - Australia beat New Zealand in the Final

Losing semi-finalists - England and India.

Unlike my reverse malachi RL predictions, My cricket ones are accurate

 

 

Your final point is wrong. The bowling unit was more or less okay. If the fielding had been to England's recent standards then England would have won the match even with an overall sub par performance.

[gingerjon]

Packing them out in Cardiff today.

[DavidM]

14 hours ago, gingerjon said:

Your final point is wrong. The bowling unit was more or less okay. If the fielding had been to England's recent standards then England would have won the match even with an overall sub par performance.

True . Interesting as ever some of the reaction going way over the top from it’s a shoo in for us , to total despair that we’ve bottled it which is crazy . It’s one game ... we were and are a very good side equal to anyone . In this format no one will walk through unscathed . It’s how you grow into it to the pointy end . Morgan is outstanding , the team is honed and knows it’s collective and individual roles and we are still primed to win this with our component parts . One day cricket is on the day though as this again proves and you must be switched on in all disciplines or small margins will tell if one is under par . We still will have many many more on days and rather now than later to have this and see what needs tweaking . Team selection will be interesting as we go ... Plunkett , Wood , Curran in the mix . I’m a big Curran fan for variety as well . And the philosophy of blindly batting second to

[Gerrumonside ref]

Afghanistan are 127-7 needing 60 off 84 balls to defeat Sri Lanka in a rain affected match.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Malinga strikes and Afghanistan are in big trouble now.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Najibullah run out on 43 (56) - a decent knock, but needed to stay around.

Great piece of fielding and a direct hit from Sri Lanka to get him out.

Afghanistan need an unlikely 41 off 52 balls with one wicket in hand.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Malinga turns back the clock and clean bowls Hamid Hassan with a Yorker to clinch victory for Sri Lanka.

[Futtocks]

Sri Lanka win, as Malinga takes the last wicket, about 2 seconds after I tune in to follow the match. Oh well, back to the Roland Garros* coverage.

*one finger hovering over the mute button in case Inverdale starts jabbering.

[gingerjon]

40 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Sri Lanka win, as Malinga takes the last wicket, about 2 seconds after I tune in to follow the match. Oh well, back to the Roland Garros* coverage.

*one finger hovering over the mute button in case Inverdale starts jabbering.

Stick on Eurosport 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Two potentially good games in prospect today between India-South Africa and New Zealand-Bangladesh (d/n).

Not sure about the forecast, but hope it doesn’t rob us of much action.

Really enjoyed the early stages of the tournament particularly the crowd culture so far if that makes sense.

[DavidM]

You feel the weather is gonna play it’s part and affect someone somewhere in the coming days 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Seen a clip of that athletic diving catch by De Kock to dismiss Kohli - fantastic stuff in an otherwise fairly routine win for India.

New Zealand are 104-2 chasing 245 in the 19th over in their day nighter with Bangladesh.

 

[Futtocks]

Australia are 4 wickets down after 10 overs.

[JonM]

6 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Australia are 4 wickets down after 10 overs.

Extras are doing a decent job keeping the score ticking over at the moment, highest scorer for the Sandpaper boys.