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Unofficial Cricket World Cup Thread
Who’s everyone tipping to in it ?
India have to be favourites
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Other than India, England have the best balanced side. They bat a long way down, and bowl a long way up.
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India bottle things though, I’d like New Zealand to win it and I think they have a chance - South Africa look a strong, well balanced side on paper, but they are serial under achievers in World Cups.
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New Zealand are my favourites with England next.
India look strong on paper but like France in the rugby I just get the feeling that it just won't happen for them.
Surprise package Pakistan.
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weather not been great there this week 3 games washed out in the warm ups
pakistan to win it for me
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England have a great chance, but it’s all about consistency
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Pretty even start so far England 109/3 after 19. Bit of a silly innings from Brook. After the first few times I saw him I had an image of a classy batsman in my head. He's looking increasingly like someone who doesn't possess any middle gears though, either blocking and struggling to get a single or trying to flay the ball to all parts. If the 0, 4 and 6 heavy style continues to work for him fair enough, but I have a feeling if he doesn't change things up a bit he may get worked out and start struggling quite soon .
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chrisp_1927
Pretty even start so far England 109/3 after 19. Bit of a silly innings from Brook. After the first few times I saw him I had an image of a classy batsman in my head. He's looking increasingly like someone who doesn't possess any middle gears though, either blocking and struggling to get a single or trying to flay the ball to all parts. If the 0, 4 and 6 heavy style continues to work for him fair enough, but I have a feeling if he doesn't change things up a bit he may get worked out and start struggling quite soon .
hes already been worked out by a lot of bowlers ,with there batting line up it ok to carry him at the moment hoping it pays off
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Unbelievable batting lineup mind. 4 down early looks a bit precarious, then Butter and Livingstone come in 6 and 7. Must be a nightmare to bowl against
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Unbelievable batting lineup mind. 4 down early looks a bit precarious, then Butter and Livingstone come in 6 and 7. Must be a nightmare to bowl against
Maybe, but they’re looking well below a par score at 258-9 with three overs left.
Too many flashy innings between 15 and 45.
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England 282-9 off their fifty over, Rashid and Wood added what may be a vital twenty or so for the last wicket.
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the other bob wilson
Maybe, but they’re looking well below a par score at 258-9 with three overs left.
Too many flashy innings between 15 and 45.
Personally it.might be a bit early to establish what a par score is for teams not used to the conditions yet and also this world cup is over 7 weeks so maybe more of a marathon than a sprint
Be interesting to see what NZ makes of the total and how the pitch changes or not as the case maybe
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the other bob wilson
Maybe, but they’re looking well below a par score at 258-9 with three overs left.
Too many flashy innings between 15 and 45.
I agree with that. Although I suppose those around the England team would probably point to the success the ultra aggressive style has brought them.
There does have to be some kind of sense though. The commentators on tms actually predicted Livingstone's dismissal '4 dot balls from Boult, feel that Livingstone is going to go for a big heave here'. I found myself thinking ' the Livingstone of last year would, but he looks like he's matured now and will probably be happy to see Boult off'. Sure enough, out he gets.
With the kiwis relying on 10 overs from part timers it just seems so daft to get so frustrated at 4 dots from the oppositions premier bowler.
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Kiwis going along at a T20 pace in the chase. England need a wicket very quickly
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NZ need 19 from 90 balls with nine wickets in hand.
As big a hiding as you're likely to see this WC.
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Absolutely walloped.
England's batters have to remind themselves there's a big difference between 20 and 50 over cricket.
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NZ's Ravindra looks some prospect.
Super innings.
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Not sure too many teams will have collapsed to 364 before in a 50 over match. Scoring 60 odd in the last 10 and a bit overs while losing 7 wickets.
Bit of an escape from Bangladesh, was looking like they'd be on the end of well over 400 for a lot of the innings
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Topley bowled well as England win by about 130 - still not wholly convincing though.
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Aussies getting a bit of a going over from South Africa this afternoon
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Absolute tonking, lost by 134 runs.
A few hundred there to witness it by the look of things.
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Absolute tonking, lost by 134 runs.
A few hundred there to witness it by the look of things.
Looked about 15,000
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132,000 about to watch India v Pakistan!
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132,000 about to watch India v Pakistan!
Lots of empty seats (still probably 100,000 there though) and the crowd quite quiet as Pakistan get to 40-0 in the eighth over.
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the other bob wilson
Lots of empty seats (still probably 100,000 there though) and the crowd quite quiet as Pakistan get to 40-0 in the eighth over.
It'll soon fill up when it's India's turn to bat.
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It'll soon fill up when it's India's turn to bat.
Immense support
155-2 , to 168-6
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When any cricket team has an opening bowler that is going at 10 runs per over, then they have severe problems. I remember Bob Willis some years ago saying in an interview that Woakes shouldn’t be anywhere near an England side, as he wasn't an international quality bowler. His prophecy is proving correct and yet they continue to pick him. Curran isn't much better either.
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When any cricket team has an opening bowler that is going at 10 runs per over, then they have severe problems. I remember Bob Willis some years ago saying in an interview that Woakes shouldn’t be anywhere near an England side, as he wasn't an international quality bowler. His prophecy is proving correct and yet they continue to pick him. Curran isn't much better either.
Woakes is a great bowler in English conditions, not as effective overseas. Curran was player of the tournament 4 years ago.
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Woakes is a great bowler in English conditions, not as effective overseas. Curran was player of the tournament 4 years ago.
Well, Woakes and Currans performances in the first three games of this World Cup has been nothing short of embarrassing.
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I blame the coach more than woakes hi self. Woakes is a good player in poor form, coach and captain shouldn't have selected him
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I blame the coach more than woakes hi self. Woakes is a good player in poor form, coach and captain shouldn't have selected him
Woakes is a reasonable batter but bowling wise is basically a dobber who can swing it a bit but usually only in England. If thats the level that gets you into and England World Cup team then that says a lot. I agree that the captain and coach have to take responsibility for picking him.
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England just about to lose to Afghanistan. They look totally disinterested.
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dml1954
Woakes is a reasonable batter but bowling wise is basically a dobber who can swing it a bit but usually only in England. If thats the level that gets you into and England World Cup team then that says a lot. I agree that the captain and coach have to take responsibility for picking him.
Man of the series in the Ashes to a Dobber in less than three months, that’s some transformation :hehe:. That said, picking Woakes for a World Cup on the sub continent in particular is always going to be a risk. As for Curran, his bowling struggles are more of a surprise, because he did really well in the IPL - he’s right out of form with the bat as well.
England are going to lose this by a hundred, that’s really embarrassing, especially following the trouncing by New Zealand. Their one dimensional way of playing is being found out on wickets that reward a more subtle approach.
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the other bob wilson
Man of the series in the Ashes to a Dobber in less than three months, that’s some transformation :hehe:. That said, picking Woakes for a World Cup on the sub continent in particular is always going to be a risk. As for Curran, his bowling struggles are more of a surprise, because he did really well in the IPL - he’s right out of form with the bat as well.
England are going to lose this by a hundred, that’s really embarrassing, especially following the trouncing by New Zealand. Their one dimensional way of playing is being found out on wickets that reward a more subtle approach.
Bob Willis would have known a bowler when he saw him. He thought Woakes was a dobber, so thats good enough for me. He bowls at 80mph and at least 3 balls of every over are rubbish. Thats not good enough at this level.
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All over. Embarrassing defeat.
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Great day for cricket.
Lousy day for England.
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Fair play to Afghanistan. That wasn't a case of everything going right for them, and then clinging for an upset. They had a big setback with those quick wickets, easily could have crumbled. But they did well to recover and still put up a score. Then defended it easily, absolutely brilliant bowling performance.
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Fair play to Afghanistan. That wasn't a case of everything going right for them, and then clinging for an upset. They had a big setback with those quick wickets, easily could have crumbled. But they did well to recover and still put up a score. Then defended it easily, absolutely brilliant bowling performance.
Entirely agree.
England look like an ageing team in a difficult environment.