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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    Aussies now 7 down, great fightback by England. Aus 259-7, 47.1 overs. 
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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3380
    Vince out second ball for a duck, but the ball was an absolute beauty. 
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    earwighoney said:
    Vince out second ball for a duck, but the ball was an absolute beauty. 
    So it was wasted on Vince then!
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    I suppose the upside is there's more time to watch Root. 
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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3380
    scrumhalf said:
    I suppose the upside is there's more time to watch Root. 
    Seems not. 

    285 is seeming a long way off now.  

    The Australian bowlers seem so much more able to bowl at the stumps.  

    All out for 150? 
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    scrumhalf said:
    I suppose the upside is there's more time to watch Root. 
    So it's your fault that he's got out.
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    earwighoney said:
    scrumhalf said:
    I suppose the upside is there's more time to watch Root. 
    Seems not. 

    285 is seeming a long way off now.  

    The Australian bowlers seem so much more able to bowl at the stumps.  

    All out for 150? 
    Depends on Stokes and Buttler.  Don't think the other batsmen have the class against good bowling.
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  • StuckfastStuckfast Frets: 2124
    Was Vince's ball that good? It looked like a swinging half-volley to me.
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    They are bowling in the 1st 10 overs like we should have but didn't - 3 down - Can't see this going the distance at this rate
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  • mikeyrob73mikeyrob73 Frets: 4537
    was looking forward to watching the end of this match when i got in from work at 430. 

    it will be over by 330 at this rate 
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    mikeyrob73 said:
    was looking forward to watching the end of this match when i got in from work at 430. 

    it will be over by 330 at this rate 
    you can still probably watch the end of the match at/after 4.30 but don't expect to be smiling - Yet you never know - Stokes + JB need a big innings - Run rate is okay so no issue on that score
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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3380
    Stuckfast said:
    Was Vince's ball that good? It looked like a swinging half-volley to me.
    It was a more acceptable way to be out than Morgan's dismissal. 
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  • iseverynamegoneiseverynamegone Frets: 1569
    So we just have to beat India and NZ then. 
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    If we can't persuade Cook out of retirement to wear down the bowlers and protect the middle order biffers, the Ashes are not going to be a lot of fun.
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
    Not a hope in hell of winning here and probably not even 4th place in the cup, how in God’s name we’re England favourites to win?

    Gash


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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    I'm considering recording a Paul Simon covet, with slightly changed title and lyrics. I can't decide - should it be "55 Ways To Bugger Up An Innings" or "55 Ways To Bat Like A Total Arse".

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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
    iseverynamegone said:
    So we just have to beat India and NZ then. 
    Yep, easy as that.


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  • sixstringsuppliessixstringsupplies Frets: 423
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    Bairstow, Morgan and Buttler dismissals were shocking. England don't deserve to reach the semis. 
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  • iseverynamegoneiseverynamegone Frets: 1569
    It’s the hope that kills you. Come on Ben. 
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  • cj73cj73 Frets: 1002
    Who'd a think that the ginger haired,pub brawling biffer would become England's most level headed and adaptable batsman
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  • iseverynamegoneiseverynamegone Frets: 1569
    Great ball to get him out. Wish you could say the same for the rest of them. 
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  • mikeyrob73mikeyrob73 Frets: 4537
    Superb ball that removed Stokes, not much you can do with that. 
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  • menamestommenamestom Frets: 4445

    Does this mean England probably need to beat India and NZ to qualify for the Semi Finals?
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  • mikeyrob73mikeyrob73 Frets: 4537
    menamestom said:

    Does this mean England probably need to beat India and NZ to qualify for the Semi Finals?
    Yup
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  • sixstringsuppliessixstringsupplies Frets: 423
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    Yeah, and I can see Pakistan beating NZ tomorrow to make it even tenser. I still have faith...more annoyed that i cleared my schedule to watch that. I’m now slightly tipsy and a backlog of orders to clear tomorrow. 
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  • SouthpawMarkSouthpawMark Frets: 620
    I blame Ashley Giles. 
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
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    It's like the Ghost of Cricket Past has returned to the England dressing room. It's not the bowling or fielding, despite being the team with the 2nd highest number of dropped catches, but always the batting, slashing away with reckless unnecessary shots. The top order just needed to be patient and let the overs tick over grabbing the singles and rotating the strike and unleash the fireworks in a controlled way once settled in.

    On the optimistic side, Pakistan and Australia have both been perilously close to exiting the World Cup before and gone on to win. Morgan remains defiant saying they just have to win 2 games to get through. Those 2 games just happen to be against the only 2 unbeaten teams in the tournament!

    Although possible, and it would be brilliant to see, I think it remains unlikely. England have dropped to 3rd favourites behind Australia and India to win on Betfair with odds of about 4/1, interesting that they are favoured ahead of New Zealand who are only tipped at nearly 7/1.


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  • skippy76skippy76 Frets: 584
    edited June 2019
    Agreed, although at the ground it certainly felt like England were back in it when they took those 4 quick wickets.

    Lets hope they step up against the Kiwis and have a win.
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    sixstringsupplies said:
    Bairstow, Morgan and Buttler dismissals were shocking. 
    Yes all 3 shots were to egotistical in such circumstances - The run rate was easily achievable - The issue was to stay in and accumulate - Get close then attack if needs be in the last 10/15 overs - I bet if we had accumulated on a 4 or 5 run rate/per over, with wickets to spare, then the Aussies would have felt the pressure
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
    edited June 2019
    Bairstow, Morgan and Buttler dismissals were shocking. 
    Yes all 3 shots were to egotistical in such circumstances - The run rate was easily achievable - The issue was to stay in and accumulate - Get close then attack if needs be in the last 10/15 overs - I bet if we had accumulated on a 4 or 5 run rate/per over, with wickets to spare, then the Aussies would have felt the pressure
    100% agree. If we all can see it and know it why the hell doesn't someone tell them to wake up? We need Sir Alex Ferguson to give them one of his half time pep talks.


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