Semi Final 1 - New Zealand v England (30th March)

[LightningStrike]

We've been a terrible death-bowling side for a long while now (I think statistically the worst of the top 8 over the last couple of years, though that may be ODIs) so this tournament has been incredibly refreshing.

Been fantastic in the second half of this innings really.

It was ever since I moved into the kitchen.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Munro sounded reasonably confident with the total

 

[LightningStrike]

No chance defending this, you're better off going to sleep than staying up to be disappointed with another SF exit.

Depends where you live. It's only 5pm where I am

Though, anyone who even thinks about going to bed must be stupid.....as England NEVER win easily........this will be a thriller.

 

[weldone]

Munro sounded reasonably confident with the total

What did he say?

 

[Goughy]

Just woke up and not seen a ball bowled. Obvs not a great score for NZ but I have not seen the pitch so hard for me to know how competitive the score is. Where are we at right now? 60/40 England?

 

[Groundking]

Depends where you live. It's only 5pm where I am

Though, anyone who even thinks about going to bed must be stupid.....as England NEVER win easily........this will be a thriller.

Stop reminding us please, I'm hoping we shape our innings very similarly to the one against SL, but going a touch quicker at the beginning to have less to do at the end.

 

[91Jmay]

Just woke up and not seen a ball bowled. Obvs not a great score for NZ but I have not seen the pitch so hard for me to know how competitive the score is. Where are we at right now? 60/40 England?

Yeah, I'd put it about 60/40. 165 would have been par.

89/1 after 10 though, they would have felt they can canter to 180.

 

[LightningStrike]

Yeah it is a hell of a lot more unexpected than our batting improvement as well.

Just read "20 runs is the fewest England have ever conceded off the final four overs of a T20"

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

No chance defending this, you're better off going to sleep than staying up to be disappointed with another SF exit.

Bye.

 

[Black_Warrior]

113/2 to this? Great comeback by England. This might just snatch the game from NZ.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Bye.

Lol I know how annoying it is for me to read Smali's gambhiring...so totally relate to this.

 

[Pratters]

Jordan haters sucking it

Have you been a huge Jordan backer though? Don't recall any thing of the like.

 

[Neil Young]

No chance defending this, you're better off going to sleep than staying up to be disappointed with another SF exit.

Night, brother.

When you wake, you can learn me all about misleading averages and how to spot them.

Can't wait.

 

[91Jmay]

Lol I know how annoying it is for me to read Smali's gambhiring...so totally relate to this.

Not sure that is gambhiring. He seems to hate NZ.

 

[91Jmay]

Roy getting some luck here, but this is what we want him to do. Get miles ahead of RR so we can knock spinners around.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Impressive use of jam from Roy first up.

Actually that one was a bit gorgeous.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Not sure that is gambhiring. He seems to hate NZ.

wait what? Isn't he a NZ supporter?

 

[Cabinet96]

Such a hack.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

What did he say?

Something along the lines they have been defending low totals, bowlers know how to do it etc

 

[MW1304]

Yeah two very lucky boundaries but it's the way he should go, in contrast to the last game where his steadiness was warranted.