Final - England v New Zealand

[trundler]

Gonna listen to Stevie Nicks to distract myself

 

[Groundking]

The salt is amazing. Cry harder bitches, England won fair and square. #wasntawide

 

[slippy888]

I don't think there can be a time issue to have another super over really.

 

[91Jmay]

Great win, everyone knew the boundary rule prior too the tournament. One side tries to hit lots of boundaries and the other side builds totals by higher percentage shots. Would probably look at Santner ducking the last ball or the phantom wide to start the over myself.

 

[artvandalay]

This world cup win ought to have an asterisk against it just for this game and how it played out.

 

[MW1304]

Kane PotT. Man that's the least consolation ever.

 

[harsh.ag]

It's probably a good idea to remember that the surreal 6 not happening means an alternate universe where Stokes could have smoked the next ball for 6 because he had no other option but to go for it. Resulting in a 1 off 1.

 

[Uppercut]

Remember when Santner ducked the last ball? Ahahahahaha.

Then he thought about trying to run a bye but didn’t for some reason.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Yeah agree with that. I would just have another super over.

I actually think that is better than penalties in football. It is still actually recognisably cricket. Penalties is not really football at all (and I actually like penalties more than most.)

Bring back the bowl out

 

[ImpatientLime]

kek the ****ing salt in this thread

 

[mr_mister]

Lol last minute change in plans to give KW the MOTS to save face

 

[nightprowler10]

Just shows how absurd the criticism of Dhoni's innings the other day was. Stokes played the same innings and is MOM.

Dhoni didn't hit a four off his bat while sliding in.

 

[ImpatientLime]

Lol last minute change in plans to give KW the MOTS to save face

didn't score enough boundaries over the tournament to deserve it imo

 

[slippy888]

Lol last minute change in plans to give KW the MOTS to save face

Kane looked furious by that deflection, I think he will talk about it.

 

[Prince EWS]

Then he thought about trying to run a bye but didn’t for some reason.

Haha because Boult had no interest in it at all. If anything you'd think Boult would just be backing up regardless and it'd be Santner with some sort of record to protect and not having backed up halfway down the pitch by the time it go to the other end who'd be reluctant, but it was Boult.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Michael Vaughan talking absolute nonsense. Utter drivel. According to him the plucky Kiwis did very well today!

 

[cpr]

For all those saying NZ should've won on less wickets lost... why? When has the aim of LO cricket been not to lose wickets?

Yeah boundaries is a bit of a notional one to end a match on, but that's why its the 3rd choice after 51 over of cricket.

I know wickets lost is ICC sanctioned, but it seems so backwards a way to end a game based on scoring runs by encouraging teams not to try for runs. Today England lost their last two wickets going for that extra run - including one when the game was already drawn. Would you have rather the WC final ended with England not going for a second run (if NZ had lost 9 not) because it'd actually lose them the game to try and win? Seems weird.

 

[Francis]

The salt is amazing. Cry harder bitches, England won fair and square. #wasntawide

Hi, I don't think we've met before. I'm Frank. Great post.

 

[thierry henry]

How special do you have to be call it ‘salt’ when someone complains because you hit the 3rd last ball for 4 extra runs while running a 2

The **** is wrong with you clowns

 

[mr_mister]

Great win, everyone knew the boundary rule prior too the tournament. One side tries to hit lots of boundaries and the other side builds totals by higher percentage shots. Would probably look at Santner ducking the last ball or the phantom wide to start the over myself.

Oh come on lol pretending there was any thought given to this rule by anybody

this is like a 0.00001% occurrence and nobody factors it into team strategy