*Official* Opening Match- England v New Zealand- October 5th, Ahmedabad

[Shri]

stokes not playing

 

[Meridio]

omg we're less than 5 minutes in and I want someone to punch Ravi Shastri already

 

[Shri]

 

[Neil Young]

20 overs from Mitchell/Phillips/Neesh/Rachin. Gonna be fun to watch.

 

[straw man]

Who even needs bowlers, apparently.

#batevendeeper

 

[_Ed_]

I know it's a preposterously massive stadium, but even so, it looks like a kinda pathetic crowd. Hope it fills up a bit.

 

[straw man]

Bairstow to **** the bed worse than cricketweb's servers at the start of a major tournament

 

[Moss]

No confidence in Sodhi apparently? Hope Rachin continues his good bowling form and they get 10 respectable overs out of him.

If there's one side against whom NZ could have *considered* going the other extreme and packing with specialist bowlers and a long tail, it's England. The deep batting lineup should probably prepare to chase 350+ now, happy to be proved wrong but I suspect it'll take an ATG spell from Boult or Henry for that to happen.

 

[Bahnz]

 

[Molehill]

I know it's a preposterously massive stadium, but even so, it looks like a kinda pathetic crowd. Hope it fills up a bit.

Would appear that no one told the people of Ahmedabad that the World Cup was starting today.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

I know it's a preposterously massive stadium, but even so, it looks like a kinda pathetic crowd. Hope it fills up a bit.

Was just gonna say, looks like there's about 250 people there.

This is so NZ to decide Ravindra is a top order batsman one game before the World Cup and stick with it ...

 

[Adorable Asshole]

omg we're less than 5 minutes in and I want someone to punch Ravi Shastri already

I'm probably the only one here who likes Ravi Shastri in the commentary box.

 

[thierry henry]

No bastard there and England slogging. Cool World Cup guys.

 

[The Sean]

I know it's a preposterously massive stadium, but even so, it looks like a kinda pathetic crowd. Hope it fills up a bit.

I've just tuned in and that was my first thought - it's the World Cup opening match FFS, where are the people?

 

[ataraxia]

Well done guys, we're playing 3 bowlers on a flattie.

 

[Tec15]

Cavernous empty stadium! What an advertisement for the game! Great organization BCCI!

 

[Fuller Pilch]

What? Both Sodhi and Ferguson out? Ravindra at 8??????

3

 

[GIMH]

On target for 600

 

[SteveNZ]

20 overs from Mitchell/Phillips/Neesh/Rachin. Gonna be fun to watch.

Yeah....wowee. And it looks FLAT.

 

[BazBall21]

Pitch looks very good. Surprised NZ chose to bowl first. Brave against this top five and they're a bat first side.