*Official Match #13 - England v Afghanistan 15th October.

[OverratedSanity]

Afghanistan have it in them to choke this away. They've managed a couple of extraordinary chokes against Pakistan recently.

 

[Nintendo]

Mark wood 14(14) and counting, root and bairstow 13(21) for 2 dismissals. Let wood open the batting and we won't lose another game.

 

[Anil]

Yeah that’s my point…they are inexperienced enough to botch this up…

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeah that’s my point…they are inexperienced enough to botch this up…

No chance from here surely.

 

[Ashes81]

Shockingly poor effort from England today and easily the sort that costs you a SF place and if it does we can have no complaints.

 

[mackembhoy]

Afganistan are panicking. The blade of justice has them shaking. This game is as good as won.

They will go bang bang.

Sunderland fans have a saying of It's the hope I can't stand abbreviated to ITHICS for ease

Very apt for this situation. I'm a very much a glass half full person as I'm sure you can from this thread.

 

[White Ball]

England are going go almost certainly lose but NRR also will probably be an issue here

 

[Shri]

rashid gets rashid

 

[GIMH]

Bah

 

[Viscount Tom]

Me mam just said she thinks England can do this so that wicket is on her.

 

[GIMH]

Adil must be walking off wondering how he’s going to be on the receiving end of a thrashing after both of his performances today

 

[Aidan11]

Might as well swing the bat now. You never know we might get lucky.

 

[Andyhere]

Rashid gets Rashid

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Another one sided game and low crowds expected.

Agree, although Afghanistan should only win by about 80.

 

[number11]

Nah NRR is in the bin and with our bowlers we ain't winning 5/6.

If we make the semis then everyone apart from India,South Africa and NZ have had an appalling tournament.

Well some of the bigger sides are having stinkers. Still room for hope.

 

[Pothas]

The crowd has been quite good though.

 

[Shri]

 

[Anil]

Wood dropped!

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Wood dropped!

That might be the match

 

[ashley bach]

Congratulations to the mighty Afghanistan. Tough one for English supporters to take no doubt but a good result for cricket over-all.

It's going to take a big effort from England to make the semis from here. A very big effort indeed.