***Official***Match #40- England vs Netherlands - November 8th - Pune (D/N)-#TheGreatEuropeanBash

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Root settling into the Pat Cummins role nicely.

 

[MW1304]

Joe still bereft of fluency. Can't even scratch around for runs atm.

 

[Molehill]

Root settling into the Pat Cummins role nicely.

To be honest, I think I've seen him in better nick.

Edit: Should just play the reverse scoop to every ball, seems to be the only thing working.

 

[Aidan11]

We should have hypnotised Root into thinking he's Maxwell.

 

[Molehill]

If rain does come and this match is washed out, how will that affect CT qualification?

England would have to beat Pakistan to qualify (and also hope other results went their way - which they ought to).

 

[Burgey]

We'll p*** this.

This might not be a strong flex tbh

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

If rain does come and this match is washed out, how will that affect CT qualification?

good for netherlands and not so good for bd, sl and eng I’d imagine

 

[chris.hinton]

100 up

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

This is getting ugly for netherlands real quick

 

[Daemon]

Come on the Dutch

Will do if they win

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

I'm not sure I have faith in Bairstow in any form of the game now, feels like the ruins he balance everywhere. Can we not just move on? Foakes in India is a better bet for the Tests.

Averaged >40 in the Ashes, despite an antipodean scoundrel sawing him of in wholly unfair fashion at Lords (to universal condemnation).

 

[Shri]

root out pls

stokes and brook are the only 2 interesting things about this game

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

England peaking here so late now not so good news for Pakistan

 

[ataraxia]

root out pls

stokes and brook are the only 2 interesting things about this game

No love for Bas de Leede?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

England peaking here so late now not so good news for Pakistan

Yep, England juggernaut is rolling, there's no stopping us!!!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yep, England juggernaut is rolling, there's no stopping us!!!

Shame it's a month late and people like Buttler and Woakes let us down.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Shame it's a month late and people like Buttler and Woakes let us down.

Peaking too early is a classic way to not win a tournament.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Peaking too early is a classic way to not win a tournament.

Australia peaked at the right time to win this now. India gotta have that one hour in SF or Final to lose it all. But Ravi Shastri disagrees.

 

[BazBall21]

Root out reverse scooping. Nut-megsed no less! Some traditionalists will get a kick out of that.

 

[Molehill]

I think Root may have some more questions to answer after that dismissal....