14th June - 1st Semi-final - England v Pakistan

[Zinzan]

400+ on the cards here

You mean the sum of both innings yeah?

 

[91Jmay]

Congratulations Pakistan, well deserved. Bowled magnificently and had always won game from there. We played poorly, but don't think can take anything away from Pakistan here.

 

[Adders]

Well played Pakistan.......they've surprised a lot of people in this tournament.

Incredibly disappointing performance and loss for England though. I only only watched up to Butlers wicket so didn't see any of our dire bowling, but this was all too easy for Pakistan.

 

[Burgey]

Lol

 

[Burgey]

"England's year" at ICC tournaments is cricket's "Liverpool's year".

How bad is Morgan bitching about the pitch and complaining because it was a used surface which his team couldn't adjust to? What a crock.

 

[S.Kennedy]

"England's year" at ICC tournaments is cricket's "Liverpool's year".

How bad is Morgan bitching about the pitch and complaining because it was a used surface which his team couldn't adjust to? What a crock.

He was moaning about the wicket in the defeat in the three South African one-dayers also.

 

[centurymaker]

Pakistan has done both Bangladesh & India a nice favor by eliminating England because both Bangladesh & India would have struggled to beat England in the final on the 'flatter' surface at the Oval.

 

[centurymaker]

Virat Kohli: "Everyone wants a England-India final". Just shows which team Kohli would rather face in the finals.

You have grabbed the comment out of context.

He was speaking at an Indo-England gathering where Indian Brits wanted Ind Eng final, so he simply echoed their sentiment, but he added that he personally doesn't have a preference for the final's opponent and that he'd be happy to make the final first.

 

[smash84]

You have grabbed the comment out of context.

He was speaking at an Indo-England gathering where Indian Brits wanted Ind Eng final, so he simply echoed their sentiment, but he added that he personally doesn't have a preference for the final's opponent and that he'd be happy to make the final first.

It was a tongue in cheek comment

 

[straw man]

Saw the highlights, Pakistan's bowlers really impressive with a little swing and spin to be had.

Also, gutsy picking a debutant for a knockout match, but sometimes boldness pays off. I can't help but compare to NZ's timid selection approach.

Hope the wicket for the final isn't tooo flat as Pakistan would be less effective there.

 

[quincywagstaff]

"England's year" at ICC tournaments is cricket's "Liverpool's year".

How bad is Morgan bitching about the pitch and complaining because it was a used surface which his team couldn't adjust to? What a crock.

Morgan’s comments suggest they were mentally expecting this semi to be a walk in the park and were already looking ahead to a likely final versus India.

 

[S.Kennedy]

England were so hyped up for this competition that they saw it as a walk in the park and a dress rehearsal for winning the world cup. I'm English yet I freely admit I've never seen an England sporting team so heavily hyped outside one of our (wc/euro) footballing flops over the last few decades (take your pick!). The way the television former-cricket pundits were acting was completely absurd. It would be different if this was a best-of 'series' but this is knock-out cricket where you have to seize all chances and opportunities - even the group stages seemed like knock-outs.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Morgan’s comments suggest they were mentally expecting this semi to be a walk in the park and were already looking ahead to a likely final versus India.

That's pretty much how everyone saw it not just him so won't blame him.

 

[TheJediBrah]

India v pak final. Might actually be worth watching

 

[cnerd123]

India v pak final. Might actually be worth watching

Greatest rivalry in the sport

 

[Athlai]

Greatest rivalry in the sport

Na, they'd have to play each other for it to be a rivalry.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Nass to Ramiz: "Tell us about Raees"
Ramiz: "Fun movie bro, go watch it"

 

[_Ed_]

Watching the replay at the moment. Fakhar has a few technical issues (particularly against the short ball), but jeez he's got some shots. One silver lining after Sharjeel's disappointing fall from grace.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Greatest rivalry in the sport

By some margin tstl

 

[S.Kennedy]

I rivalry fought over who inherits a Led Zeppelin song.