41st Match - England v New Zealand

[wrongun]

I mean I can see there’s no point in doing anything risky given the net run rate situation, but seeing as how safe you are couldn’t they at least try slogging so the ticket buying customers get something.

They already got what they want...most of them did atleast. An English win on the horizon.

 

[artvandalay]

Yea I genuinely don't think I'd bat worse than santner out there who cannot get the ball off the square. Only explanation is they suddenly feel they need to protect the nrr and have gotten tight as a result.

 

[wrongun]

Wow I just realized its Bairstow and not Baristow. Silly Non anglicized me....he needs to stop playing with so much fury, calm down lad, find that balance.

 

[harsh.ag]

The last two games really make you realize how good Bairstow and Roy are right now

 

[Moss]

Lol, the variety of self-inflicted NZ dismissals today. Hilarious.

 

[Larwood's_boots]

So the semi final lineups are like to be

Oz vs NZ
Eng vs Ind

Correct?

 

[91Jmay]

The last two games really make you realize how good Bairstow and Roy are right now

Seriously they are so poweful they make pitches feel a lot flatter. They can struggle early against movement but they will flog anything other than world class opening bowling.

 

[wrongun]

Tahir has had a decent WC. Little support though.

To be honest, I don't recall one game where he got absolutely decimated like yuzi vs England for eg. If anything, Rabada has been a disappointment.

 

[Neil Young]

This is embarrassing

Aye. Woeful.

 

[harsh.ag]

Could have turned out all so differently but for that Nicholls LBW. Terrible decision.

 

[Neil Young]

Could have turned out all so differently but for that Nicholls LBW. Terrible decision.

Unfortunately this is far from true.

If Roy had been bowled first ball, however.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Could have turned out all so differently but for that Nicholls LBW. Terrible decision.

Yeah they couldve had KW come in a full 10 balls later

 

[harsh.ag]

Unfortunately this is far from true.

If Roy had been bowled first ball, however.

I mean both the Taylor and KW dismissals were highly avoidable. So, it would have been a whole different universe.

 

[Neil Young]

I mean both the Taylor and KW dismissals were highly avoidable. So, it would have been a whole different universe.

Maybe. But, ultimately, we're not good enough and there's a massive gulf between us and the top 3. I'm not sure we would have won under (m)any circumstances.

 

[Arachnodouche]

NZ are going to feel like such undeserving semi finalists if Pak thrash BD. Might as well give Aus (?) a pass to the finals.

 

[Neil Young]

Yeah they couldve had KW come in a full 10 balls later

Harsh. But fair.

 

[Larwood's_boots]

How was the KW one avoidable? Surely that’s the one way to be out where you genuinely haven’t done anything wrong in any level?

 

[Neil Young]

NZ are going to feel like such undeserving semi finalists if Pak thrash BD. Might as well give Aus (?) a pass to the finals.

Oh, don't be fooled, we're gonna win the whole thing from here. We're just methodically roping the dopes.

 

[harsh.ag]

How was the KW one avoidable? Surely that’s the one way to be out where you genuinely haven’t done anything wrong in any level?

Used the word avoidable in the wrong way. Freaky.

 

[trundler]

England missing out was too good a dream to be true.