Final - England v New Zealand

[vandem]

We wish it was 30 overs at the moment. Would be above 5 an over.

This is the risk of the Kane / Ross "catch up in the 2nd half of my innings" approach. Just because the tactic worked against India doesn't mean the bowlers will win the game again.

 

[straw man]

It's ok to say that both that lbw decision was bad and Guptill reviewing earlier was bad. Not either/or.

 

[social]

Yeah mate write him an angry letter sure.

Stop being a dick

It wasn’t close and everyone knows it

 

[91Jmay]

I think 270 is a good score, so given it is a final & their bowling attack they should be happy with 250.

 

[trundler]

That almost carried

 

[Jezroy]

35 overs for both sorry.

Oh yeah - 2015 World Cup was double at 35 overs with wickets in hand almost

 

[andmark]

William the Conqueror Howe.

 

[straw man]

Didn't expect that from Latham - good.

 

[hazsa19]

I think everyone loves a burned review coming back to haunt if isn’t your team.

The system is there to avoid the howler, which I think is the right approach. If you waste it as Guptill has and as Bairstow did, it’s difficult to have too much sympathy. Some people seem to think that bad decisions are a new phenomenon.

 

[Jezroy]

Didn't expect that from Latham - good.

He’s looked better since that 57 against England. Thank goodness

 

[Jezroy]

I think everyone loves a burned review coming back to haunt if isn’t your team.

The system is there to avoid the howler, which I think is the right approach. If you waste it as Guptill has and as Bairstow has, it’s difficult to have too much sympathy. Some people seem to think that bad decisions are a new phenomenon.

Pakistan and Aussie at home in the 80s was particularly terrible

 

[91Jmay]

Either way this final is building beautfiully, NZ probably can't bat England out of the game and they should post a good competative total.

 

[harsh.ag]

 

[MW1304]

Latham suddenly timing it great too. Important partnership this.

 

[GIMH]

Should definitely have been 2 reviews per innings.

Whatever though, it’s like 2mm over the stumps. Hard for the umpire when it pitches quite full with good bounce.

I feel like in the pre-DRS era people would not really consider it a bad decision, just a bit unlucky.

I actually remember reading someone (night have been FaaipDe can’t remember the last bit) declaring a decision to give Strauss out in the 06 Ashes, that was much like that, the absolutely correct decision.

 

[thundaboult]

Good little passage of play from latham and neesh. Need a counter punch. Btw, I've always noticed that wood has more better games against us than not. Bogey bowler for us. Seems to me that he will add another one here.

 

[Bijed]

Either way this final is building beautfiully, NZ probably can't bat England out of the game and they should post a good competative total.

Yup. Whilst I wouldn't go so far as to call it compelling viewing thus far, the fact that neither side has looked like running away with it has made it thoroughly entertaining

 

[rythy]

Latham playing aggressive. Think NZ can still get to 260-270 if these two get good partnership and then de Grandhomme scoring some quick 30s.

 

[Jezroy]

Latham playing aggressive. Think NZ can still get to 260-270 if these two get good partnership and then de Grandhomme scoring some quick 30s.

Yeah - I feel like 260 is minimum

 

[artvandalay]

Yea well there can be multiple howlers in a certain period of play. Theoretically, there aren't that many contentious decisions even in 100 overs that if you were to review every one you would lose time. Cricket is a stop start game anyway.