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    Originally posted by Nocturnal Submission View Post


    The side shot of Dhoni's six, as he strolls nonchalantly down the pitch and watches the ball drop over the head of the flailing Kiwi fielder and over the boundary rope, is just wonderful.

    It's at 15:33 on here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/48923852
    Ha ha, he struts away watching that like a golfer who's just put one right next to the flag on the 18th to win The Open.

    What are we calling the shot, btw? My description to the guy watching in the office with me was "quasi-helicoper shot".

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      Originally posted by Southport Zeb View Post

      You could have a format similar to the IPL:

      Qualifying Playoff - 1st v 2nd - winner to final, loser to final eliminator
      Elimination Playoff - 3rd v 4th - winner to final eliminator, loser eliminated

      Final Eliminator - loser qualifying playoff v winner elimination playoff - winner to final, loser eliminated

      Final - winner qualifying playoff v winner final eliminator
      That’s more or less how college baseball works.

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        The final will now be shown on a free channel in NZ, copying their UK counterparts. The difference is that they waited until NZ got there: any excitable young suit who suggested this should happen would have been laughed out of a job last week.

        As for any format changes, you either have knockout games before the final or you don't (whether they're semi-finals or whatever). Going from round-robin direct to a final didn't do much for football's World Cup back in the 70s.

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          Have to say, can't remember the last time I was anticipating a coin toss this much.

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            There is something to be said for the double eliminator format, although sometimes it's even crueller on the team who finishes first, beats the team who finished second, then loses to them when they get another chance in the final.

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              Bugger.

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                Arseholes. Oh well. Fun while it lasted

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                  Jofra!!

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                    And they've lost the review!

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                      10/2 !

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                        Warner out too!

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                          Woahkes.

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                            Ooh, and that coulda shoulda been three.

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                              Deja-vu, right? Captain reviews ... openers gone. But it's no 5-3 ... (winky)

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                                I did think the presumption that England had lost the match in losing the toss was very premature, especially at Edgbaston.

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                                  Tufnell as perceptive as ever.

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                                    Christ!

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                                      Woakes! Did him all ends up.

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                                        Well, all about this partnership now - if the match isn't already over.

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                                          Starc and Cummins could defend 150.

                                          I don't know who their Jadeja is, Carey perhaps.

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                                            Originally posted by Ray de Galles View Post
                                            Well, all about this partnership now - if the match isn't already over.
                                            If their batters can struggle, so can ours.

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                                              Originally posted by tee rex View Post
                                              Starc and Cummins could defend 150.

                                              I don't know who their Jadeja is, Carey perhaps.

                                              Maxwell?

                                              That's assuming Australia make 150!

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                                                We should know from the other semi final not to make hasty judgements.

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                                                  Originally posted by Kevin S View Post

                                                  If their batters can struggle, so can ours.
                                                  STOP TALKING BRITAIN DOWN!

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                                                    Pretty sure the helmets aren't meant to do that.

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