It's like deciding the football World Cup on corner count. It doesn't matter how runs are scored, and never has in the entire history of the game IIRC, but here a totally arbritrary stat denies a team a share of the trophy.
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Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostIt's like deciding the football World Cup on corner count. It doesn't matter how runs are scored, and never has in the entire history of the game IIRC, but here a totally arbritrary stat denies a team a share of the trophy.
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Unfortunately something totally obvious to any sentient being was overlooked by the organizers, that you can always have another super over. Stipulation would probably be different batsmen and bowlers must be selected.
England were also favoured by the fact that Stokes simply was able to resume his knock, although it's also true that Boult was working him out.
Archer was an odd choice and they got away with that one big time.
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Congrats to all the England cricket fans. Watching the coverage of the crowds beforehand and afterwards, I must say that it's nice to see that there is at least one sporting culture in England that is capable of putting on a display of sporting nationalism and pride that makes their neighbours happy for them, rather than leaving them fearing invasion. That and it's nice that things worked out for Eoin Morgan.Last edited by The Awesome Berbaslug!!!; 14-07-2019, 19:22.
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New Zealand were better on the day, but they only got out the group because it rained in the second week. Or because Carlos Brathwaite didn't hit his shot a couple of yards further. Them's the fine margins of elite level sport.
Breathtaking game, this has been and now forever will be my favourite World Cup ever.
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Well, what an extraordinary, exhausting game. There's been plenty of sporting drama around, like the Champions League last season, but I can't think of too many finals in any sport that could rival that.
Lots of little moments to pick over, but really there's no point. The rules were known, there weren't any VAR-type howlers, no underarms or forward passes or Wembley-Tors, so it was only unfair in the way that sport often is, not unfair in the sense of rigging and cheating. England were lucky, as NZ would have been equally lucky if the roles were reversed. So it goes.
If cricket in England doesn't build on this then heads should be on pikes.
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Originally posted by hobbes View PostI know we have to have the final at fucking Lords because Lords, but someone needs to have a word with the ground staff to explain what home fucking advantage means.
Why prepare a terrible pitch like this for the final when England pay 50 times better on a flat track.
You'd never catch the Aussies making such a pathetic mistake.
It's not like it's impossible in London. At the Oval England would have walked this final.
Well done England, cricket...bloody hell! Now bring on the Ashes.
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Originally posted by The Awesome Berbaslug!!! View Post
It could be worse. They're nowhere near as shamefully embarrassing as Paddy fucking Power.
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Originally posted by Etienne View PostHad to turn off before fucking Prince Andrew got involved in the presentation,mind.
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