Conditions have eased and two players are "set", which proves the earlier panic was unessesary (IMO). If NZ win it from here good luck to them but England should win
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This is going to be terribly close......phew.....
All but unbearable now..... 39 from 24.....Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 14-07-19, 18:34.Comment
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How's your heart doing....?!!
I didn't know you could get a six that way...!
Yep.... we have the superover......!Comment
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CHAMPION CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS...
Have you ever seen anything quite like that on a Cricket Pitch....??Comment
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NZ robbed by an accident maybe?? Just a thought.Comment
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But that final had absolutely everything: fine bowling, some brilliant fielding - NZ catching? - mischance, the bizarre, the utterly unexpected, and the youngest bowler on either side bowling the Superover - a decision that very nearly cost England the match, let us not forget!! Buttler kept cool, Neesham hit well. No-one in that crowd would have felt they had been deprived of entertainment!Comment
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In this competitive world there has to be a winner it seems - fair enough - well maybe but has no-one ever thought that sharing the trophy might be an option - OK may be not - but had the rules been based on number of wickets lost ....Comment
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No way I would have gone with Archer for the super over. experience every time.Originally posted by DracoM View Post
Which shows what I know !!
Wonderful game which had everything. England had a huge slice of luck when it really mattered, and a couple more lucky inside edges than the Kiwis perhaps, but so it goes.
And NZ will learn from that, and won a lot of friends.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.Comment
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Not really sure why wickets lost in a tie isn’t the first decider. It seems as good a rule as any.Originally posted by cloughie View Post
I wonder what was going through Jason Roys mind as that last shot hurtled towards him, having fumbled one not long beforehand ?I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.Comment
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OK, maybe: 'Everyone knows I am the best cricketer in Britain so I can't fumble this'.Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
Erm. He let us down today. I hope someone quietly reminds him of this.Comment
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I think boundaries scored is the deciding metric rather than wickets lost because this is seen as rewarding more attacking play.Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
If wickets lost was the deciding factor it might result in more defensive play rather than going for the big shots, especially towards the end of their innings when wickets are often sacrificed by the chasing team."I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square."
Lady Bracknell The importance of Being EarnestComment
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Aerial camera shots showed snake-like stains on the square. Does anyone know how these occurred?Comment
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Wickets lost was one of the old ways of deciding before SuperOvers. There were various count backs like who had most runs after X amount of overs. I think the present SuperOvers plus boundaries is the best they've come up with.Comment
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It's a great pity, IMHO, that live coverage of every match except the final was limited to those willing or able to pay Sky for the privilege - perhaps the public's reaction to this sensational match might lead to the ECB to think more carefully when it comes to the awarding of broadcasting rights. Having said that, I must say 'thank you' for being given the opportunity to see the event live.Comment
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