They are ensuring they go through and not see their run rate drop to give Pakistan a chance.MACCA wrote:Start the car.
Going through the motions here
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ClaretTony wrote:They are ensuring they go through and not see their run rate drop to give Pakistan a chance.
Whatever they are doing it's not very pretty.
Fair play to England doing the business when the pressure was really on.
I'd sooner be going into the semis after back to back victories against the sides you could be facing in the semis/final
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Wasn’t looking good before these last two games but we’ve turned it roundMACCA wrote:Whatever they are doing it's not very pretty.
Fair play to England doing the business when the pressure was really on.
I'd sooner be going into the semis after back to back victories against the sides you could be facing in the semis/final
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We'll be hard to beat now.
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The scorer on TMS worked out that Pakistan would have to get 400 and bowl Bangladesh out for 15 for them to knock NZ out.ClaretTony wrote:They are ensuring they go through and not see their run rate drop to give Pakistan a chance.
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We've come storming back at just the right time and look to be in with a great chance of winning it . NZ on the other hand are rather lucky to be progressing (probably) and are limping into the semi finals. Australia will still take a bit of beating and our demolition of India the other day can't hide the fact that they are a REALLY dangerous side.
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So if Bangladesh bat first, that’s that although it’s already really done and dusted.TheFamilyCat wrote:The scorer on TMS worked out that Pakistan would have to get 400 and bowl Bangladesh out for 15 for them to knock NZ out.
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Yes If Bangladesh win the toss and bat first Pakistan are out.
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Yes i had a brain freeze and was looking at the table before England's win was updated,assuming both the Aussies and the Indians win their last game,it'll be England-India,and the Aussies-Kiwis in the last 4,it's not been a great summer thus far for UK sport,hopefully England can change that.Hibsclaret wrote:More likely to be England v India I think...
Rather them than the Aussies...but not sure they will whimper out like the other day in a semi
You'd have to make the Australians marginal favourites to go all the way based on the action so far,but in a one-off game a dazzling spell from say a Trent Boult,or a classy hundred from Williamson could upset the form.
It's hard to judge England's victory over India as they were on autopilot for the last 20 overs,but recent history suggests it'll be tight in a semi-final.
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Imagine having a 0.005% (I don't know the exact percentage before anyone pulls me up on it )chance of winning and qualifying but no chance if you lose on the toss of a coin and the other team decides to bat first.
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The Aussies have only chased once, v Afghanistan. Think NZ will want to bat first and try to put some pressure on them.
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Don't rate any of the England spinners.so drop Rashid for Mo for a longer batting order
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I was saying on day one that teams who won the toss really should choose to bat first and generally that has proved to be the best way to winning games. I still can't believe that after all the matches we've seen some teams are still winning the toss and putting the other team in. It's almost suicidal. It's made a massive difference to England's last 2 games and will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the semis.
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It's incredible that skill alone won't win you cricket matches, but also how lucky you get in deciding to bat first or second.Dark Cloud wrote:I was saying on day one that teams who won the toss really should choose to bat first and generally that has proved to be the best way to winning games. I still can't believe that after all the matches we've seen some teams are still winning the toss and putting the other team in. It's almost suicidal. It's made a massive difference to England's last 2 games and will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the semis.
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The toss has always played a huge part in cricket in every format of the game and it's accepted that it's a lucky, but crucial part of the game. And there IS a time and a place for putting the opposition in sometimes, but choosing to bat is more often the right choice and I've been amazed at how many sides have chosen to chase in this tournament and then watched the others put up in excess of 300 (or not far off it) and then (unsurprisingly) failed to knock them off.Spijed wrote:It's incredible that skill alone won't win you cricket matches, but also how lucky you get in deciding to bat first or second.
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We did well today and that crucial first wicket for nought but saying that why didnt he appeal
He was on his toes when it struck his pad high and ran down his time to even appeal it, all the same it was good bowling, and what about that catch behind off the glove it was pure genius.
We are set up now and I am very much more optimistic than I was a few days ago
But like someone mentioned it wouldn't be a bad idea to drop our spinner as I also think it's not the tactic in this tournament
He was on his toes when it struck his pad high and ran down his time to even appeal it, all the same it was good bowling, and what about that catch behind off the glove it was pure genius.
We are set up now and I am very much more optimistic than I was a few days ago
But like someone mentioned it wouldn't be a bad idea to drop our spinner as I also think it's not the tactic in this tournament
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I'd say if teams finish level on points it should be decided by the result of thèir head to head match, rather than run rate.
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Two reasons why that wouldn’t work: the game may have been abandoned, three teams could finish on the same points.jrgbfc wrote:I'd say if teams finish level on points it should be decided by the result of thèir head to head match, rather than run rate.
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Two thirds of the games in this WC have been won by the team batting first.Dark Cloud wrote:I was saying on day one that teams who won the toss really should choose to bat first and generally that has proved to be the best way to winning games. I still can't believe that after all the matches we've seen some teams are still winning the toss and putting the other team in. It's almost suicidal. It's made a massive difference to England's last 2 games and will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the semis.
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Told you we had plenty
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They expected movement early with 10.30am starts and English conditions.Dark Cloud wrote:I was saying on day one that teams who won the toss really should choose to bat first and generally that has proved to be the best way to winning games. I still can't believe that after all the matches we've seen some teams are still winning the toss and putting the other team in. It's almost suicidal. It's made a massive difference to England's last 2 games and will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the semis.
It's been a while the white ball has done something in England though. Probably before they switched to the Kookaburra ball.
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