England v New Zealand

[box_of_frogs]

Oh dear.

0 from 4 looks likely now.

Yup.

[expoultryboy]

I wish that female commentator would shut up

[ClaretTony]

Clearly second favourites now. Think this will be very difficult to win now.

[box_of_frogs]

I wish that female commentator would shut up

Agreed!

At least we have some power players still to come. All not lost yet.

[claretburns]

Game over now I think, New Zealand bowlers have been superb.

[kentonclaret]

CT

Win Predictor says 60% England 40% NZ

[MACCA]

Bairstow nearly plays on a couple of times an innings to be fair, hes got lucky twice this innings a lone.

We are too impatient when chasing it seems

[ClaretTony]

Difficult to get momentum and they batted at just over four per over all the way through. We are fast approaching six per over.

[Steve1956]

Jos will come in and blast us to victory.

[BigChaCha]

Only in England would we produce a pitch that completely suits the opposition style of play perfectly!

And this is not hindsight, I was saying this as soon as I saw it.

[Mondsley]

Tough but still winnable. I have turned the sound down as Ganguly is doing my head in!!!

[kentonclaret]

Bairstow got away with 2 inside edges on to stumps against India and also 1 against NZ before dragging on.

[ClaretTony]

CT

Win Predictor says 60% England 40% NZ

Shows how much a computer knows. Would you say it’s 60% England?

[Hibsclaret]

Absolute top notch bowling. Bairstow was unlucky there because at least he was keeping the scoreboard ticking whilst adapting his normal game to the great bowling. Root lost the plot.

[Herts Clarets]

Bloody Yorkshiremen giving their wickets away....

[Tall Paul]

I'd still take England to win at evens

[CleggHall]

Root put England in trouble, 7 runs off 30 balls is appalling.

[Hibsclaret]

Could be Buttlers day today I hope

[ClaretTony]

I'd still take England to win at evens

I’m not sure getting 167 from 174 balls is very likely on this wicket.

[Ashingtonclaret46]

My post of 25 June, when we were playing the Aussies, could well come back to haunt me ---I sincerely hope not!!

"It doesn't matter which sport ---this is another World Cup that England are not going to win."

[MACCA]

Only in England would we produce a pitch that completely suits the opposition style of play perfectly!

And this is not hindsight, I was saying this as soon as I saw it.

Why they keep playing these crucial games at Lords I'll never know.

It levels the playing field up too much for the opposition in terms of wicket and crowd. It's hardy home advantage.


Our win rate is also poor here.

[MDWat]

We bat deeper than them and bigger than them. I’m still confident.

[Hibsclaret]

It’s very much 50/50

[box_of_frogs]

Why they keep playing these crucial games at Lords I never know.

It levels the playing field up for the opposition in terms of wicket and crowd.

A win rate is also poor here.

Spot on! We should be at Edgbaston.

[joey13]

England still just favourites with bookies

[Hibsclaret]

You can’t expect to win a World Cup final easily. Will have to do it the hard way.

[Steve1956]

Keep the faith boys we will win this.!

[kentonclaret]

CT

Didn't say I agreed with it I was just posting what the computer indicated.

As for the pitch I have watched most games and, shall we say, they have at least been consistent in getting slower as the game goes on. Hardly any of the pitches have been up to standard which is why there have been low scores and very few teams chasing scores down.

[Goalposts]

Only in England would we produce a pitch that completely suits the opposition style of play perfectly!

And this is not hindsight, I was saying this as soon as I saw it.

Its not the pitch setup .its lords we have the best batting line up in the world but play the final on the all time leveller square which is lords

[ClaretTony]

Why they keep playing these crucial games at Lords I'll never know.

I can’t imagine they’d ever play it anywhere else when it’s being held here. It’s considered the head quarters of the game worldwide.

[MACCA]

Start the car Smith

Morgan flops... again

[ClaretTony]

Four down - Morgan gone

[Hibsclaret]

Great catch. Not 50/50 now

[Ashingtonclaret46]

Great catch in the circumstances. England under pressure again ---looks like the same old story ----and I am the eternal optimist!

[theroyaldyche]

Nz to win this comfortably

[Bosscat]

They say catches win matches and that fellers was a helluva catch

[Goalposts]

Win rate at lords is less than 45%

[joey13]

What happened to fearless cricket?

[Vino blanco]

I've said it many times throughput the tournament, we don't handle the pressure.

[Hibsclaret]

This is muck or nettles now as my old man used to say

[Murger]

Bottle jobs.

[Longside4evr]

I feel sick we just haven't been at the races
N/Z have played brilliant no excuses we have to really dig in now

[Buxtonclaret]

Not looking good, is it?

[Goalposts]

England play well when the ball comes on. The ball is holding up and hard to get away..its a nurdle the ball around for singles pitch...we dont play like that

[MACCA]

Not been great at chasing anyway, and under this pressure with this scoreboard, I cant see us pulling it round.
Stokes is the only one in any sort of form.

Butler hasn't had a knock yet, and you can only really ask for 50 from our last 4 ( if overs dont run out )

[ClaretTony]

I think that win predictor must be a big England fan, it still only has NZ at 51%.

[CaptainKirk]

Heard we were good st cricket and it’s on tv so thought I would tune in.
My god, we are as bad at this as we are at football and rugby etc!
And whose idea is the bloody music!!!!

[Billy Balfour]

This is going from us. I agree on the music - it's trash.

[NL Claret]

I think that win predictor must be a big England fan, it still only has NZ at 51%.

The bookies disagree. 8/13 NZ 13/10 England

[Hibsclaret]

This really is the key wicket. If these are still in by the 35th we have a chance.