England v New Zealand

claret wizard · Post by **claret wizard** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:38 pm

Just incredible....

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:39 pm

Can you ******* please win a world cup comfortably and without drama?

Extra-time in 1966
Extra-time in 2003
Super over in 2019

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:39 pm

Wow. And Mrs BoF can’t understand all the fuss.....

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:40 pm

Wow, just wow. Never seen a better game of cricket. Have done a lot of pacing up and down the static. So glad it was on proper telly, could here the cheers from other caravans on site and even Mrs NL was watching.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:40 pm

box_of_frogs wrote:Wow. And Mrs BoF can’t understand all the fuss.....

Snap Mrs BC whinging she was relegated to kitchen telly for the tennis

Wonder if Steve1956 managed to watch much of it ... wasn't allowed qualifying at Silverstone yesterday as his Mrs was watching Tennis yesterday

thelaughingclaret · Post by **thelaughingclaret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:41 pm

I’m lost for words. That was simply incredible!
Stokes should get a knighthood for that performance. What an outstanding game.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:41 pm

New Zealand played well enough to win. Would have been no shame in losing to them

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:41 pm

The lucky 4 byes off Stokes was the difference in the end. Terribly unlucky way for the Kiwis to lose.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:44 pm

Absolutely amazing. Never seen anything like it.

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:45 pm

That is a sporting miracle...up there with greatest ever sporting achievements..

Ashingtonclaret46 · Post by **Ashingtonclaret46** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:45 pm

I am so happy to have been proved wrong ---we have won a World Cup this year!! Great stuff.
We had our bit of luck to do it but every sportsman needs a bit of luck!

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:45 pm

What a wonderful end to a truly magnificent World Cup. Absolutely outstanding game!

As for Ben Stokes, I’ll let the following two pictures do the talking… No player deserves it more after what he has had to pick himself up from, in cricketing terms. Just a brilliant, brilliant display.

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Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:47 pm

Team of the year at Sports Personality of the year? Shoe in

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:47 pm

And what a team!

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:48 pm

What a fantastic game, been through every emotion possible in the last hour and a half. Still can hardly believe it.
A lot of sympathy to NZ, fielded fantastically, didn't deserve to lose, but nobody did today. The game of cricket was the winner.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:48 pm

God bless the commonwealth. Winning in style with a kiwi and a Barbadian

Oh and an Irish captain.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:48 pm

Croydon Claret wrote:Team of the year at Sports Personality of the year? Shoe in

Stokes as Sports Personality too. Maybe Archer will be nominated for Young Sports Personality.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:49 pm

Rugby World Cup in a couple of months though, so maybe they'll have competition.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:50 pm

From the Scotland National Rugby Team, obviously.

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:52 pm

Wow. Just wow.

Phenomenal. Incredible.

I really thought the chance was gone, I really did. I gave it up.... they didn't.

Superb.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:56 pm

I had to have the scoring explained by my mate in the pub and don't think even he was sure, as we're not cricket fans, but all the same was nice to come back when the odds were against us.

IWOODLOVETT · Post by **IWOODLOVETT** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:58 pm

Great result, fantastic entertainment but,oh boy, didn’t,t we get all the luck!

We were bowled out, NZ werent.
That ricochet boundary.
That six when Boult trod on the boundary ( Stokes would have been out).
Tied after 50 overs.
Tied after the super over.
Won by the finest of margins.

Tough on NZ, but never mind eh?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:00 pm

IWOODLOVETT wrote:Great result, fantastic entertainment but,oh boy, didn’t,t we get all the luck!

We were bowled out, NZ werent.
That ricochet boundary.
That six when Boult trod on the boundary ( Stokes would have been out).
Tied after 50 overs.
Tied after the super over.
Won by the finest of margins.

Tough on NZ, but never mind eh?

Do you normally get Cricket World Cup Finals that close?

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:00 pm

FactualFrank wrote:I had to have the scoring explained by my mate in the pub and don't think even he was sure, as we're not cricket fans, but all the same was nice to come back when the odds were against us.

It was like tieing a penalty shootout but winning as had more corners

claretfern · Post by **claretfern** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:01 pm

What Drama !...best ending to anything I've seen in a long while.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:03 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:It was like tieing a penalty shootout but winning as had more corners

Watching it and seeing the scores needed / balls, it felt more like coming back to equalize with seconds to go in normal time and then winning in the final seconds of extra-time.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:04 pm

Went looking to see who were the previous winners...

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:05 pm

That was like the snooker black ball final

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:09 pm

Incredible stuff and Ben Stokes was superb.

AlargeClaret · Post by **AlargeClaret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:11 pm

Incredible one of the most thrilling sports events I’ve ever witnessed , Stokes quite simply heroic performance

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:16 pm

jdrobbo wrote:What a wonderful end to a truly magnificent World Cup. Absolutely outstanding game!

As for Ben Stokes, I’ll let the following two pictures do the talking… No player deserves it more after what he has had to pick himself up from, in cricketing terms. Just a brilliant, brilliant display.

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What's the first one from?

Edit: 20/20 WC?

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:21 pm

That was amazing.
Sport at its very finest, and people say cricket is boring.

Hats off to NZ , a terrible way to lose, the unlucky 4 over throws off the bat, tied twice and then lost on boundaries hit.
They were very gracious in defeat.

Best final ever.

theroyaldyche · Post by **theroyaldyche** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:23 pm

Was the 1st cricket match ive EVER watched. Just from englands batting onwards knowing they had to hit a certain amount to win the world cup.

Sensational

Shame i prob wont watch another game again

BennyD · Post by **BennyD** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:28 pm

No point, you won’t see a better one.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:29 pm

theroyaldyche wrote:Shame i prob wont watch another game again

The last time I watched cricket was the 1999 World Cup when I was in hospital in Manchester. It was the only thing to watch on the terrestrial channels.

I dare say it'll be another 20 years before I watch it again, but I guess when I do watch it, it's a pretty good.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:31 pm

John Terry there ?

claretburns · Post by **claretburns** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:32 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:What's the first one from?

Edit: 20/20 WC?

2016 20/20 World Cup Final, West Indies needed 19 to win on final over, Stokes bowling, and Braithwaite hit 4 sixes from the first 4 balls to win it.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:34 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:John Terry there ?

He was at Wimbledon. Djokovic has only just managed to get it back off him.

Cubanclaret · Post by **Cubanclaret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:35 pm

Kane Williamson is a total dude.
Surreal stuff really. I think NZ have been a little hard done to.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:43 pm

I’ve had a break and been for something to eat but I’m still struggling to believe what I’ve seen.

I had all but given it up at one point and then came the tension of the Stokes/Buttler partnership, thinking if either of them got out it would be fatal.

Those two brought us back in but with an over to go I thought we’d lose, then I thought we’d do it after the overthrows. Then the super over and all that drama.

I’ve always loved cricket but in 60 years or so if watching I’ve never seen anything like that.

The only disappointing thing now is this competition is over.

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:47 pm

England become the first team to have won the world cup in 3 disciplines

football
cricket
rugby

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:50 pm

Goalposts wrote:England become the first team to have won the world cup in 3 disciplines
football
cricket
rugby

We've won the World Cup of Darts a few times.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:51 pm

Fair play to New Zealanders - they’re 12 hours ahead there and I didn't see anyone post any spoilers.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:53 pm

Too soon?

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:56 pm

Absolutely incredible stuff. So many ridiculous incidents. The catch onto the boundary was poor fielding - he should have been more aware of his position.

The game was dead before that incident and the ludicrous overthrow off Stokes’ bat for an extra 4 runs.

I was supposed to be heading out with the missus and lad but managed to talk her into staying in to watch the last 45 mins which turned into 90. She was nearly as enthralled as me by the end.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:57 pm

Ben Stokes just delivered Brexit in his post match interview.

hampsteadclaret · Post by **hampsteadclaret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:58 pm

47.. Captain.. yeah we’re really bad at those sports.. three World Cup wins in..

football
rugby union
cricket

which no other country will ever match, which I think is pretty special.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:08 pm

hampsteadclaret wrote:47.. Captain.. yeah we’re really bad at those sports.. three World Cup wins in..

football
rugby union
cricket

which no other country will ever match, which I think is pretty special.

Next challenge - to win them all outside England.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:09 pm

IWOODLOVETT wrote:Great result, fantastic entertainment but,oh boy, didn’t,t we get all the luck!

We were bowled out, NZ werent.
That ricochet boundary.
That six when Boult trod on the boundary ( Stokes would have been out).
Tied after 50 overs.
Tied after the super over.
Won by the finest of margins.

Tough on NZ, but never mind eh?

Agreed. A great day for cricket and England, but I would really have loved it had we beaten the Aussies or one of the two "big" sub-continental teams in such fortunate circumstances.
Really felt for the Kiwis. Hard to imagine how they could have done more to win, or how they must feel.
Williamson's reaction as captain was exemplary.
Congratulations to both teams.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:14 pm

I came out of this final with a feeling of such pride for our lads with their never day die attitude. But also one of utmost respect for New Zealand. A game between 22 gentlemen