Moderators Casino Posted July 11, 2019 Moderators Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Spider said: That was simply superb. Roy creaming Smith for for 3 sixes in a row was divine. cannot fucking wait for Sunday One thing I don't get, Wimbledon, grand prix and the cricket final on one day Do folk not talk when planning schedules I'm pretty sure it's been Wimbledon, the open and f1 before now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Casino said: One thing I don't get, Wimbledon, grand prix and the cricket final on one day Do folk not talk when planning schedules I'm pretty sure it's been Wimbledon, the open and f1 before now No, I'm pretty sure the Open has always been later All of which doesn't matter; Cricket comes first Might do a bit of split screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted July 12, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2019 England in a World Cup final, or fucking TENNIS?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 12, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2019 Especially given no Andy Murray nor any Britons any where near it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfcfan5 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 WC final is ever 4 years and who knows when England might be in one again. Who the hell cares about Wimbledon or F1 this weekend with that scenario? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted July 12, 2019 Moderators Share Posted July 12, 2019 the broadcasters, id have thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonk Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 18 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: You cant pass up an opportunity like that. Get there. And what a truly wank decision to give Roy out. The umpire let himself be bullied into giving it. IMO Bairstow threw the review away that would have saved him. Get VAR in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 12, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Gonk said: IMO Bairstow threw the review away that would have saved him. Get VAR in He did indeed. Stone dead lbw and he wasted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted July 13, 2019 Members Share Posted July 13, 2019 Resisted the temptation to comment up til now as I don't want to jinx 'em. Was at a corporate do at last Saturdays AFL Western Derby. As soon as the 9 I didn't know heard the 'pommy' accent, they were into me about the cricket. As you might expect, stiff upper lip, one raised eyebrow and a "What the fuck are you blokes on about? Do you have no idea of strategy? This is all part of the plan to get the route to the final we wanted and it doesn't make any difference who we play, we'll win it". Loud guffaws but, by the end of the AFL match where I cleaned up the $120 ($10 a man in, closest margin takes the pot - I predicted the Eagles by 100 points - they won by 91. Next nearest prediction was Eagles by 37), their tune had changed a little (and we were all shit faced by then!) and they were asking me to do their future AFL tipping for them from then on. Unsurprisingly, I have not been able to contact a single one of them (except my lad and the Burnley lad who was there) since we stuffed them on Thursday! Bookies down here put up 1.55 for an England win on Sunday. Had to have some of that! Rate them around a 1.30 shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 13, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2019 Weather lady this morning suggested it would be dry, pleasantly warm, with some cloud. Might swing a bit early doors, maybe for both teams. Bolt could be dangerous for them, but our bowlers have been impressive this competition, certainly more than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 14, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2019 Here we go. Come the fuck on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaarsh Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Pulled it back nicely. Gutted to lose the toss - not so much a worry about the result, but it (hopefully) takes away our last chance to make a nice big score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 14, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2019 Indeed. Nicely poised now. Plunkett a bit ragged, bowling could have been a bit tighter, but fairly decent nevertheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfcfan5 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 NZ hugely on top here. This is not balanced. At all. Anything over 250 and they are huge favourites. Nobody has won a game chasing at Lords. And NZ bowlers will suit this pitch hugely. This is the WC of wickets and England don’t look like taking any. On a pitch where conditions have favoured the quicks. Apart from Woakes the bowling hasn’t been very good. England used their magic performance in the semi. This feels really flat so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 14 minutes ago, bwfcfan5 said: NZ hugely on top here. This is not balanced. At all. Anything over 250 and they are huge favourites. Nobody has won a game chasing at Lords. And NZ bowlers will suit this pitch hugely. This is the WC of wickets and England don’t look like taking any. On a pitch where conditions have favoured the quicks. Apart from Woakes the bowling hasn’t been very good. England used their magic performance in the semi. This feels really flat so far. And got the big wicket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaarsh Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Taylor in at Lords. Couple of months ago Mahmood made him look an absolute bunny when he was playing here for Middlesex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaarsh Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 16 minutes ago, bwfcfan5 said: NZ hugely on top here. This is not balanced. At all. Anything over 250 and they are huge favourites. Nobody has won a game chasing at Lords. And NZ bowlers will suit this pitch hugely. Needs more huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfcfan5 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 1 minute ago, boltondiver said: And got the big wicket Important. I still think first ten overs we needed at least two gone. Got to restrict them to under 250 here. Once it gets over that statistically NZ big favourites. Lords was always a concern. It doesn’t suit the length of Archer and we have a tendency to bowl two foot too short. If we win it’s going to be heroics with the bat I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, bwfcfan5 said: Important. I still think first ten overs we needed at least two gone. Got to restrict them to under 250 here. Once it gets over that statistically NZ big favourites. Lords was always a concern. It doesn’t suit the length of Archer and we have a tendency to bowl two foot too short. If we win it’s going to be heroics with the bat I think. Kind of how I read it, except that NZ are just looking to get some kind of total to defend. 250 is unlikely to be enough to test England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaarsh Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Easy to get carried away and assume on the basis of the last couple of months that one day cricket is a bowlers game and England will be powerless to chase anything. I expect NZ to bowl well, and if England bat poorly they can defend a low score. But if England bat well than 250 is still a low score, same as it was 2 months ago. 3 down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 14, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2019 29 minutes ago, bwfcfan5 said: NZ hugely on top here. This is not balanced. At all. Anything over 250 and they are huge favourites. Nobody has won a game chasing at Lords. And NZ bowlers will suit this pitch hugely. This is the WC of wickets and England don’t look like taking any. On a pitch where conditions have favoured the quicks. Apart from Woakes the bowling hasn’t been very good. England used their magic performance in the semi. This feels really flat so far. Some flatness yes, especially in the crowd, but stop being so negative. Bowling not the absolute best, but NZ never been greatly on top because run rate quite low despite few wickets. Now plunkett has got another, England doing pretty well. Can't destroy everyone like Australia and got to stick with em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfcfan5 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Some flatness yes, especially in the crowd, but stop being so negative. Bowling not the absolute best, but NZ never been greatly on top because run rate quite low despite few wickets. Now plunkett has got another, England doing pretty well. Can't destroy everyone like Australia and got to stick with em. I’m with them. It comes across critical but it isn’t. It’s just circumstances. Little bit of luck missing first ten. Losing the toss. Frustrating more than anything else. However I’m sticking with anything over 250 being very difficult against Boult and co...I hope I’m wrong. I thought Edgbaston would suit us against the Ozzie’s. But felt that Lords did play into NZs hands. We still have a great chance but we’ve just got to remember that chasing in WC finals is a lot different to a chase in a bilateral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaarsh Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 4 down. 250 still well on but looking good not to be chasing anything over 300 now - hopefully much less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfcfan5 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Get in. Hope the sun starts baking down now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Just now, maaarsh said: 4 down. 250 still well on but looking good not to be chasing anything over 300 now - hopefully much less. Oh dear, if they hadn't spunked away their review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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