[Cricket] 2019 Cricket World Cup

[Ernest]

Run out by the skin of his finger

 

[Gazwag]

But then why change the habit of a lifetime ? Its just what we do.

Snippet from cricinfo

Nick: "Just like to point out, if England win this, they'll most likely be playing the Semi Final on the same date that the England Football team were knocked out in the semis of the world cup last year..."

 

[jakarta]

Unlucky Mr Williamson.

Never Mind.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Time for Taylor and Williamson to PILE on the runs.

NZ struggling but need Williamson out to be certain

Unbelievably unlucky way to get out.

"Always remember to back up kids"

 

[Ernest]

Kamakazi Kiwi's there, thrown this away

 

[pasty]

Did the umpire really need to go upstairs for that one?

 

[nicko31]

England's in the bag, bar a Kiwi miracle

 

[Willow]

England's in the bag, bar a Kiwi miracle

Bold words, still a lot of mileage left in this game yet.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Bold words, still a lot of mileage left in this game yet.

Nah.

200 off 27 overs with your three best batsmen gone? Game over.

Another one or two wickets will go down, and then there will be 20 overs of tedium, as NZ try to bat out the overs to avoid a run rate disaster

 

[pasty]

If we win this, then we are guaranteed to finish 3rd in the table, with a semi final against either the Aussies or India. On paper it will likely be India as they should both win their final matches, so India finish 2nd. Can we beat them again?

And another wicket falls as I type

James Neesham b Wood 19

NZ 123/5 25.1 ovs

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Five down

 

[dazzer6666]

Nah.

200 off 27 overs with your three best batsmen gone? Game over.

Another one or two wickets will go down, and then there will be 20 overs of tedium, as NZ try to bat out the overs to avoid a run rate disaster

This

Edit - now 5 down

 

[jakarta]

Chopped on, New Zealand finding ways to get themselves out. 123-5 after 25 overs.

 

[Willow]

Nah.

200 off 27 overs with your three best batsmen gone? Game over.

Another one or two wickets will go down, and then there will be 20 overs of tedium, as NZ try to bat out the overs to avoid a run rate disaster

Probably now, yes. This wicket is the last bastion. Get CDG out and it is game over.

 

[pasty]

Probably now, yes. This wicket is the last bastion. Get CDG out and it is game over.

Oh go on then....

Colin de Grandhomme c Root b Stokes 3

128/6 28.1 ovs

 

[CHAPPERS]

Oh look maybe 300 wasn't such a shit score after all.

 

[jakarta]

Stokes on, first ball takes de Grandhomme's wicket, decent captaincy as well as bowling. 128-6 after 28.1, starting to look a bit grim for New Zealand.

 

[pasty]

Can someone tell me the run rate formula please?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Never in doubt

 

[KZNSeagull]

Can someone tell me the run rate formula please?

To see if Pakistan can qualify?

From the BBC: If Pakistan bowl first on Friday they cannot get through on run rate - if they bat first and score 400 they would have to bowl Bangladesh out for 14.