[Cricket] ICC Cricket World Cup 2023- Final- India v Australia

[Simster]

Horrible batting conditions, these. But fair play to SA, they've got themselves right back into this. Maxwell could have taken the game away in 2 overs, but he's gone and it really is game on.

Also nice to see the ground near full for a non India game (for once).

 

[ManOfSussex]

Inglis bowled. 7 down. 20 needed.

 

[Audax]

20 to get, but Inglis bowled. Means the tail will have to get the remaining runs, and without Maxwell to do the heavy hitting getting 20 might be more difficult than getting 200 was vs AFG...

Maharaj has bowled his 10, though, which plays in Australia's favour I think.

 

[Audax]

And SAf waste their final review on a pointless attempt to overturn a not out LBW decision that pitched well outside leg stump.

 

[Badger]

Is a hat-trick too much too much to ask for?

 

[ManOfSussex]

De Kock drops an inside edge off Cummins.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Australia into the final with a 3 wicket victory.

 

[Badger]

Alexa, define "worst possible final"

 

[A1X]

FFS I’m going to have to support Australia. Might just ignore it. Sake.

 

[Eeyore]

Just seen the appointments for the World Cup Final. Kettleborough and Illingworth.

So we appear to have defaulted back to 'Well, at least we've got the best umpires in the world'

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Just seen the appointments for the World Cup Final. Kettleborough and Illingworth.

So we appear to have defaulted back to 'Well, at least we've got the best umpires in the world'

Well, the best non-Indian or Australian umpires anyway.

Good for those two. Both yorkshiremen, which I'm sure will please Dickie Bird.

 

[Eeyore]

Well, the best non-Indian or Australian umpires anyway.

Good for those two. Both yorkshiremen, which I'm sure will please Dickie Bird.

In the last ten years, they have the ICC award shared between them for five of them.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Just seen the appointments for the World Cup Final. Kettleborough and Illingworth.

So we appear to have defaulted back to 'Well, at least we've got the best umpires in the world'

That also makes Illingworth just the second man to have played in and umpired a world cup final.

 

[Eeyore]

That also makes Illingworth just the second man to have played in and umpired a world cup final.

Now that's MY kind of stat. Thanks.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

In the last ten years, they have the ICC award shared between them for five of them.

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Always liked both of them, so I can see that.
Vaguely surprised Gough hasn't won it given some of the press he's had in the last few years. Though I'm mainly thinking of the covid summer in 2020 which they don't appear to have awarded anybody for.

 

[Eeyore]

Always liked both of them, so I can see that.
Vaguely surprised Gough hasn't won it given some of the press he's had in the last few years. Though I'm mainly thinking of the covid summer in 2020 which they don't appear to have awarded anybody for.

Interestingly, I did read an article about the percentage of correct international umpire calls over the years and I think Gough was top a while back. Ian Gould was pretty high too.

 

[Eeyore]

Poll added to see who folk favour.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Poll added to see who folk favour.

Which type of gardening accident did you have in mind?

 

[jakarta]

When you can't see past both losing it is not easy...

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

That also makes Illingworth just the second man to have played in and umpired a world cup final.

After Vengkat ??