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Post by chuckrocky on Apr 3, 2016 18:07:28 GMT
Haven't seen Stoke's over yet - what did he do, stand in the popping crease and lob em under arm? Was he not allowed to bowl quick Yorkers? Makes you wonder how someone who bowls a cricket ball for a living can fuck up that badly? First ball was a half volley on leg stump, the next three were all full on middle stump, it was like he was just sending hitting practice down. Pressure must have got to him. Still, I remember Yuvraj hitting Broad for six sixes in an over and he turned out alright.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 18:13:50 GMT
Gutting to lose like that but never in a million years did I think this England side would make it to the final before the tournament started, even more so after the losing the first match to the Windies. So an excellent effort on the whole. Hopefully it's the last we see of Morgan and Ali. Billings is too good a player to be carrying the drinks. The future is bright for English cricket, we've got a very competitive team across all formats. Agree about Ali and Morgan. Joe Root to be captain from now on.
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Post by Robo10 on Apr 3, 2016 18:19:18 GMT
Yeah time for Morgs I think, team has carried him
Root capt, bring Vince in at 3 Root to 4
Not sure with Ali, can be a useful bowler and bat, but is inconsistent
Glad Dave Willey had a good game, I like him a lot - had we won surely MoM with 21 and wickets/not many runs.
Still cant get my head round how poor Stokes over was, surely full/yorkers outside off stump was the order of the day?
No9/batsman ffs
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Post by bathstoke on Apr 3, 2016 18:49:25 GMT
WI Beat us twice & although it's tough losing in such a thriller, Cricket needs WI to get their mojo back
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Post by KevinWhimper on Apr 4, 2016 7:46:35 GMT
WI Beat us twice & although it's tough losing in such a thriller, Cricket needs WI to get their mojo back As long as they fuck that fucking dance off then I agree. If not they all deserve peril.
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Post by redstriper on Apr 4, 2016 7:48:19 GMT
WI Beat us twice & although it's tough losing in such a thriller, Cricket needs WI to get their mojo back I said the same yesterday during the game, but they really are one arrogant bunch so it's hard to be happy for them. I backed England at 12-1 during the tournament and thought I was going to collect, that's what sport is about and why we love it. It was a very poor last over from stokes - no idea what he was thinking bowling that length, but he is a very good player and will bounce back. Fair play to Braithwaite, even with the ball at the right length he had to improvise and pick the line, 4 sixes in a row is special hitting. The game is about sixes now - west indies hadn't hit a single one until around the 14th which had put us ahead.
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Post by bathstoke on Apr 4, 2016 9:26:37 GMT
WI Beat us twice & although it's tough losing in such a thriller, Cricket needs WI to get their mojo back As long as they fuck that fucking dance off then I agree. If not they all deserve peril. That's the beauty of R5liveXtra, I don't have to watch the razzmatazz
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Post by partickpotter on Apr 4, 2016 9:56:07 GMT
WI Beat us twice & although it's tough losing in such a thriller, Cricket needs WI to get their mojo back I said the same yesterday during the game, but they really are one arrogant bunch so it's hard to be happy for them. I backed England at 12-1 during the tournament and thought I was going to collect, that's what sport is about and why we love it. It was a very poor last over from stokes - no idea what he was thinking bowling that length, but he is a very good player and will bounce back. Fair play to Braithwaite, even with the ball at the right length he had to improvise and pick the line, 4 sixes in a row is special hitting. The game is about sixes now - west indies hadn't hit a single one until around the 14th which had put us ahead. Agree about the arrogance - and it was nearly their downfall. Both openers did a Pietersen and decided Root was easy picking and paid accordingly. But a special mention for the most arrogant of the lot - Marlon Samuels. No doubt the guy is something of an arse, but he also has plenty about him. In character and ability. He made Stokes look a fool yesterday. On that I would like it if the "New England" would leave that sledging pish in the past. It would appear to be entirely counter productive. Something for Stokes to ponder as well as how to bowl the final over of a game. Sorry Ben, Marlon Samuels owns you. And you've no one to blame but yourself!
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Post by ukcstokie on Apr 4, 2016 10:39:52 GMT
Well that was pretty shitty wasn't it? It didn't help that I had to Live pause the last 5 overs, then just as I was about to restart, number 2 son came home: "how'd the cricket go Dad?" Me: "I don't know, I paused it and just watching it now" Son - takes out his phone, does a search, then lets out a disappointed "oh". Me: "thanks mate" Son: "I was just looking at something else" So I had the pleasure of watching the end of the match just waiting for us to fuck it up. And boy did Stokes deliver. It wasn't all down to Stokes i know, but that was such a shit last 4 balls to end on. Congratulations to the Windies - but they really do need a lesson in winning with grace. The arrogance that they displayed really did leave a nasty taste in the end.
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