CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025

[Bazal]

great knock from Inglis but I cant see up progressing too far into this comp with this bowling attack

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In the circumstances it's not the attack I'm worried about. Dwarshius is a bit if a weak link but he bowled well last night. Ellis had no luck but he'd be a permanent fixture in my modern whittle ball sides tbh. I think they all bowled as well as you could expect on a deck that offered less than the floating floorboards in my living room

 

[King-Gutho94]

great knock from Inglis but I cant see up progressing too far into this comp with this bowling attack

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I can't see us winning it

But we beat Afghanistan and were basically in the semis

We might get lucky and get the Kiwis in the Semis who shit the bed whenever they see the Canary Yellow in a big game.

Then all of sudden were in the final against potentially India or South Africa.

I suppose the moral of the story is everyone does fear us in these tournaments because we have always been clutch and won them.

 

[TheParraboy]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/englands-excuse-for-losing-to-australia-in-champions-trophy-is-weak/news-story/b35c5e132d5fc92ab68266374c8f5704

Duckett should stick to scaring small children:

“To be honest it felt like we were one, two wickets away from potentially winning pretty easily."

Thought he was going to say “This loss doesn’t matter, I’d rather beat Australia in the 2027 WC final” - what a muppet

 

[TheParraboy]

Go us

Stats: Australia break record for highest chase in ICC ODI tournaments

In a high-scoring game in Lahore, Ben Duckett registered the highest score in Champions Trophy history before Josh Inglis's heroics

www.cricbuzz.com

352 - The target of 352 chased down by Australia is the highest ever in an ICC ODI tournament surpassing Pakistan's chase of 345 against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad in the 2023 World Cup. The previous highest in a Champions Trophy encounter was Sri Lanka's 322 against India at the Oval in 2017.

 

[JJ]

Glad to see the long held NZ approach of picking keepers everywhere being adopted by Australia and England, and working for Australia…. Surprised Wade’s not there to strengthen the bowling

 

[jargan83]

Great win, never doubted it.

 

[jargan83]

Thought he was going to say “This loss doesn’t matter, I’d rather beat Australia in the 2027 WC final” - what a muppet

"Winning isn't important"
- Brendan McCullum (probably)

 

[Bazal]

"Winning isn't important"
- Brendan McCullum (probably)

Nah I'm on Betsy McCauldron's side here. Entertainment is the most important thing, and f**k me beating England is entertaining

 

[simmo1]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/englands-excuse-for-losing-to-australia-in-champions-trophy-is-weak/news-story/b35c5e132d5fc92ab68266374c8f5704

Duckett should stick to scaring small children:

“To be honest it felt like we were one, two wickets away from potentially winning pretty easily."

They definitely would have won if they took more wickets.

 

[icewind]

Ranks up there with today's commentary gem from Vossy: two players sliding in at first base. Has he ever seen baseball?

You couldn't blame him.

 

[icewind]

Oh and Joel Wilson how the f**k do we end up with him umpiring us again

Morgan Freeman >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Joel Wilson

 

[JJ]

Big game tonight, suspect the Pakis will fold quickly…. Shame it’s not at home for them, that would have been electric

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India absolutely dominate Pakistan in tournament games, it's like 18957 to 2.

And this Indian team is very good.