OT: Cricket World Cup 2019

[TheDMC]

What a win.
England or Australia?

Preference, in order of preference:
Beat oz to win the WC
If we don't win the cup, then hope we lose to England

Just not lose to bloody Australia again!

 

[Beavers Headgear]

England come in as unbackable favourites, I like

 

[Campion]

is lord's gonna be slow and spinner-friendly like it was that earlier game? (does my memory serve me well)? Hopefully no rain!! I've planned a 'movie day' with the kids for Monday so I can stay up all night watching it Sunday

 

[Philip_Smith007]

England come in as unbackable favourites, I like

They seemed to played on a completely different wicket to Australia.

 

[Blair]

They seemed to played on a completely different wicket to Australia.

Don't discount the backing of the home crowd, especially once they scored a few quick runs in their reply.

Lords is a bit more reserved, the crowd won't be such a factor.*

*that's just a hopeful theory.

Still, it's bloody exciting. I hope we 'turn up'.

 

[Blair]

And the weather forecast is...NO rain!

It's on!

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Won the toss and batting.
4 games at Lords won here at WCC by batting first team.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Guptill had a scare on 6.
Hits thigh pad on way through, England appeal, not out, no review.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

And the weather forecast is...NO rain!

It's on!

15min rain delay for start of game.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Nicholls given out LBW and using a review, not out, missing wicket, going overtop.

 

[Blair]

Cautious batting at the moment. Guptill was looking good, but gone and wasted a review.

Second boundary just now, is that us loosening up? 40-1, after 11.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Guptill LBW Woakes for 19 off 18.
29-1

 

[Blair]

We'd have taken 63-1 after 15 at the start. It's a green top.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Woakes was outstanding

Pitch looks like a good one and we will need 270+ but the platform is there

Rashid is my main concern from here

 

[Philip_Smith007]

100-1 off 21.2

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Woakes was outstanding

Rashid is my main concern from here

They are rotating the strike with him at the moment.

 

[Blair]

The Barmy Army sound pissed already, what is it, lunchtime?

 

[Philip_Smith007]

f**k, Williams gone on review.
Caught behind bowled Plunkett.
30 off 53 103-2 22.4

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Need a nice partnership here to set us up, 180ish with 10 overs to go would be nice, and allow Neesham and CDG to be match winners with the bat

 

[Blair]

f**k, Williams gone on review.
Caught behind bowled Plunkett.
30 off 53 103-2 22.4

Our innings in the balance now.