Well in typical English style Stokes has given us a chance... And naturally that hope dies very quickly!
I notice Knight GT hasn’t been back after he ruined our World Cup chances with his over-confident tempting of fate. “Predictor extraordinaire” my arse.
I fully except the blame for this although I think some of the batsmen should shoulder some of the blame as well!
Oh dear oh dear. This England team can really throw in a me v Debbie Schauerman performance every now and then. Will it cost them with NZ,India and Aussies still to play?
So close for the WI. Carlos Brathwaite performing like its the T20 World Cup final all over again! Sensational hitting but the Kiwis just sneak over the line in the end and basically become the first team to reach the semi finals. With Afghanistan running India close probably the best day of the tournament so far.
Excellent 2 matches. Looking like top 4 will be the top 4. England visibly weaker without Roy. All 4 are flawed & the semis will be tense shoot outs. With pacey wickets, I back us. With pace off wickets, we’re def outsiders.
Can see us failing to get 40 off the last 5 against Oz in the semis. Huge call on whether to rehab ganga boy Hales into the squad. Normally, it would be beyond contemplation but Morgan flagged it as a possibility & we know we’ll fail with Vince.
Sensational news! Hales, born in Hillingdon, attended Chesham High School! I knew he was a wrong ‘un! His father once scored a triple ton for Gerrards Cross & grandfather Dennis had a 5 setter vs Rod Laver at Wimbledon! Potential Hornet?
Interesting start for Imran Tahir: Denied a catch by the umpires and now taken 2 wickets including a stunning caught and bowled effort. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/48737027
So am I right Ron thinking, having been on a winning run of approx 10,000 games, we have in our last 5 games lost to Aus, Pak and SL whilst beating the might of Bangladesh and Afghanistan??
Who’s Ron? Whoever he is, he’s Ron-g. Last 6: beat SA, lost Pak, beat Ban, beat WI, beat Afg, lost SL.
Ron’s an idiot who gets his facts wrong. Well mostly wrong. I’m in Spain now (like most of our forum posters these days) and operating on iPhone without the benefit of glasses but with the benefit of Rioja.
Big one tomorrow - Bangladesh winning has put a bit of pressure on us to get a victory against the Aussies.
I reckon we need one win out of 3 to go through. Or a rained off could do it. Bangladesh have Pakistan & India. They will do well to get anything there.
Oh dear - hammered in the end . Nice easy game next up - India . Their top players performed - ours didn't:
We're in trouble, I can't see them turning it around. Like watching us second half of most seasons. Not sure I can see us reaching the Semis now tbh - my confidence is shot but that's because of the attitude of the players. Part of me hopes this is a rope a dope tactic but that's all it is, hope, not belief. First the men bottle the nations league, now the cricket. C'mon the women!
Neil,our fourth team captain was most annoyed. "I spent all day watching it and.." He tailed off and was looking into the middle distance,like an underwear model in the Freeman's catalogue. I'm concerned for his wellbeing!
Least if we don't win there is always the Ashes.... Sounds like it will be akin to a game in India on Sunday with their support and a slow pitch.
