Wow !!
What a surprise...……
What a hell of a performance against a top notch well loaded India side
Thoroughly well deserved winners of that game...… all the best for the final against "England"
NZ Cricket tend to punch way above their weight in CWC's. They took us out last time round....just glad the manipulators got booted.
PS, rather Aus than Poms please!
Another real upset and congrats to NZ for winning the semi.
India in mourning........though the NZ run rate was slow I was reminded that they were getting runs on the board.Imagine NZ winning the double Cricket and Rugby
Possible CWC & RWC double on the horizon?
Wishful think, Blobbie
Thing is the success of playing on different wickets in different countries has been discussed and might still be on the board, I can also dig it out if need be. India it was noted do very well on flat, pancake like pitches and for most of the current world cup that's exactly what they were served. I also pointed out that in their last visit to Australia they landed 3 months in advance of the test series so as to familiarise themselves with local conditions and pitches. They still came up empty.
Alarm bells should have rung the minute the covers were removed at Old Trafford. A reasonably active but playable pitch turned lively with swing and movement after a dunking of wet from the day before. Not your typical Indian wicket. Much as teams struggle with spin on the dust bowls of Indian wickets so do the Indian batsmen struggle with movement on lively wickets.
Adding to their woes was an excellent attack who had done their homework and then thoughtfully and collectively bowled to an accurate length making the ball swing. On paper they are the better side and guaranteed had both sides played on the same day on the same pitch the result would have been different. But.....
Australia facing England for the second time is another cracker of a game in the making. Prediction?....none from me until the toss. I will though step into the breach and say that NZ won't win CWC2019.
Bring it home, Diggers.
Bring it home.
Found an earlier post re my comment on the Kiwis...
Jun 27, 2019, 11:10
Well done Pakistan......just when it's least expected they pop up just to let you know that they're still around. New Zealand is a good side and I'm not sure where they went wrong in a game that could easily have swung their way. If anything the Kiwi captain erred in batting first, the wicket noticeably flattened out in the second innings. This CWC tournament remains wide open.
Pant in particular will come in for a lot of stick from his countrym en
He had the perfect opportunity to play a long and mature innings but unnecessarily went the aerial route, which given the context of the game, at the time, was incredibly stupid.
No, Draad, the Aussies have won it enough, give the Poms or NZ a chance for a first
No, Draad, the Aussies have won it enough, give the Poms or NZ a chance for a first
How many is ....enough?
Bring it home Diggers.
Bring it home.
"How m any is ....enough?"
More than 1...…