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Cricket T20 World Cup 2016

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  • Very disappointed but what a great game of cricket that was.

    Our lads played their hearts out but it wasn't to be.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,830
    Marlon Samuels will have enjoyed seeing Stokes walloped out of the park four times in a row.
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,089
    Morgan to blame, not Stokes. Also, some unintelligent batting at the start of our innings but when Morgan came in to bat he was dreadful and showed how out of form he is.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,964
    After being smacked twice, I'm astonished that Stokes didn't try and do something different. I think the tension/adrenalin got to him
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Gutted
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,671
    If you have the balls when chasing 19 off 6 balls to smack 4 sixes you deserve it.

    Good effort by England particularly when they weren't given a scooby before the tournament.
  • bristoladdick
    bristoladdick Posts: 1,149

    After being smacked twice, I'm astonished that Stokes didn't try and do something different. I think the tension/adrenalin got to him

    Agree. Brainless bowling four balls to the Windies strength. However good team effort to run it that close - and to make the final
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,671
    As Vic Marks said way before the end Morgan likes a bit of Willey at the end.

    Not today but I can see the logic of what Morgan did.

    Brathwaite deserves credit for his bottle in going for it in my view.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,266
    Some questionable deliveries from Stokes but he's not to blame. Chris Jordan is our man for that. Brathwaite didn't his 4 sixes by accident fair play

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,964
    At the end of the day cricket is the winner, and keeping the game alive and healthy in the Caribbean is more important than short term England success, etc etc

    If I say it enough times, I might start agreeing with this!
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,021
    I still maintain that Samuels should have been out on that caught behind.

    It's the foreahortening of the lense. Stretches the picture out and distorts whether it touched the ground or whether the fingers are underneath. (I am sure someone else can explain it much better)
    I have read professional photographers and experienced sports cameramen on the subject. And they say the on field umpires call should be used in these cases. Only when you see them in real time and not through a camera do you get the true picture. This has been an issue for a while and will continue to be so until they agree a consensus.
    On fine margins such as these a game hangs.

    Having said that was an exceptional innings by Marlon and we should have won the game in that last over. Willey excellent, Root classy. Not much else to say.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,772
    edited April 2016
    Great game and a great tournament. Stokes and Jordan have been excellent at the death and it was good captaincy letting Willey have the 17th over as he was bowling well. Jordan kept his end up but the pressure told on Stokes and Brathwaite had a swing and on another day, one of those gets skied and caught. Morgan did well bowling Root and England played their part. One telling thing for me was that the Windies got more lucky runs than we did - To their credit, they also caught everything- it's just the way it goes. What a format T20 is though and congrats to the Windies and well done to every one of our boys. Keep improving for the next one!

    With the Samuels decision, you have to go with the video evidence at the end of the day. There is definitely still some doubt but I think it was a fair call.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,964
    Was it Samuels that Billings dropped when he slipped?
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Wow.

    Listened to all but the last 20 minutes in the car and saw the last 2 overs.

    Unlucky boys.

    Next time.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,671

    Great game and a great tournament. Stokes and Jordan have been excellent at the death and it was good captaincy letting Willey have the 17th over as he was bowling well. Jordan kept his end up but the pressure told on Stokes and Brathwaite had a swing and on another day, one of those gets skied and caught. Morgan did well bowling Root and England played their part. One telling thing for me was that the Windies got more lucky runs than we did - To their credit, they also caught everything- it's just the way it goes. What a format T20 is though and congrats to the Windies and well done to every one of our boys. Keep improving for the next one!

    With the Samuels decision, you have to go with the video evidence at the end of the day. There is definitely still some doubt but I think it was a fair call.

    If in doubt not out regardless of video evidence.

  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,772

    Was it Samuels that Billings dropped when he slipped?

    No, it was Bravo. I think the doubt about the catch is merely from the possible illusion of the close up - if you are using the technology - which you should, it looked like the ball contacted the ground. The umpires had to make the decision they did.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,176
    Great that England got there, fine margins at the end. Sad we lost, everyone involved deserved congratulations, well done both sides.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,967

    Was it Samuels that Billings dropped when he slipped?

    No, it was Bravo. I think the doubt about the catch is merely from the possible illusion of the close up - if you are using the technology - which you should, it looked like the ball contacted the ground. The umpires had to make the decision they did.
    Even Buttler wasn't sure as he didn't claim the wicket like he would on a more clear cut chance. You could see Plunkett saying he did not think it was out so unfortunately the right decision.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,021
    1StevieG said:

    Was it Samuels that Billings dropped when he slipped?

    No, it was Bravo. I think the doubt about the catch is merely from the possible illusion of the close up - if you are using the technology - which you should, it looked like the ball contacted the ground. The umpires had to make the decision they did.
    Even Buttler wasn't sure as he didn't claim the wicket like he would on a more clear cut chance. You could see Plunkett saying he did not think it was out so unfortunately the right decision.
    Have a quick Google about the foreahortening of the lense and it's impact of pictures in sport. It's by no means clear cut.

    I think there needs to be a consensus from the ICC.

    Personally I would stick with the on field umpires call as they are the only ones to see it real time and no with distorted images. If the decision is to go to the video ump then they need to agree which way to go on those as they have gone both ways..

    I believe we should copy rugby and have questions, is there any reason to overturn this decision.

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  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,532

    Who is Third Man Both Ends??
    I doff my hat to you - more than twice the number of points i have!

    he was leading most of the competition, can't believe I pipped him, doesn't make up for how totally gutted I am at that final, god knows what Stokes must be going through.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,772
    edited April 2016
    I was worried about Stokes but there wasn't any other option. Had Ali bowled the final over, Morgan would have been crucified if we lost. If you think four fours is 16 and the Windies needed 19, you have to think Stokes could have bowled much better - low and wide with a full length, but there was pressure on. He had a good tournament and will come back from that.
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,532
    Malinga could have bowled that last over I doubt it would have made the slightest bit of difference, the big man connected with four giant slugs, fair play.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,772
    edited April 2016
    Trevor Chappell would have done the job! For those oldies to remember
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,532

    Trevor Chappel would have done the job!

    Ha, yeah, that was probably the only way to have stopped him.

  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    LenGlover said:

    Great game and a great tournament. Stokes and Jordan have been excellent at the death and it was good captaincy letting Willey have the 17th over as he was bowling well. Jordan kept his end up but the pressure told on Stokes and Brathwaite had a swing and on another day, one of those gets skied and caught. Morgan did well bowling Root and England played their part. One telling thing for me was that the Windies got more lucky runs than we did - To their credit, they also caught everything- it's just the way it goes. What a format T20 is though and congrats to the Windies and well done to every one of our boys. Keep improving for the next one!

    With the Samuels decision, you have to go with the video evidence at the end of the day. There is definitely still some doubt but I think it was a fair call.

    If in doubt not out regardless of video evidence.

    However, it was given out by umpire. I thought the new directive was you cant overrule the on-field umpire's decision unless you have explicit reasons to do so - for me, this was marginal, and therefore the on fields decision should have stood.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280

    1StevieG said:

    Was it Samuels that Billings dropped when he slipped?

    No, it was Bravo. I think the doubt about the catch is merely from the possible illusion of the close up - if you are using the technology - which you should, it looked like the ball contacted the ground. The umpires had to make the decision they did.
    Even Buttler wasn't sure as he didn't claim the wicket like he would on a more clear cut chance. You could see Plunkett saying he did not think it was out so unfortunately the right decision.
    Have a quick Google about the foreahortening of the lense and it's impact of pictures in sport. It's by no means clear cut.

    I think there needs to be a consensus from the ICC.

    Personally I would stick with the on field umpires call as they are the only ones to see it real time and no with distorted images. If the decision is to go to the video ump then they need to agree which way to go on those as they have gone both ways..

    I believe we should copy rugby and have questions, is there any reason to overturn this decision.
    Which is essentially what they do now.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,059

    Trevor Chappell would have done the job! For those oldies to remember

    Greg Chappell wasn't it ?
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,532
    MuttleyCAFC was right. Greg has done plenty of annoying things too mind.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,900
    Didn't Greg tell him to do it being the captain?