Ferguson takes a couple of wickets and both were as soft as the dismissal of Das. That said, Ferguson must be one of the toughest bowlers to face - fast but skiddy who can also get it chest and head high.
NZ & India are looking like the teams to beat, with England hopefully being stronger than SA, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Australia. Hopefully, stronger than NZ & India as well.
NZ & India are looking like the teams to beat, with England hopefully being stronger than SA, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Australia. Hopefully, stronger than NZ & India as well.
I'm coming from a slightly biased perspective because I backed them at the outset but I would say, based on collateral form. that SA have been the second best team to India. NZ beat us comfortably but there are probably reasons for that and they then played probably the two weakest teams in the tournament in the Netherlands and Bangladesh. SA racked up 428 on a good track against Afghanistan but then scored 311 which, overall, was probably as good, on a wicket that wasn't as easy, against Australia. I do think, though, that the top four will be India, SA, NZ and England.
Having been out for so long, Williamson appears to be using this as an opportunity to have a net in the middle with just two runs off his first 19 balls but has since followed that with a couple of boundaries from his last four balls
So, who do we want to win tomorrow? Much like the SA v Aus game, my heart wants Pakistan, but my head tells me that an India win would be better for England.
So, who do we want to win tomorrow? Much like the SA v Aus game, my heart wants Pakistan, but my head tells me that an India win would be better for England.
India are virtual certainties to qualify for the semis whereas Pakistan usually have one or two unexpected defeats in them and for that reason we have to want India to win
Now if only we had a domestic competition that players could utilise as a template for playing at the highest level:
England’s World Cup bolter Harry Brook admits he is still trying to “figure out the format” after being asked to fill a Ben Stokes-shaped gap in the one-day side.
Already a rising star in the Test arena and a T20 world champion, he has played a grand total of 23 List A fixtures, with eight of those on the international stage.
With the advent of The Hundred relegating the Metro Bank Cup’s status, he is representative of a generation of upcoming English talent with limited 50-over experience and finds himself in the unusual position of learning the ropes at the highest possible level.
“I’m very inexperienced in this format. It does make a big difference having not played it, I think,” he said.
“Hopefully I can pick it up fairly quickly after the last couple of games and, if I get another go, then try and make a big score.
Brook has made bright starts in both Ahmedabad and Dharamshala only to be dismissed for 25 and 20.
The numbers tell a story – with his 45 runs comprising 34 in boundaries and coming off just 31 balls. In a side famed for its relentless commitment to attack, there is a suspicion that the 24-year-old may have gone too hard, too soon.
“Everybody’s just said ‘you’ve got a lot more time than you think’,” he said.
“It’s almost approaching the start of your innings like a Test match and then, the longer you’re in, the easier it gets and the less the ball’s moving around.
“I’ve played so much T20 cricket over the last couple of years, if you see a ball go above your eyeline your eyes light up and you want to smack it. But I’ll just give myself a bit more time and make a big one soon.”
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56-3 off 12
56-4 off 12.1
Hopefully, stronger than NZ & India as well.
Unusually, he's taken them both on the edge of the 30m circle.
Probably still about 80 runs short of realistically beating NZ though
12-1 off 2.4
37-1 off 10
Much like the SA v Aus game, my heart wants Pakistan, but my head tells me that an India win would be better for England.
Fucking hell that'll be quiet then.
England’s World Cup bolter Harry Brook admits he is still trying to “figure out the format” after being asked to fill a Ben Stokes-shaped gap in the one-day side.
Already a rising star in the Test arena and a T20 world champion, he has played a grand total of 23 List A fixtures, with eight of those on the international stage.
With the advent of The Hundred relegating the Metro Bank Cup’s status, he is representative of a generation of upcoming English talent with limited 50-over experience and finds himself in the unusual position of learning the ropes at the highest possible level.
“I’m very inexperienced in this format. It does make a big difference having not played it, I think,” he said.
“Hopefully I can pick it up fairly quickly after the last couple of games and, if I get another go, then try and make a big score.
Brook has made bright starts in both Ahmedabad and Dharamshala only to be dismissed for 25 and 20.
The numbers tell a story – with his 45 runs comprising 34 in boundaries and coming off just 31 balls. In a side famed for its relentless commitment to attack, there is a suspicion that the 24-year-old may have gone too hard, too soon.
“Everybody’s just said ‘you’ve got a lot more time than you think’,” he said.
“It’s almost approaching the start of your innings like a Test match and then, the longer you’re in, the easier it gets and the less the ball’s moving around.
“I’ve played so much T20 cricket over the last couple of years, if you see a ball go above your eyeline your eyes light up and you want to smack it. But I’ll just give myself a bit more time and make a big one soon.”