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  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,735
    **deep breath**

    hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    That is brilliant. 

    Can we get a press conference with Josh Hazlewood immediately please? 
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,735
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    I know they only got close because of him but ultimately you have to blame the opener there. When you only need a run a ball, why did he take a single with 9 balls left and put the tail ender on strike?

    Seems pretty stupid to me. 

    What are you talking about? 

    Personally, I think it was a fantastic decision, it helped to knock the Aussies out! 
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    Great news. See you later Josh.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,006
    Addickted2TheReds said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    I know they only got close because of him but ultimately you have to blame the opener there. When you only need a run a ball, why did he take a single with 9 balls left and put the tail ender on strike?

    Seems pretty stupid to me. 

    What are you talking about? 

    Personally, I think it was a fantastic decision, it helped to knock the Aussies out! 
    Ha ha well yes obviously it worked out well, but not a smart move from him.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    If you can find a clip of Gulbadin Naib going down at first slip I highly recommend watching it…
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    I’m sure Bangladesh would have won if they just needed a regulation win but with NRR to get through to semis needing a 12.1 over victory they had a thrash early on and couldn’t get near it 
    so thankfully that took the game away from them (just) and the Aussies are off home 😂
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    Callumcafc said:
    If you can find a clip of Gulbadin Naib going down at first slip I highly recommend watching it…
    He then went on to bowl normally despite the hamstring strain :)
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    Poor really, but as it's at the expense of the Aussies, hilarious  :D
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Callumcafc said:
    If you can find a clip of Gulbadin Naib going down at first slip I highly recommend watching it…
    Subtle:

    https://x.com/theFaizFazel/status/1805459632049340911
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Not like Jonathan Trott to slow things down.
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  • MrWalker
    MrWalker Posts: 4,106
    CdNorth Lower Neil said:
    Callumcafc said:
    If you can find a clip of Gulbadin Naib going down at first slip I highly recommend watching it…
    Subtle:

    https://x.com/theFaizFazel/status/1805459632049340911
    That’s just not cricket.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    I just watched the recorded game without knowing the score.
    Low scoring but very tense & exciting.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    Adam Zampa not happy on his Instagram…


  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Callumcafc said:
    Adam Zampa not happy on his Instagram…


    I know, these little sneaky ways to gain an unfair advantage are terrible, aren't they?

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/14/caught-on-tape-the-story-behind-australian-crickets-greatest-fall

    https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/we-d-do-it-again-australia-stand-their-ground-amid-bairstow-furore-20230703-p5dl8e.html

    https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/greg-chappell-recalls-controversial-underarm-odi-against-nz-says-its-not-one-of-his-better-moments/articleshow/107383230.cms

    https://inews.co.uk/sport/cricket/david-warner-agent-ashes-cheating-claims-australian-cricket-crisis-2017632



  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    What still surprises me is that Jonathan Trott has become such an effective T20 coach in the modern era, when in the England ODI team he was very much the old school anchor man batsman, gluing the innings together.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Possible it's that thing where someone who's not as much of a natural themselves can see how to work on things etc.

    Like some great footballers not making great coaches, because they find teaching someone something that comes natural to themselves difficult.

    I remember Agassi saying in his book that he chose Brad Gilbert as a coach as he wasn't as naturally talented but squeezed every drop out of the talent he did have.

    Trott was, as you say, a 'bed down and stay in' type player and so probably worked hard on improving other aspects of his game for the limited overs stuff.  Someone like Pietersen, for example, would more likely be telling them to just whack it etc.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    Robert Key held England back as a batsman in the short game but he has become influential in its progress. 
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,148
    I understand that one semi-final has a reserved rain day, but the other does not. So we will be out of the competition if it rains all day. Glad it's not just football where there are different sets of rules within the same competition.  🙄
  • supaclive
    supaclive Posts: 6,514
    Algarveaddick said:
    I understand that one semi-final has a reserved rain day, but the other does not. So we will be out of the competition if it rains all day. Glad it's not just football where there are different sets of rules within the same competition.  🙄
    Huh!   What?!   That is ridonculous !
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    killerandflash said:
    What still surprises me is that Jonathan Trott has become such an effective T20 coach in the modern era, when in the England ODI team he was very much the old school anchor man batsman, gluing the innings together.
    The classic case of "do as I say and not as I did"
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    Algarveaddick said:
    I understand that one semi-final has a reserved rain day, but the other does not. So we will be out of the competition if it rains all day. Glad it's not just football where there are different sets of rules within the same competition.  🙄
    Although unlikely, the ideal scenario to show up how mental this is would be to have the entire day of the first semi rained off so they complete the game on the reserve day. And then rain off the second semi final.

    Would be extremely unfortunate and frustrating for England. But I’d rather that than lose to India because of the shitstorm it would cause, if I had to choose a way to be knocked out.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,148
    NCallumcafc said:
    Algarveaddick said:
    I understand that one semi-final has a reserved rain day, but the other does not. So we will be out of the competition if it rains all day. Glad it's not just football where there are different sets of rules within the same competition.  🙄
    Although unlikely, the ideal scenario to show up how mental this is would be to have the entire day of the first semi rained off so they complete the game on the reserve day. And then rain off the second semi final.

    Would be extremely unfortunate and frustrating for England. But I’d rather that than lose to India because of the shitstorm it would cause, if I had to choose a way to be knocked out.
    Yes, I get where you are coming from Callum. 
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,437
    Callumcafc said:
    Algarveaddick said:
    I understand that one semi-final has a reserved rain day, but the other does not. So we will be out of the competition if it rains all day. Glad it's not just football where there are different sets of rules within the same competition.  🙄
    Although unlikely, the ideal scenario to show up how mental this is would be to have the entire day of the first semi rained off so they complete the game on the reserve day. And then rain off the second semi final.

    Would be extremely unfortunate and frustrating for England. But I’d rather that than lose to India because of the shitstorm it would cause, if I had to choose a way to be knocked out.
    Htf is it fair that one semi-final has a reserve day and the other doesn't????

    Bearing in mind they scheduled it during the Caribbean rainy season!!

    I also wondered how fairly distributed the pool games were - easier to get a better run rate at some grounds than others? So the scheduling of where teams played could have impacted their run rate?
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    It is still hard to believe we got a result from that Namibia game with all the rain. It makes you think it might be ours to lose now.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,437
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    It is still hard to believe we got a result from that Namibia game with all the rain. It makes you think it might be ours to lose now.
    otherwise Scotland would have gone through!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    This whole competition has been an absolute farce. The final nail in the coffin:

    It can be revealed Afghanistan were effectively blocked from gaining entry to the USA for this #T20WorldCup and is one of the reasons why the ICC was unable to schedule any Super 8s or semi-final matches in America for this tournament.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    Afghanistan win the toss and will bat first.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    Disaster for Afghanistan…

    23-5 off 5 overs
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    28-6 off 6.3 overs 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    50-7 off 9.3 overs

    And might be 50-8 two balls later

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