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England Cricket 2026

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,253
    Whereas you can rely on Kent players. Like Grant Stewart. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,180
    Super Surrey Sam to the rescue 
  • How the hell is Curran going to end up with one unbowled over?
  • A lot glum faces in the packed cafés in town squares across the nation of Italy this afternoon. They'll probably have a day of mourning tomorrow. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,180
    How the hell is Curran going to end up with one unbowled over?
    Anti Surrey bias as usual 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,253
    England win by 24 runs and are through to the Super 8s
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,180
    England win by 24 runs and are through to the Super 8s
    What's the format for the Super 8s I've not been paying attention 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,343
    England win by 24 runs and are through to the Super 8s
    What's the format for the Super 8s I've not been paying attention 
    4 team group top 2 qualifying. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,253
    England win by 24 runs and are through to the Super 8s
    What's the format for the Super 8s I've not been paying attention 
    Two groups of 4 made up of the top 2 from the previous phase. Each team will, therefore, play 3 games and the top 2 from there will make the semis. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,180
    Cheers guys 

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  • England win by 24 runs and are through to the Super 8s
    What's the format for the Super 8s I've not been paying attention 
    Two groups of 4 made up of the top 2 from the previous phase. Each team will, therefore, play 3 games and the top 2 from there will make the semis. 
    Who is likely to be in our group? Australia, NZ and one other?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,253
    Renshaw, who has scored double the number of runs (102) of any other Aussie to date in the comp, has been dropped against Sri Lanka in order to accommodate Marsh. No Smith either.  

    Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,253
    England win by 24 runs and are through to the Super 8s
    What's the format for the Super 8s I've not been paying attention 
    Two groups of 4 made up of the top 2 from the previous phase. Each team will, therefore, play 3 games and the top 2 from there will make the semis. 
    Who is likely to be in our group? Australia, NZ and one other?

    Now, the groups have already been decided according to seedings. ICC had pre-seeded 8 teams as per T20I rankings at the start of the World Cup (2 from each group). Australia, India, South Africa, and the West Indies are in Group 1, while Group 2 has England, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

    For the Super 8 stage, the pre-seedings are:

    • Group1: India as X1. Australia X2, West Indies X3, South Africa X4
    • Group 2: England as Y1, New Zealand Y2, Pakistan Y3, Sri Lanka Y4

    It does not matter how they qualified from their initial group; if these pre-seeded teams made it into the Super 8, they will be allotted to the predetermined groups. 

    If one of the pre-seeded teams is eliminated, the unseeded team that replaces them will take over that team's seeding and spot in the Super 8 group. For example, if the USA progresses as the second team from Group A instead of Pakistan or India, they will take Pakistan or India's slot in Group 2 or Group 1, respectively.

  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,253
    Of course, the fact that Group 1 is being played in India and Group 2 in Sri Lanka is purely for political reasons. The advantage we have is playing that pre-tournament series against Sri Lanka on wickets that will be totally different to the ones in India. 
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,833
    edited February 16
    How is this the firat time I've heard this children's theme tune that is the Sri Lankan national anthem?!
  • DJ shouting at people to Sit Down!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,253
    WOW!!! Just WOW!!! 

    Nissanka dropped a skier an over or so before but has just taken an unbelievable mid-air catch
  • WOW!!! Just WOW!!! 

    Nissanka dropped a skier an over or so before but has just taken an unbelievable mid-air catch
    Not really seen much of this tournament but surely that has to be the best catch so far.
  • There's been a couple of great catches but after dropping one just an over before and then coming out with that stunner I would say that's probably the best so far



  • Aussies all out for 181. 

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,253
    This match has to be a lesson for us when we play here. The pitch has got progressively harder to bat on especially with the ball going softer. Australia managed 182 all out (20) and this would be a record chase if Sri Lanka managed that. However, the Aussies were 110-2 off 10 overs and only managed 72-8 in the second half. 
  • Sri Lanka need 35 from 25....
  • Sri Lanka closing in on this. 31 needed from 4 overs
  • Nissanka gets his hundred after that fabulous catch earlier. Great innings. 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 7,239
    Take a bow Nissanka! special innings
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,253
    Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets with 12 balls to spare thanks to a magnificent 100* (52) from Nissanka 

    Should Zimbabwe beat Ireland then Australia will be out
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 8,140
    Are Australia basically out now?
  • What a terrific innings. 
    Nissanka.

    Even better that's it's against the Aussies.


    Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,218
    In 10 years time Cameron Green will still be picked by Australia, based on his "promise".
  • Cracking innings from Nissanka.