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England Cricket 2026

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  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,833
    edited February 26
    Shame Bennett couldn't get his century but that knock and his previous against Australia show that he is a real asset for Zimbabwe. 

    Worth a punt by a county team...
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 65,715
    He doesn’t have any English heritage by chance? :-)
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,181
    Zimbabwe win the toss and have put India in
    Good luck chasing down 250
    Called it.

    All good Surrey supporters seem to suffer a certain delusion regarding their success i.e. if their side needed 256 to win against Kent and lost by 6 runs, they would still claim it as a win.  
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,218
    MarcusH26 said:
    India win by 72 runs

    All credit to Brian Bennett, a name that is in complete contradiction with his 22 years of age, not just for his superb 97* (59) in this game but for now averaging 277 in this World Cup!!! 
    Hopefully someone gets Bennett a British passport so he can play for England county deal , looks a real talent. 
    Corrected
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    NZ win the toss and will bat
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    England make one change - Rehan in for Overton

    NZ have the same side
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,181
    I reckon Rehan will get smashed. 
    Hopefully I'm  wrong 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Bethell has been bowling in the nets by all accounts so might be able to do so in the game too. It's probably going to be a tale of Rashid, Dawson, Jacks, Rehan and Bethell vs Santner, Sodhi. McConchie, Ravindra and Phillips. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Excellent first over from Archer that had Seifert in all sorts of trouble. A maiden.
  • Decent start 

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,501
    Seifert starting to accelerate 
  • Kept Archer on one over too long
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    54-0 (6) 

    Not what one expected after that first over from Archer. By the time he bowled a third over, Allen and Seifert had got the pace of the track. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 65,715
    Needed that wicket
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Rashid has Seifert stumped by Buttler

    64-1 (7)
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Allen holes out off Jacks to be caught by Bethell

    66-2 (7.4)
  • That horn that someone's got there always sounds like it's about to go into a stone roses song.. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    84-2 (10)
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,501
    edited February 27
    Rehan Ahmed gets Ravindra with his first WC ball
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,218
    fenaddick said:
    Rehan Ahmed gets Ravindra with his first WC ball
    He should retire now, it'll never get any better.

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Rehan picks up a wicket with his first ball - a long hop - as Ravindra is caught well by Bethell in the deep

    97-3 (11.1)
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    123-3 (14)

    At the same stage on the same pitch against Sri Lanka, NZ were 88-6 and went on to 168-7
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Rashid has Chapman stumped next ball
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Mitchell caught at mid-off by Jacks off the bowling of Dawson

    133-5 (16.4) 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Lovely bit of bowling from Jacks to bowl danger man Phillips

    135-6 (17.1)
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Rehan bowls McConchie

    152-7 (19.3)
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    159-7 (20)

    Think England will probably slightly happier of the two sides albeit this isn't an easy track to bat on. The key will be to have a decent power play. 
  • Be interesting how we take on their spin attack on this pitch.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    England 1.88
    NZ 2.12

    Funnily enough, those were the prices the teams were shortly before the start. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Salt caught behind off Henry in the first over

    2-1 (0.4)