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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    Netherlands recover to post a total they'll hope to defend against SA. Need early wickets though.

    Dutt faced 9 balls and scored 3 sixes.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    edited October 2023
    kingstongraham said:

    Netherlands recover to post a total they'll hope to defend against SA. Need early wickets though.

    Dutt faced 9 balls and scored 3 sixes.

    SA 43-3 after 11 overs. Game is very much on.

    Make that 44-4.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Netherlands have SA 44-4 chasing 246... Could be interesting!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Brilliant performance by Netherlands really, they managed to get from 82-5 to 140-7 and then 245-8, which is some recovery!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    edited October 2023
    SA 109-6...

    South Africa need over 7.5 an over now
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    bobmcstuff said:

    SA 109-6...

    South Africa need over 7.5 an over now

    Could have done with taking that catch and getting rid of the last batter, but Netherlands still well on top.
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,497
    edited October 2023
    If they can pick up Miller soon they're in the box seat
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Coatzee is doing his best, 17 off 8
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    Tashman said:

    If they can pick up Miller soon they're in the box seat

    Well, well, well...
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    kingstongraham said:

    Tashman said:

    If they can pick up Miller soon they're in the box seat

    Well, well, well...
    The rate was going up anyway, but wow
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    100 runs needed in 10 overs with 2 wickets remaining - looks like Netherlands have this!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    One wicket to go..
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    49 runs needed from 1 over.
    This is an even bigger shock than Afghanistan beating England
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Checked out the highlights, a result the tournament needed. But where are the crowds?

    As for England...are we relying on Stokes once again to bring things to life? That poor mans back will be permanently damaged from carrying the team all these times.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    More concerned about the form of Woakes than absence of Stokes at the moment.
    For a bowler who had a cracking summer he's been a liability in this WC so far.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    JimD666 said:

    More concerned about the form of Woakes than absence of Stokes at the moment.
    For a bowler who had a cracking summer he's been a liability in this WC so far.

    Compare his record home vs away.

    Taking him was as stupid as not picking him in the summer
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    NZ wobbling a little. From 109-1 to 110-4
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Started well with a wicket in the first over.

    But.....

    Rashid still sat on the loo by all accounts and Topley has knackered his finger. The bowling attack is looking depleted already.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    At the risk of being made to look a mug later on I have to say England aren't going to win this tournament, they just look too out of sorts as a unit.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Dunno what’s gone wrong but England have completely lost their way.
    This is embarrassing: total humiliation
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    edited October 2023
    To paraphrase an old statement. "Can't Bat, can't bowl, can field a bit"

    And I'm being generous on the fielding bit

    EDIT: Tail is wagging like a spaniels. Fast and furious.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Well it was a fun last 30 minutes or so. The previous several hours? Not so much
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    JimD666 said:

    Well it was a fun last 30 minutes or so. The previous several hours? Not so much

    They were up with the scoring rate, all they needed was another 15 batsmen.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    Turned it on, saw the target, England were 26-2 or something, it was already lost, then next time I looked, 100-8 and the TV was showing a list of "biggest ever world cup defeats". Not what you want to see really.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    JimD666 said:

    Well it was a fun last 30 minutes or so. The previous several hours? Not so much

    That was nice, at one stage I was expecting a losing margin over 300!

    Don't know how much is to do with illness as Rashid looked very poorly. Bowling first was likely a mistake in that heat - make the other side suffer. Especially if half of your guys aren't feeling great.

    Netherlands managed to run SL much closer, although it never really looked like they might have it, it was an actual game of cricket. Wouldn't trust England to beat either of them at the moment!
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    It's a new one for me. Fog stops play India Vs New Zealand
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,611
    Afghanistan now go and hammer Pakistan!
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Pakistan have been almost as poor as England.

    I get the feeling that they'll massively improve when they do play us though.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    The Aussies have turned up.
    Crikey.
    Maxwell 101 of 40 balls
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,497
    This is a better start. Positivity. Let's hope that we can retain some wickets and go hard towards the end.

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