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The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    Klaassen is felled by a Wood yorker. He looks absolutely knackered and currently on 90 off 59
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,138
    He's up and smashing Wood 

  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    10 off the next two balls from Wood and 100 to Klaasen off 61 balls
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,919
    Thats really poor from wood..
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,747
    I have absolutely no proof whatsoever but there is definitely something wrong within the England camp.
    The body language and lack of determination with some of the players is not what we have been accustomed with over the last few years. 
  • 10 off the next two balls from Wood and 100 to Klaasen off 61 balls
    50 to 100 in 21 balls.  Ouch.
  • I have absolutely no proof whatsoever but there is definitely something wrong within the England camp.
    The body language and lack of determination with some of the players is not what we have been accustomed with over the last few years. 
    Perhaps they are thinking, what the fuck are we doing bowling first....
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    Atkinson concedes 20 off his next over 

    368-5 off 48
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,935
    You might as well have me bowling here 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    26 off Topley's final over

    394-5 off 49 

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    Atkinson bowls Klaasen for 109 (67) with the first ball of the final over
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    Another wicket to Atkinson. Coetzee caught by Livingstone


  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    In the context of this innings, that was an excellent final over from Atkinson - 2 wickets and just 5 runs conceded to keep the Saffers under 400

    399-7 off 50
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,890
    edited October 2023
    Not really any positives to take from that but maybe a smidge of momentum from that final over……..

    Cue the early batting collapse
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,138
    Well done Atkinson for sparing us the ignominy of a 400 chase.
  • Tutt-Tutt
    Tutt-Tutt Posts: 3,283
    I agree with @blackpool72. The players look like they dont want to be there. Still I dont suppose the players will be too bothered. The next franchise competition will be just around the corner. Is it the Big Bash League next?
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,404
    Stig said:
    Well done Atkinson for sparing us the ignominy of a 400 chase.
    I have bad news 
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,919
    Before I have a really big moan maybe I ought to see how England get on on batting pitch with short boundaries but why decide to bowl first in a furnace escapes me ..plenty of other moans but I ll save that til later 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,935
    Stig said:
    Well done Atkinson for sparing us the ignominy of a 400 chase.
    We literally have a 400 chase ! 
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,138
    Leuth said:
    Stig said:
    Well done Atkinson for sparing us the ignominy of a 400 chase.
    I have bad news 
    I know, I know

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  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,090
    To think Stokes could have been sorting his knee out properly instead of putting himself through this. 

    That was brutal 
  • The walking dead are coming out for their innings. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    Malan survives an LBW review

    14-0 off 2
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    Bairstow finds VDD on the square leg boundary - out for 10 (12)

    18-1
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    Root falls for the sucker punch of the leg slip trap for 2 (6)

    23-2 off 4
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    So what do we do now? Three more wickets and Willey is in but, equally, we can't afford to get too far behind the RR either. 
  • billysboots
    billysboots Posts: 1,596
    At the valley in the rain watching the cricket ……
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,938
    At the valley in the rain watching the cricket ……
    When it rains, it pours. Malan tickles one down the legside and is given out post review for 6 (11)

    24-3 off 5.1
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,818
    Losing this at a canter.

    Buttler keeps bowling first & losing. As a captain he is not a patch on Morgan. 

    Pre-curser to this evening I would add.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 11,003
    We could lose this by 300 runs at this rate