The bad news for England here is that if NZ lose to SA we can't go out of the tournament until Saturday, at which point the Aussies get the opportunity to eliminate us if they win the game.
It's clear that Willey hadn't decided to retire from England before the WC. After all when the central contract announcement was made, Rob Key said
“It’s fair to say David Willey wasn’t best pleased, as you can understand, being the only one [in the World Cup squad] not to get a contract. It is bloody tough. We’d love to live in a world where you can just say we have a pot of extra cash and you can just give him [one] … because he’s coming out here for the World Cup. But some of those players who have just started and just come on to that contract system, they’re multi-format cricketers … we’re going into a time where we’ve got more multi-format cricketers than not."
Always wondered why Willey doesn't bat higher internationally. Scored one of the best hundreds I've ever seen for Northamptonshire in the Blast Vs Sussex when he looked every inch a top class opener. Think he opened for the Scorchers too in BBL.
The bad news for England here is that if NZ lose to SA we can't go out of the tournament until Saturday, at which point the Aussies get the opportunity to eliminate us if they win the game.
I'm afraid that any notion that we were going to qualify for the semis is, sadly, misguided. We aren't just reliant on others - we've lost five out of six games. Yes we might deliver now but that will only be because the players have embarrassed themselves into performing.
The ECB and the players themselves were guilty of sleepwalking both in terms of prep and an inherent desire to win it. Look at the ones who have done best here, the likes of Malan, Topley, Willey, Brook and Atkinson - none of them were in the 2019 squad. Only Livingstone, of the rest, wasn't in the 2019 squad. Everything in 2019 was geared towards that ultimate goal. Here it just wasn't.
The bad news for England here is that if NZ lose to SA we can't go out of the tournament until Saturday, at which point the Aussies get the opportunity to eliminate us if they win the game.
I'm afraid that any notion that we were going to qualify for the semis is, sadly, misguided. We aren't just reliant on others - we've lost five out of six games. Yes we might deliver now but that will only be because the players have embarrassed themselves into performing.
The ECB and the players themselves were guilty of sleepwalking both in terms of prep and an inherent desire to win it. Look at the ones who have done best here, the likes of Malan, Topley, Willey, Brook and Atkinson - none of them were in the 2019 squad. Only Livingstone, of the rest, wasn't in the 2019 squad. Everything in 2019 was geared towards that ultimate goal. Here it just wasn't.
Not disputing that - it's just it would have been nice to go out by Afghanistan beating the Netherlands rather than by Australia beating us. The only thing for England to be focusing on in terms of qualification for anything is beating the Dutch to get into the Champions Trophy.
The lowest ever first Power Play in WC history is Pakistan's 14-2 against Zimbabwe in 2015 and the Canada's 14-3, also against Zimbabwe in 2011. SL are currently 12-4 off 8 overs.
Sri Lanka 21 for 6, chasing 358. You wonder why two Indian batsmen needed to get run out in the last over, chasing a bigger score. It says on the BBC website, 21 for 6: Drinks. I should think the Sri Lankans do need a few drinks.
Sri Lanka 21 for 6, chasing 358. You wonder why two Indian batsmen needed to get run out in the last over, chasing a bigger score. It says on the BBC website, 21 for 6: Drinks. I should think the Sri Lankans do need a few drinks.
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205-1 off 36
252-2 off 42
The ECB and the players themselves were guilty of sleepwalking both in terms of prep and an inherent desire to win it. Look at the ones who have done best here, the likes of Malan, Topley, Willey, Brook and Atkinson - none of them were in the 2019 squad. Only Livingstone, of the rest, wasn't in the 2019 squad. Everything in 2019 was geared towards that ultimate goal. Here it just wasn't.
Gill (92), Kohli (88) and Iyer (82) all failed to convert
Madushanka finished with 5-80 and is now the leading wicket taker in the comp with 18
Siraj has 3-0
Asalanka out for a single off 24 balls
Shami 3-1
Shami 4-1