T20 World Cup: Live Matches Discussion

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Who do you think will win?

Malinga on. He hasn't really hit his peak form in the tournament as yet.

And Malinga gets into the action, Wright gone.

Bad decision to send Bairstow in at three for me. I hope they keep holding back the spinners....

EDIT:

Well this is a great start... Too early for Mogs to come in?

Not starting against spin hasn't helped Bairstow, went 2nd ball and England in early trouble at 18-2 in the 3rd over. And the spinners haven't bowled even 1 over as yet.

And another!!!. Malinga on fire!!!.

18-3...

Shelsey93 wrote:Bad decision to send Bairstow in at three for me. I hope they keep holding back the spinners....

EDIT:

I was just about to post about you tempting fate when the your edit came in.

Malinga in the house, 18/3

Right, I'll be back in a couple of hours. Need to find some Ryder Cup spirit somewhere!

Pity we didnt select Ian Poulter....

Instead of naturalising South Africans we need to get in Sri Lankans.

I understand England not wanting Morgan to be exposed right away, and that Hales wicket has made it immaterial anyways, but Patel and not Buttler at 4? Hmmmm, Samit has scored a few runs against the spinners in the sub-continent, still.......

And Malinga is off after that demolition job and Mathews back in. whosoever is captaining Lanka perhaps would have thought of getting through a couple of overs from the other seamers. But Patel hits him for a 6. Still not a lot from the over. 28-3 after 5.

Patel's taking the attack to the Lankans.

Hopefully Samit and Mogs can build a partnership and then one can get 70+ and Buttler can produce a great knock as well, it is still possible. But only just...

The Lankan captain overbowling Kula here? Perhaps Perera if not Malinga himself should have been in charge of this over?

Patel's batting really well here. The spin exam has started, how would England go about it?

If we are to go down, lets go down blazing!

ATTACK THE SPINNERS!!!!

The sad truth is this England team just wasn't anywhere near good enough. One or two may get better with experience , but really only Broad , Swann , Bresnan , Finn and Morgan out of the whole squad have serious international records ...the rest are either very new or have played a fair bit of limited over cricket for rather ordinary results. And Bresnan wasn't even picked for this game ...

The batting simply lacks a bit of class , and whether spin or pace is bowled hasn't mattered much , it has not stood up at this level , apart from two or three individual efforts. Once the pressure was applied by an tough target to chase , a collapse was always likely.
Super eight was probably all we should have expected.


If Morgan and Patel score nine per over from here and win the match I shall deny writing the above , of course

I had a look earlier., sl were at 17 .2 overs and around 130.

so who utterly cocked this one up in the bowling then?

we know out batsmen are a shambles , so who put this pressure on them.

that's the wc gone anyway, we were never nearly good enough.

Patel seems to be playing Sri Lanka on his own atm

Required run rate up to 10.5. Basically Bopara hasn't got more than about 3 balls to play himself in.....

Ravi Bopara at 6, I really hope he has put that horrific stretch of batting form behind. Otherwise a 5th wicket is round the corner.

Yes, that's the 5th down!.

Realistically the only outside hope was that Buttler really comes off alongside Patel. Now he's got the chance....

Terrible selections from Broad and Flower today, Dernbach and Bopara!. What on earth have they seen!?

Malinga is left with another 3 overs. The only one he bowled was far too hot for England!!.

Sri Lanka are through!. Not that anyone had any doubt after that 3rd over of England's innings!!.

Come on Mr Buttler and Mr Patel, there is hope yet

SORRY

50 for Samit Patel!. At least he has justified his selection somewhat.

Buttler goes. Maybe time to send in Dernbach for his last England appearance, as a pinch hitter!

The England captain comes and goes!. 93-7.

Time to check out from the hotel....

Patel's not given up as yet though. Fighting on, all by his own!.

Lanka are Keeping a couple of overs from Malinga for any possible little surprise.

There is still a little slender piece of hope that I am clinging onto...

38 off 17...

msp83 wrote:Yes, that's the 5th down!.

god you really take pleasure in it don't you.

msp83 wrote:Terrible selections from Broad and Flower today, Dernbach and Bopara!. What on earth have they seen!?

They picked crapbache again?



right. enough of this utter bull. fire flower now.

33 off 12 balls. Need some boundaries, there is still hope...

credit it you for having faith Olly.

Swan's still swinging, the fat lady has gone for a glass of water to help the slightly tight vocal cords

trebellbobaggins wrote:credit it you for having faith Olly.

I'm a Norwich City fan. Faith is all I have to cling to at the moment

A massive miracle is on the cards here!!.

Malinga bowls Patel. She's warbling.

Right Graeme Swann needs to go all Ian Poulter here...

5 for Malinga!. Patel the last to go.

26 of the last over, lets see what Swanny can do!.

Run rate gone up to 26. Could do with couple of no balls and a wide or two.