Champions Trophy - England and Wales 2013

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Jimmy ends up with 2 wickets for his troubles and Broad leads England with 3.

Its a funny game.

Should play it in Cornwall or Devon. Massive England home game!

I think this "shower" should just about settle it

I'm off...share the trophy chaps

Atherton gives it about 30 mins more delays until its game.

Can the ICC let the final be played tomorrow? Good weather for tomorrow. Probably too short-notice though.

It is a shame that its such an unsatisfactory end to a thoroughly entertaining tournament, but I do hope the ICC take the lessons on offer here, beyond reserve days. Shorter tournament, less minnows for more meaningful games and better pricing have made this far better than either of the last 2 WCs.

meh, it's all over really isn't it? no way they'll get back on within half an hour.

a rather unsatisfactory end to what was early on a pretty decent tournament, but questions should and will be asked to the ICC as to why, for what is supposed to be a major tournament, they didn't even have a reserve day planned...

Would get some fans here duty for sure.

Same really for the fans as their team were starting to get into their stride and hit England out of the park.

England might just escape it but we would all still prefer to see a game.

Mad for Chelsea wrote:meh, it's all over really isn't it? no way they'll get back on within half an hour.

a rather unsatisfactory end to what was early on a pretty decent tournament, but questions should and will be asked to the ICC as to why, for what is supposed to be a major tournament, they didn't even have a reserve day planned...

Especially seeming as they have done in the other incarnations of this tourney. Even in the other shared trophy one

Well at least England have got some practice in ahead of the crucial two game T20 series against New Zealand starting on Tuesday. That is a massive series.

Covers are off again. It's the hope that's the killer.

Main cover is still on.

Don't see how we're going to get through uninterrupted from here

Do these breaks hurt batting or fielding side more?

Probably fielding since the batsmen havent lost any overs.

Restart at 5.30 apparently.

Yeah good point. Can't get a rhythm at all can they.

5:30 restart

I'd say this is absolutely it now. Either we go uninterrupted to the finish or its shared.

Strauss as a commentator? Nice bloke, but he always struck me as kinda boring.

He's a real Englishman. Something we don't get a lot these days.

Strauss. Prim and proper. Posh and privately-educated.

A real Englishman from Johannesburg?

The next weather involvement should see the game called off. Incredibly frustrating.
Its going to be a big English summer, hopes the weather behaves itself after this protracted nonsense. Will be a massive shame otherwise.

Ah I like Straussy, should be a good addition to the Sky line-up

Everyone likes Strauss.

I do hope he partners Warne though.

Since we are going nowhere here, lets look elsewhere for some good news.
Kevin Pietersen smashed an unbeaten 177 in 188 balls on his first class return after a 3 month injury layoff.

Looks pretty dark out

they took 20 minutress too many to start

Back to 5.40

Can't understand why they aren't calling it off as yet.

They're obliged to try and finish

They take some creepy photos the Indian team.

India 40-1 after 7. Any which way it will be a T-20, and its very unlikely we'll have a proper finish. You are joined winners already. So have some fun while you are at it lads!.

Turn for Tredwell

Swann still injured?

Tredders tonked there.  India should win this at a a canter with batsmen of this class in a game just perfect for them.

How have they given that as 4?

Iffy 4 there. 9 from the over

GSC wrote:Turn for Tredwell

Then India are going to do some damage with it you'd think.

Ominously dark clouds

trebellbobaggins wrote:Swann still injured?

Tredders tonked there.  India should win this at a a canter with batsmen of this class in a game just perfect for them.

No need to bring the reverse jinxing trebs, we are joined winners, just a matter of time, we are pretty much up against the stupid, horrendous, atrocious, pathetic weather!.

Bopara removes Dhawan

Good slower ball, lofts it to Tredwell.

Good stuff but with each they lose a big hitter comes in.

Dahwan finally out though, he's had a great tourney.

Bopara.

Basically god now

Aha, Ravi Bopara, England's latest Ian Botham, strikes big, gets the in-form Shikhar Dhawan.

Rather quietly Bopara might be Englands player of the tournament.

He's having a decent tourney too for sure

Is dahwan the golden bat?  I think he is.

In this shortened game, Dhawan has it locked up.

trebellbobaggins wrote:He's having a decent tourney too for sure

Is darwhan the golden bat?  I think he is.

Unless Trotty scores about 160 he'll get it

Great over from Bopara 2 and a wicket