Need to win 2 of our last 3 games or we will be qualifying with the likes of Namibia, Scotland, Windies etc. That will mess the ECB calender up!
This could well be the last ODI WC so no need to worry.
Need to win 2 of our last 3 games or we will be qualifying with the likes of Namibia, Scotland, Windies etc. That will mess the ECB calender up!
You had no right to feel blasé. One home tournament win which was won on a tied match and you can go into the next tournament and think it’s a breeze?. Nope nothing to do with blasé. Just not good enough in these conditions. Poor bowlers, batting application missing and poor leadership.As mentioned above, they're retiring after this, their last big one. Some of them shouldn't have been selected due to either injury, poor form.or track record abroad. I think we became a little blasé after our world cup win, we're the best, turn up and it's ours.
Aye we were the opposite of arrogant. Just incompetence.You had no right to feel blasé. One home tournament win which was won on a tied match and you can go into the next tournament and think it’s a breeze?. Nope nothing to do with blasé. Just not good enough in these conditions. Poor bowlers, batting application missing and poor leadership.
You're right about poor batters and bowlers but for me we took the same old faces who have been hit and miss for some time now. We took Bairstow who hasn't been in form since his injury and Stokes who is still injured. We took Woakes who has a poor track record away from home. When did Buttler last have a decent run?You had no right to feel blasé. One home tournament win which was won on a tied match and you can go into the next tournament and think it’s a breeze?. Nope nothing to do with blasé. Just not good enough in these conditions. Poor bowlers, batting application missing and poor leadership.
may not have had any right to feel blasé but we did. We somehow won the T20 WC last year which meant we felt we were too dogs at white ball cricket and as such felt all we have to do is put the opposition and we’ll chase it down. Conditions and opposition never came in to the reckoning that’s why we are going home and why we could we’ll finish bottom.You had no right to feel blasé. One home tournament win which was won on a tied match and you can go into the next tournament and think it’s a breeze?. Nope nothing to do with blasé. Just not good enough in these conditions. Poor bowlers, batting application missing and poor leadership.
I repeat that team wasn't blase. it was under prepared, out of form, badly led and lacking in confidence.We
may not have had any right to feel blasé but we did. We somehow won the T20 WC last year which meant we felt we were too dogs at white ball cricket and as such felt all we have to do is put the opposition and we’ll chase it down. Conditions and opposition never came in to the reckoning that’s why we are going home and why we could we’ll finish bottom.
I will be supporting ABI (Anyone But India). Australia v New Zealand and South Africa v Pakistan games were really enjoyable. Would be nice to see New Zealand finally get the trophy and if they can't I'll hope for Pakistan or South Africa.Now England cant progress to the semis is interest going to drop off? I can’t see many tuning into Afghanistan v Sri Lanka today.
The team wasn't blasé, English cricket was. The team didn't pick themselves.I repeat that team wasn't blase. it was under prepared, out of form, badly led and lacking in confidence.
They could pip the Aussies, next game for them is the dutch, a win there and beat the aussies and they are in the box seatAnother win for Afghanistan, that's 3 former winners they've beaten and they're up to 5th.