The England Cricket Thread

el_dazza · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:41

Drama.

My heart is going mental over a cricket game.

Feek · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:42

And people say cricket is boring!

SoliD · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:43

What an incredibly horrible game to watch as an England fan. Nz just didn't have the luck at the key times today. What a game for the country to see in the end!

chroniclard · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:43

Feek said:
And people say cricket is boring!

To be fair test matches are a bit tedious. ODI's are much better!

Freakbro · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:44

Psycho Ned said:
If you're NZ that must literally be the worst way to lose in the world. Scored the same in the 50 overs, same in the super over, lose because you scored less boundaries like the random rule you'd never even think of!

They said it was 15-13 in the super over?

chroniclard · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:46

Freakbro said:
They said it was 15-13 in the super over

Nah, was tied.

Freakbro · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:47

chroniclard said:
Nah, was tied.

Sorry, yea I must have misheard

muon · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:47

Psycho Ned said:
If you're NZ that must literally be the worst way to lose in the world. Scored the same in the 50 overs, same in the super over, lose because you scored less boundaries like the random rule you'd never even think of!

Why's that. If you play cricket you know the rules.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:50

We won!!

rickjames · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:51

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

Lil old me · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:51

Feek said:
And people say cricket is boring!

I do feel like they need a disclaimer to people who don't normally watch cricket that it isn't normally this exciting though!

Craterloads · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:53

Shame they have rapey Prince Andrew in the ceremony!

McBain · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:53

Shorter formats are much better to watch, I only watch test if it's the Ashes. Watch plenty of T20 and ODI though, live it's just a mass **** up

muon · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:56

30 extras to 17 extras nearly cost England dearly. Especially the ones at the end.

But fortune plus Boult stepping on the boundary pretty much cancelled the difference out.

Well done Stokes, Buttler and Archer.

Cob · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:56

Kane deserved that.

Cob · 14 Jul 2019 at 19:57

Lil old me said:
I do feel like they need a disclaimer to people who don't normally watch cricket that it isn't normally this exciting though!

The first 80 overs were dross

McGray · 14 Jul 2019 at 20:01

Cob said:
The first 80 overs were dross

Nonsense.

muon · 14 Jul 2019 at 20:02

Cob said:
The first 80 overs were dross

I suppose good bowling is boring to you.

It was a great tense battle.

antijoke · 14 Jul 2019 at 20:04

Steedie said:
That was mental. Never watched cricket properly until this World Cup but that’s more exciting than any football match I’ve ever watched

Watch a better team

But I agree, never watched cricket either but that was fantastic, a super over is now my favourite thing ever.

It’s come home!

Pigeon_Killer · 14 Jul 2019 at 20:05

Last cricket I watched was the Ashes in 2005 but the end to this match eclipsed that for me.