2023 Cricket World Cup - Other Matches

[ACT Crusader]

A 50/50 one goes the way of Aussie. In line, hitting the stumps but goes to umpires call.

Head is playing the conditions and bowling to perfection.

[rico1]

Head not wasting too much time - really accelerating things now.

[Dodge]

Well I’ve realised something, I only care about cricket when it matters - only three games in this whole tournament have ‘mattered’. I watched some of the NZ vs England game at the beginning but other than that reckon I’ve barely watched 5 mins until the semis, even then I didn’t really engage that much. This I’ve watched every ball.

[sparky]

Hundred up from Travis Head met by utter silence from the crowd. Not even grudging applause. Utter silence.

[Tim]

What an innings.

[sparky]

A six from Head. He's not messing around.

[sparky]

Huge and correct call by the selectors to keep Travis Head in the squad despite missing the first six games with a broken hand.

[Dodge]

@sparky said in 2023 Cricket World Cup - Other Matches:

Hundred up from Travis Head met by utter silence from the crowd. Not even grudging applause. Utter silence.

Indian. Fans. Don’t. Like. Cricket.

[sparky]

Head different gravy tonight. This is one of the great 50-over innings.

[Dodge]

Have the fans started leaving yet?

[sparky]

Wake up, Australia. Your boys are about to win their 6th World Cup.

[sparky]

Travis Head caught. What an innings.

[sparky]

All over. Australia beat the hosts and favourites by 6 wickets.

[KiwiMurph]

A very Crusaders like performance by Aus.

No matter how big the away crowd Aus just play finals cricket at a different level.

What a performance by Head - ever since his catch of Sharma they just kept the pressure on the entire time.

[Dodge]

Best ODI innings I’ve ever seen. The pressure when wickets were falling and the crowd were going nuts. Just batted beautifully

[sparky]

Congratulations, Australia. An outstanding Finals performance!

[sparky]

An absolute heist to do it in the ground that bears Modi's name in India against India after they win 10 games in a row.

[Dodge]

That was perfect. How’s that feel Virat? It’s a weird feeling to like the Aussies. Used to hate Travis Head, now think I’d like to have a beer with him. Even Warner! Reality is no one cares if Aus win another one, but to deprive the Indians at home when they were trying to fix everything their way was beautiful.

[KiwiMurph]

Tough decade for the Indians:

2014 T20 WC Final: Lost
2015 WC Semis: Lost
2016 T20 WC Semis: Lost
2017 CT final: Lost
2019 WC Semis: Lost
2021 WTC final: Lost
2022 T20 WC Semis: Lost
2023 WTC final: Lost
2023 WC final: Lost

[Dodge]

@KiwiMurph said in 2023 Cricket World Cup - Other Matches:

Tough decade for the Indians:

2014 T20 WC Final: Lost
2015 WC Semis: Lost
2016 T20 WC Semis: Lost
2017 CT final: Lost
2019 WC Semis: Lost
2021 WTC final: Lost
2022 T20 WC Semis: Lost
2023 WTC final: Lost
2023 WC final: Lost

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