CWC Final - Black Caps v England

[Mokey]

A world cup final decided by number of boundaries is really quite shit.

Yes, again, we bowled really well...but farrrrrr out to have had another 10 runs. Even another 5. So many fucking what ifs with this game, all the way to the super over. Gah.

[Donsteppa]

Those extra four ‘overthrows’ might just haunt me forever...

[mofitzy_]

@Donsteppa
There were so many moments like that though.

[akan004]

@Donsteppa said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England:

Those extra four ‘overthrows’ might just haunt me forever...

Worst part was that it came off the traitor's bat.

[junior]

@Chris-B sadly history will just remember the name engraved on the trophy 😔

[Donsteppa]

@mofitzy_ said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England:

@Donsteppa
There were so many moments like that though.

That was rather than the non-striker being run out by a deflection, and at what a time...! The joys of sport I suppose...

[mofitzy_]

The only consolation is that it was one of the greatest games of one day cricket ever.

Would suck to wake up to that score though.

[booboo]

May I say bullshit.

That is all.

[booboo]

@mofitzy_ said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England:

The only consolation is that it was one of the greatest games of one day cricket ever.

Would suck to wake up to that score though.

I fucking just did

What a load of absolute crap.

I hopw England are very proud.

[akan004]

@mofitzy_ said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England:

The only consolation is that it was one of the greatest games of one day cricket ever.

Would suck to wake up to that score though.

That's no consolation to me. Would rather have lost badly than to lose under these circumstances.

[Bovidae]

So proud of the team but gutted to get so close and lose in that manner.

There will be (rightfully) some criticism of the choice of Guptill for the super over. CdH would have been a much better option as he has the ability to bludgeon good balls to the boundary.

[akan004]

@Bovidae But CDGH had played so badly with the bat, it would have been a huge ask to put him in.

[akan004]

Previously, matches at the World Cup have been decided by least wickets lost. Under the old rules New Zealand would have won.

[JC]

@Bovidae said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England:

So proud of the team but gutted to get so close and lose in that manner.

There will be (rightfully) some criticism of the choice of Guptill for the super over. CdH would have been a much better option as he has the ability to bludgeon good balls to the boundary.

To be fair, we saw CdH facing Archer earlier on and all the bludgeoning that was going on was by the bowler. CdH got a hiding.

[mofitzy_]

@akan004
Debating this in my head but I still would take this over a bad loss. It's the difference between an early KO and a dodgy split decision where everyone knows it was a bit dodgy.

[akan004]

@mofitzy_ After the 2015 loss, I really did not feel that bad because we were comprehensively spanked. This hurts man, it hurts a lot. We were the better team, but they had the luck (and the umpires), and that's what hurts the most.

[Bovidae]

@JC @akan004 I will admit I didn't watch most of the NZ innings so didn't know how CdH batted earlier but Guptill is struggling to hit the ball outside the 30 m circle. There had to be someone other than Guptill.

[Mokey]

@Bovidae I don't understand why you would send out the guy who failed in every innings bar one. I mean if he'd scored 70 or 80 today and had turned it around, sure. Neesham was a good choice, but anyone would have been better than Guptill.

[akan004]

@Bovidae said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England:

@JC @akan004 I will admit I didn't watch most of the NZ innings so didn't know how CdH batted earlier but Guptill is struggling to hit the ball outside the 30 m circle. There had to be someone other than Guptill.

Agreed it had to be someone else. Either Kane or Taylor would have been a better choice.

[mofitzy_]

@akan004
I completely understand your logic but for me this doesn't feel as bad as 2015.