CWC Final - Black Caps v England
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@shark said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England:
@Hooroo said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England:
It was quite fitting that the guy who made a hash brown of a review should be run out to lose the match.
Tremendous game though. Maybe the greatest ever I can recall. Gutted and proud all at the same time. We were incredibly unlucky today.
No consolation but funny when all and sundry were collapsing around him, A kiwi pulled them through. Super mental strength by Stokes.
I really am gutted but what a game of cricket. Happy enough for England too.
I really feel for Guppy. That was a truly cruel end to the tournament for him. But he did waste that review with Nicholls' assistance, and this probably (Taylor may have been out next ball anyway) contributed to the eventual loss. Then to be asked to squeeze out two runs minimum off the last ball of a super over to win the match was tough. The skipper was a much better bet to partner Neesham in that over.
I agree but they would have had a hell of a team meeting with coaches as well to determine who should be out there. I tend to agree with Ian Smith that they need two players that could engineer power off that deck.
I'm not disappointed with the decision for those two to be chosen. (Still doesn't help with getting over the loss)
How unlucky were we with that ricochet? That was the turning point of the end there.
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@Hooroo said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England:
So who else is bleeding out the eyeballs at work today after a marathon effort last night?
I couldn't do it. Watched briefly up until Guptill's dismissal, then went to bed and switched my phone to airplane mode. Woke up just after 6am, assuming the game should be over & switched my phone back on, saw on Stuff that it had gone to a super over then checked 20 mins to see that we'd lost.
If I really wanted to be put through the emotional wringer, I'll just go on a few more dates with Tinder girls.
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@Siam said in CWC Final - Black Caps v England:
Not having it.
We won the 50 over contest by virtue of less wickets lost.
Bah humbug
I agree with this.
Runs
Wickets
Boundaries
If those don't separate you, THEN have a Super Over, because it's like dropgoals for Rugby tie breakers. -
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I'm not feeling down on the game since we didn't lose the match nor did England win. And neither did Australia or India so that's good too.
But there will be an * next to the 2019 CWC winner's name stating *drawn final with New Zealand.
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@Sneakdefreak wouldnt have been if we had won
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Well fullas and fullesses it was a wild ride. I couldn’t post during our bowling, was on the edge of my couch.
I can’t really fault our effort or even our decisions. Guppy faced one ball in the super over, can’t be too critical there. Some of our lower order batters faced some damn good bowling.
We bowled so well in the conditions and under the pressure of an away final.
Congrats to England.
The drama of sport wins out again.
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It feels very weird - still pondering that deflection off Stokes' bat and the fact that it took it from 7 off 2 balls to 3 off 2 balls. Cannot remember every seeing that over many years of watching cricket and the fact that it happened at that stage of a World Cup final is just bizarre.
And Trent - don't step back bro
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Also, I'm so proud of this team. We missed out by the tiniest of margins and so it's super tempting to rehash a thousand moments and ask what if, but I think that's the wrong attitude to take. I love this team and I'm stoked at what they've achieved.
Still hurts like hell to have come so close and not got there but sometimes that's how it breaks.
