T20 World Cup 2021
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Well, it's been a good tournament and we've punched well above our weight. Knocking England out was extremely sweet.
We really needed everything to go our way against Aus, but instead we lost the toss and the game has gone the way of basically every other game in the tournament to date.
Kane's innings was special, and Boult has been superb as well. Nobody else has stood up unfortunately.
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Rubbish from Southee
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@donsteppa said in T20 World Cup 2021:
We're getting a brutal reminder of why only Williamson and Boult are regular IPL starters.
Yep, making the final and posting a competitive total is very good for a side with two world class T20 players and without Conway and Ferguson.
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Boult deserved to get Marsh there. Great spell.
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@Donsteppa the spinners in particular. With a slower pitch they were absolutely key, and just bolwed rubbish. Didn't put any pressure on Aus at all.
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@no-quarter said in T20 World Cup 2021:
@Donsteppa the spinners in particular. With a slower pitch they were absolutely key, and just bolwed rubbish. Didn't put any pressure on Aus at all.
I'd started to wonder lately while Sodhi is never in the conversation for the test side these days, tonight was a reminder of his lack of consistency. Which sometimes works in T20's, but not tonight...
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Marsh has been a tin ass in the last 5 overs.
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With Kane hitting 85 we should have been able to set them 185+
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Our fielding dropped off a cliff. Multiple boundaries not saved, at least 3 chances dropped/not attempted, and another 3-4 dropping just short of the man, which was horrible luck.
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@no-quarter said in T20 World Cup 2021:
With Kane hitting 85 we should have been able to set them 185+
Neesham is clearly our inform batsman so why not put him ahead of Phillips who has been struggling of late? I think that was a big mistake and potentially cost us 10+ runs.
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@akan004 said in T20 World Cup 2021:
@no-quarter said in T20 World Cup 2021:
With Kane hitting 85 we should have been able to set them 185+
Neesham is clearly our inform batsman so why not put him ahead of Phillips who has been struggling of late? I think that was a big mistake and potentially cost us 10+ runs.
Agree, Phillips needed to hit out much earlier.
Kane and Boult must feel pretty let down by their teammates right now.
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So disappointing to see the strengths of the team throughout the tournament fade at just the wrong time.
Honourable mentions to Williamson and Boult for stepping up on the big stage.
Time to start looking for Guptill's replacement. Someone will probably find stats to disprove this, but it increasingly seems like he's regressed to the flat track bully stage since 2019.
For the Australians, Hazlewood more than made up for Starc laying out a five star buffet. Marsh walked out to bat like a man determined to win the game by himself, and that six off the first ball was the start of how he went on.
There was a big lesson for the junior cricketers who were watching this week. Don't punch your bat...
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@donsteppa said in T20 World Cup 2021:
So disappointing to see the strengths of the team throughout the tournament fade at just the wrong time.
I have to go the other way on that - all throughout the tournament all our bowlers, except Boult, looked vulnerable to go for big runs at all times - even against the associate teams. Sodhi runs a bit hot and cold and played well against India, but it was no given he would show up when needed - and he did not.
