zen Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Kangaroos: vs. Bulldogs: A matchup of epic proportions at Lord's. Kangaroos are on the ascendency, while the Bulldogs want to get back in the groove. The pitch at Lords appears to be full of runs, however, the weather could create an interruption with rain forecasted. Both teams are likely to treat this as a knockout encounter, therefore, will be a pressure game, more so for Eng. The interesting part would be how the key players for both teams stand up. Aus has focused on providing batting depth to its line up. One option is to bring in Behrendorff to try to pick up wickets. With Root bowling well, England may review form of someone like Mooen to see if a batsman or a bowler can be played. Cricinfo preview The Fans: BOL! Pratik77 and velu 1 1 Link to comment
Chalks Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Can't help but feel Aussies will Steven Bradbury this World Cup. They seem to be staying on their feet while everyone else is falling over. Link to comment
-Robin- Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Easy win for aussies England will get another group stage exit. Link to comment
WC2011INDIA Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Ya i have a feeling it will be washed out or Australia will win. England might actually end up exiting lol. Why is Roy not playing? Link to comment
Stan AF Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Hoping to see a good match. Good contest between both the teams. If England loses this their chances of getting knocked out becomes even more real. Lot to play for. Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 weather suggests a low scoring game,this is not good for the poms whose team is filled with FTBs barring Root. Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 5 hours ago, WC2011INDIA said: Ya i have a feeling it will be washed out or Australia will win. England might actually end up exiting lol. Why is Roy not playing? nope.i see some rain but we will have a result Link to comment
Tattieboy Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I think my favourites Australia will beat them , infact I don't see England beating either of India or New Zealand either . This lot have been hyped far too much , a bunch of fancy Dan's who when under pressure the collapse . I shall tell you exactly when I thought they would not win it ...10th June 2018 when I watched Scotland score 371 for 5 against an attack of Wood, Plunkett , Willey, Rachid and Ali , they didn't have a clue how to stop the Scottish batsmen then a batting line up of Roy, Barstow , Hales, Root, Morgan, Billings could not under pressure chase it down and in the end be bowled out . Winners of World Cups don't allow associate teams to score 371 !!! Scotland showed that day that England could be put under pressure and when they are they buckle . As Pakistan and Sri Lanka have shown too . Gollum, zen, WC2011INDIA and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment
zen Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 If the pitch is green (though the grass could be shaved off), maybe Plunkett comes in place Moheen/Rashid .... Roy is not available for this game iirc Link to comment
zen Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Tattieboy said: Scotland showed that day that England could be put under pressure and when they are they buckle . As Pakistan and Sri Lanka have shown too . Some teams put their guard down vs weaker teams. Ind, considered to be a favourite, too almost lost to AFG and tied with it in Asia Cup Look forward to seeing how these teams pick their game up vs major teams Link to comment
SK_IH Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Eng have made some unnecessary changes throughout the tournament. They should stick to Woakes, Plunkett, Archer, Stokes, Rashid, Ali bowling combo. Link to comment
Tattieboy Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 25 minutes ago, zen said: Some teams put their guard down vs weaker teams. Ind, considered to be a favourite, too almost lost to AFG and tied with it in Asia Cup Look forward to seeing how these teams pick their game up vs major teams It's not about letting guard down its about a different kind of pressure !! One of what if we get beat , we are humiliated , we should beat them 100 times out of 100 and doubts creep into the mind . You start to get tentative , scared to hit normally , you tense up . I hated it , playing guys who were much below the standard you played at normally , fast bowlers suddenly are dibbly dobblers , straight up spinners become magicians . England's problems are not weaker teams but their weaknesses being shown . Link to comment
Sachinism Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Preparing for Starc by facing Arjun Stuge, Soorma_Bhopali, Norman and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Bhaiyya Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) Pomms, the flat track bullies, are on a danger end. Post 2015 world cup, poms dominated bilateral with pattas but when presented with slight bit of green or sluggishness, they have crumbled. Having said that, I would bet Pommies to win the match. Edited June 24, 2019 by Bhaiyya Link to comment
poi Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 If AUS win vs ENG: --- If ENG win: --- If AUS win, ENG chances go down a bit and opens up possibility for BAN/PK/SL (but just a little bit). If ENG win or if there is a washout, top 4 is pretty much set (unless IND lose all 4 for example). Actually, it might be interesting to run scenarios if IND lose all remaining matches. Let me know if that would be something interesting. Link to comment
Stuge Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 13 hours ago, WC2011INDIA said: Ya i have a feeling it will be washed out or Australia will win. England might actually end up exiting lol. Why is Roy not playing? Hamstring injury Link to comment
Zero_Unit Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 For the sake of the tournament, GO AUSSIES! Keep the tournament alive! If eng looses tomorrow, SL/BD/PAK are all still in contention. Link to comment
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