England v Bangladesh

[brandon]

Elimination tonight chaps or what??

Hales MUST play tonight. Also, they surely have to change the bowlers. Tredwell to come in for one of the misfiring seamers? That would make sense of course but this is Peter Moores.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

We will win

Hales will play

Stories suggest they won't play Tredwell due to Bangladesh being better players of spin and the squad boundaries being short

 

[Aleem Dar]

Jordan in is the rumour.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

We will absolutely piss this

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Bangladesh are an even bigger shambles than us. Everyone involved should be sacked immediately if we lose this.

 

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

Bangladesh are an even bigger shambles than us. Everyone involved should be sacked immediately if we lose this.

I hope the bangles win then

 

[Fulwell Mackem]

I hope the bangles win then

We'll either be walking like Egyptians out of the tournament or our eternal flame will still be burning on what could be a manic monday!

 

[Bri]

Welp, had a sleep and got up to watch the opening and Anderson and Broad are pitching it up and Anderson has taken 2 caught behind.

Well done to Morgan for putting 3 slips in.

 

[Greavsie]

Woke up 45 mins ago and we've been clueless

They'll easy get 300+

 

[Keith S30S]

A couple of points. England doing decent but still playing by numbers. Woakes came back for a 2nd spell and was doing well, going for about 3 an over but pulled him off? Should have tried to bowl him through surely?

Broad bowling too short again. When they show the speed stats the fastest balls are canny, all mid 140 kph or late 80 mph in our money but no proper slower balls at all? Slowest about 10 k less than the fastest.

 

[ChicagoCat]

Banglas giving it a go.

 

[Keith S30S]

Woakes 1st spell, 4 overs for 24, 6 an over.
2nd spell 3 overs for 8, less than 3 an over taken off?
Started 3rd spell 1 over for 12. FFS stupid bastards took him off when he was doing well!

Woke up 45 mins ago and we've been clueless

They'll easy get 300+

Didn't think they'd get that when you posted it but touch and go now. Need wickets and that's why I would have been reluctant to drop Finn.

That said we might need Jordan's batting!

 

[BAMBAM]

in no trouble at min these 2 batting 226 for 4 off 43.3 overs.

looks like they will get close to 300, need a few wickets to slow them down.

 

[Wayne The Punk]

Who is the Aussie commentator? nearly wanking himself everytime they score a run

 

[Hongkongphooey]

Is this the best team we can put out, some big ego's and not much skill

 

[BAMBAM]

hopefully that wicket slows them down. 243 for 5 off 46

 

[Keith S30S]

hopefully that wicket slows them down. 243 for 5 off 46

To be fair he made a slow hundred, 130 balls so it might speed them up.

 

[BAMBAM]

To be fair he made a slow hundred, 130 balls so it might speed them up..

you could be right mate.

 

[ChicagoCat]

Bangladesh to win would be fun. England will chase down anything under 320 though (which is not on the cards).

 

[Keith S30S]

you could be right mate.

Should be well short of 300 now the other kid is out.

Should be a routine chase against a poor bowling attack with strong batting line up. Bar Bopara we have all our all rounders playing and Broad coming in 10.

Decent by Jordan after a poor start. Went for 17 his 1st 2 overs, understandably rusty but he came back well and bowled some good yorkers. 10 for 60 2 wickets but doesn't reflect how decent he was when they were hitting out.

Feel sorry for Woakes, 10 overs for 64 0 wickets but he should have been bowled out within the first 40 overs. Didn't look like taking wickets mind.