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Cricket World Cup 2019

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The Rat said:
No it doesn't, its just a phrase used in tabloid newspapers

its bullshit like

going round in circles anyway just leave it
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So how would you describe England's manifest inability to translate their usual ability and talent into competitions, when the pressure is on?

It's a psychological thing, surely?
 

Pepe said:
It is prepared to ICC regulations. They didn’t hand them over last night. The pitch will have been inspected for weeks beforehand.
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Yeah, but there's only so much a staff can do, given the natural weather and conditions. In Abu Dhabi, you're not going to get a bouncing fast track; in Perth, you won't get a flat deck, ICC or no ICC.
 
Pepe said:
The statistics say quarterly the opposite.

They have played very well and deserve to win, the fact England didn’t put 300 on first is a huge factor.

In this type of game they are very effective, as are most teams.
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The stats say the Aussies battered us in a huge world cup match. They've been far superior with the bat, ball, and in the field.
 
ChicagoCat said:
Yeah, but there's only so much a staff can do, given the natural weather and conditions. In Abu Dhabi, you're not going to get a bouncing fast track; in Perth, you won't get a flat deck, ICC or no ICC.
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It isn’t an English prepared wicket though. That is the bottom line.

It isn’t the reason England are losing today, it is, like all the rest, ICC prepared and the final will be a run fest.
 
Rip Van Fish said:
They even arranged the fixtures and ensured they got the most tickets in the “ballots”

Bet we are outnumbered 8 to 1 on Sunday
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I may of mentioned this previously but I applied for two of the three games at CLS (I'm on holiday for Sri Lanka v South Africa) at the *cricket family* ballot and got none, how does that work and what is the point of *cricket family* ballot?
 
Pepe said:
It isn’t an English prepared wicket though. That is the bottom line.

It isn’t the reason England are losing today, it is, like all the rest, ICC prepared and the final will be a run fest.
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Lord's has never been a run-fest. If England need specially curated, 400 run decks to win, then shame on them.

It's a fair pitch, and the ICC aren't sending in groundsmen to every venue.

I don't think the final will be a run fest, but we will see.
 
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