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Champions Trophy 2025


Glad I couldn't watch today, only would have frustrated me even more.

Absolute shambles. So many problems, don't even know where to begin.

Worse thing is, looks like no one even gives a shit.
 
McCullum has come out today and said the main problem he's identified is that the team are too hard on themselves. Worrying statement and he is promoting a culture of non-accountability.

I know she's not everyone's cup of tea, but Alex Hartley had it spot on when she called out the arrogance of the current England set up, both men and women's sides.
 
The Breen Machine said:
McCullum has come out today and said the main problem he's identified is that the team are too hard on themselves. Worrying statement and he is promoting a culture of non-accountability.

I know she's not everyone's cup of tea, but Alex Hartley had it spot on when she called out the arrogance of the current England set up, both men and women's sides.
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This
Their are players in the setup who will never be dropped regardless of form Crawley, Livingstone Salt etc
Definitely a face fits culture over winning
Strauss regime was about winning and hitting top spot, Key Mcullum and co now are trying to play results down and bluff their way like they the moral victors
This whole ‘Bazball’ line is embarrassing England are ridiculed for it and rightly so
Aussies will hammer it next winter let’s see if ‘Baz’ can smile his way out of it
 
Safc1987 said:
This
Their are players in the setup who will never be dropped regardless of form Crawley, Livingstone Salt etc
Definitely a face fits culture over winning
Strauss regime was about winning and hitting top spot, Key Mcullum and co now are trying to play results down and bluff their way like they the moral victors
This whole ‘Bazball’ line is embarrassing England are ridiculed for it and rightly so
Aussies will hammer it next winter let’s see if ‘Baz’ can smile his way out of it
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According to Stokes, we are in the entertainment business not the results business. Everyone is entertained by a losing team..
 
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Talk about unfair....
Both Australia and South Africa have to fly to Dubai so they can be ready to play India in the semi with the other team then having to take a 3 hour flight back to Pakistan to play the other semi.

India meanwhile are chilling in the same hotel, same warm up areas and doing o travelling whatsoever...

Anybody but India please, be nice if South Africa finally get a win
The Breen Machine said:
According to Stokes, we are in the entertainment business not the results business. Everyone is entertained by a losing team..
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Context mate, this was a test team that had won 1 game in 17 and played boring dull cricket just to lose with a collapse every game.
 
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vinegar hill said:
Is there any cricket team on the planet at the moment that doesn’t hammer England.
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I don’t know if it’s an English mentality thing but is there any other nation that plumbs the depths as much as we do in multiple sports? It’s especially galling given our financial resources.

It’s been mostly utterly depressing following the England cricket and rugby sides for about half a decade now bar the odd result here or though. I suppose the Test team were exciting for about a year but that started to wear off for me during the last Ashes series when we decided to chuck the first two Tests away for absolutely no reason.
 
Inside Forward said:
I don’t know if it’s an English mentality thing but is there any other nation that plumbs the depths as much as we do in multiple sports? It’s especially galling given our financial resources.

It’s been mostly utterly depressing following the England cricket and rugby sides for about half a decade now bar the odd result here or though. I suppose the Test team were exciting for about a year but that started to wear off for me during the last Ashes series when we decided to chuck the first two Tests away for absolutely no reason.
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I’m not so sure multiple sports mind.
Our Olympic performances have been very good the last few now.
 
What are India doing here. Don’t they know even when you lose three quick wickets you should still be swinging from the hip trying to score 400 instead of this boring rebuilding shite.
 
Tilting towards India now. Kiwis 4 down with 111 needed at getting on for 7 an over. Up to Williamson.
 
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