The International Cricket Thread

[Risso]

This is really poor now. Half the team down for 30 runs.

[paul_e]

We should've been looking at 300+ but given where we were at 9 down 282 feels like a decent outcome in the end.

[olaftab]

So the opening match of the WC, between two of the very best teams, finalists in the last world cup, staged in a country where we are told they just love cricket, only a handful  bothered to turn up the ground to watch....tu tut.

[olaftab]

Any predictions for the World Cup. I'll go with India, England, Australia and Pakistan to make the semis. India to win final as home advantage will be massive.

Please NOT India or Australia. Hopefully England again if not NZ or Pakistan.

[PaulWinch again]

So the opening match of the WC, between two of the very best teams, finalists in the last world cup, staged in a country where we are told they just love cricket, only a handful  bothered to turn up the ground to watch....tu tut.

In fairness the fixtures were released incredibly late.

[PaulWinch again]

Ropey start.

[PaulWinch again]

That’s better, somewhat fortuitously.

[PaulWinch again]

TMS is a technical nightmare today.

[PaulWinch again]

Looking bleak at the moment. Terrible first over from Wood.

[PaulWinch again]

It’s been a bloody shambles of a bowling display (Curran apart) thus far.

[PaulWinch again]

It’s getting even worse.

[Risso]

Just have to write this one off, it's going to be a Villa v Brighton style absolute battering.

[PaulWinch again]

Yep it’s been a complete shambles. We were well short with the bat, and even though the dew was a factor we’ve been dreadful with the ball.

[olaftab]

Last week when Kiwis knocked off 345 with 5 overs to spare in a warm up game against Pakistan, a possibly much better pace attack than England's, we should have noticed that they are very good. Today they are just confirming that by this thrashing.

[olaftab]

So the opening match of the WC, between two of the very best teams, finalists in the last world cup, staged in a country where we are told they just love cricket, only a handful  bothered to turn up the ground to watch....tu tut.

In fairness the fixtures were released incredibly late.

Not having that. When we had WC here in 2019 grounds were sold out for all matches way before tournament started.