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BEST ONE DAY CRICKET MATCH EVER
Glad to have been alive and witnessed that.
BEST ONE DAY CRICKET MATCH EVER
Glad to have been alive and witnessed that.
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[Cricket] Cricket World Cup Final: ENGLAND v New Zealand *** Official Match Thread ***
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Fantastic result but boy if that was written as script no one would believe it, I really thought England who were pre World Cup favourites had mucked it up earlier in the rounds but rallied and made a final where they were due to meet India however New Zeland had not read the script the final what a game both teams gave it their all a fag paper between them who ever one won would be worthy winners
tigertim68
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- Sep 3, 2012
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I thought New Zealand were the better team today , but we were the better team through the tournament, New Zealand so unlucky today , feels a bit like a hollow victory
Sussex Nomad
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Yeah, bit magnanimous, I'd understand if it were the convicts.
Are you going to remember Stokes as the guy who blew the 20-20 world cup, or the guy who dragged us over the line for the one day world cup (or for punching someone)?
Of course you're right, it was massive pressure and would have been a big burden, but no guarantee he'd always be remembered for that.
I felt my heart in those final overs and it was pounding. I think I've only just calmed down
What a game that was. Well done England but feel sorry for the Kiwis, sporting losers. I can't begin to imagine what the Aussies would have been like if they'd lost like that
What a game that was. Well done England but feel sorry for the Kiwis, sporting losers. I can't begin to imagine what the Aussies would have been like if they'd lost like that
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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Jesus Christ Almighty.
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Its on days like these that I really do feel sorry for people who don't "do" sport. Its human drama that goes down in history, and its real.
I'd go along with that, except the last point. We did need a bit of luck to get there, but then New Zealand got the luck with the toss, and it certainly looks like it was best to bat first.
It's a fair win, that was extremely hard fought. No one deserved to lose, but that doesn't make it hollow.
Sussex Nomad
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He can punch whoever he likes now, he's at Botham status.
vegster
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- May 5, 2008
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Good points, well made.
Some version of freedom of the city? A milder version of license to kill.
Ben Stokes, you are awarded License to Punch.
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There is no BUT.
England posted 15 on their over. If Archer had conceded the World Cup from that position, then yeah, he would've been "that guy". Thats just whats remembered. I'm not saying its right, but its like a caveat in your mind.
Sussex Nomad
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Something like that. Freedom to swing an arm.
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Huh ?
Stokes gave away 18 runs in 3 balls in our last over against the West Indies. He was 'that guy'. But that's not how he's going to be remembered now is it.
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Nicely summed up chap.
The match did reach the point where no team deserved to lose. That has been said before of course, in many sports, but never to this extremity. I think, because of that, the English team didn't celebrate as wholeheartedly as they would have done if they had won convincingly. They came over slightly awkward in their celebrations which is to their credit. The Aussies wouldn't have held back.