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SSSSHHHH!!!
Good to get Yadav but Kohli scores runs here and against us out of spite, while he's there and set anything can happen.
And getting the spinners away will be key and not easy. It'll depend if our power men can slog sweep them to the short square boundaries (66m I think the commentator said - some of our guys hit 90+ easily, so you can put the fielders where you like if the balls going 20m over their heads)
Oh Dan!
Oh yes!
Going well so far…..
For me, Jordan is the seamer’s equivalent of Monty Panesar. As a pure bowler, excellent, but batsmen seem to know what is coming.
Phew, was worried when the rate dipped briefly below 10 an over, but they are back on track now.
India seem somewhat miffed.
Very entertaining, especially with Hales banging a 6 off just about every over.
We're making this look way too simple.
this is brutal!
it's a shame these 2 can't duplicate this in tests :/ they can clobber it all over the ground but don't have a forward defensive! 😉
Drubbing
What a thumping.
Now it depends on which ****stan team turns up on Sunday
Trouncing! Now watch us get bowled for 50 in the final....
Supposed to be raining in Melborne on Sunday.
Yes , Melbourne looking very rainy for the final. I assume they have a reserve day? Monday looking better.
I'm just catching up on the highlights of the semi Eng vs Ind.
I know it's all if and buts and...... we went for 32 in the last 2 overs. If we'd have done a proper job there we could have then had a total and chased it down in 14 overs! That was a seriously impressive batting effort.
Will it rain?
England won the toss and bowl first
Adil Rashid just bowled a wicket maiden. In a T20 game. A T20 final, no less. Wow.
New rule I'm instigating with immediate effect:
Rashid and Curran allowed to bowl 8 overs each in T20s 😁
I had to take son to work, turned on radio, they said Curran had gone for 12, I assumed in his fourth over. Not in total......
Still think PK have something to say about this.
Not that I was naive enough to think Eng had this in the bag after restricting Pal’s innings… but we’re now 3 down and it’s looking twitchy
for what should be a walk in the park, I'm not really enjoying this
Torture
Couldnt ask for two better batsman in this position.
And it looks like I'll see the end before I have to leave for the rugby.
I still can't handle the stress. Stomach feels like it did before my GCSE exams 33 years ago 😬
I'll hold off on saying that we should be OK from here!
Stokes first T20 international 50, what a time to do it.
****stan players where class in the field.
Great win for England
Good controlled performance by England.
Good controlled performance by England
If you could tell my bumhole, it'd be appreciated. It's been twitching like a bunny's nose.
the ramp shot from Buttler for six on a big ground was just mind boggling!
The MCG is a funny shape - straight boundary’s aren’t that big, but it’s very wide square, hence the plan here is to bowl back of a length, making you hit square.
We’re gonna get a thumping here.
I really dislike Warner doing well
Morning all, a record breaking morning?
Yes, my tea tastes good this morning !! Well played Crawley & Duckett!! I felt Ben D was unlucky not to play in the T20 WC.
Just tuned in at lunch. 174-0. Ridiculous. What kind of swashbuckling voodoo is this?
lucky boy on 99 🙂
There's a reason that established seamers have been known to pull a sickie when their team is touring ****stan. England need 600 minimum.
Lateral movement now. Leg spin & reverse. Plus staying low.
Root and Pope - please take a few balls, have a look, get set and then extinguish the glimmer of hope that a couple of wickets brings.
332 scored by tea on the first day! That's some fairly brutal hitting. Let's hope they push on and give ****stan some proper scoreboard pressure.
Indeed, but you can't assess until both teams have had a bat. Combine this with the likely shortened days due to dusk being about 5 minutes between daylight and totally dark and you know you have to get on with it batting first.Really, this is the perfect situation for a bit of Bazball and a declaration.
With the regulations the way they are now, we won't see another win in near total darkness - not sure if that is a good or bad thing!
400 up in 64 overs!
this is mental, ball if flying around the ground!