WC2007: Super 8

[barmyarmy]

Well i'd take a run a ball 35 from Loye over a 20 ball 7 from Vaughan anyday.

Only it wouldn't be 35, it would be 5 or 7.

 

[evertonfan]

119/2 turns into 133/5. Nice to see England haven't lost their knack of doing the wrong things at exactly the wrong time.

 

[siddharth2002]

Flintoff's bad form with bat is hurting English now. Its hard to see them going past Super 8's with this setup. Probably the game against Aussies will reveal more.

 

[evertonfan]

I'm loving the fact that England always seem to want to do everything humanly possible to try and lose a game.

 

[RoboRocks]

I wish we could go home now.
Play like this against Australia and it will be over by 8 o'clock.
What was Flintoff doing?
There was no need for that.
Poor shot and now it must be the end.

 

[siddharth2002]

Regardless of the result, Just gonna say that some people here didn't agree with Nixon's selection for the World Cup whereas he has done exactly what's needed of a Keeper in any team.

 

[evertonfan]

Have to agree Sid. I'm glad they give Bopara the nod as well; Dalrymple did a great job for us last year but he was always going to be a bits and pieces player.

 

[borncricketer]

WOW what a game going on, i want england to win! come on England. Saj can bat rite

EDIT -
Last ball 3 runs needed, tie on the cards?

 

[siddharth2002]

Dumb Fernando, pulling out at the last second. he might be trying to test whether Bopara would try one of those leg glances.

 

[BigCrickNan]

Pathetic from England, should never of needed Nixon to bat anyway. Joke team, we shouldn't be this bad.

 

[siddharth2002]

Edit - He could have actually tried that shot, the ball was there to be hit but I'd blame Fernando for breaking Bopara's concentration there, totally negative cricket. I hope they bow out in semis

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Fernando ends all the drama what a classic match it was :hpraise

 

[Sureshot]

Fernando didn't bowl that on purpose, that's cheating in my book.

Ravi and Nixon fought hard but should never have been in that position after yet another collapse and again triggered by KPs dismissal. He has a tendancy of doing it too, he needs to learn and take some responsibilty, Fred just cannot play slow balls either his form is a pain.

Entertaining game but we should've walked it.

 

[borncricketer]

OMG Bopara gets bowled on the last ball :O
I wonder if fernando distracted Boparas concentration

What an amazing game, england fans and the team are all stunned but whatever they did well to get here. Just the type of game we needed in the world cup, i hope there are more games like this in what ever is left of the world cup.
From Englands points of view selecting Bopara and Nixon was good for them and i think Nixon is the much needed keeper batsmen that they needed

 

[BigCrickNan]

Fernando should be reprimanded or something for what he did there, total gamemenship. Ravi should of pulled out then he might of like bowled a Sajid Mahmood classic and we win.