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England [337/7] defeat India [306/5] by 31 runs to consolidate their chances of a semi-final berth
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Why did England receive a fresh pitch?
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Slightly suspicious that in a huge game where England need to win and Bairstow has moaned about the tracks, a flat one suddenly turns up despite the pitch being a dust bowl in the NZvPAK game. England fans will take it though!
A green top is probably going to be what England will face at the Riverside, so they'll have to be careful or else it might be all over with the form Boult and Ferguson have shown.
A green top is probably going to be what England will face at the Riverside, so they'll have to be careful or else it might be all over with the form Boult and Ferguson have shown.
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Congratulations to England, but that was a disaster from KJ and Dhoni but again we Indian fans saw this 2-3 years ago and we still didn't do $@#$ after CT , changed bowlers not the middle order 
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When you are faced with a target of 338 you would expect India to chase it and Kohli and Sharma really started the chase off as you should hit the bad balls, rotate get the singles doubles milk the spinners target 1 bowler.
Still India do have a weak middle order and that showed today. England were the better team throughout, they fielded like superstars, they batted brilliantly and they also bowled magnificently.
I always said to people if there is 1 team that can stop India in this world cup its England.
I am a pakistani fan but I won't be 2-faced or turn to support India so it favours Pakistan like most of people have today around the world.
You have to appreciate good quality cricket.
Remember teams chasing have lost most of the time time this world cup and some of the totals this last week or so have been 230-240-250-260 so 338 is a winnable total.
England are here to win the world cup
India are here to win the world cup
Australia are here to win the world cup
New Zealand are here to win the world cup.
Why should any team perform badly or be blamed for a loss just so it favours another team who do not deserve to squeeze through if they have not earnt it or performed as a team that wants to win the World Cup.
Age is not on Dhoni's side anymore so you cannot expect him to score 10-14 runs an over with a weak middle order which has not been tested because of Indias top 3 batsman and Dhoni.
Today England did what they had to do and India tried and lost by a respectable 31 runs where most chsing this would have lost by a far bigger margin
Lets give credit where its due. Well done England
Hard luck India
Bye bye Pakistan!
Still India do have a weak middle order and that showed today. England were the better team throughout, they fielded like superstars, they batted brilliantly and they also bowled magnificently.
I always said to people if there is 1 team that can stop India in this world cup its England.
I am a pakistani fan but I won't be 2-faced or turn to support India so it favours Pakistan like most of people have today around the world.
You have to appreciate good quality cricket.
Remember teams chasing have lost most of the time time this world cup and some of the totals this last week or so have been 230-240-250-260 so 338 is a winnable total.
England are here to win the world cup
India are here to win the world cup
Australia are here to win the world cup
New Zealand are here to win the world cup.
Why should any team perform badly or be blamed for a loss just so it favours another team who do not deserve to squeeze through if they have not earnt it or performed as a team that wants to win the World Cup.
Age is not on Dhoni's side anymore so you cannot expect him to score 10-14 runs an over with a weak middle order which has not been tested because of Indias top 3 batsman and Dhoni.
Today England did what they had to do and India tried and lost by a respectable 31 runs where most chsing this would have lost by a far bigger margin
Lets give credit where its due. Well done England
Hard luck India
Bye bye Pakistan!
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England bowled magnificently but Dhoni and Jhadav should have shown more intent. Pandya did and got out trying to win the game
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Dhoni doesn't have it in him anymore to play a really quick innings and his reflexes with age has slowed down, you can't blame him for trying because he is still performing for his team when given the chance. If it was a target of 320 or 315 Dhoni would have gone for it but not 338 when the RR was always creeping after Sharma and Pandya's wicket.
England are a formidable side and they showed it today by holding it together stopping those boundaries, diving catches and their field placements.
Jhadav is inexperienced he has not had much time in the middle because of the way India have won games with Sharma Dhawan Dhoni and Kohli.
I wouldn't say it was an off-day for India but today England were just the better team and India held their nerve to hand their first defeat to India since 1992 World Cup that win means alot to England and it showed why they are the ones to be lifting the World Cup.
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Strange batting by India. It didn't seem like they tried. It could be due to some kind of strategy.
It was a boring game.
It was a boring game.
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30 June - Birmingham - England Captain Eoin Morgan post-match press conference
Q. Hi, Eoin. How do you feel after the back-to-back defeats? How does that speak of the character of your side?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, delighted. I think the manner in which we played today, particularly with the bat, was outstanding. It certainly resonates with everybody in the change room to the identity which we wanted to play with in this tournament. It's come at a really good time and against an extremely strong team. So we're delighted.
Q. Tell us a bit about Jonny Bairstow. He's obviously had a funny week, but he comes out and does that. He's got a little bit of previous in this regard, doesn't he?
EOIN MORGAN: He does tend to get fired up a lot, and that suits him regardless of what's happened during the week, any week, injuries or not. He likes a bit of fire in his belly, and I don't mind that when he comes out and plays like that and feels like the way he did. I think it's outstanding. It's definitely a match-winning knock. So we're delighted for him.
Q. And how important was Liam Plunkett today, and did you feel that you'd missed him in a couple of previous matches?
EOIN MORGAN: I don't think we've necessarily missed him. I think we probably haven't bowled as well in previous games. I think the wicket today suited Liam. Not only that, he came in and bowled beautifully. I think it's one thing saying that, yes, this week it will suit you, but another to come out and deliver like he did.
He's not played, obviously, recently, so to come off the bench and maintain the form that he's in is an outstanding effort from a very experienced player.
Q. What was your strategy against the spinners?
EOIN MORGAN: Well, to start, there never is one particular strategy to a bowling attack just simply because on any given day anybody can have a bad day and we can't account for that. So we want to put them under as much pressure as possible. I think actually when the spinners bowled that period -- you're talking about the Indian spinners, yeah?
Q. Yes.
EOIN MORGAN: That period from 10 to 20 overs was probably the difference between the game. I think we scored about 90-something runs in 10 or 11 overs. And it was quite evident to see, when the seam was run, the ball was not coming onto the bat, a little bit too pace, a little bit of purchase from cutters, slower balls.
So Jonny and Jason can make a wicket seem flat at different stages, and they did through that period. So it was a great period for us and obviously got us off to an unbelievable start. So we felt we were ahead of the game at that time.
Q. Rohit Sharma was just in here, and he spoke about the difference that Ben Stokes' innings made. Can you just talk a bit about how different that was, the role he played today, compared to some of the other innings he's had to play in this tournament?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, completely different. I think from the time I went in -- so the sort of role changes throughout the game, from the time I went in to him to Jos, just trying to play in innings that will potentially be a strike rate of 130, 140, that might get us up to that 320 type of score. But for Ben to do it and continue the form that he's been in and be so adaptable and just skillful towards the end was brilliant. The change room was bouncing when he was batting. It was great.
Q. Chris Woakes bowled three maidens up top, which is sort of unheard of, isn't it? Came back, got Sharma, and also took that outstanding catch. He's had a profitable day, I would think?
EOIN MORGAN: He has. I mention this all the time, when Woakes does well, he's a guy that goes unnoticed a lot of the time, but he's an extremely valuable player to us, great asset. Particularly in the first ten overs, I know the pitches haven't been that rewarding this time, but he's been extremely disciplined today and rewarded well.
Q. Eoin, it's been a tough week after those two defeats, but if someone had told you before the tournament you needed to win three games to win the World Cup, I'm guessing you would have taken that?
EOIN MORGAN: Yes, absolutely, particularly after a performance like today. If we had scraped through, lost the last two games, and they said, obviously, you have to turn things around but you don't know how you're going to play, having played the way we did today is very encouraging for us.
Q. Is that important psychologically, not just the win, but the manner of it?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, it is. The closer we can get to playing our A-game, the more of a chance we have of going the whole way. If we're scraping our way along, not playing the type of cricket we played in the last four years, I wouldn't be as confident.
Q. Does today just feather into line how important Jason is to this team? And how is he? Because obviously he didn't field.
EOIN MORGAN: He's good. When he was batting, he got hit on the arm and had quite a big bruise. It is just a bruise, and he should be fine. Obviously, having him back on the team is quite a big confidence booster for everybody, particularly when he plays like the way he did today. He's very intimidating, hard to bowl to, and he's a gun player.
Q. And does he help Jonny as well? They seem to thrive off each other?
EOIN MORGAN: I think they complement each other. I think today off their partnership it sort of ebbed and flowed for quite some time. I think Jonny took a little bit more time to get himself in but obviously capitalized on the start more so than Jason, but the two certainly looked to take the game to India.
Q. Full credit to the England bowlers for the way they executed their plans, but were you surprised that in the last ten overs that India actually lost with five wickets still in their hands and there was a lack of intent possibly in the last few overs?
EOIN MORGAN: I thought we bowled really well, and I don't think it was an easy wicket to hit 6s on. I don't know how many 6s were hit today, but it felt like it was down on probably a normal Edgbaston game where the wicket was normally quite good. So that's a good indicator. It felt like that. I don't know the numbers, but it just felt like that. I don't think it was easy to hit 6s on.
Q. Captain, can you talk about the crowd. There were probably more Indians than there are at an average county game.
(Laughter).
EOIN MORGAN: Average county game? I think there were more security than there were --
(Laughter).
What would you like me to say about that?
Q. Would you like more Indians to support county cricket?
EOIN MORGAN: Absolutely. I want everybody to support county cricket. It's not easy to do. It's midweek the majority of the time. The weekend, absolutely, if people can make it, as something they do with their family, it would be great. Yeah, I agree. I would love for more people to watch county cricket.
Q. Hi, Eoin. How do you feel after the back-to-back defeats? How does that speak of the character of your side?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, delighted. I think the manner in which we played today, particularly with the bat, was outstanding. It certainly resonates with everybody in the change room to the identity which we wanted to play with in this tournament. It's come at a really good time and against an extremely strong team. So we're delighted.
Q. Tell us a bit about Jonny Bairstow. He's obviously had a funny week, but he comes out and does that. He's got a little bit of previous in this regard, doesn't he?
EOIN MORGAN: He does tend to get fired up a lot, and that suits him regardless of what's happened during the week, any week, injuries or not. He likes a bit of fire in his belly, and I don't mind that when he comes out and plays like that and feels like the way he did. I think it's outstanding. It's definitely a match-winning knock. So we're delighted for him.
Q. And how important was Liam Plunkett today, and did you feel that you'd missed him in a couple of previous matches?
EOIN MORGAN: I don't think we've necessarily missed him. I think we probably haven't bowled as well in previous games. I think the wicket today suited Liam. Not only that, he came in and bowled beautifully. I think it's one thing saying that, yes, this week it will suit you, but another to come out and deliver like he did.
He's not played, obviously, recently, so to come off the bench and maintain the form that he's in is an outstanding effort from a very experienced player.
Q. What was your strategy against the spinners?
EOIN MORGAN: Well, to start, there never is one particular strategy to a bowling attack just simply because on any given day anybody can have a bad day and we can't account for that. So we want to put them under as much pressure as possible. I think actually when the spinners bowled that period -- you're talking about the Indian spinners, yeah?
Q. Yes.
EOIN MORGAN: That period from 10 to 20 overs was probably the difference between the game. I think we scored about 90-something runs in 10 or 11 overs. And it was quite evident to see, when the seam was run, the ball was not coming onto the bat, a little bit too pace, a little bit of purchase from cutters, slower balls.
So Jonny and Jason can make a wicket seem flat at different stages, and they did through that period. So it was a great period for us and obviously got us off to an unbelievable start. So we felt we were ahead of the game at that time.
Q. Rohit Sharma was just in here, and he spoke about the difference that Ben Stokes' innings made. Can you just talk a bit about how different that was, the role he played today, compared to some of the other innings he's had to play in this tournament?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, completely different. I think from the time I went in -- so the sort of role changes throughout the game, from the time I went in to him to Jos, just trying to play in innings that will potentially be a strike rate of 130, 140, that might get us up to that 320 type of score. But for Ben to do it and continue the form that he's been in and be so adaptable and just skillful towards the end was brilliant. The change room was bouncing when he was batting. It was great.
Q. Chris Woakes bowled three maidens up top, which is sort of unheard of, isn't it? Came back, got Sharma, and also took that outstanding catch. He's had a profitable day, I would think?
EOIN MORGAN: He has. I mention this all the time, when Woakes does well, he's a guy that goes unnoticed a lot of the time, but he's an extremely valuable player to us, great asset. Particularly in the first ten overs, I know the pitches haven't been that rewarding this time, but he's been extremely disciplined today and rewarded well.
Q. Eoin, it's been a tough week after those two defeats, but if someone had told you before the tournament you needed to win three games to win the World Cup, I'm guessing you would have taken that?
EOIN MORGAN: Yes, absolutely, particularly after a performance like today. If we had scraped through, lost the last two games, and they said, obviously, you have to turn things around but you don't know how you're going to play, having played the way we did today is very encouraging for us.
Q. Is that important psychologically, not just the win, but the manner of it?
EOIN MORGAN: Yeah, it is. The closer we can get to playing our A-game, the more of a chance we have of going the whole way. If we're scraping our way along, not playing the type of cricket we played in the last four years, I wouldn't be as confident.
Q. Does today just feather into line how important Jason is to this team? And how is he? Because obviously he didn't field.
EOIN MORGAN: He's good. When he was batting, he got hit on the arm and had quite a big bruise. It is just a bruise, and he should be fine. Obviously, having him back on the team is quite a big confidence booster for everybody, particularly when he plays like the way he did today. He's very intimidating, hard to bowl to, and he's a gun player.
Q. And does he help Jonny as well? They seem to thrive off each other?
EOIN MORGAN: I think they complement each other. I think today off their partnership it sort of ebbed and flowed for quite some time. I think Jonny took a little bit more time to get himself in but obviously capitalized on the start more so than Jason, but the two certainly looked to take the game to India.
Q. Full credit to the England bowlers for the way they executed their plans, but were you surprised that in the last ten overs that India actually lost with five wickets still in their hands and there was a lack of intent possibly in the last few overs?
EOIN MORGAN: I thought we bowled really well, and I don't think it was an easy wicket to hit 6s on. I don't know how many 6s were hit today, but it felt like it was down on probably a normal Edgbaston game where the wicket was normally quite good. So that's a good indicator. It felt like that. I don't know the numbers, but it just felt like that. I don't think it was easy to hit 6s on.
Q. Captain, can you talk about the crowd. There were probably more Indians than there are at an average county game.
(Laughter).
EOIN MORGAN: Average county game? I think there were more security than there were --
(Laughter).
What would you like me to say about that?
Q. Would you like more Indians to support county cricket?
EOIN MORGAN: Absolutely. I want everybody to support county cricket. It's not easy to do. It's midweek the majority of the time. The weekend, absolutely, if people can make it, as something they do with their family, it would be great. Yeah, I agree. I would love for more people to watch county cricket.
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Pak find themselves in this position because of a really pathetic batting display in the first game (105 all out) against Windies. Should not have lost to them. Even BD beat them
Every one expected the games against India and Australia to be tough
Australia will likely finish on 16 points
India 15 points
England 12 points. Eng will beat NZ
NZ will remain on 11
Pak might beat BD and finish on 11 points as well
Both Pak and NZ will then have equal points as well as total no of wins (5) but
NZ will go thru on account of better NRR
SF line up
Australia vs NZ. Aus will win
India vs England. India or England will win depending on who bats first..
Final: Australia vs India or England
Every one expected the games against India and Australia to be tough
Australia will likely finish on 16 points
India 15 points
England 12 points. Eng will beat NZ
NZ will remain on 11
Pak might beat BD and finish on 11 points as well
Both Pak and NZ will then have equal points as well as total no of wins (5) but
NZ will go thru on account of better NRR
SF line up
Australia vs NZ. Aus will win
India vs England. India or England will win depending on who bats first..
Final: Australia vs India or England
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Shame on ICC
They got a flat fresh pitch with short boundaries just in time.
They got a flat fresh pitch with short boundaries just in time.
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India's 31-run defeat to England at Birmingham on Sunday has left Shoaib Akhtar visibly disappointed. Having hoped for an India win which would have ensured England remains below Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 points table, the former pacer said that the hosts exposed the bowling unit of the Men in Blue.
Akhtar, who had previously appealed to every Pakistani to back an Indian win, said that England showcased dominant cricket and had revealed the weaknesses of the Indian side. "We were praying for an India win, this is perhaps the first time since partition that we were backing India to win but Pakistan's prayers may not have reached India because England played brilliant cricket," he said. "Johnny Bairstow exposed Indian bowlers and he belted the spinners with power. They were neutralised."
Bairstow slammed 111 off 109 deliveries in an innings which set the tone and tenor for his side to score 337/7. Akhtar, however, said that he had hoped for the famed India batting to rise to the challenge. "I thought Indian batsmen would be able to come out strong but they were slow, especially in the first ten overs. India will also have to think of the middle-order because it is getting exposed repeatedly. Despite Rohit Sharma's ton, the target seemed too much to ask."
Rohit, after the match, had said that English bowling and a deteriorating pitch had made batting extremely challenging. (Full report here)
Akhtar, however, remains disappointed. "Indians tried their best but their best did not leave us any hope," he said.
https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/p...sed-indian-bowling-shoaib-akhtar-2215705.html
Akhtar, who had previously appealed to every Pakistani to back an Indian win, said that England showcased dominant cricket and had revealed the weaknesses of the Indian side. "We were praying for an India win, this is perhaps the first time since partition that we were backing India to win but Pakistan's prayers may not have reached India because England played brilliant cricket," he said. "Johnny Bairstow exposed Indian bowlers and he belted the spinners with power. They were neutralised."
Bairstow slammed 111 off 109 deliveries in an innings which set the tone and tenor for his side to score 337/7. Akhtar, however, said that he had hoped for the famed India batting to rise to the challenge. "I thought Indian batsmen would be able to come out strong but they were slow, especially in the first ten overs. India will also have to think of the middle-order because it is getting exposed repeatedly. Despite Rohit Sharma's ton, the target seemed too much to ask."
Rohit, after the match, had said that English bowling and a deteriorating pitch had made batting extremely challenging. (Full report here)
Akhtar, however, remains disappointed. "Indians tried their best but their best did not leave us any hope," he said.
https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/p...sed-indian-bowling-shoaib-akhtar-2215705.html
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England’s efforts yesterday deserve a lot of credit, particularly given the pressure that they were under. They batted to a very high standard - particularly in the first 25 overs and the last 5 - as well as delivering arguably their best bowling of the tournament, and putting in a brilliant fielding performance.
But the Indian display should still raise questions. After 35 overs they were in a strong position to win the match and yet they decelerated and completely stuffed it up. Precisely why their run chase unravelled so badly will be debated for some time.
But the Indian display should still raise questions. After 35 overs they were in a strong position to win the match and yet they decelerated and completely stuffed it up. Precisely why their run chase unravelled so badly will be debated for some time.
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