England defeat South Africa by 104 runs to begin World Cup campaign on a strong note

[Mujtaba2900]

Fast Bowling Is Becoming Boring Now A Days .
Rabada 10-66 Nigidi 10-66.

 

[DeadBall]

Roy's South African family
Morgan's Irish family
Moeen and Adil's Pakistani family
Jofra's West Indian family


English team

Stokes NZ family.

 

[Mean&Green]

Butler's wicket is the most important down the order for any team. He is the one guy who can completely change the dynamics. Others can hit. But not like Buttler. Same with Bairstwo up the order. Roy is a lottery guy.

+1

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Rabada is the culprit. For an ace bowler like him he should have mopped up the tail with ease.

Difficult to blast teams away like that with pitches and balls like these. On the whole I think Faf should be happy . 312 is definitely chaseable and not out of SA's reach.

 

[Mujtaba2900]

After Pakistan series where they racked 350 plus for fun, England failed to reach 300 against OZ in warm up. Now they are in the danger of barely getting to 300.

Pitches Are being Curated by ICC Not England So Not as Flat As it was In Pak Vs Eng Series

 

[RamLakhan]

Rabada is the culprit. For an ace bowler like him he should have mopped up the tail with ease.

England don't really have a tail

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Moeen is the liability in this England team.

Bilal will defend Inzy, Moeen, Tahir and Amla for obvious reasons like his life depends on it.

Yep. Dawson needs to replace him if moeen continues to be the weak link.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Difficult to blast teams away like that with pitches and balls like these. On the whole I think Faf should be happy . 312 is definitely chaseable and not out of SA's reach.

He was bowling to no.10 and no.9 So should have been easier

 

[Syed1]

Stokes NZ family.

Oh forgot....

Hard to keep track of the number of players they have poached

 

[barah_admi]

Exactly and this is world cup where pressure is also big factor

Yep

And the the bowlers here have done very well to peg them back along the way.

 

[Mr.Q]

SA should win this from here. England’s bowling attack is definitely not that good.

 

[Mamoon]

Roy's South African family
Morgan's Irish family
Moeen and Adil's Pakistani family
Jofra's West Indian family


English team

Yes, how dare they play for England. They should learn from Pakistanis in Canada who have taken advantage of Canada's immigration policies but have left their loyalties in Pakistan.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

He was bowling to no.10 and no.9 So should have been easier

He was bowling to numbers 9 and 10 of this English lineup though. These guys bat way too deep. Anyway the bowling attack as a unit has done just about enough. They knocked off buttler,moeen and bairstow cheaply , and kept Morgan, root and Roy relatively quiet. Stokes just happened to play the best ODI innings he has in two years. Don't think they were prepared for that. It's upto the batting now.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

He was bowling to numbers 9 and 10 of this English lineup though. These guys bat way too deep. Anyway the bowling attack as a unit has done just about enough. They knocked off buttler,moeen and bairstow cheaply , and kept Morgan, root and Roy relatively quiet. Stokes just happened to play the best ODI innings he has in two years. Don't think they were prepared for that. It's upto the batting now.

Stokes never got going.

 

[Mp812]

Yes, how dare they play for England. They should learn from Pakistanis in Canada who have taken advantage of Canada's immigration policies but have left their loyalties in Pakistan.

In fact that says a lot of positive stuff England.
Almost every countries players throw away their loyalty to their own country, moment they get British passport to play for Eng.

 

[Syed1]

Yes, how dare they play for England. They should learn from Pakistanis in Canada who have taken advantage of Canada's immigration policies but have left their loyalties in Pakistan.

In the other thread you had a problem with a Brit Pakistani coming to Pakistan to take a Pakistanis job. Atleast have some consistency. )


I'm so glad my father isn't a corrupt officer of the FBR.

 

[Rana]

Even if England lose today it would just spell more bad news for the rest of the teams. They will come back even stronger and their big guns who didn't fire today will anhilate a future opposition.

Pakistan is in the firing line now!

 

[DeadBall]

Yes, how dare they play for England. They should learn from Pakistanis in Canada who have taken advantage of Canada's immigration policies but have left their loyalties in Pakistan.

Canada, USA, UAE, Hong Kong etc have only recently started playing cricket (unlike ENglad who invented it and have been playing for 100 plus years) and also have players of Indian and other nationalities, don't know why you just singled out Pakistanis.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Where they erred was bowling so many short balls to Jason Roy who is probably the least technically sound batsman in the English line up. SHould have bowled full.

 

[Pakhs]

Where they erred was bowling so many short balls to Jason Roy who is probably the least technically sound batsman in the English line up. SHould have bowled full.

If the bowl is moving yes but the ball was not moving at all.

 

[jnaveen1980]

DE kock has to set the tone.

 

[jnaveen1980]

If the bowl is moving yes but the ball was not moving at all.

But bowling short playing in to his hands. Yorkers is something they should have attempted

 

[Pakhs]

But bowling short playing in to his hands. Yorkers is something they should have attempted

if the bowl is not moving its too easy to play full bowls even I would deal with them as a club level cricketer and these are international cricketers. Yorkers are not really an option at the start of innings as batsmen can simply block one or two bowlers will get right.

 

[Grunge101]

The first few games might as well decide the rest of Amla ODI career

 

[Ronaldo7]

The first few games might as well decide the rest of Amla ODI career

I doubt he'll play ODI cricket after the WC.

 

[Ahmed216]

If the bowl is moving yes but the ball was not moving at all.

When the ball isnt moving u have to bowl full and straight and especially on a slow wicket like this

 

[Grunge101]

I doubt he'll play ODI cricket after the WC.

Hell still fit enough.. His form is the deciding factor

 

[Hasan123]

This game will be close. I think Amla may have been better use in the middle order as he could have felt with Rashid.

 

[Pakhs]

When the ball isnt moving u have to bowl full and straight and especially on a slow wicket like this

Not full but back of length

 

[Hasan123]

England attack is better than what it has been in recent times.

 

[Ahmed216]

Not full but back of length

Yes thats what i meant, english bowlers hve done that successfully in first couple of overs

 

[Pakhs]

Yes thats what i meant, english bowlers hve done that successfully in first couple of overs

Yup

 

[Imran Hasan]

SA openers knocks the ball pretty good and it seems they will win comprehensively.

 

[Pakhs]

Yes thats what i meant, english bowlers hve done that successfully in first couple of overs

Yup all bowlers know the length but not all have the accuracy to do it ball after ball.

 

[Hasan123]

England have started well.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Faf is the key here. He is a good pressure player.

 

[Rifaqat]

This is ridiculous

Poor poor batting from SA

 

[jnaveen1980]

2 new ball, 4 fielder otuside circle for 30 overs. SA can take their time. It is not like the old days where you go after bowling when the ball was new. We used just one ball. We had more field restriction. Now they can go after bowling any time they want

 

[Hasan123]

Class from Amla.

 

[AAli98]

These 2 teams are nowhere near world champ material, might as-well hand the cup to Aaron Finch now. Ind will be a close 2nd

Rest are just making up the numbers.

 

[Hasan123]

Faf and Van Der Dussen makes South Africa look more stronger in the middle order. They have plenty of character.

 

[Mueez]

Faf and Van Der Dussen makes South Africa look more stronger in the middle order. They have plenty of character.

Both are very underrated.

 

[Ahmed216]

Yup all bowlers know the length but not all have the accuracy to do it ball after ball.

Indeed

 

[jnaveen1980]

Faf and Van Der Dussen makes South Africa look more stronger in the middle order. They have plenty of character.

True that Van der dussen looks like a mentally strong character. That is what win matches not just talent

 

[Imran Hasan]

That was nasty hope Amla is fine.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Amla is walking off. Concussion test negative?

 

[Ahmed216]

Big blow that. Disappointed to see the mighty hash go out like that

 

[Hasan123]

True that Van der dussen looks like a mentally strong character. That is what win matches not just talent

Cricket is a lot about character. He should be in the test team after the WC. I can see him doing well in tests.

 

[jnaveen1980]

England is really lucky to have Archer at the last minute lol

 

[Shaddy86]

Archer living to his hype then.

 

[Hasan123]

Hopefully Amla is okay.

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Can he not bat

 

[Mueez]

94 mph!

 

[Ronaldo7]

Sa are really struggling

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Sa are really struggling

Eng had slow start also

 

[Hasan123]

I love De Kock but he has not been great in ICC events. Times to change that.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Sa are really struggling

Why do you think like that? You don't need to score 100 runs in first 10 overs to chase 300 these days. You can score quickly from 10th and 20th or 20th and 30th any phase. Just 2 more extra fielders. Losing wicket to Archer will trigger a collapse

 

[Ronaldo7]

Why do you think like that? You don't need to score 100 runs in first 10 overs to chase 300 these days. You can score quickly from 10th and 20th or 20th and 30th any phase. Just 2 more extra fielders. Losing wicket to Archer will trigger a collapse

They weren't middling the ball.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Archer and Woakes are their only decent bowlers. Stokes is a pie bowler, Ali can go either way. So will plunkett.

 

[Hasan123]

SA want to keep wickets in hand for the middle overs.

 

[Hasan123]

Markham and Van Der Dussen are 2 excellent replacements for Faf.

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Woakes and archer are threats once they bowled it will get easier..

 

[Hasan123]

No matter what happens , if South Africa don't win the WC I don't think it will be due to them choking. They seem more composed and as always are well prepared.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Why do you think like that? You don't need to score 100 runs in first 10 overs to chase 300 these days. You can score quickly from 10th and 20th or 20th and 30th any phase. Just 2 more extra fielders. Losing wicket to Archer will trigger a collapse

Especially as these wickets become really easy after the new ball is seen off from about 8 overs.

 

[Hasan123]

Woakes and archer are threats once they bowled it will get easier..

Plunkett has been in poor form for a while. South Africa can target him.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Especially as these wickets become really easy after the new ball is seen off from about 8 overs.

They won't become unplayable.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Markram needless poke. Not a wicket taking ball at all. Just the fault of a btasman

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Archer magic

 

[QalandarFan]

Rooting for Saffers to chase this down!

 

[jnaveen1980]

He just got sucked into playing that shot after the previous shot.

 

[Hasan123]

Markham gives it away.

 

[asadee]

If this was Pakistan batting knives daggers and Kalashnikovs wud have been out

 

[Plumb]

SA, should hold their nerves and wait for bowling change. A very good chance for SA to bag this game

 

[Hasan123]

Faf arrives at the crease. Leading from the front.

 

[Ronaldo7]

Archer magic

Hardly a wicket taking ball

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Can Amla bat today or does he have to go for scan.

 

[Hasan123]

South Africas 2 best batters.

 

[Mueez]

Want to see du Plessis special...

 

[Hasan123]

Faf looks in good form.

 

[Pakhs]

Makram has not justified his hype so far in his ODI career.