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ICC World Cup 2023: Glenn Maxwell's incredible 201*(128) leads Australia (293/7) to a fantastic 3-wicket win against Afghanistan (291/5)

Just take a bow to Maxwell. He is a beast and unfortunately it was Afg who were caught in Maxi storm.
 
Technics 1210 said:
Speak English. Still suffering from the shock?

You are acting like a rabbit in head lights.

You are toast today.

You got owned today, good and proper.

At the expense of Australia and Afghanistan too!

Ha ha ha.
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What are you on about? Who won the World Cup today?
 
If anything this game will put defensive captains on notice. Take wickets or pay the price
 
Maxi has played a kind of knock that will bring the best out of every player that is part of that team. It's a kind of knock that completely shifts the momentum of the team and everyone starts getting into that act. There won't be any falling shoulders in the Australian camps for the remaining part of the World Cup.
 
This kind of loss is more demoralising than a shellacking. Won't be surprised if SA obliterate Afghans in their final group match.

Afghans will take a while to recover mentally.
 
Cummins played 11.2 overs for 12 runs. That's about 1 rpo. That's why Afghans couldn't get him
 
topspin said:
Afghan players should be mocked for expressing their hate filled views towards Pakistanis on Indian soil. This was all done for public consumption.

When you asked about the behaviour of Afghans fans who had assaulted Pakistanis who were peacefully watching the game with their families, your response was "nobody cares" which says a lot about your morals.
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Yes make fun of people who have no where to live.

Atleast indulge in this behavior if you beat them and not be on the verge of bring knocked out
 
Australian bowling is seriously pathetic. Only one guy is doing the job. They need to pull up their socks.
 
Major said:
Yes make fun of people who have no where to live.

Atleast indulge in this behavior if you beat them and not be on the verge of bring knocked out
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Nice try but you can't use this one against me. I support a left-wing party and the main reason for this is because they care about refugees and other minorities in Pakistan. You support a right wing party.
 
Rana said:
Taking pride in small things like spelling mistakes. Don’t blame you,

You would tell the world Rizwan is the greatest batsman ever because of his 131 against Sri Lanka
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He would announce it while DJ-ing and then his 2 x attendees would leave. He would have to perform to an empty crowd as he's accustomed to doing.
 
As I have said before - you have to beat Aus to win a WC .. They dont give up easily.. The road to a WC victory runs thru Aus right from 1996. Incredible batting here . But must say Afg lost their brains totally lol ! The scramble for the final sf slot got more interesting now. Think Afg is too shattered now to beat SA.
 
So if you are an Afg fan their bowling was terrible. Not a single slower ball, cutter, bouncer.. Nothing to prevent that slog off leg side and make Maxi stretch his leg.. Nerves nerves thats what WC are . Thats where Aus excels in the intense pressure KO games. Aus is walking over SA in the sf with this mental boost they got from today's victory. Should be a great final if it's Ind-Aus final.. But yeah take nothing for granted this WC lol ! (y)
 
Glenn Maxwell took charge after Australia were seven down and led them to an all-time great win at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023

An astonishing double century from Glenn Maxwell (201*) helped Australia qualify for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup semi-finals. He was suffering cramps in the latter stages of his innings and fought his way through to stay at the crease. His double-ton was the highest individual score in a Cricket World Cup chase.

In the first innings, a splendid century for Ibrahim Zadran (129*), sturdy knocks from the middle-order batters, and a hefty charge by the lower-order helped Afghanistan get to their highest Cricket World Cup score.

Match 39: Australia win by three wickets against Afghanistan

Defending 292, Afghanistan made early inroads, starting with Naveen-ul-Haq struck in the very first over who got Travis Head to nick one behind the wicket.

Mitchell Marsh attacked to pick up the scoring rate, but was eventually undone by a brilliant Naveen delivery, which trapped the Aussie all-rounder in front of the stumps.

Azmatullah Omarzai's double strike soon reduced Australia from 49/2 to 49/4 in the ninth over.

Australia's effort now heavily depended on Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell. The duo added 20 runs for the fifth wicket before Labuschagne was run out by a splendid effort by Rahmat Shah.

Rashid Khan arrived in the 15th over and took no time to get into the act. His two wickets supplemented the early damage and saw to it that Australia's innings sunk even further.

Maxwell and Pat Cummins managed to hold on over the next few overs, even as Afghanistan spinners continued to dominate.

Maxwell then lifted the pace of the innings, with a set of attacking shots. Taking on the Afghanistan spinners, he smashed 10 fours and three sixes on the way to his century. Almost single-handedly, he took Australia from 98/7 at the end of the 20-over mark, to 194/7 at the end of the 34th.

Maxwell's brilliant knock took the shape of a heroic feat when the batter fought on despite seriously cramping up. He hobbled around the wicket for singles, even as he took boundaries on offer.

After slipping while taking a run, his condition worsened. But Maxwell, unable to run now, continued on one leg. He unleashed a set of exquisite strokes to get his side within hitting distance of a famous win.

He found great support in Australia skipper Pat Cummins, who scored a Test-like 12 off 68 balls, which was the need of the hour. A flurry of big hits helped Australia finish the game in the 47th over.

Earlier in the day, Afghanistan were off to a solid start, courtesy of Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The batters didn't give many chances to Australia and maintained a healthy run rate.

Australia found the breakthrough when Gurbaz played an unusually aggressive shot off Josh Hazlewood and gifted a catch to Mitchell Starc.

The third-wicket stand between Zadran and Rahmat Shah kept the runs flowing. While Zadran took on the loose deliveries offered to him, Rahmat got his eye in before picking up the pace.

However, one aggressive shot too many got the better of Rahmat. The batter played an inside-out shot off Glenn Maxwell but didn't make the best of connections. He ended up holing out to Hazlewood in the deep.

Afghanistan played safe after the middle over mark, adding runs at a rate of 4.3 between 26-35. Mitchell Starc brought forth the next big act in the game, shattering the stumps of Shahidi.

Azmatullah Omarzai's arrival at the crease gave the Asian side a much-needed boost, as the youngster unleashed a number of attractive shots.

His big hitting eventually became his undoing as the batter was caught at long-off off the bowling of Adam Zampa in the 43rd over. Ibrahim eventually reached his hundred in the 44th over, a first for Afghanistan in a Cricket World Cup. He picked up his pace thereafter.

Cameos from Mohammed Nabi (12 from 10) and Rashid Khan (35* from 18) helped Afghanistan finish strong.

At the toss, Shahidi called it right and chose to bat first. For the Asian side, Naveen-ul-Haq returned to replace Fazalhaq Farooqi.

The return of Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell boosted Australia. Steve Smith, however, missed out due to vertigo issues.

Source: ICC
 
Australia snatch victory from jaws of defeat against Afghanistan but why are Pakistani fans doing bhangra and becoming begaani shaadi me Abdullah deewana?

There is no need of being bitter just because Afghanistan owned your talentless team.
 
I almost went to office. After seeing the collapse i thought of waiting for few minutes for the innings to be over and go lol I didn't go. Work from home today
 
deltexas said:
So if you are an Afg fan their bowling was terrible. Not a single slower ball, cutter, bouncer.. Nothing to prevent that slog off leg side and make Maxi stretch his leg.. Nerves nerves thats what WC are . Thats where Aus excels in the intense pressure KO games. Aus is walking over SA in the sf with this mental boost they got from today's victory. Should be a great final if it's Ind-Aus final.. But yeah take nothing for granted this WC lol ! (y)
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When you get smashed like that you have a collective brain freeze. Guys like Watson, Maxwell have done this to a few teams. Rememebr how Australia looked when SA thrashed them in the early round. They had no clue how to bowl where to b owl.
 
MMHS said:
Kiwis won’t loose to SRL, unless it rains. But then PAK have to beat Poms & I believe that English unit will have one last great day - most of them are retiring after the WC…. Won’t like to go as the bottom team for top.

Won’t be surprised to see NZ-SRL game does the job (SRL win or rain) …. Then PAK loosing to Pons.
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I have a feeling that if SL wins against NZ or the match is rained off, Pakistan will win against England. They are a momentum. However if NZ wins against Sl, I expect Pak to be de-motivated and lose to England
 
MMHS said:
Kiwis won’t loose to SRL, unless it rains. But then PAK have to beat Poms & I believe that English unit will have one last great day - most of them are retiring after the WC…. Won’t like to go as the bottom team for top.

Won’t be surprised to see NZ-SRL game does the job (SRL win or rain) …. Then PAK loosing to Pons.
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I hope so. One final great performance by England’s greatest ODI players and revolutionaries of the format.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
When you get smashed like that you have a collective brain freeze. Guys like Watson, Maxwell have done this to a few teams. Rememebr how Australia looked when SA thrashed them in the early round. They had no clue how to bowl where to b owl.
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Hopefully this does not make Ind team think to chase if they play sf at Wankhade! That would be suicidal if they chase if they win toss. Kinda like 96 sf where Azhar decided to chase due to previous league game SL chase.. Plus Ind has a better bowling attack . So yeah now its Aus-SA and Ind vs NZ or Pak. Man just cant see Afg coming back from this defeat. If they do - will be absolutely incredible. A billion fans are focused on the Bengaluru weather now for Nov 9th LOL !:D
 
GOAT innings.

Say what you want about the attack or the chances. Not his fault. He took advantage and made them pay.

Attack has been good enough against other teams. This was an extraordinary batting display form 97-7
 
Australia Captain Pat Cummins post-match press conference

[Reporter:]

"Is that the greatest one-day innings you've seen by an Aussie? Do we see Glenn playing the next game considering the struggling?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"I think that's the greatest ODI innings. I mean I've ever seen it's probably the greatest ODI innings ever. Yeah, we're just chatting about it, all the players and we’ve decided it's one of those days where you just go, I was there in the stadium the day Glenn Maxwell chased down that total by himself. Yeah, I'm sure he’ll be fine. He was cramping but I think you saw out there how much he loves playing for Australia and do anything to play. So, I'm sure it'll be fine."

[Reporter:]

"While batting out there in the middle, could you actually sense the allegiance of the crowd shifting towards you as the partnership sort of moved towards the win?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"Yeah, I mean, the crowd's normally on Maxie’s side whenever he's playing over here. Yeah, you could hear it just getting louder and louder with each boundary and I think as he started not moving his feet and still scoring boundaries. You can hear them start going crazy. Yeah, awesome crowd today."

[Reporter:]

"What was the conversation between the two of you when you came together in the 19th over, 91 for seven still more than 180 needed and towards the end of it the match as well when you refused to take singles there - the question was still run a ball but what was the conversation like?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"Initially when I walked out there we thought the mystery spinners were the biggest trouble. The ball was still spinning a little bit and they were bowling really well. For me it was just basically hanging in there. Maxie was still scoring quite freely. We knew it's the kind of wicket that gets easier. Didn't really feel like run rate was ever going to be an issue with Maxie still at the crease. So, for me it was just about basically survival and just hope we get a look at some of the other bowlers that maybe that wicket doesn't suit as much. So, it was a pretty simple plan. Didn't look too far ahead. I think Maxie might be a bit different. I think he's always plotting his way to a win. So, I think even 200 runs out, he was kind of mapping out how he was going to do it. I was just trying to survive.

And then, yeah, towards the end, he was obviously cramping. So, he tried to take one run and was almost stretched off. So, after that, I just said, we'll both agree, just stay down there. And again, never felt like run rate was an issue when he's at the crease."

[Reporter:]

"You've known for a long time that Glenn is a freak but just you spoke about how we will speak about the day we were there when Maxwell did what he did - but you were at the other end and can you just take us through what you were experiencing? There were times you just dropped your bat and you just stood there clapping. Did you feel like you were in the audience as well?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"Yeah, it's just a one-man show. It's just like, it looks so easy. I'm up the other end and I don't see any gaps in the field I don't see where I'm going to score a boundary and it seems like every time, he sees that he just runs away for four.

Yeah, he still can't move and still manages to hit a six of the third man with reverse – he’s a freak, he hits into different areas, again, he makes it look so easy. And when you're up against someone like that as a bowler, you just, you don't have many options."

[Reporter:]

"When Maxie went down, it looked like you were going to have to bury him on the spot and the physio came out and there was a fair bit of conversation going on. Zamps was actually on the boundary waiting to come out was there discussion then about him having to go off that he just couldn't move or was it always going to be a stay on job?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"Ah, yeah, I thought he was going off. So, I kind of signalled to Zamps to get down here cause yeah, he literally couldn't move and then I think the physio was out there obviously and he kind of convinced Maxie that if he came off, it might be worse off. So, try and hang out there, stand up, and that's probably your best bet. Because once you go off it's that much cramp but there's no guarantee you're going to get back out there."

[Reporter:]

"At what point did you actually think you could win it? I saw you when you went out there like it's net run rate improvement - Like I know you said Maxie’s a different beast, but was there a point or a shot where you thought we're actually a chance here?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"When I went out there, I thought if we can somehow scratch the 200, our net run rate should be pretty good for the semis. When Maxi got his 100, I kind of thought, wow, we're within 120 or something. And then I still thought, no way. So, I reckon it wasn't until the spinners were just about done and there was maybe 40 off 40 or something where I thought okay even if Maxie gets out here, I reckon the other guys can get it done.

But yeah, literally within the last 20 minutes was about the only time."

[Reporter:]

"Just on that last 20 minutes or so, was there any moment where you thought to yourself that this guy is completely gone? Maybe I might have started hitting a few shots, or were you always just confident that it's him and only him?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"I couldn't get on strike.

Yeah, again I think once the spin bowlers were off, I felt pretty confident in Zamps if he came in or whatever. But, yeah, Maxie just played it beautifully. He got a few boundaries each over and then got himself down the other end. So, I was kind of yeah ready to start having a bit of a go if needed but just run rate always felt under control and Max, he was just doing it with such control."

[Reporter:]

"Clearly Glenn's not well enough to be here. Can you paint a bit of a picture as to what his physical condition is like after that?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"He's happy. Just cramp. I think that's the main thing. I think his back was cramping pretty early on. Felt tight and then just hamstrings, calves. For one over he said his toe was gone. So, I'm sure it will be fine, plenty of hydration, he'll be in the ice bath I'm sure, but I'm sure you'll be very satisfied and it will be okay."

[Reporter:]

"Pat, at 91-7 did you believe that you would win this game? And going by how Maxwell played in the later half, without his foot movement and still got the ball sending to all parts of the ground, wherever he wanted. So how would you describe that, that kind of a batting?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"Yeah, again, I kind of put myself in the bowler's shoes and think what are your options here. And when someone's running hot like that, and it's a good wicket, especially for pace bowlers, you don't have much you can do really, he just creates such angles you know even outside off he can get it over fine legs somehow, he's as good hitting straight as anyone else in the world. It's just incredible the amount of control and how cleanly he hits it for the amount of different shots he has. So, you just sit there and admire it. And it looks so easy. And he hits a four, and you're like, oh, of course he'd hit a four. But you try and do it yourself and you have no chance."

[Reporter:]

"How would you describe today's crowd support for both the teams?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"Crowd was great yeah, I thought it was a great match. They were up and about for most of it and then obviously shifted towards Maxie, who's always a fan favourite over here."

[Reporter:]

"You didn't start the World Cup in a good fashion, like lost two matches. Do you say there is much peace of mind now heading towards Pune, knowing that you already qualified for the semi-final, with one match to go?"

[Pat Cummins:]

"Yeah, absolutely. And probably more so just really happy with how we're playing, the style we're playing. I mean, today was a bit of an outlier, Maxie dragged us out of that one, but like with the bat we've been aggressive, we've taken the games on, we're really putting the pressure back onto the opposition. So yeah, everything's trending really well after a bit of a slow start. I still don't think we've put a complete game together.

So, yeah, the vibe in the group's awesome. Found a way to win this one. So, yeah, all things are looking pretty good for the semis."
 
nish_mate said:
Take note Shakib this is how you win games..
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Can you stop this nonsense? Enough is enough. This is a different game and everyone is impressed with Maxwell’s heroics, praising as well.

Shakib for his part was by far the best player in that game despite the barrage of verbal abuse and as it was known later, he batted most of the time with a cracked index finger.

As I said - he didn’t temper with ball, didn’t get a batsman out picking a dropped catch or claiming a bump catch - those are the ways CHEATS win games….. you should take a note as well.
 
MMHS said:
Kiwis won’t loose to SRL, unless it rains. But then PAK have to beat Poms & I believe that English unit will have one last great day - most of them are retiring after the WC…. Won’t like to go as the bottom team for top.

Won’t be surprised to see NZ-SRL game does the job (SRL win or rain) …. Then PAK loosing to Pons.
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This is my fear as well… England love facing this bowling attack. Probably licking their lips for a lavish last meal, like those on death row get before execution.
 
MMHS said:
Can you stop this nonsense? Enough is enough. This is a different game and everyone is impressed with Maxwell’s heroics, praising as well.

Shakib for his part was by far the best player in that game despite the barrage of verbal abuse and as it was known later, he batted most of the time with a cracked index finger.

As I said - he didn’t temper with ball, didn’t get a batsman out picking a dropped catch or claiming a bump catch - those are the ways CHEATS win games….. you should take a note as well.
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No why should I, its a free world. Don't like it, tough


I don't like your whataboutism and excuses, but don't ask you to stop.

Done the deed, suffer the consequences.

I have taken note of your mental gymnastics trying to defend Shakib.
 
nish_mate said:
No why should I, its a free world. Don't like it, tough


I don't like your whataboutism and excuses, but don't ask you to stop.

Done the deed, suffer the consequences.

I have taken note of your mental gymnastics trying to defend Shakib.
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Why should I need to defend him? As I said - he didn’t break any rule. He might be an opportunist - took advantage of a grey area; but he won the game absolutely fair & squire…. Without cheating. Do you agree that or not?

So, for you - did he won the game by cheating or by violating any ICC rule or not? I hope, you have the guts to answer it in straight.

Let’s see, if you like to answer it or not in a free world.
 
7 November - Mumbai - Afghanistan Coach Jonathan Trott post-match press conference

[Reporter:]

After getting them 91 for 7, what do you say to your team following a result like that?

[Jonathan Trott:]

Well, it's a case of we got ourselves into position and should have capitalised, obviously dropped two chances, and gave a person like Maxwell a chance. He's going to run with it and he almost played with a bit of freedom and almost freed him up a little bit and gave a bit of momentum back to them. I thought, it was a spectacular innings, a world-class innings. But, yeah, we certainly helped him along the way.

[Reporter:]

Obviously, you guys would be feeling really disappointed. You touched on it a bit there, but just taking the emotions and the results out of it, what do you think when you see in innings like that somebody struggling through cramp and all that sort of thing?

[Jonathan Trott:]

Yeah, you know, it was a real good innings. I always think could we have done a few things slightly different, bowled certain areas, different bowlers here or there. Obviously, there are certain things you would like to try different now, but hindsight is a great thing. And so, it's a good lesson, I think, as well for our players, because in this game, if you take your eye off the ball just a little bit and you think too far ahead and you try and start thinking other things instead of just worrying about taking the next wicket, this game can bite you pretty quickly. So, I think obviously it's a disappointing loss, but I think it's an experience for a young side, developing. This is – you know, these sorts of things, make sure that we learn from these sorts of things. And just how cutthroat cricket is at the highest level and how you need to be on your game, not for, you know, 70 overs, but for 100 overs.

[Reporter:]

You still have a match remaining. After today, as you said, cricket obviously can bite you. From here, what are the lessons that your boys should learn from here? And any particular thing that you'd like to tell them? Because obviously these defeats can be shattering to the confidence.

[Jonathan Trott:]

Well, as I said, I think we've all enjoyed the victories and those sorts of things. I said we win as a side and make sure we lose as a side. There's no pointing fingers, there's no blaming, but we just look at it and say well, I said to him, as a bowler, is there anything you would have perhaps now done differently with regards to, in practice, developing a different delivery, would you have perhaps bowled different balls? As long as we learn from it and see how we can get better. But it is difficult to get over the fact that one player's got 200 and the rest of the team have got sort of 80 probably. So that's a difficult thing to understand and the boys are hurting and you'll be certainly wishing they could have it back.

[Reporter:]

How happy are you with Zadran's innings?

[Jonathan Trott:]

Yeah, obviously to get the first hundred and to have a batsman in the last 10 overs was fantastic. We saw how we could accelerate. I think the partnership with Rashid and himself, sort of gave us a bit of a kick, you know, lifted us at the end and kicked us onto a defendable total, which should have been defendable, but yeah, very happy that he got 100. Maybe there's times where he could have accelerated a little bit quicker and maybe gone a bit quicker. But to get your first 100 in a World Cup, he's a fantastic player and a great lad. So, I'm really happy for him and hopefully many more.

[Reporter:]

The team has a lot of youngsters, be it Zadran, Gurbaz, Noor. So, what are the learnings that you would like to give to them? Because such kind of defeats sometimes take a mental toll as well, because they're quite young. And that's when they try to think a lot about such kind of defeats. But what kind of learnings would you like to give to them, given that one important match is left in this tournament ahead?

[Jonathan Trott:]

Well, I said in the meeting now, I just said, this feeling that we got in the dressing room now, is what should scare us about thinking too far ahead and taking the eye off the ball, or perhaps thinking that, not that the games won, but perhaps not doing as well as what got us into the position, having them seven down.

And those sorts of things, they'll be able to pass on about, we obviously gave them two lives. You give any world-class player two lives; he's going to hurt you. So those types of things for the players coming in and the players developing all around the game. It's not just about bowling in the nets. It's about practicing your fielding. Make sure your fielding is improving all the time. Because it's ended up costing us a game today, an important game, the fielding.

So that's a little thing everyone can learn from.

[Reporter:]

So did your boys get a bit relaxed after taking those seven wickets in a very difficult situation, made it difficult for Australia. Did the boys look relaxed a bit?

[Jonathan Trott:]

What about relaxed? I think when, obviously, unfortunately, the second catch went down, everyone just seemed to sort of think - just waiting for him, you know, Maxwell to get out. I didn't see a lot of encouragement or people cheering up each other and encouraging each other. It seemed to sort of like the attitude was a little bit, well, we'll just, hopefully we'll still win type thing. It's not a case of when you get an opportunity against a side like Australia, you've got to grab it. They're not going to just give it to you. And you've got to take it. If you get a chance to take it, you've got to take it. And that's the type of things we'll learn from today and what we just spoke about in the dressing room.

[Reporter:]

During the latter half of Maxwell's innings, when he was down with cramps, do you think they could have done things differently, tactics in terms of different field placements, maybe, so that they could stop the singles and stop the rotating of the strike. Maxwell was already hurting; he was not able to run properly. Do you think they could have been a bit more creative on the field in terms of captaincy and tactics?

[Jonathan Trott:]

Well, he kept hitting boundaries, so, there wasn't really much singles going, so we didn't have to stop the singles. I thought Cummins played well as well, so I'm sure there's a few things maybe one or two things you could have done differently but that's cricket and there's always going to be things you want to have back. But he kept hitting them in the stands, so we can't put fielders in the stands. I wish we could have. But full credit to him, the way that he played to get a double hundred is phenomenal. He deserved to win the game; he got a double hundred.

But certainly, there are a few things we could have done differently.

[Reporter:]

How do you tell your bowlers to bowl to a guy like Maxie who can just conjure up a shot out of nowhere - Just reverse flick a ball and sort of...

[Jonathan Trott:]

Well, yeah, that's what I mentioned earlier, you know, could we have tried maybe wider Yorkers when he was cramping up, could we have done things differently? I just saw the same delivery over and over again, which is... Yeah, but You've got to remember that he was hitting all, guys were changing pace, he was hitting that, you know, spinners were bowling different lengths, he was hitting that. Sometimes you've got to take a cap off to a person the way that he played, but he shouldn't have been allowed to play like that. We should have had him out earlier.

[Reporter:]

Were you surprised with the DRS decision?

[Jonathan Trott:]

Yeah. Well, he was walking off, wasn't he? So, he didn't expect it to be going over. So, yeah, we would love that to have been hitting.

[Reporter:]

One match to go, still you have an offside chance of making it to the semi-final. After such a defeat what does it take to lift up the team and having spent so much time with this team, how do you think the South African team will react to the defeat?

[Jonathan Trott:]

Be Resilient. We lost the New Zealand game pretty heavily and came back and won the next game.

We lost the India game very heavily. Came back and beat England – so yeah there is evidence of us coming back. No time to muck around, we’ve got to pick ourselves up and learn from the experience. And there's some great learning points for the guys going forward. But yeah, it's a bitter pill to swallow. It would really be nice just sitting here with 10 points. But hopefully that's after the South Africa game.
 
@nish_mate : to add to that, he was given an absolute shocker of an LBW/Caught Behind against PAK in T20 WC - a dismissal for which even PAK players felt sorry …. He never complained for that and wrote to his FB page that’s it’s part of a game.

Guy is a bit hyper and tiered of caring a sorry bunch for 15+ years on lone shoulder, but he doesn’t need to take notes from any internet troll about how to win games.
 
deltexas said:
Hopefully this does not make Ind team think to chase if they play sf at Wankhade! That would be suicidal if they chase if they win toss. Kinda like 96 sf where Azhar decided to chase due to previous league game SL chase.. Plus Ind has a better bowling attack . So yeah now its Aus-SA and Ind vs NZ or Pak. Man just cant see Afg coming back from this defeat. If they do - will be absolutely incredible. A billion fans are focused on the Bengaluru weather now for Nov 9th LOL !:D
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It is not about bowling. Indian batting under lights can be vulnerable. Once top 3 gone it is near impossible. So they will bat first given a choice. But if it comes down to batting second INdia will look to reduce them to low total.
 
What an absolutely epic and legendary innings. I have never witnessed better innings in my life. Completely hats off to Maxi for his absolute brilliance.

Makes me hate Australia even more that they always seem to find a way to win despite being completely down & out. Such a good team and so very hateable.

Good result from Pakistan and just what we needed. All the hopes are pinned on SL or rain on thursday.
 
MMHS said:
@nish_mate : to add to that, he was given an absolute shocker of an LBW/Caught Behind against PAK in T20 WC - a dismissal for which even PAK players felt sorry …. He never complained for that and wrote to his FB page that’s it’s part of a game.

Guy is a bit hyper and tiered of caring a sorry bunch for 15+ years on lone shoulder, but he doesn’t need to take notes from any internet troll about how to win games.
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the way you are having to defend him and label folks shows deep inside he's a wrong un.


As I said yesterday, same as Chappell, winner but a stinky cheat.

Learn to accept different options without labelling them. Cheerios mate.
 
MMHS said:
Why should I need to defend him? As I said - he didn’t break any rule. He might be an opportunist - took advantage of a grey area; but he won the game absolutely fair & squire…. Without cheating. Do you agree that or not?

So, for you - did he won the game by cheating or by violating any ICC rule or not? I hope, you have the guts to answer it in straight.

Let’s see, if you like to answer it or not in a free world.
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He won the game by stinky underhand tactics same as Chappell, label it as you want to.

Go on marching now son
 
One of cricket's epics or equivalent of a miracle .Ausralai were dead and buried before Maxwell resurrected them ,creating the sensation of a divine intervention.Cricketing glory transcended zones unprecedented,with close to the most senstaional turnabout ever.Full Mraks to Afghanistan for al but pulling of a famous win,or a series of successive wins.Morally,they deserve to qualify for the semi-finals.A dropped catch opff Glen Maxwell robbed them of untold glory.The manner Maxwell batted was as though a win was a walk in the park or a foregone conclusion.It was manifestation of cricket is played so much in the mind .
 
nish_mate said:
the way you are having to defend him and label folks shows deep inside he's a wrong un.


As I said yesterday, same as Chappell, winner but a stinky cheat.

Learn to accept different options without labelling them. Cheerios mate.
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Under/over whatever you like to colour it, is your wish - but never use the word cheat; Shakib isn’t and neither was Greg.

The game thread itself is about an Australian team, half of whom were caught red handed in blunt cheating, few of them were banned as well - but, I guess you won’t understand the difference; neither ball tempering matters much. If anyone was at fault there, it was ICC’s rule book and the match umpires.
 
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One of cricket's epics or equivalent of a miracle .Australia were dead and buried before Maxwell resurrected them ,creating the sensation of a divine intervention.Cricketing glory transcended zones unprecedented,with close to the most sensational turnabout ever.Full Marks to Afghanistan for al but pulling of a famous win,or a series of successive wins.Morally,they deserve to qualify for the semi-finals.A dropped catch off Glen Maxwell robbed them of untold glory.The manner Maxwell batted was as though a win was a walk in the park or a foregone conclusion.It was manifestation of cricket is played so much in the mind
 
Probably the best example of "stand and deliver" I've seen.

No technique needed at the end. Just dismissed everything in sight with power.
 
rhony said:
Cummins played 11.2 overs for 12 runs. That's about 1 rpo. That's why Afghans couldn't get him
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All he had to do was survive as Maxwell was single handedly doing everything else himself. Very rare to see that happen
 
It’s not just the impossibility of the situation, but also the way he made a complete mockery of the Afghanistan bowlers with just one leg.

I would expect a top pro cricketer to bat with this kind of ease against a club level team on a small ground.

He made the Afghan bowlers look like a village Sunday team
 
Rana said:
It’s not just the impossibility of the situation, but also the way he made a complete mockery of the Afghanistan bowlers with just one leg.

I would expect a top pro cricketer to bat with this kind of ease against a club level team on a small ground.

He made the Afghan bowlers look like a village Sunday team
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If he is fit , i back him to do it again in this world cup. He is in imperious t ouch. They are likely to play on this very ground.
 
could not watch the game live but just watched the highlights. what was that by Afghanistan? Maxwell was stuck in crease due to cramps and he was unable to move his feet..how do you get smashed for 200 when other player is standing on one leg? all afghanistan fast bowlers had to do was to bowl nicely directed bouncer at his chest..he would have skied because he could nt move away or get in position to pull it..i,m wondering afghan bowlers did nt think of this?
 
MMHS said:
Can you stop this nonsense? Enough is enough. This is a different game and everyone is impressed with Maxwell’s heroics, praising as well.

Shakib for his part was by far the best player in that game despite the barrage of verbal abuse and as it was known later, he batted most of the time with a cracked index finger.

As I said - he didn’t temper with ball, didn’t get a batsman out picking a dropped catch or claiming a bump catch - those are the ways CHEATS win games….. you should take a note as well.
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Please. Shakib and Bangladesh are a universal laughing stock now. And no amount of anti Pakistan insinuations from you can hide that.
 
Wasim Ghulam said:
could not watch the game live but just watched the highlights. what was that by Afghanistan? Maxwell was stuck in crease due to cramps and he was unable to move his feet..how do you get smashed for 200 when other player is standing on one leg? all afghanistan fast bowlers had to do was to bowl nicely directed bouncer at his chest..he would have skied because he could nt move away or get in position to pull it..i,m wondering afghan bowlers did nt think of this?
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There were so many ways they could have disturbed his rhythm. But they were shell shocked. That was a big opening for Afghanistan to come back. Wide yorker is one thing. It was mind boggling they were bowling brainlessly for 30 overs
 
jnaveen1980 said:
There were so many ways they could have disturbed his rhythm. But they were shell shocked. That was a big opening for Afghanistan to come back. Wide yorker is one thing. It was mind boggling they were bowling brainlessly for 30 overs
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Wide yorker doesn't force you to play. A well directed pacy bouncer does. Either you get out of the way ( not in his condition) or you play it. Apparently nothing else was working though
 
nish_mate said:
Dont give up your day job for being a stand up comedian, you suck mate.

But let me indulge you last time, you BD fans are at the same mental growth stage as your cricketing team- infants and always throwing toys out of the pram at the slightest of triggers, very amusing to know you can be reeled in that easily.

Are we done exchanging pleasantries yet? Have a good evening.
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You see, you want to escape with your last comment here - I’m too old & stubborn for that. You could have easily did that by just ignoring my first post. It was indeed uncalled for to bring Shakib in a different thread that had nothing to do with it apart from a silly effort of cheap trolling.

BD fans might be at infant level like the team … but they at least know their level. Looks like someone here don’t know what his (or her) level is - got stuck in delivering free advice about how to win games.

You can have a great evening if you can move on here, otherwise it’s just 4pm at Toronto ……

…. you have to understand that this is a public forum - your nationality doesn’t give you any extra privileges. What Shakib did or didn’t, I’m well aware of that - I do understand cricket a little, and a little bit of fair play as well….. regardless of my own personal agreements or disagreements, I just avoided any comments on those threads for last two days - that little maturity I have.

But, do you really fancy that it’ll become another favourite troll time for PP …. Like the Nagin dance one, that every troll and his dog will make every other threads polluted, at the expense of BD cricket, captain or fans? Today Maxi, tomorrow Root might play another blinder - some troll then will again come to give gyaan about wining ways …..

What BD or PAK or Indian fans fo in other forums hardly matters here - in your “effort”, it was a bit foolish of you to bring that - BD fans are most polished and well mannered PP posters, don’t need your endorsement for that.

I’m indeed done with pleasantries, but you have to move on here unfortunately, otherwise it’s just 4:35pm at Toronto now. That was unnecessary - don’t go that next time, I don’t carry baggage.
 
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Please. Shakib and Bangladesh are a universal laughing stock now. And no amount of anti Pakistan insinuations from you can hide that.
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Bro, I understand the 3rd para hurt it somewhere - but you see, I made my point, but not sure why you took it anti Pakistani??????

I even didn’t try to hide it to be honest - those who are laughing must be ignorant enough not to know the rule, or laughing at ICC & it’s umpires, hardly matters.
 
@nish_mate: My apologies bro if I have hurt you. Let’s just forget it and move forward. May be I should have done what I do lot these days - ignore sensitive posts.
 
MMHS said:
@nish_mate: My apologies bro if I have hurt you. Let’s just forget it and move forward. May be I should have done what I do lot these days - ignore sensitive posts.
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No mate, you havent hurt or offended me in the least. I wasnt trolling BD cricket as a whole and yes it was a dig at Shakib and my apologies as well for a below the belt comment, which on refelction wasnt rquired. You are one of the sensible posters and I apologise again for some of the unsavoury exchanges. Peace and I dont hold baggage either 🤝
 
Australia have easily taken two 50 over world cups each of India & Pak you just need to see there never say die attitude today.
 
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AAli98 said:
Australia have easily taken 2 50 over world cups each of India & Pak you just need to see there never say die attitude today.
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Their real test will be against South Africa when SA bats first. Last time they failed to chase.
 
Suleiman said:
This is my fear as well… England love facing this bowling attack. Probably licking their lips for a lavish last meal, like those on death row get before execution.
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To my knowledge, PAK hasn’t lost an ODI at Eden. If that game is played of the Ind-SAF/BD-PAK wicket, PAK will start as favourites- spinners or no spinners, that wicket will reverse. But, the BD-NED wicket was quite spicy and ideal for English seemers, it’ll be difficult under dew as well.

A lot of things are not clicking for English team this WC. They are not like BD or SRL or AFG team (yes AFGs, playing well because many of their players clicked together at a time - msn to man, they are absolutely no where near the Poms) that lacks quality; rather their preparation & planning (combination) was wrong - for example, they put AFG, SAF in to bat which was a blunder; then decided to bat first at Bangalore against SRL - which was another blunder…. Only way this SRL can win a game is by chasing - didn’t even defend 344!!! Once they were out of SF run, basically they just left it.

Against PAK, regardless of what happens in the Dutch game, they’ll play for two things - not to finish at bottom (& loose a CT qualification) and for personal pride, before signing off.

Man to man, this aged side is only comparable to the Indian squad - some of the best modern white ball players are there, unfortunately all of them are down together - there will be days when they will click, if it’s the PAK game, they’ll crash PAK.

If indeed NZ fails to earn 2 points at Bangalore, PAK will be under pressure of qualifying.

But one thing in favour of PAK - ICC will facilitate as much as possible within its capacity & ruling to make it happen - a billion bucks lottery for them. Guess what??
 
MMHS said:
To my knowledge, PAK hasn’t lost an ODI at Eden. If that game is played of the Ind-SAF/BD-PAK wicket, PAK will start as favourites- spinners or no spinners, that wicket will reverse. But, the BD-NED wicket was quite spicy and ideal for English seemers, it’ll be difficult under dew as well.

A lot of things are not clicking for English team this WC. They are not like BD or SRL or AFG team (yes AFGs, playing well because many of their players clicked together at a time - msn to man, they are absolutely no where near the Poms) that lacks quality; rather their preparation & planning (combination) was wrong - for example, they put AFG, SAF in to bat which was a blunder; then decided to bat first at Bangalore against SRL - which was another blunder…. Only way this SRL can win a game is by chasing - didn’t even defend 344!!! Once they were out of SF run, basically they just left it.

Against PAK, regardless of what happens in the Dutch game, they’ll play for two things - not to finish at bottom (& loose a CT qualification) and for personal pride, before signing off.

Man to man, this aged side is only comparable to the Indian squad - some of the best modern white ball players are there, unfortunately all of them are down together - there will be days when they will click, if it’s the PAK game, they’ll crash PAK.

If indeed NZ fails to earn 2 points at Bangalore, PAK will be under pressure of qualifying.

But one thing in favour of PAK - ICC will facilitate as much as possible within its capacity & ruling to make it happen - a billion bucks lottery for them. Guess what??
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Eng was shaky even in 2019 WC. Overall, they never really took the ODIs too seriously. They were just frustrated that they lost to BD in 2015.
 
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Poor Mujeeb is trending on twitter. Some are supportive of him. LIfe time trauma. Kiran More dropped Graham Gooch at 10. He went on to make 333. Virat kohli dropped McCullum at 9 when India wa all set to win the test by an innings. He went on to make 303. Those are unforgettable drops. This will join the list.
 
Mujeeb's drop was as costly as that Usama Mir's drop and then Australia took the game away from Pakistan. Mujeeb would be kicking himself after dropping that easy peezy catch and also dropping the chances of his team to qualify for the Semis for the very first time.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Mujeeb's drop was as costly as that Usama Mir's drop and then Australia took the game away from Pakistan. Mujeeb would be kicking himself after dropping that easy peezy catch and also dropping the chances of his team to qualify for the Semis for the very first time.
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Don't worry lol He is used to it. His drops probably cost combined 1000 runs for whichever all the teams he played for. He is a serial dropper.
 
Maxwell could have been blindfolded, on a wheelchair last night and would still have scored those runs!
 
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