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The sacred aisles of the Home of Cricket shall be brimming with excitement as hosts England face 2015 runners-up New Zealand in the title clash of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019.

Overview

New Zealand v England, Final

Lord's, London

2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Final
Sunday, 14 July; 10.30am local time; 09.30am GMT

It took England a significant change in approach and a staggering 27 years to find themselves competing in a World Cup final. Their resurgence post the disappointing exit from the 2015 edition, started with a 3-2 triumph in a high-scoring bilateral one-day international series against the then runners-up New Zealand. On Sunday, they face the same opponents, as they aim to win their first World Cup final after three previously failed attempts in 1979, 1987 and 1992.

Jason Roy's return to the playing XI has had an instant impact on the Eoin Morgan-led side as they staged a remarkable comeback after back-to-back defeats to Sri Lanka and Australia in the league stage. Their top three have been a match-winning trio, having amassed 1,471 runs between them. The bowling too, led by Chris Woakes' discipline and Jofra Archer's intensity has mounted pressure on their opponents on a consistent basis.

New Zealand, with their remarkable win against the league stage table-toppers and favourites India, have given enough evidence of the game's unpredictable nature, as much as their own. The experienced duo of Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor has been shouldering the responsibility with the bat after frequent failures from the top order. Their bowling attack, powered by the intensity of Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry and nurtured by the calming and disciplined influence of Trent Boult has been producing match-defining results in the tournament.

Playing their second successive World Cup final, New Zealand will desperately need a strong foundation from their openers to set the game in their favour. Considering the recent form, league stage result and home conditions, England seem to have their noses slightly ahead. However, New Zealand's ability to excel as a team on big occasions, promise a tough challenge for the hosts.

Key Players

Martin Guptill (New Zealand): Guptill, the leading run-scorer of the 2015 edition has had a disappointing World Cup campaign so far, but so did Adam Gilchrist in 2007 before his monumental match-winning effort in the finals. The aggressive opener will look to put his recent form aside and produce an innings of similar impact to power his side to a historic result.

Joe Root (England): England's run machine over the last few years, Joe Root has continued the trend in this World Cup having scored 549 runs in 10 innings so far. Root, who is England's leading run-scorer against New Zealand in ODIs with 925 runs to his name so far, could well be the torch-bearer of the famed batting line-up in the big final.

Conditions

The weather on Sunday is expected to be dry, with low clouds gradually clearing to give some sunny spells in afternoon and evening. Both captains would look to bat first considering the 'scoreboard pressure' factor in a big game and the recent results at Lord's.

Teams

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), Tom Blundell (wk), Mitchell Santner, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Colin Munro, Ish Sodhi, Henry Nicholls, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Jimmy Neesham

England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood


https://www.cricketworldcup.com/news/en/1278177
 
New Zealand v England

• England have won seven of their last nine men’s ODIs against New Zealand, including a 119-
run victory at The Riverside (Durham) in the group stage of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
2019.
• Before England’s triumph over New Zealand earlier in this tournament they hadn’t beaten
the Black Caps in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup since 1983, suffering a string of five
consecutive defeats against them in the competition in that time.
• England are playing in their first ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final since 1992 whilst New
Zealand have now reached this stage in back-to-back editions (also 2015) having never
made it to the final before.
• Neither England nor New Zealand have ever won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup before,
whichever side triumphs in this match will be the sixth different team to win the tournament.
• England are trying to emulate the England women’s ODI side who lifted the ICC Women’s
Cricket World Cup in 2017 with a dramatic 9-run victory over India at the same venue
(Lord’s).
• England and New Zealand have met twice before in men’s ODIs at Lord’s, the Black Caps
winning both previous encounters, a 5-wicket victory in 2013 and a 51-run triumph in 2008.
• This will be England’s seventh ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match at Lord’s, they have won
four of their previous six such games but did lose their solitary fixture at this London venue so
far in the 2019 edition of the tournament (64-run loss to Australia).
• New Zealand had won three out of three men’s ODIs at Lord’s before suffering an 86-run loss
to Australia at the iconic venue earlier in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.
• England have played one more match than New Zealand at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
2019 (India v New Zealand group stage abandoned), yet England have still hit over 1,000
more runs than the Black Caps including 100 more boundary fours and 53 more sixes.
• The team winning the toss has lost four of the last five ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup finals,
Australia’s win over Sri Lanka in 2007 the exception.
• Only once has the side batting first in an ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final scored more than
300 runs (Australia 359/2 v India, 2003), the highest successful chase in a final was India’s
277/4 v Sri Lanka in the 2011 final (victory target of 275).
• Martin Guptill’s first ever ODI in England was a match at Lord’s in May 2013 against England,
the opener scored 103* in that match before following it up with a knock of 189* in
Southampton two days later.
• England duo Jofra Archer and Mark Wood have picked up more wickets from short balls at
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 than anyone else; taking 10 and six respectively.
• England’s Jofra Archer has bowled more dot balls (338) than any other bowler at ICC Men’s
Cricket World Cup 2019, third on this list is New Zealand’s Trent Boult (320, Pat Cummins 323).
• Ben Stokes (England) is yet to be hit for a six in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, the only
one of 59 bowlers to bowl 30+ overs in this edition of the tournament yet to be hit for a
maximum.
• Both Jofra Archer (19) and Mark Wood (17) have taken more wickets in ICC Men’s Cricket
World Cup 2019 than any England bowler had ever taken in an edition of the tournament
previously (Ian Botham 16 in 1992).
• In England’s semi-final victory over Australia, Eoin Morgan and Joe Root recorded a 20th 50+
partnership in ODIs, the most of any duo for England (Roy & Bairstow 19, Bell & Cook 19).
• England have recorded three consecutive opening wicket stands of 100+, only once before
(1980) have England managed this in men’s ODIs and they’ve never strung together four
such partnerships.
• Kane Williamson has scored more runs (548) at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 than any
other player has managed in an edition of the World Cup for New Zealand, Joe Root has set
the same record for England (549 runs).
• Eoin Morgan (England) has struck more sixes (22) at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 than
any other player, only Chris Gayle (26 in 2015) has ever hit more in an edition of the
tournament.
• Jonny Bairstow (England) needs four more runs to become the seventh player to reach 500
runs at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, Jason Roy needs 74 to reach the same milestone.
• Ross Taylor (987 runs) and Martin Guptill (976) are both vying to become the second player
after Stephen Fleming (1,075) to score 1,000 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup runs for New
Zealand, Kane Williamson requires 119 to reach the same milestone.


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It has been raining for the last few hours at lords, not heavy but constant.
NZ have got their cloudy weather.
I will be suprise.if englqnd can score or chase much over 270.
Looks bad for england!!!
 
I shan’t watch the match. Watched two WC defeats already. A third would be too much to bear.
 
Robert said:
I shan’t watch the match. Watched two WC defeats already. A third would be too much to bear.
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I also so england lose twice in the final, in 87 and 92.
I'm neutral in this one, but now you got me thinking i shouldn't watch, don't want to be a jinx!
 
Robert said:
I shan’t watch the match. Watched two WC defeats already. A third would be too much to bear.
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No need to fear. There is no way England could lose this. It will be a one sided match, with England demolishing NZ. Mark my words!
 
Cricket World Cup final: Once ridiculed, the New Zealand cricket team has earned Australia's respect

Before the ICC World Cup, the captains of the 10 competing nations posed for a photograph in which Chesterfield lounges were juxtaposed with an industrial backdrop to … well, I'm not sure what the idea was.

Regardless of the photographer's intentions he managed to engage the skippers in a competition to assume the most "alpha" pose, with piercing glares, pursed lips, studied nonchalance and even regal insouciance (Virat Kohli, naturally) deployed with menacing intent.

Meanwhile, off to the left stood Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson, whose friendly grin and Harry high pants kit made him look more like an eager nets bowler who had wandered into frame than one of the world's great batsmen.

This, in a single image, was how the world had come to see New Zealand cricket and, perhaps somewhere deep down, how New Zealand cricket has often seen itself.

Over the years, the Blacks Cap have been the slightly daggy and apologetic interloper almost pitifully grateful to be hanging out with the cool kids; always eager to please and painfully careful not to cause offence.

This has not stopped New Zealand achieving some great feats and producing many wonderful players, several of them in this World Cup squad.

Perhaps a lack of airs and graces allowed the Kiwis to get under the guard of more aggressive opponents, with the help of the occasional brash outlier such as Richard Hadlee. (Sir Richard wasn't really quite the "******" the MCG crowd claimed. He just seemed like one beside his diffident teammates.)

Yet here are the Kiwis again. Through to a second consecutive World Cup final after defying not only the odds provided by the bookmakers, but the far more overwhelming statistics of the census takers — India 1.3 billion, New Zealand five million.

Disparity in population can be misleading in sport because you only need as many good players as it takes to field a team. Belgian football is just one example of how an astute system can produce an international team that punches above its per-capita weight. And, of course, there is New Zealand rugby.

But as much as the dominance of the All Blacks provides a template for small, overachieving sports nations, their prominence in every walk of New Zealand life makes the Black Caps' achievements even more meritorious, given the vast shadow in which they perform.

As a Kiwi friend once remarked, the only reason you would have thought seriously about being a professional cricketer growing up in Christchurch was that it could improve your chances of meeting an All Black.

Yet if New Zealand cricket is relatively small and facing the same participation/retention challenges as Australia, it is also well organised with a system that aggregates players into larger and more centrally run clubs than Australia's sprawling structure.

This in turn allows for the easier identification and coaching of those rare athletic gems who have not put all their eggs in the rugby basket.
If Williamson's pose in that promotional picture reflected the seemingly inoffensive nature of Kiwi cricket, even the New Zealand fans project an air of modest self-deprecation.

While the colourfully clad Indians in the crowd rode an emotional rollercoaster during the semi-final, the Kiwis captured by the cameras at Old Trafford looked like they were on a rest day from the Manchester and District Poultry and Livestock Conference.

Which is not to damn the Kiwis for this display of endearing provincialism. Rather, at a time when Australian sports fans are urged on by stadium "activators" to mimic their American counterparts, it is to praise them for how comfortable they seemed in their own skin.

Call it the Jacinda Ardern effect, where those of us who once mocked New Zealand's seemingly isolated insularity now have a quiet yearning for the decent virtues and strong but respectful international conduct.

In cricket this was manifested when New Zealand publicly repudiated sledging, having reached the outlandish conclusion it was possible to dismiss a batsman without first conducting a ribald inquisition about his parenthood or the size of the contents of his protector.

So where once we might have laughed that New Zealanders are so slow it took them two days to win a one-day international, there is now an element of envy at the way they play the game.

Once such a glowing assessment of New Zealand sport would not have extended to the All Blacks as they both literally and metaphorically put the boots into the Wallabies, particularly in the northern states where this sort of thing is taken personally.

Yet Australian sports teams right down to junior level are now cleaning out their change rooms in imitation of the "sweeping the shed" practice famously employed by the All Blacks. This makes it even more difficult to love the shambles that is Australian rugby and hate their Kiwi oppressors.

Should New Zealand beat England in the final, the Kiwis will have landed the first leg of what would be a magnificent treble — cricket, netball and rugby World Cups in the same year.

But regardless of the results, where once we might have patronised or ridiculed the Kiwis, it is now difficult not to cheer them on out of genuine respect.

And yes, OK, it doesn't hurt that our beloved fellow Australasians are playing England.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/cri...australias-respect/ar-AAEhr7M?ocid=spartandhp
 
New Zealand vs England | Final, World Cup | Lord's | 14th Jul, 2019 | Match Thread

I somehow get the feeling that New Zealand´s lower-order will end up playing a decisive role in the Final today.
 
New Zealand vs England | Final, World Cup | Lord's | 14th Jul, 2019 | Match Thread

Only three captains, Clive Lloyd, Ponting and Dhoni, have had the honour of being the Man of the Match in the World Cup Final. No reason why Williamson can´t be the fourth captain to appear on that list today.
 
It is going to be one hell of a game for neutral fans.

May the best team win.
 
Enforcer said:
No need to fear. There is no way England could lose this. It will be a one sided match, with England demolishing NZ. Mark my words!
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England should have demolished Australia in 1987. They lost. Cricket is unpredictable.
 
if new zealand win this by some miracle, then this should be considered the luckiest world cup win in history.
 
Legendary Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has predicted that England are the favourites to win the 2019 edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup. He added that he supported New Zealand despite them having a lesser chance of winning the coveted trophy this time.

“If England win the toss against New Zealand, they will score big runs against the Kiwis. It is important for Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls to give a solid foundation to the Kiwi lineup. I support New Zealand, but England will clearly go in as the favourites in the World Cup final,” he said in a video uploaded by himself on YouTube.

He further added: “Pressure plays a big role in big matches. England is a big team. I think they will create history at Lord’s by winning their first ever 50-over World Cup. New Zealand needs to perform in all departments of the game. Guptill needs to score runs for New Zealand to give the team a solid base at the top.”

Akhtar also opined that Jos Buttler could be the matchwinner for England in the all-important game.

“Jos Buttler should bat at top of the order, and if he gets the opportunity he will score big runs for the team. I hope for a thrilling match, it would be disappointing to see a batting collapse in the finals,” he concluded.

You can watch the entire video right here:

It is worth noting that whichever team – England or New Zealand – lifts the trophy, it will be their first time as World Champions of the sport. While England overcame Australia in the semi-final, New Zealand beat two-time champions India in the other semi-final to seal their berth in the World Cup final.

https://www.foxsportsasia.com/crick...e-winner-of-the-2019-cricket-world-cup-final/
 
This is it, the day has finally arrived.

Conditions are overcast and the pitch has a green tinge but dry underneath. NZ will need to be patient for the first half hour.
 
Newzealand have chance now to win by opting to bat first, unless England repeat the phainti they gave to Australia in the semi-final match
 
NZ will win 100% guaranteed. All the 1992 conincidences were in fact pointing to England reaching the final and then losing.
 
This 'win the toss , bat first, win the match' won't be happening on this match. Too much grass is there on the pitch plus overcast conditions. NZ should have bowled first. It is almost impossible to face Archer's and wokes on this pitch. England match to lose from here.
 
BuffaloSoldier said:
NZ will win 100% guaranteed. All the 1992 conincidences were in fact pointing to England reaching the final and then losing.
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It will be one sided final, with England winning by 9-10 wickets. NZ has done harakiri by batting first. Now no one can stop them from losing.
 
Damn.. that was a good toss to lose, should have bowled.

This could end up like the Aus game..
 
Enforcer said:
This 'win the toss , bat first, win the match' won't be happening on this match. Too much grass is there on the pitch plus overcast conditions. NZ should have bowled first. It is almost impossible to face Archer's and wokes on this pitch. England match to lose from here.
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Yeah, it was a bad call. Batted first because of scoreboard pressure...

If you're 3-4 down in the first 10...
 
Watching on Channel 4.

Speed gun seems broken for first two deliveries - Woakes is a trundler but he's better than 53mph !
 
This bat first theory in KO matches, especially in world cup is the most overrated theory. In 2011 WC final, India - the host nation, lost the toss, chased and won. In 2015 WC final, Australia - the host nation ,lost the toss, chased and won. And now In 2019 WC England - the host nation also lost the toss and will be chasing. So no doubt who will be winning.
 
Enforcer said:
This bat first theory in KO matches, especially in world cup is the most overrated theory. In 2011 WC final, India - the host nation, lost the toss, chased and won. In 2015 WC final, Australia - the host nation ,lost the toss, chased and won. And now In 2019 WC England - the host nation also lost the toss and will be chasing. So no doubt who will be winning.
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Teams batting first haven't put enough on the board.
 
Empty seats again.

Was pathetic on behalf of the ICC to sell 40% of the tickets to a single fan base.
 
New Zealand deserved the last world cup having played better than Australia if not for McCullum's brain fade the result could have been different but to be fair his gung ho approach brought NZ to the final. So, I hope this time they can make it.
 
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