Off Topic ICC Champions Trophy

Bring on the Ashes!

Perhaps getting a bit over excited...

 

Always good to send the aussie home with tail between their legs.

 

I was doing exactly the same, the cricket was much more watchable than the football apart from the last 10 minutes.

 

Second ball scare for Bairstow but seems to have settled now, would love a big contribution from him today

 

Looking a bit hit and miss so far, need Stokes and Buttler to be on song.

 

Very much so, we need to get to at least 260 to be competitive

 

Spoke too soon, I'd take 200 at this point.

 

England on for a hammering.

 

Just watch England breeze passed South Africa in the 20/20, SA batter first made 142 and England won with 143-1 Jonny Bairstow top scoring, winning it with 5 over to spare.

 

Bit of a funny series this one, looks like SA couldn't give a **** and England have rested key players. Cracking chase and knock by Bairstow though.

 

They were also giving one or two newer players a game, and Morkal wasn't playing did make a difference in their attack. The interesting thing though was how difficult ABV found the batting compared to Hayles and Bairstow, though England 2 new spinners from Hampshire did really well as did Woods.

 

I think it's only a couple of men's T20's, some women's games and some new competition ECB have invented. No full test matches