Cricket World Cup 2019

New Zealand win the toss and bat first

 

Ponker!

I meant the same ground, the conditions, and batting first and collapsing early.

And guess what, Kane wins toss and chooses to bat first... like Akram

 

If life was that predictable...it would be boring

1992...the poor team bats first...makes meh total...defends it.

 

Hope the players arent watching sky. All nonsense that adds loads of pressure

No wonder why we bottle everything

Mentally we dont have a clue how to approach things in sport

 

They deserve to lose if they are watching Sky right now.

All that ****e is for the fans.

 

****, was that the Kiwi national anthem just now? It's worse than ours.

Prediction- New Zealand to run up a huge total, leaving England a mountain to climb. Which they will.

 

Come on England!

 

I’ll go for rain.

 

This one might actually be coming home today Fam

 

Nah, don't think so. Been brightening up for the last hour in London, and no more rain predicted.

Thank you to Channel 4 btw. Get this sport on terrestrial telly.

 

Nasser Hussain- “A few empty seats, not many”

Camera pans to crowd. Stand half empty

 

I know teams fear us batting first for obvious reasons but I think it was a poor choice to bat first for NZ. The conditions are perfect for bowling now especially if the clouds move and the sun comes out later on in the day.

 

New Zealand 8-1

Woakes gets Nicholls lbw

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Not over. Going over

 

I think theres less presser bowling first

So what if we bowl a few bad balls because or the pressure. You can have a few mins to find yourself

Batting 1 ball and its game over for you

 

This opening period is interesting and very well balanced.

Could go either way. England could still get a few wickets early. NZ could ride their luck and settle in as the conditions improve.

 

Guptill’s finally going to put an innings together.

 

He's come out with the right, aggressive, attitude imo. But it could all come unstuck so easily.

 

New Zealand started the better

England not quite getting the ball pitching high enough. Pitch it high and with the swing you will trouble batman

Bowl short and we will get punished

 

As I was saying

New Zealand 29-1

Guptill lbw

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