The Cricket Thread

[Number 1 Jasper]

You have to feel desparately sorry for New Zealand even if I am delighted England won.

Could not agree more .

I am the first to admit I thought they were lucky to get to the semi finals , but they are a TEAM .

As Steve Waugh said , it's no surprise that the best two fielding teams got to the final .

Kiwis . Small population Massive Heart & Pride .

Well done them !

 

[Beddy]

Well done England.........sounds like New Zealand made a fight of it. Well done New Zealand. Nothing less was expected from either team.

 

[Saints_Alive]

The Super Over beats the **** out of penalty shootouts IMO.

 

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The best thing is that my son, who has never been able to watch cricket, got to see that and was totally gripped.

 

[tomw24]

The best thing is that my son, who has never been able to watch cricket, got to see that and was totally gripped.

It would have been a travesty had that game not been on free-to-air TV. Today has been a huge triumph for cricket.

 

[Saints_Alive]

**** work tomorrow, i'm gonna get royally pissed now.........

 

[tomw24]

**** work tomorrow, i'm gonna get royally pissed now.........

Oh good point, I've got some cold ones in the fridge.

 

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It would have been a travesty had that game not been on free-to-air TV. Today has been a huge triumph for cricket.

I would go one further. It IS a travesty that sport is being priced out of the imagination of working class children in this country.

 

[MorgansBitOnTheSchneid]

England still managed to end up in a penalty shootout in a cricket game. Unbelievable stuff, no one lost that game it was cricket at its purist!

 

[Libby]

World Champions

 

[Saints_Alive]

Brendy.....

[HASHTAG]#itcamehome[/HASHTAG]

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

MotM - Christchurch's finest, Ben Stokes!!

 

[Saints_Alive]

MotM - Christchurch's finest, Ben Stokes!!

Never knew he was a Dorset man....

 

[thereisonlyoneno7]

Just watched that with a total non cricket loving mate. He was hugging and jumping around with me at the end. So tense.

I don't think there has been a more dramatic World Cup Final in any sport ever.

 

[OddRiverOakWizards]

Let's hope that this is the beginning of England's success. New Zealand so gracious in defeat.

 

[fran-MLs little camera]

That was unbelievable....usually it's us on the receiving end of that...but nice to win for a change

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

That was unbelievable....usually it's us on the receiving end of that...but nice to win for a change

Well said .

You make an awful cup of tea though

 

[tomw24]

We are so screwed.

We are laughable.

Terrible all round aside from Stokes - credit to him.

No chance of beating india either

Just a few comments from a couple of weeks ago.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Just a few comments from a couple of weeks ago.

Fair enough!

 

[Saints_Alive]

Tbf we could pick quite a few comments of Tom's from Saints match threads that were proved wrong later...