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1882andallthat

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Talk is cheap, Morgan was saying before the game that he had every confidence that this team could handle the pressure when it mattered, and it matters now and where are ? Absolute bottle jobs against the biggest cricketing gloaters and boasters on earth who will take every opportunity there is to rub our noses in it, they will be insufferable in victory . Instead of talking tough before the game, how about showing it out there on the pitch !
 
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midoshairband

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wonder how many more chances Vince will get. clearly not an international player.

we’ve not helped ourselves - for 3 years we’ve played on utter roads where batsmen can do what they like and score runs.

it was always obvious the ICC would prepare different pitches for a WC. we also crap ourselves against a moving ball, looked like we weren’t expecting swing when the innings started.
 
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There is not a more mentally fragile team in all of world sport than this England team and that is absolutely no exaggeration.

The decision making, at times, is so school boy. Take Bairstow just now. The ball is SO FAR down off and he’s hitting across into the air. Why would you make that decision?

There’s absolutely no bottle in this england team, and they deserve absolutely nothing from this tournament. I would be embarrassed if they won it.
 
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midoshairband

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SargeantMeatCurtains said:
There is not a more mentally fragile team in all of world sport than this England team and that is absolutely no exaggeration.

The decision making, at times, is so school boy. Take Bairstow just now. The ball is SO FAR down off and he’s hitting across into the air. Why would you make that decision?

There’s absolutely no bottle in this england team, and they deserve absolutely nothing from this tournament. I would be embarrassed if they won it.
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they seem to have arrived at this WC and totally shit themselves. and as soon as either the pitch or the ball does a bit, they are clueless.
 
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midoshairband said:
they seem to have arrived at this WC and totally shit themselves. and as soon as either the pitch or the ball does a bit, they are clueless.
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It’s nothing new though, and you see it in every form of the game.

They did exactly the same in the West Indies test series. The second we lose a couple of wickets, the rest always follow.
 
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midoshairband said:
they seem to have arrived at this WC and totally shit themselves. and as soon as either the pitch or the ball does a bit, they are clueless.
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Very similar to England's golden generation in football during the 2000s.
 
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Yeah, it's Australian TV's regulars pretty much. Guessing, I'd say Sky are taking Fox Sports usual team along with their pictures and providing their own analysis afterwards. No idea why though.
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I think it’s Star Sports running it, which is Indian. But they seem to be doing everything they can this tournament to make all teams seem at home except England lol
 
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Archibald&Crooks said:
Yeah, it's Australian TV's regulars pretty much. Guessing, I'd say Sky are taking Fox Sports usual team along with their pictures and providing their own analysis afterwards. No idea why though.
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Don't think Sky get much say...its the ICC choosing the commentators aint it?
 
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Can anyone apart from Root build an innings in this team? It appears it's feast or famine batting. Block or smash out the ground.

By all means start an innings with intent but after going 3 down just start batting normally FFS.
 
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