England avenge maradona's hand of god goal. Although they still managed to draw
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
The collective crying whenever England win something is so hilarious.
Again, I accpect the timing of the post was poor. However, Archer was relevant compared to the others as his case was so high profile recently and he had just bowled the final over to win the WC.
I don't accept that it was my subconscious talking. The reason for this? I know how I've felt about players like KP playing for England in the past. I've been consisent with my feelings on the topic.
Thanks for the discourse.
If it was India who won like this you wouldn't here a peep from him. This is a guy who wants a replay of the semi just because his team lost.
I'm not offended in the slightest. Seriously, you're making me hate England more and I can't wait for you to tour India next
.That was a fecking joke. God damn.
Nah, I enjoy that our brilliance upsets small-timers. Getting beaten by better teams is always hard to take so salty bitterness is understandable if you haven't the class to accept when you are inferior.
Yeah it will be nice for India to welcome the World Champions wont it?I'm not offended in the slightest. Seriously, you're making me hate England more and I can't wait for you to tour India next
Even better when we beat the World Champions of luck.
Shit rule to hand Eng the title. Feels like MCC thought that the probability of this happening is too low and hence hastily drew the rules.
There were numerous metrcis that they could've used to break the tie break:
H2H
More points in league stage
Fewer wickets lost (as that is a metric used in DL method along with runs)
Another Super over with different set of players
Using the ball by ball breakdown as a sudden death criteria (Whoever scored more in the 1st ball, then 2nd ball and so on)
Anyways Congrats England, you've arguably been the best ODI side of the last couple of years, and you deserve it for the consistency atleast
There were numerous metrcis that they could've used to break the tie break:
H2H
More points in league stage
Fewer wickets lost (as that is a metric used in DL method along with runs)
Another Super over with different set of players
Using the ball by ball breakdown as a sudden death criteria (Whoever scored more in the 1st ball, then 2nd ball and so on)
Anyways Congrats England, you've arguably been the best ODI side of the last couple of years, and you deserve it for the consistency atleast
Should have a guard of honour
No like if its 5-5 in a pen shootout and they give it to the team with the most shots on goal.
Are you ten
Damn, just because India's a third world country doesnt make them inferior.
A real honour for the nation as a whole to welcome winners in to the nation.
I expect a guard of honour.
As an Indian fan I’m not bitter towards England winning, more India fecking their own chances up. India cruised to the semis without a middle order and had the management and selection been on point we’d have had a much better chance of winning the whole thing.
It's every time, in any sport you get people furious and bitter trying to belittle it.
It's remarkable.
You are how old?
India to win another meaningful tour on home soil but chole when it matters eh.I'm not offended in the slightest. Seriously, you're making me hate England more and I can't wait for you to tour India next
What a win. Well played England!
Was a bizarre game too.
There's several far more legitimate reasons why he feels this way about Archer. He didn't move to England until he was 18. Until the ECB changed its rules 7 months ago he wouldn't even have been eligible to play. He just bowled the winning over. You have decided though that the reason he's selected Archer is because he's black. And now he's explained why he feels that way about Archer, and why he also feels the same way about KP, you're still TELLING him it's because, deep down, he's still a wee bit racist. Unbelievable.
Doesn't matter what we win, could be tiddlywinks or could be the football world cup final .. there will always be bitter 'Anyone But England' fans who haven't quite been able to accept our sheer majesty as a nation.
I do agree more boundaries were a crap rule but we all knew the rules before the game
A lot of the cricket season happens when schools are on break though. It also takes a lot of space, kit etc. The flip side of this is that rugby often faces the stigma of being rough and a hard sport which puts people off.
I couldn't say which is the bigger sport nationally but local to me cricket appears bigger. Lots more local teams and leagues running. And I say this as someone raised in a rugby playing family who played the game through childhood and as an adult.
Of course it does.
I've literally made that same point to him already. So fantastic counter point, well done.
I didn't. I didn't know the rules before the game
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I love it personally! Would rather be hated than be a nothing, non-entity sporting nation.
Cricket, bloody hell...
Imagine trying to explain the madness of the last 30 minutes of the final in football analogies to two people who know nothing about cricket. I don’t think I fully succeeded.
Imagine trying to explain the madness of the last 30 minutes of the final in football analogies to two people who know nothing about cricket. I don’t think I fully succeeded.
Timing of the comment wasn't great and can see why people think it could be racist, but he's explained himself and can understand where he's coming from now.
There's several far more legitimate reasons why he feels this way about Archer. He didn't move to England until he was 18. Until the ECB changed its rules 7 months ago he wouldn't even have been eligible to play. He just bowled the winning over. You have decided though that the reason he's selected Archer is because he's black. And now he's explained why he feels that way about Archer, and why he also feels the same way about KP, you're still TELLING him it's because, deep down, he's still a wee bit racist. Unbelievable.
Neither did the players until the final couple of balls.
Would work...if we need a rule dumber than the current one.
The players did!
At the end of the day we got massively lucky but that can happen if you find yourself in a close situation in sport. NZ had chances to be more positive at the end of their innings and potentially none of this happens. They didn’t deserve to lose but it goes like that sometimes.
We give these sports to the world and accept that they will eventually become better at them then us. But occasionally we will triumph and remind the world that we can still play a bit.
Nice to hear. I guess the most important thing is that a) the young kids are getting into sports and b) the young kids are enjoying it too!
This.