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ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
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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?
What is it?!
According to Cricbuzz, average first innings ODI score is 235 here. Obviously will be higher now given the modern game, but close to 300 will be a good score here you feel.
275 plus is above par I hope/reckon.
Score is tickign over nicely for England. Just can't throw away this partnership - they need another 10 overs or so together.
Massive wicket for NZ
England again struggling in the latter overs. Becoming a bit of a theme.
Latter overs? It's only the 38th!
They should be getting 80 from the last 10 overs.
Last 10 or so then. They've not been closing out innings to the same level they were a year ago or so.
How many ODI games with our top side out have we played in the last year? About 3? If any?
Yeah, England getting skittled here. Well played NZ.
Doh! Need to scrap for 280 now.
Huge trouble now, I think they need well over 300 here.
Good to see Root find some form though.
Good to see Root find some form though.
Oof.
If you're going to lose I suppose it's best to lose early on , gives you chance to recover
If you're going to lose I suppose it's best to lose early on , gives you chance to recover
Bairstow, Buttler and Brook in particular will be kicking themselves here. This NZ bowling unit shouldn't be troubling them this much.
Might get bowled out here. Never acceptable not batting your overs.
I think that saying became out of date about 5 years ago.
However today we certainly need to bat them out.
I still think you add so much in the last 5 overs, if you get there with wickets in hand.
You certainly can - i'm not convinced 270 is a bad score here.
Going down with a whimper. Let's hope the bowling can dig them out of a hole.
You never know how good a pitch is until 2 teams have batted on it. There's still hope the pitch wont favour NZ.
I only turned on after 30 overs but i've barely seen the ball come onto the bat/anyone time it properly. Root didn't hit a boundary infront of square.
Defo short, but I reckon 270 was par - so it's not miles off. Could be close.
Defo short, but I reckon 270 was par - so it's not miles off. Could be close.
Been like watching England in the World cup pre 2015.
Just tuned in.. they are playing Aerosmith in Ahmedabad.. didn't expect that.
Were 200-5 off 35 overs today mate. We would never have dreramed of that then.
Just wickets got us today, it happens. No dramas
My worry for England was that they are very rusty and they have played like that. Someone needed to bat a bit more sensibly and get to a par score atleast . That shot by Woakes who is much better against fast bowling was so so dumb
Where was Stokes today?
I think it'll be the same as last world cup. Par score won't be as high as you think as teams will falter under scoreboard pressure.
My main worry here would be if the dew coming in brings the ball onto the bat. Could be alot easier to time the ball.
While that is obviously a concern but considering the team composition for both England & New Zealand I just see it as a very difficult task for England to defend 270 here
Apparently that's the first time in ODIs that 1-11 have all reached double figures
Well that over has changed the mood a bit
Decent mini recovery from England there. Looks 50/50 for me unless the dew really is going to be a big factor.
Yeah I'm not saying it's a big drama , the two tournaments we recently won we struggled through the group stage anyway. I don't think this total is quite big enough to defend but there's plenty of time to recover in the rest of the World Cup if we do lose.
Good lower order runs there though have given us a chance.
Highest successful run chase here is 325, with average first innings score being 235. Nicely poised as they say, England will have wanted/should have passed 300 with ease at one point. NZ will be happier all things considered.
NZ will be very happy with that but i think when Root got out we were about 220-230 and at that point you worry we'd just be all out for 250.
Scraping our way to 280 at least gives us a chance.
Scraping our way to 280 at least gives us a chance.
Wickets are all important at the start of this innings.
Horrible wicket 