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14 Jul 2019, 1:38 pm

I left for church two hours ago with England needing an impossible seven or eight runs/over to come back - from around four/over. Imagine my surprise when, upon returning, I find that the two innings tied at 241 and it all comes down to a single super-over from talented newcomer Joffra Archer, which he wins with a spectacular wicket on the very last ball.

England win the World Cup for the first time.
Best ODI ever, perhaps. I'd better stick catch-up on.



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15 Jul 2019, 2:11 am

I had gone out for a walk, thought I would check in on the score on my phone as I was approaching home and we needed 2 from 1, I listened to that on 5live app on my phone then ran home to watch the super over

never seen, or heard of anything like that happening. Quite incredible. I literally leapt up off my seat when Buttler got the final wicket to win it.



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15 Jul 2019, 2:13 am

Jolly Good show old boy!

That's taking the cane to the colonies!



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16 Jul 2019, 9:49 pm

That's very good. Which country did they win against?


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17 Jul 2019, 2:35 am

One of the colonies...New Zealand



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18 Jul 2019, 7:55 am

That was such a close game. I was watching live updates online.
Oh well, congrats England.


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18 Jul 2019, 1:27 pm

cyberdad wrote:
Jolly Good show old boy!

That's taking the cane to the colonies!

Oh, a smashing game. I popped down the caff and had some tuck and a fag by way of celebration. Hurrah from your favourite Pommie git!



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18 Jul 2019, 1:43 pm

Stepdad hasn't stopped wearing his England cricket shirt since this...

He loves cricket as much as I love football. If it's on he'll watch it, no matter what.

I asked him for the rules when I was a kid but he said it was too complicated for me :(


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18 Jul 2019, 2:00 pm

I think it's the aspie in me that loves cricket. The stats and numbers involved are just wonderful!



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18 Jul 2019, 6:10 pm

Yeah I've said a lot on here, he thinks he'd be aspie if he was born later. Just doesn't see the point of having it confirmed now. He's stats obsessed.

I ask him who's winning and he says it doesn't work like that?


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19 Jul 2019, 1:52 am

Biscuitman wrote:
I think it's the aspie in me that loves cricket. The stats and numbers involved are just wonderful!

What's your view on assessing the value of a batsman based on their median score rather than the batting average?



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19 Jul 2019, 1:55 am

Prometheus18 wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Jolly Good show old boy!

That's taking the cane to the colonies!

Oh, a smashing game. I popped down the caff and had some tuck and a fag by way of celebration. Hurrah from your favourite Pommie git!


pip pip and tallyho from the antipodes old boy! it seems the heavens are now balanced now the mothercountry hold the world cup...now if only "auld" England can nab the urn from those damn convicts!!