Certified Legendary Thread 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Game 48 The Final India v Australia 19/11 1900hrs @ Narendra Modi Stadium

[Mr Experience]

Insta ban

I won't hear any more hate towards The Big Dos

 

[AJ_2000]

Game over. India hit a 4.

Might hurt come the countback

 

[DaRick]

Regardless of what our batsmen do, our bowlers and fielders have given them a red hot crack, helped by some astute bowling and field changes from Captain Cummins.

Indians on other forums seem to think that 240 is significantly (i.e. 30-40 runs) under-par, which is encouraging.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Lots of Indian adults get into the face paint.

To be fair most of those guys would also be chronic masturbators.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Genuine 50 50 game right now.

As a cricket fan you can't ask for more than that in a final.

I dislike Hayden as a commentator, can't stand him, but his response to Bhogle's dig was genuinely amusing.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Sureley the BCCI/ICC has one more stunt up its sleeve

Will organise rain or sprinklers during lunch break….

 

[Mr Experience]

F**k me Dos is unbearable. Approaching Luke Darcy bad.

Impossible

 

[The King!]

Like to see us just get it easy

But there is also no need to go stupid out there , can bat pretty solid

But just play the natural game

 

[AJ_2000]

Listening to Hayden

I don't want any damn dos

 

[dwwaino]

That's still a really defendable total, especially with some good bowling which I'm sure India will bring, but can't really ask much more from bowlers and fielding. Hopefully batters don't shit the bed.

 

[Foucault1989]

Should go into the break with heaps of confidence. Bowled very well

Exactly. Don't be fooled by this pro India narrative. Australia have produced the perfect bowling innings.

 

[DaRick]

I won't hear any more hate towards The Big Dos

He's either deliberately taking the piss, or he completely lacks self-awareness.

I hope it's the first, but I suspect that it's the second.

 

[NSWCROW]

Gotta say the indian cameramen been on point this entire WC



Amirite lads ??

 

[FreoGirl]

Can’t ask from much more from the bowlers. Everyone did their job wonderfully and backed up well in the field.

Hopefully the batters can finish the job now. Won’t be easy out there though.

they will be mentally exhausted

 

[Plugger35]

At least India batted out the 50 overs and 240 gives their bowling attack a chance, if they can take early wickets it could be a tough chase.

 

[MJG14]

Hopefully after tonight I won't see that awful Harvey Norman ad again!

 

[Cmarsh]

Fair to say Cummins is vindicated with the decision to bowl at the toss.

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Masterful performance in the field, no weak links in the bowling lineup.

Would jump at chasing 241 before the match. If India win their bowlers would have to come up with something incredible.

Let’s go boys

 

[Skull Face]

Don't need to take any risks with the bat, keep wickets in hand and rotate the strike and a late 10 over dash will do the trick

 

[Richard Pryor]

Like to see us just get it easy

But there is also no need to go stupid out there , can bat pretty solid

But just play the natural game

Think this chase plays to Labs and Smiths strengths.

 

[philreich]

Great effort by our bowlers, but now the hard work begins. This could go either way.

 

[Santana]

241 chase in a WC final is tough , but very achievable .

It's more our inconsistent batting and their bowling attack that will make this tough. Otherwise, I'd be very confident against other teams chasing that.

 

[Zevon]

Not going to be an easy chase by any stretch, but sheesh after sending in a powerful batting lineup in their home World Cup final you’d take 240 every day of the week… especially after they were bubbling along at 8 an over after the first 10.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Impossible

Pretty sure I heard Dos say he loves the way the Aussies go about it.

 

[Richard Pryor]

The anti worker abuse ad would be better if the tagline was "Stop being a campaigner"