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

[George]

Anyone know what time they're back on?

 

[Plugger35]

 

[Westend]

5 catches in a World Cup final by Inglis thats a fantastic effort for a keeper

 

[Alfonz]

Been kinda carrying Smith and Labs. This type of game is right in their wheelhouse and time for them to deliver.

 

[NSWCROW]

FUN FACT

We failed to defend 241 in the 96 WC final

 

[largebus]

5 catches in a World Cup final by Inglis thats a fantastic effort for a keeper

But remember, Carey would've taken 6

 

[AJ_2000]

Bowlers and fielding did their job, excellent start.

Over to the batsmen now to bring it home, but won't be easy against the elite Indian attack.

You just know that we're going to leave the close of the chase to the bowlers

 

[juss]

This is the sort of pitch where you need to dig in to make a score. Makes me nervous for Warner/ Head/ Marsh/ Maxwell. Think Smith or Labuschagne are the key players for us.

Smith probably has value here as there's time enough to craft an innings. He's not the guy you want in the lineup when you're chasing more than a run a ball total but at less than a 5 an over his steady head becomes valuable.

 

[NSWCROW]

julian all over the place then

91 semi ??
Jeez campaigner...

 

[Santana]

You just know that we're going to leave the close of the chase to the bowlers

Cumdog to hit the winning runs again

 

[Westend]

But remember, Carey would've taken 6

 

[Moonwatcher]

I just hope to GOD that we don't end up three down in the first ten overs with guys slogging it up or taking on the pull shot.

Say hello to the reverse sweep

 

[Bedi]

It was nice to revel in our superb bowling performance but now bracing myself to freak out after a few quick wickets

 

[grumbleguts]

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

Letting this guy bowl:

 

[hawkman]

5 catches in a World Cup final by Inglis thats a fantastic effort for a keeper

Catches by a keeper is such a useless stat when 90% of them are caught by an international standard keeper

 

[Xtreme]

FUN FACT

We failed to defend 241 in the 96 WC final

LOL! Sri Lanka were awesome!

 

[NSWCROW]

LOL! Sri Lanka were awesome!

How times change

 

[Santana]

Please no Afghanistan like run chase. I am already going to get like 2 hours sleep for work if I am lucky. I don't need anything like that

 

[Kapow!!!]

Yeah this is not an easy target. Runs on the board are always more important in big finals and the pressure is only going to magnify with this crowd hundredfold with each wicket.

Tough to score heavily on but we did bowl very, very well

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Better half time show than what the AFL usually dish up tbf.

 

[shotgun_blues]

The only good delivery I wanna see in the first 5 overs is my Jimmy Brings order in the next 20 minutes.

 

[Santana]

Need some runs from this guy here

 

[gordo2016]

 

[Westend]

Catches by a keeper is such a useless stat when 90% of them are caught by an international standard keeper

Look in the scorebook dude.

5 catches in a World Cup final...thats class

 

[PhatBoy]

Letting this guy bowl:
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You do realise that if someone’s arm bends BACKWARDS and you are dumb enough to think they throw it, then the only thing suffering from more of a natural defect than their arm, is your brain, right?

Throwing laws in cricket are designed around bowlers whose arms START bent and STRAIGHTEN, not people who’s arms are perpetually straight and then hyperextend (look it up, I suspect it’s a word you’ve never heard before but people with vocabularies larger than a grape would have)