ICC Champions Trophy 2025
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Do we think opening is Ravindra's best spot? I do quite like the Kane-Ravindra 3-4 axis.
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Do we think opening is Ravindra's best spot? I do quite like the Kane-Ravindra 3-4 axis.
@No-Quarter Maybe not - but, I think that's where the change would come. Hard to see them leaving out Mitchell, who averages nearly 50 in ODIs.
22 runs from wides and 15 extra balls. That needs to be tidied up.
Anyone watching late in the Bangles innings? In O'Rourke's last over, Taskin was backing away and swiping wildly - and O'Rourke was digging it in and bowling into his body - which was economical because Taskin didn't have an answer - but I reckon it was crying out for a yorker and was a bit surprised Will didn't give him one.
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Do we think opening is Ravindra's best spot? I do quite like the Kane-Ravindra 3-4 axis.
@No-Quarter said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Do we think opening is Ravindra's best spot? I do quite like the Kane-Ravindra 3-4 axis.
I quite like Ravindra at 4 as well but to balance the team he probably has to open.
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@No-Quarter Maybe not - but, I think that's where the change would come. Hard to see them leaving out Mitchell, who averages nearly 50 in ODIs.
22 runs from wides and 15 extra balls. That needs to be tidied up.
Anyone watching late in the Bangles innings? In O'Rourke's last over, Taskin was backing away and swiping wildly - and O'Rourke was digging it in and bowling into his body - which was economical because Taskin didn't have an answer - but I reckon it was crying out for a yorker and was a bit surprised Will didn't give him one.
@Chris-B said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@No-Quarter Maybe not - but, I think that's where the change would come. Hard to see them leaving out Mitchell, who averages nearly 50 in ODIs.
22 runs from wides and 15 extra balls. That needs to be tidied up.
Anyone watching late in the Bangles innings? In O'Rourke's last over, Taskin was backing away and swiping wildly - and O'Rourke was digging it in and bowling into his body - which was economical because Taskin didn't have an answer - but I reckon it was crying out for a yorker and was a bit surprised Will didn't give him one.
Yeah I was watching probably he didn’t want to miss the Yorker and get punished.
It gets used less and less these days in white ball cricket.
You can’t beat a decent inswinging Yorker at a decent pace. -
Jamieson looks a little wayward, but nice to see him back
@bayimports said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Jamieson looks a little wayward, but nice to see him back
I honestly can’t believe he’s back. I thought he’d be gone for heaps longer
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@Chris-B said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@No-Quarter Maybe not - but, I think that's where the change would come. Hard to see them leaving out Mitchell, who averages nearly 50 in ODIs.
22 runs from wides and 15 extra balls. That needs to be tidied up.
Anyone watching late in the Bangles innings? In O'Rourke's last over, Taskin was backing away and swiping wildly - and O'Rourke was digging it in and bowling into his body - which was economical because Taskin didn't have an answer - but I reckon it was crying out for a yorker and was a bit surprised Will didn't give him one.
Yeah I was watching probably he didn’t want to miss the Yorker and get punished.
It gets used less and less these days in white ball cricket.
You can’t beat a decent inswinging Yorker at a decent pace.@Chris said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Chris-B said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@No-Quarter Maybe not - but, I think that's where the change would come. Hard to see them leaving out Mitchell, who averages nearly 50 in ODIs.
22 runs from wides and 15 extra balls. That needs to be tidied up.
Anyone watching late in the Bangles innings? In O'Rourke's last over, Taskin was backing away and swiping wildly - and O'Rourke was digging it in and bowling into his body - which was economical because Taskin didn't have an answer - but I reckon it was crying out for a yorker and was a bit surprised Will didn't give him one.
Yeah I was watching probably he didn’t want to miss the Yorker and get punished.
It gets used less and less these days in white ball cricket.
You can’t beat a decent inswinging Yorker at a decent pace.Can blame BMac for that apparently - his technique of cross-batting yorkers effectively removed them as anything other than an occasional weapon.
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@LABCAT said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
SA vs AUS match abondoned overnight so unless AUS lose to AFG they are through to semis.
Elimination match coming up between ENG and AFG.
@KiwiPie said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@LABCAT said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
SA vs AUS match abondoned overnight so unless AUS lose to AFG they are through to semis.
Elimination match coming up between ENG and AFG.
And England are goneburger. Watched the end while getting ready to go to work and they had it with 17 from 14 required when I went downstairs to grab some lunch and had lost it by the time I got back.
Outstanding 177 from Zadran to rescue AFG from 34-3 and with their barrage of bashers, it took a ton from their cultured batsman Root to even get ENG close.
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@NTA said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
I'm sure England will say they were the better team and deserved to win
Moral victory, custodians of the game old chap.
Where is my Gin and Tonic ?
@MN5 said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@NTA said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
I'm sure England will say they were the better team and deserved to win
Moral victory, custodians of the game old chap.
Where is my Gin and Tonic ?
Bazball. That's the issue
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This tournament might be hosted by Pakistan but it is a "home" tournament for India. As they refused to play in Pakistan all their games are in Dubai.
Meanwhile NZ has been racking up the travel by flying from Karachi to Rawalpindi to Dubai and then it will be back to Lahore for the SF. It looks like the only way the final is in Pakistan is if India isn't in it.
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yeah it's fucking bullshit. I hope they get rolled in their semi no matter what happens with us.
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Yeah it's a bit of a mess and gives India a distinct advantage over everyone else. The better options would be to either exclude India from the tournament, or not play it in Pakistan in the first place if there are real security risks.
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Yeah it's a bit of a mess and gives India a distinct advantage over everyone else. The better options would be to either exclude India from the tournament, or not play it in Pakistan in the first place if there are real security risks.
@No-Quarter said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
not play it in Pakistan in the first place if there are real security risks.
the risk to India is qutie different though; they really really don't get on with each other. And point nuclear weapons at each other over the border, too. So there's that.
But yeah, India should have been excluded ... but when you're 80% of world cricket revenue, you get to do waht you want. It sucks. I like the Indian team, but this is shitty behaviour.
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@nzzp yeah I would actually lean towards not playing it in Pakistan. The country has... significant issues... I am not convinced they are fit to hold a world tournament. I know there are other politics at play for India, but if Pakistan is genuinely not safe for one of the top teams then that should discount them as possible hosts.
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Yeah it's a bit of a mess and gives India a distinct advantage over everyone else. The better options would be to either exclude India from the tournament, or not play it in Pakistan in the first place if there are real security risks.
@No-Quarter said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Yeah it's a bit of a mess and gives India a distinct advantage over everyone else. The better options would be to either exclude India from the tournament, or not play it in Pakistan in the first place if there are real security risks.
You're not going to change the local geo politics which leaves exactly what you've suggested as the only real fair alternatives.
However the previously raised travel is BS argument, Karachi is only 2.5hrs from Dubai and Lahore is not 4 hours either.
Add a teaspoon of cement into your tea
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Aus v Afghanistan will be interesting tonight, a bit of a must win for Aus after their game with SA was washed out. Rain is on the radar again tonight, been a few games washed out so far which is far from ideal in a short tournament.
