ICC Champions Trophy 2025

[KiwiMurph]

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Is that Varun limping?

Yes. Got hit on the foot with the ball

[ACT Crusader]

@KiwiMurph said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Given the way this pitch is playing I'd be tempted to bowl 40 overs of spin

I’d be giving Kane a bowl and anyone else that trundles with some Nz specialty slow bowling.

[LABCAT]

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Bracewell looks every bit a walking wicket

Your on fire today

[canefan]

@LABCAT said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Bracewell looks every bit a walking wicket

Your on fire today

I'm trying mate, but the boys are making it hard work

[canefan]

With only 5 overs left we have to go for broke now. Need to take over 10 off Shami per over

[ACT Crusader]

Mitchell got a little lucky on a couple of heaves, now he’s gone.

[canefan]

Come on Satnav

[ACT Crusader]

Geez Bracewell is a nervy runner between the wickets.

[canefan]

After an almost perfect innings in the SF, we have run into an Indian spin bowling buzz saw. I can't see us making 250 from here, but it would be a nice (albeit unltimately probably futile) psychological milestone for the chasing team

[KiwiMurph]

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

After an almost perfect innings in the SF, we have run into an Indian spin bowling buzz saw

Well we also ran into the same buzzsaw in pool play vs India..

[antipodean]

Going to go to bed and hope the result is favourable in the morning. Nothing has given me hope after Kane and Rachin went back into the changeroom.

[canefan]

Bracewell is trying hard

[akan004]

Pitch doesn't look too bad. We are well short of a par score.

[ACT Crusader]

@akan004 said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Pitch doesn't look too bad. We are well short of a par score.

It’s slower than a granny driving to church on a Sunday

[canefan]

Nice 50 by MB

[KiwiMurph]

They did well to get 251

Nicely done Bracewell

[canefan]

So we go one better than the Aussies. Huge underdogs to take this out now

[ACT Crusader]

Bracewell and Mitchell given us something to bowl too.

We have the slower bowlers to make it hard for India.

Bracewell gives us hope. Jadeja brilliant

[bayimports]

Well 251 is still higher than the average batting first on this pitch. We still have a chance but spin needs to be prioritised and hopefully some early wickets

[No Quarter]

Well they got their 250, but I fear it may not be enough, I thought they could have pushed harder for 280. India are favorites, but we are still right in this and India will be under huge pressure against our spinners as well.