Taxi for Steve Smith
Three sixes in a row off his bowling, the latest out of the stadium
124/0 after 17 overs. 100 more needed. We’re heading to the World Cup Final.
128/1
136/1 after 18 overs.
141/1 after 19 overs.
32 years of hurt are drawing to a close as England are heading to the World Cup Final again. The last time, England were in the World Cup Final was 8 November 1987, the same day the IRA murdered 11 civilians in Enniskillen who were commemorating their war dead.
Incorrect
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Poor decision there
There was 1992 as well of course. That was some batting collapse. That wasn’t too dissimilar to current position. Something like 160/2 to all out for about 230.
Eoin Morgan, who is a past pupil of Catholic University School, Leeson Street - also the alma mater of Irish Republican revolutionary Joseph Mary Plunkett, incidentally - comes to the crease
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England lost a series of early wickets in that chase - the middle order kept them in it for a while but Wasim Akram ripped through them
Graham Gooch’s dropped catch on Imran Khan in the Pakistan innings was arguably the key moment
197/2 after 28 overs. 27 needed.
even e&w cant fuck it from here
226/2 brought up in 32.1 overs. England thrash Australia by 8 wickets.
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Yessss
The 18 overs to spare is more impressive than the 8 wickets. Onto the real cricket soon though
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Neil Fairbrother put up great resistance to the unplayable Wasim. It was some part time bowler who got his wicket in the end and thus won the game. Had he stayed in England would have won it
Morgan belting out the anthem. Archer keeps his dignity.
What a cunt
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He gets over a million a year. For playing cricket.
Its not like he’s informing for a few hundred quid like the bulk of the Ira high command.
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NZ have left it after them. Terrible weak mentality in finals
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