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    18th June - FINAL - India vs Pakistan

    As for the final, well played Pakistan, took your first chance at batting 1st well with some Fakhar batting really well and then India crumbling. Bet Kohli regrets winning the toss, still it is nice to have someone other than India winning a trophy Would have been nice if the final could have...
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    18th June - FINAL - India vs Pakistan

    Cricket 'needs' a number of good and competitive sides, really don't want one standout top side, that is if it 'needs' anything. I mean we may look back with 'fondness' at two decades of windies and their quicks dominating Tests, nearly did the same in World Cups until the underdog upset them in...
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    INDIA,clearly seemed to lift the trophy.

    Shame for them then that it wasn't the ICC Champions Trophy of Armchair Cricket then, they'd have walked it! :D But seriously I laughed before the tournament at suggestion England are/were favourites, and now they're the only team of ENG, PAK, IND, AUS, NZL, SAF and SRL not to win this...
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    The worst CT ever

    And will leave wishing the last round of matches in the group had been rained off................. ;)
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    The worst CT ever

    So far the tournament has produced some entertaining cricket, a few surprises including the deshis going through at the expense of the aussies and kiwis, but by and large most games have ended in a result which is the main thing. Bangladesh were down and near out then put on 200 to beat the...
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    2nd June - Group A - Australia v New Zealand

    England were the winners yesterday, how come they aren't in the poll............? 8-) Said before the game that the organisers who've cancelled a number of peace ups in breweries in their time, would fudge it with a ridiculous approach to dealing with the weather. For every hour lost they...
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    2nd June - Group A - Australia v New Zealand

    Their last and only head to head in brummyland was no result, kiwis were 51/2 chasing aussies 243/8. One of those situations where 65 overs were bowled, only 20 per side needed for a result, and unless no rain was forecast little sense was applied to try and make sure they got a complete game...
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    1st June - Group A - England v Bangladesh

    The disastrous innings against South Africa not withstanding, I'm not sure it can be "formidable". It does have vulnerabilities, not least Roy who has been backed by his captain to play all the group games in spite of a run of un-formidable form - 1, 4, 8, 1, 20, 0, and 17 in his last 7 innings...
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    1st June - Group A - England v Bangladesh

    I felt throughout most of his innings that Tamim didn't show enough urgency in spite of the lack of trouble the pair looked in. He scored 23 runs off his first and indeed again off his second 35 balls. I reckon using the rest of the team's SR and applying it to 300 balls (adding the extras onto...
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    Group A - Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand

    It's part why I'm surprised England are being made favourites. Sure they have home advantage, but this format is as dangerous as the World Cup (2007 I believe) where one bad day at the office can see the head to head against the team supposed to go through with them knock them out eg Pakistan...
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    Do we really need threads for each individual match?

    As for KFC, think the last time I had one was 20 years ago, a Zinger Burger possibly if that is the name of a burger and of one KFC sells. It was ok, but if I'm going to get fat off eating something I'd want to enjoy it more than I did that.
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    Do we really need threads for each individual match?

    In most forums I've been on over the years a match thread for every match in such a competition wouldn't be worth it, depends how many fans you have of all the teams involved and whether or not they spark much debate. I've seen some match threads garner a lot of talk, several pages just for a...
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    1st June - Group A - England v Bangladesh

    To be fair they've only played six ODIs in England, the one win to Bangladesh in 2010 when England's bowling attack included Shahzad, Yardy and Wright, but the loss by 5 runs perhaps down to no support for often maligned for his snail pace Trott scoring 94. Still Bangladesh have won four of the...
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    Are England really favourites for CT17?

    You could argue South Africa should have beaten England 2-1 in this most recent series had they scored the 7 runs off the final over as was there for the taking with wickets in hand. As decent an over as Wood bowled, the two South African batsmen were set, they looked lacking in urgency in their...
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    Are England really favourites for CT17?

    Willey has taken 4 wickets in his last 10 ODIs, not a bad ER of a little under 6rpo, but is not bowling even 7 overs all that often. As someone being used mostly just as a bowler ie not high enough up the order to count much as an all-rounder, his form and use seem to defy logic selecting him...
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