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*Official* Match 28 - Bangladesh v England
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Cruxdude
International Debutant
Wow what a game that was. Thought the Bangers had it in the bag at 150/3 and never thought they had it in them to win after losing so many for so few. Anderson needs to sit out. Is going to be a tough game for the English against WI. WI have got good momentum and can very well seal their coffin. Considering the way England have gone in this WC they are going to win it by an inch and get through to the quarters.
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
I am not predicting another thing in this comp. It's been ridiculous.
Blaze 18
Banned
Oh yes, it's not impossible. New Zealand and Pakistan are very much capable of beating Sri Lanka and Australia, but I don't see it happening. Also, in the unlikely event that Pakistan beat Australia, they might very well end up topping the group themselves - so long as they also beat Zimbabwe, that is.
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Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
I can't believe people can still blithely make posts claiming things aren't going to happen given the cricket we have seen this week.
Woodster
International Captain
The thing that will inevitably be highlighted from this game is how poor England were, and rightly so, but Bangladesh also deserve plenty of credit after slipping to eight wickets down and seemingly out of the contest before turning the game on its head, fair play to Mahmudullah and Shafiul.
As for England, we cannot expect to lose to Ireland and Bangladesh and harbour genuine hopes of winning the World Cup (very optimistic at this stage), so it makes it more difficult to work out where England are at when they tie with India and beat SA.
Anderson's return to form was only very brief, I'm all for consistency in selection and a degree of loyalty to our reliable performers, but if there looks to be little in the pitch for the WI game, he has to sit it out.
The fact that we can still qualify for the quarter-finals after some of these performances is a major plus, unfortunately, going against us is the fact that we don't look like finding the necessary form soon enough to be a major player in this tournament.
Don't agree with the Prior switch, for Bopara to be effective he has to come in higher, which is possible should they shift Bell up to the opening slot. Tremlett should get a go against WI, and you never know, we may just sneak into the quarters.
As for England, we cannot expect to lose to Ireland and Bangladesh and harbour genuine hopes of winning the World Cup (very optimistic at this stage), so it makes it more difficult to work out where England are at when they tie with India and beat SA.
Anderson's return to form was only very brief, I'm all for consistency in selection and a degree of loyalty to our reliable performers, but if there looks to be little in the pitch for the WI game, he has to sit it out.
The fact that we can still qualify for the quarter-finals after some of these performances is a major plus, unfortunately, going against us is the fact that we don't look like finding the necessary form soon enough to be a major player in this tournament.
Don't agree with the Prior switch, for Bopara to be effective he has to come in higher, which is possible should they shift Bell up to the opening slot. Tremlett should get a go against WI, and you never know, we may just sneak into the quarters.
Maximus0723
State Regular
England will advance. They gotta bowl first, that's it.
BD will lose to Netherlands.
BD will lose to Netherlands.
Lostman
State Captain
The sun wasn't strong enough in Australia this DecemberAfter the fluke of his Ashes campaign, it's good to see the really Jimmeh lay down, sorry - stand up
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
Netherlands could easily win.
Blaze 18
Banned
They may or may not lose to Netherlands, but they will most certainly lose to South Africa. England don't have to worry about other results, really. They just have to beat West Indies.
Woodster
International Captain
Sounds simple, but this England side will ensure it is anything but.
Blaze 18
Banned
True. If England lift themselves for it like they did against South Africa, then it'll be a cracker. Two things that might work in England's favour :
a) the pitch in Chennai (Swann will love it)
b) having already qualified for the quarters, West Indies may decide to rest a player or two ahead of the all important knockout stages.
Dhoni_fan
U19 Debutant
West Indies have not yet offcially qualified a win against England or India would make sure of it, and given current form England would be the more likely place for that win to come from so I do not see the Windies resting anyone at all.
Woodster
International Captain
If we can manage 100 overs (if necessary) of good cricket, then we have every chance, but at the moment we cannot find the requisite standard in either discipline in the same game. One or two excellent individual performances here and there are not enough.
Blaze 18
Banned
Not really. Even if they lose to both England and India, it'll come down to NRR. Their NRR is quite amazing at the moment, thanks to comprehensive wins against Bangladesh and Netherlands. Which means unless they lose by some ridiculous margin against England and India, they'll go through to the next round. See Howe_zat's post in the other thread.
Blaze 18
Banned
Absolutely. I still maintain England are a quality side - this sort of thing can happen - but something doesn't quite seem right with the side. Personally speaking, I fully expect them to beat West Indies and advance to the next round. I very much hope Bangladesh don't go through, because it'll only mean an easy quarter-final for whoever tops the other group.