CRICKET WORLD CUP FINAL 2019!!!!

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Who’s watching?!!

Looks like cricket might be coming home!!

DH (cricket nut) has just offered me Wimbledon. He's groaning rather a lot.
Not looking good atm.

Eoin got into a right mess against that shot ball from Ferguson. If you play bouncers like that, you will get more of them.

So nervy. I expected Henry and Boult to cause us a lot of problems, but must admit I didn’t expect this from de Grandhomme. Intriguing match but must admit I would
much prefer a one sided walkover like the semi!

It just feels slow. Like they're still working out how to play.

I know it's because of the way the balls going, but there's no 'exciting' bowling or batting to really get behind!

At least de Grandhomme only has 3 overs left.

Admittedly he’s very effective but he’s such an oppressive bowler it doesn’t make for good spectating.

Oh dear

Blinding catch though

Jesus this is a shocking display from England!

Ohhh dear

Bugger, bugger bugger.

Outstanding catch by Ferguson.

But we know NZ are fantastic fielders.

Come on England!!!

Is anyone surprised.....?

England haven’t been superb during the tournament by any means, they’ve just done enough

Feels a bit like it's slipping away...

They are playing like teenagers who play daft shots.

like sand going through our fingers atm

I’m going to say it. But it’s not looking very good right now unless buttler and stokes strike up a partnership. We need them to do that.

If Buttler settles in, it’ll be hard for the kiwis to break him. Let’s not lose hope!

Thought the days of a batting collapse were behind us 🙄. Come on Jos, do your stuff.

As an aside, anyone know what the weird squiggly marks are in the gras either side of the wicket? DS wants to know!

That last catch cost us the game I fear

Squiggly marks are from players sliding on the grass in their studs I think

I think you're right outofnothing but I'm still pretending it's all ok...

Squiggly marks look like a bigger pattern of something.

I don't think they look like stud marks unless they've been doing donuts in them.

I thought it was a clever map of the world when I first saw them, but I don't think they'd do that to the hallowed turf 😁

~saunters in~

How's everyone feeling? I'm a bit more relaxed now than I was earlier. It's going to be a tight finish, I think.