TheRemainsOfTheDave
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Apart from the fringe players, I cannot think of anyone who didn't contribute something crucial in the tournament in that team.so so so many if's and but's about the super over and the tie score the thing is england are world champions ???
first thing first WELL PLAYED ENGLAND AND FULLY DESERVE WIN
right am holding my hands up and saying i was wrong, did not fancy england even after the sloppy group games when we finished 3rd and having to beat india and new zealand to get into the semi finals never held any hopes for winning the whole thing ????
but am still in shock it had me gripped for the last 3 hours of the game ? could not keep turning it over anymore for the F1 and tennis it was the cricket having taken a hold and you had the feeling something special was going to happen and boy did it, still can not get my head around the final moments and the 15 runs from 5 ball to take it to a super over in the first place, just about everything was happening from boult over stepping to give england 6 runs to stokes hitting the throw for 4 ?? it was all over for england the ball before and i nearly turn it off but, i dropped the remote on the floor and could not be arsed to pick it up hahahah
so many hero's and stokes will be the talk of the summer and just like ian botham's in 1981 will stay with you for ever
Jason Roy - 3x century opening stands with Bairstow and the last throw of the game after fluffing one just before
Jonny Bairstow - 3x century opening stands, 500+ runs plus ridiculously good boundary fielding throughout
Joe Root - 500+ runs + 13 catches (a new tournament record for non-keeper)
Eoin Morgan - new record for most sixes in a ODI game
Ben Stokes - yesterday + that quite remarkable catch first day
Buttler - yesterday + trying to remove one of Smith's nads in the semi-final but running him out anyway & much more
Woakes - superb opening bowling spells throughout
Plunkett - yesterday, but I thought pretty consistent line throughout for those tricky middle overs
Archer - unplayable at times. Still young so made a lot of mistakes when the team were struggling earlier on in the tournament. Came back well and when he gets it right is our best bowler. Something tells me De Grandhomme will be unavailable for selection next time NZ meet us (same for the other two who nearly lost their head).
Rashid - not at his best (recovering from shoulder injury?) but a great spell against Australia to stifle their innings in the semi-final
Wood - Joint fastest bowler of the tournament, always weighs in with a wicket.
That's all just from memory.
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