Anyway, World Cup next year in India. Hard to look past either of India or England winning it, although Australia normally turn up at big tournaments.

Hopefully we'll actually have some bowlers fit by then

FFS Livingstone.

2 slogs and out

Not even watching the wall, eyes shut and a swing

Dumb batting going for another boundary when we'd already got 15 from it

It's a strange period for England where the test team is having a bit of a revolution and the ODI team hasn't played a huge amount since the world cup. They now have a new coach and captain and a lot of pressure to build on what Morgan has already built.

Anyway, it feels very early to be writing the team and Buttler off, this one isn't over yet although that dismissal of Livingstone is probably the end of us getting anywhere near 250 which was probably a minimum. Can't blame Buttler anyway if the whole batting unit fails.

comment by 93,000 benchods (U22872)
posted 2 minutes ago
Not even watching the wall, eyes shut and a swing
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Yeah Livingstone has become a proper hard hitting slogger, he used to be a decent looking batter but he probably makes a decent amount of money playing the way he dies.

Faaacking chode Prasidh...he's a $hite bowler as well, shouldn't be anywhere near this team.

comment by Emile Death Rowe (TCM) (U8959)
posted 5 minutes ago
It's a strange period for England where the test team is having a bit of a revolution and the ODI team hasn't played a huge amount since the world cup. They now have a new coach and captain and a lot of pressure to build on what Morgan has already built.

Anyway, it feels very early to be writing the team and Buttler off, this one isn't over yet although that dismissal of Livingstone is probably the end of us getting anywhere near 250 which was probably a minimum. Can't blame Buttler anyway if the whole batting unit fails.
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England cricket have done a deal with the devil so they can only be good at one format at any one time.

I know we play aggressive in ODI's but feels like too many are still T20 mode where a 20(15) is often job done.

No one is really taking responsibility for that big innings.

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 41 minutes ago
I know we play aggressive in ODI's but feels like too many are still T20 mode where a 20(15) is often job done.

No one is really taking responsibility for that big innings.
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Indeed, it's what they did against the Netherlands but they have all probably played far more T20 cricket than 50 over cricket and maybe the mindset isn't quite right. I know the Morgan way was to continue being positive but 10-12 overs of 4 an over is still fine if you keep wickets in hand.

It used to be try and bat at 10 an over for the last 10 overs but there's no reason these guys can't bat at 13/14/15 an over with wickets in hand now days.

India should still win this as par feels 300, but at least we've got some runs to defend now.

If we can get to 250 you never know.

From where they were, England have got much more than they should have been allowed

England all out for 246. India should win.

We did score more than we should have, but still not enough.

Rohit goes for 0.

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
India should still win this as par feels 300, but at least we've got some runs to defend now.

If we can get to 250 you never know.
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Even if we don't defend it, I prefer the idea of us trying to defend 250 over 350. Low scoring ODIs are much more intruiging contests over bowlers trying not to get hit for 6 every ball.

comment by Blue Heaven (U20912)
posted 37 minutes ago
England all out for 246. India should win.
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I would say so even given the early wicket of Sharma

Mind you if we get another one (either of these two) it could be interesting in the next 2 overs

Kohli boundary... And the whole of the subcontinent goes mental

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted less than a minute ago
Kohli boundary... And the whole of the subcontinent goes mental
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Well apart from Sri Lanka Pakistan and Bangladesh obviously...

Can't believe the mess Sri Lanka are in at the moment mind...awful

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted less than a minute ago
Kohli boundary... And the whole of the subcontinent goes mental
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Well apart from Sri Lanka Pakistan and Bangladesh obviously...
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What about Bhutan and Nepal.

Do those people mean nothing to you?

Racist.

Need a wicket.