England v Scotland at Christchurch

I was hoping for a Scotland upset yesterday but it was not to be. I am still not convinced by England's performance and the moment they face a better team they will get beaten. I hope Bangladesh defeats them to secure 4th spot out of the group.

Good Win by England : seems to be a well "ballance" side .

Nice to see Finn leading the wicket takers and not running in to the Stumps .

                                       

[quote author=dillinger10 link=topic=95975.msg621207#msg621207 date=1424656008]
England finish with 303, disappointing considering the start they had.
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This finish seems to be Par for the Course .

Heck , even India ended up at 307.

These commes should just agree that Bowlers do have a say in the matter of the last 10 overs !

Folks ,  follow the Trend of all the 300 makers : over the last 10 overs.

Do some work.... and stop being enslaved to this cliche : [size=12pt]" disappointing considering the start they had "[/size]  :

FYI , Scotland has a 300 chasing during the Warms..

[quote author=Mail? link=topic=95975.msg621262#msg621262 date=1424702081]
India ended on 307 against a  top opposition in SA so no comparison!
We scraped 300 against Scotland so there is no par there.
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wow !: spoken like a 'non thinking" sleeping fan who did NOT witness India collapse including the prize scalp of Dhoni

I was shocked that India "scraped" to 300

4-269 (Raina, 44.5 ov), 5-278 (Rahane, 45.6 ov), 6-284 (Jadeja, 47.2 ov), 7-302 (Dhoni, 48.5 ov)

Folks , follow the Trend of all 300 makers over the last 10 overs.

this Gripe that a[size=1.35em] great start should end with an even greater [/size]finish :

WILL be debunked ! 

[quote author=Mail? link=topic=95975.msg621277#msg621277 date=1424704342]
Your initial point, as I am sure you are aware, was comparing the two games...
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My initial point as you are unaware is in larger font size above ....jeeeezzzz 

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=95975.msg621276#msg621276 date=1424704315]
this Gripe that [size=12pt]a great start should end with an even greater [/size]finish :
WILL be debunked !
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[quote author=dillinger10 link=topic=95975.msg621207#msg621207 date=1424656008]
England finish with 303, [size=12pt]disappointing considering the start they had[/size].
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[quote author=ketchim link=topic=95975.msg621249#msg621249 date=1424700842]
This finish seems to be Par for the Course . Heck , even India ended up at 307.

[size=10pt]These commes should just agree that Bowlers do have a say in the matter of the last 10 overs[/size] !
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and my reply to dillinger : try and comprehend 

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=95975.msg621275#msg621275 date=1424704289]
I was shocked that India "scraped" to 300

4-269 (Raina, 44.5 ov), 5-278 (Rahane, 45.6 ov), 6-284 (Jadeja, 47.2 ov), 7-302 (Dhoni, 48.5 ov)
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Folks , it is NOT carved in stone that bowlers will be bashed in the Final overs.

It will BE attempted : but there are NO guarantees.

The Commes are being sensational ....

The average number of runs scored in the last 10 overs of a first innings is 76. England scored 78 runs. However, the average score with 6 wickets in hand (as England had) is 82.