ICC Champions Trophy 2025

@Chris said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@Chris-B said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@No-Quarter Maybe not - but, I think that's where the change would come. Hard to see them leaving out Mitchell, who averages nearly 50 in ODIs.

22 runs from wides and 15 extra balls. That needs to be tidied up.

Anyone watching late in the Bangles innings? In O'Rourke's last over, Taskin was backing away and swiping wildly - and O'Rourke was digging it in and bowling into his body - which was economical because Taskin didn't have an answer - but I reckon it was crying out for a yorker and was a bit surprised Will didn't give him one.

Yeah I was watching probably he didn’t want to miss the Yorker and get punished.
It gets used less and less these days in white ball cricket.
You can’t beat a decent inswinging Yorker at a decent pace.

Can blame BMac for that apparently - his technique of cross-batting yorkers effectively removed them as anything other than an occasional weapon.

SA vs AUS match abondoned overnight so unless AUS lose to AFG they are through to semis.

@LABCAT said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

SA vs AUS match abondoned overnight so unless AUS lose to AFG they are through to semis.

Elimination match coming up between ENG and AFG.

@KiwiPie said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@LABCAT said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

SA vs AUS match abondoned overnight so unless AUS lose to AFG they are through to semis.

Elimination match coming up between ENG and AFG.

And England are goneburger. Watched the end while getting ready to go to work and they had it with 17 from 14 required when I went downstairs to grab some lunch and had lost it by the time I got back.

Outstanding 177 from Zadran to rescue AFG from 34-3 and with their barrage of bashers, it took a ton from their cultured batsman Root to even get ENG close.

I'm sure England will say they were the better team and deserved to win

@NTA said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

I'm sure England will say they were the better team and deserved to win

Moral victory, custodians of the game old chap.

Where is my Gin and Tonic ?

@MN5 said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@NTA said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

I'm sure England will say they were the better team and deserved to win

Moral victory, custodians of the game old chap.

Where is my Gin and Tonic ?

Bazball. That's the issue

This tournament might be hosted by Pakistan but it is a "home" tournament for India. As they refused to play in Pakistan all their games are in Dubai.

Meanwhile NZ has been racking up the travel by flying from Karachi to Rawalpindi to Dubai and then it will be back to Lahore for the SF. It looks like the only way the final is in Pakistan is if India isn't in it.

yeah it's fucking bullshit. I hope they get rolled in their semi no matter what happens with us.

Yeah it's a bit of a mess and gives India a distinct advantage over everyone else. The better options would be to either exclude India from the tournament, or not play it in Pakistan in the first place if there are real security risks.

@No-Quarter said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

not play it in Pakistan in the first place if there are real security risks.

the risk to India is qutie different though; they really really don't get on with each other. And point nuclear weapons at each other over the border, too. So there's that.

But yeah, India should have been excluded ... but when you're 80% of world cricket revenue, you get to do waht you want. It sucks. I like the Indian team, but this is shitty behaviour.

@nzzp yeah I would actually lean towards not playing it in Pakistan. The country has... significant issues... I am not convinced they are fit to hold a world tournament. I know there are other politics at play for India, but if Pakistan is genuinely not safe for one of the top teams then that should discount them as possible hosts.

@No-Quarter said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Yeah it's a bit of a mess and gives India a distinct advantage over everyone else. The better options would be to either exclude India from the tournament, or not play it in Pakistan in the first place if there are real security risks.

You're not going to change the local geo politics which leaves exactly what you've suggested as the only real fair alternatives.

However the previously raised travel is BS argument, Karachi is only 2.5hrs from Dubai and Lahore is not 4 hours either.

Add a teaspoon of cement into your tea

Aus v Afghanistan will be interesting tonight, a bit of a must win for Aus after their game with SA was washed out. Rain is on the radar again tonight, been a few games washed out so far which is far from ideal in a short tournament.

NZ play India tonight. We are already in the semis so the only thing riding on the result of this game is who we play in the semi finals. Win we play South Africa, lose we play Australia.

@1kiwi said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

NZ play India tonight. We are already in the semis so the only thing riding on the result of this game is who we play in the semi finals. Win we play South Africa, lose we play Australia.

I thin that's reversed now isn't it? Aus are behind SA - so winning gets you Australia?

Happy to be corrected - I'm assuming it's 1st in pool vs 2nd in other pool

@1kiwi said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

NZ play India tonight. We are already in the semis so the only thing riding on the result of this game is who we play in the semi finals. Win we play South Africa, lose we play Australia.

Ridiculous that India can base themselves in Dubai and everyone else has to travel to play them.

Doesn’t bother me, we probably play spin better than them right now. Nothing game though but since in India this week I’m going to hit the bar and wind some locals up.

If I understand, India will not play in Pakistan. So every team that has to play them has to travel to play them while India can rest up. Seems a strange situation

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

If I understand, India will not play in Pakistan. So every team that has to play them has to travel to play them while India can rest up. Seems a strange situation

.....and yet when people call out Kohli for acting like a cock they scream racism

@MN5 said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

If I understand, India will not play in Pakistan. So every team that has to play them has to travel to play them while India can rest up. Seems a strange situation

.....and yet when people call out Kohli for acting like a cock they scream racism

Classic case of the Indian tail wagging the ICC dog. One rule for all, except if you are India

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

If I understand, India will not play in Pakistan. So every team that has to play them has to travel to play them while India can rest up. Seems a strange situation

It gets worse than that

Because it's unclear exactly who will be playing India until after tonight's game is finished and a late trip to Dubai would be too disruptive, both RSA and Aus are travelling to Dubai. One of them will fly back to Pakistan to prepare for the NZ semi.

@KiwiMurph said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

If I understand, India will not play in Pakistan. So every team that has to play them has to travel to play them while India can rest up. Seems a strange situation

It gets worse than that

Because it's unclear exactly who will be playing India until after tonight's game is finished and a late trip to Dubai would be too disruptive, both RSA and Aus are travelling to Dubai. One of them will fly back to Pakistan to prepare for the NZ semi.

Fuck. The hypocrisy

@nzzp said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@1kiwi said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

NZ play India tonight. We are already in the semis so the only thing riding on the result of this game is who we play in the semi finals. Win we play South Africa, lose we play Australia.

I thin that's reversed now isn't it? Aus are behind SA - so winning gets you Australia?

Happy to be corrected - I'm assuming it's 1st in pool vs 2nd in other pool

That’s my understanding. Time to give the lower order batting practice higher up?

NZ bowling first and Henry has the first wicket.

India 15/1

Good wicket that one, kohli early would be nice

Good early spell from both opening bowlers

Jamieson has the ball swinging and gets his first wicket

2/22 in your best Benaud voice

Lots of chewing

What a catch!

Kohli gone!

Phillips takes one of those screamers that he is capable of, hopefully this doesn’t mean he drops the next six.
30/3

Come on boys, let's smash these oinks. So if India make the final of Champions Trophy Pakistan 2025, the game won't even be played in Pakistan?

Kane’s turn to pull off a stunner 223/7

India with a credible recovery but NZ should be in the box seat here, tail to clean up

Great final over from Henry India reach 249/9 after 50

Good catches continue but feel Rachin threw his wicket away 17/1

Pitch isn’t easy but NZ hanging in there at 144/4 after 35.
Loser of this match plays SA which coincidentally sounds better than winning and playing Australia

Phillips hits a glorious six then gets out next ball, looking shaky 151/5