and bowling as he always does
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:16 (four years ago) link
A moment ago, England needed 15 to win off the last over. Now New Zealand need 16 to win off the last over. Madness!— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) July 14, 2019
― Fizzles, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:16 (four years ago) link
The West Indian will win it for you, imo.
― ShariVari, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:17 (four years ago) link
Feel for whoever loses this tbh, should've shared it
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:18 (four years ago) link
^^^^
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:21 (four years ago) link
^
― Fizzles, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
wide man
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:24 (four years ago) link
man man man
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:25 (four years ago) link
Oof
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:26 (four years ago) link
Blimey
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:28 (four years ago) link
wow
― ||||||||, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:29 (four years ago) link
Poor old Kiwis, robbed!
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:30 (four years ago) link
get this shit on free to air
― ||||||||, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:30 (four years ago) link
i was going to say i almost feel deflated. but then i saw archer's face.
― Fizzles, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:31 (four years ago) link
Good lord, what a game.
― ShariVari, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:31 (four years ago) link
Fuck me
― groovypanda, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:18 (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― imago, Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
Was gonna say "NZ was robbed" but didn't want to be accused of treason :D
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
No, any treason accuations should be reserved for Ben Stokes ;)
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
this combined with the birth of my baby daughter has made it a crazy and wonderful week
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Sunday, 14 July 2019 19:07 (four years ago) link
nothing will beat baby but that was insane
Congrats!
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Sunday, 14 July 2019 19:09 (four years ago) link
thanks very much!
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Sunday, 14 July 2019 19:10 (four years ago) link
Congratulations Neil!
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 July 2019 20:23 (four years ago) link
Congratulations!Both Wimbledon going to a deciding t/b (which wasn’t possible before this year) and this going to a super over (which I didn’t even know was a thing) at basically the same time is something I am having trouble conveying the craziness of to my sports-agnostic partner.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 14 July 2019 20:24 (four years ago) link
Does anyone know what happened in the cricket? I was watching the Grand Prix.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Sunday, 14 July 2019 20:30 (four years ago) link
Congratulations, Neil. Daughter born at the point of some sort of sports conjuncture.
― Fizzles, Sunday, 14 July 2019 20:31 (four years ago) link
That was some extraordinary sport. So much to process. I think I agree that they should have shared it.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Sunday, 14 July 2019 20:36 (four years ago) link
I don't even enjoy watching cricket or even care that much for it as a sport, but perversely enjoy listening to it on the radio a hell of a lot. Earlier was a good reminder how exciting and fun it can be as an audio experience. Pisser that England won tho!
Congrats Neil.
― calzino, Sunday, 14 July 2019 20:37 (four years ago) link
thanks online buddies, it has been a real trip, long may it continue!
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Monday, 15 July 2019 07:52 (four years ago) link
'grats, Neil
"Both Wimbledon going to a deciding t/b (which wasn’t possible before this year) and this going to a super over (which I didn’t even know was a thing) at basically the same time is something I am having trouble conveying the craziness of to my sports-agnostic partner."
Yesterday was one-for-the-ages craziness. TB ending about 20 minutes before the cricket.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 15 July 2019 08:01 (four years ago) link
btw this would've been shared had it been any other WC. The golden over was only introduced this year.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 15 July 2019 08:03 (four years ago) link
The golden over and then decision by number of boundaries is an even less satisfactory way of deciding a title than penalties tbh
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Monday, 15 July 2019 08:35 (four years ago) link
The golden over was fine. Boundary count was robbery though
― imago, Monday, 15 July 2019 08:44 (four years ago) link
Golden over is a terrible way to decide anything lol - why in god's name introduce this when scores are seldom tied in cricket? Capitalism needing winners and losers again is it.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 15 July 2019 08:49 (four years ago) link
Congratulations Neil.
Still reeling to be honest and still feel awful for the Kiwis.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Monday, 15 July 2019 09:09 (four years ago) link
yeah
― imago, Monday, 15 July 2019 09:15 (four years ago) link
Give it to NZ: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/15/england-ben-stokes-mistake-umpire-cricket-world-cup-final-six-runs-new-zealand
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 15 July 2019 13:46 (four years ago) link
Literally robbed
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Monday, 15 July 2019 14:12 (four years ago) link
ol' perfidious Albion at it again!
― calzino, Monday, 15 July 2019 14:17 (four years ago) link
wouldn't go so far as to blame the England team but imagine if NZ had benefited from that situation.
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Monday, 15 July 2019 14:20 (four years ago) link
(xp) He would say that, wouldn't he?
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Monday, 15 July 2019 14:23 (four years ago) link
Maybe cricket needs to adopt a VAR system to prevent these kinds of mistake
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Monday, 15 July 2019 14:39 (four years ago) link
someone once told me W C Fields was a total cheat who would bully umpires. And once he bullied one into letting him play on after getting caught out for a duck, because this crowd is here to appreciate my skills, not yours, you fucking pleb!
― calzino, Monday, 15 July 2019 14:45 (four years ago) link
Lol W G Grace I meant!
― calzino, Monday, 15 July 2019 14:46 (four years ago) link
he was bowled and replaced the bails as I heard it
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Monday, 15 July 2019 16:41 (four years ago) link
Might have been how I heard it tbh, my memories are sometimes quite jumbled these days but the crux of the story was I think he'd not been batting for long. there is something that makes me chuckle at the schoolboy cap/full beardage w/ owls nest combo of his, one hell of a look.
― calzino, Monday, 15 July 2019 18:43 (four years ago) link
Congrats Neil!
[goes back to reading overly optimistic thinkpieces about the Australian batting order] hmmm hmmm yes Matty Wade will get called up for The Ashes
― Tokyo Ghetto Stüssy (King Boy Pato), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 09:45 (four years ago) link
btw the real winners are NZ because they have Jacinta Ardern as their Prime Minister while England has... er...
― Tokyo Ghetto Stüssy (King Boy Pato), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 09:47 (four years ago) link
thanks man! Looks like Mitch Marsh has been pulling up some trees for the seconds, Aus should definitely get him in the team
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link