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“Cricket Lovely Cricket”

Just quoting Jon Snow on Channel 4 News.  We have THRASHED Australia and are through to the Final on Sunday.  Plus the match is going to be shown live on t.v.  Come on England!

Martine Guy ● 2680d30 Comments

Wonderful. Any Aussies on this site??

Jonathan Callaway ● 2680d

No, I am not Australian.Today's match for me was quite extraordinary.  I was bored rigid this morning after a while so distracted myself doing other things.This afternoon, however, I was spellbound! It was amazing and I really felt for Roy after being incorrectly dismissed.  Why did the empire not seek the third empire's views?Anyway, as the saying goes, all's well that ends well.Fantastic victory by England!  Congratulations!See you on Sunday! :-) :-) :-)

Ivonne Holliday ● 2680d

Yvonne The days of empire gave long gone or have you missed Richard's posts. 😁😁😁Magnificent result though for us. Always good to remind the colonies who'd in charge . 😏😏

Andy Pike ● 2680d

Andy, don’t tempt fate!  The final is against that other lot of Antipodeans - no pushovers of course - and then we’ve got the Ashes.

Jonathan Callaway ● 2680d

Hello Andy,"The days of empire gave long gone or have you missed Richard's posts."You lost me here....  But I agree, excellent result - let us see what happens on Sunday!

Ivonne Holliday ● 2680d

Well, I'm amazed (and delighted) at the result: after Australia thrashed England in the earlier stage I wasn't at all hopeful but this result - and even better, the way it was achieved - was sweet indeed.Only fly in the ointment: the final is the same day as the Wimbledon men's final, that'll set up some conflicts...

Richard Carter ● 2679d

Yvonne Re read your message regarding the empires and third empires.

Andy Pike ● 2679d

Are we sure the days of empire are gone? The "English" team was led by an Irishman, had a South African as the highest scorer and a Jamaican as one of the star bowlers.

Charles Gillbe ● 2679d

As has always been the way, certainly since Basil D'Oliveira in the 60s.

Andy Pike ● 2679d

Ivonne, would you like to borrow my reading glasses?

Martine Guy ● 2679d

Unnecessarily sharp, Martine.

Jane Carter ● 2679d

Er, I don’t think so.  Have you ever been to a cricket match and heard the banter?

Martine Guy ● 2679d

Hello Andy,Ha ha ha ha!!  Call that a complete misspelling!My apologies to all, I really meant umpire.  Cannot explain why I wrote empire.....How embarrassing!  Sorry!

Ivonne Holliday ● 2679d

Thats ok Ivonne, we all make typos, it was just quite a funny one.Sorry, can’t resist saying, should have gone to Specsavers!Looking forward to Sunday’s match.

Martine Guy ● 2679d

On the News yesterday cricket is declining in popularity in the U.K.  People think a lot of this is down to cricket only being shown on pay to view t.v.  Next season I understand cricket will be back on the BBC.  I know my son’s Colts team struggled to get a full side this season.  I hope tomorrow’s Final will give the game a boost in popularity.

Martine Guy ● 2678d

It is beyond exciting!  We are going into a Super Over, whatever that is.

Martine Guy ● 2677d

OMG!!! WOW!!!!😸

Sue Hammond ● 2677d

Exactly, Sue!ENGLAND WON!

Martine Guy ● 2677d

I'm not a cricket fan usually but really enjoyed that Super Over thing, it was really exciting even though I didn't understand it lol. 😸

Sue Hammond ● 2677d

I had never heard of a Super Over before.My goodness, it was SO exciting!!First, tennis was nerve-wracking.Watching both matches simultaneously (TV and computer), my nervous system needs a break!Congratulations to cricket man Archer I need some peace now!!  Ha ha ha!!  I was not doing it, just watching! :-) :-) :-)

Ivonne Holliday ● 2677d

Sue, that’s how my love of cricket started watching the end of an exciting Final.  Who knows it could be the start for you?It was unbearably tense.  Don’t know how us spectators got through it, let alone the team.  Just fantastic!

Martine Guy ● 2677d

And look how fabulous Lords looks.

Martine Guy ● 2677d

Magnificent game of cricket.  Great matches need two great sides.  Fantastic New Zealand and brilliant England.Off to the pub

Andy Pike ● 2677d

Cricket - amazing!!Tennis - amazing!Cricket v tennis.  For me, cricket won.  I tried watching both but just couldn't hack it, so watched the cricket and got updates on the tennis on my phone.All of it - just wow!  And as Charles noted the other day, our team is somewhat multinational, with Irish, Bajan, South African and even a Kiwi-born player (Stokes) in the team.  All hail!

Jonathan Callaway ● 2677d

We need to celebrate this World Cup event. Back in 1966, the Post Office celebrated by over-printing [a pretty rare event in philatelic terms] an already special issue stamp with some wording like "England winners" - I can't remember precisely. The Royal Mail should do it again - with perhaps a small surcharge, the increase going to charity.How about it, Royal Mail? Let's have some enterprise!

James Dixon ● 2676d

What a great idea, James.  Perhaps the small surcharge could go into promoting youth cricket?

Martine Guy ● 2676d

I'm not a cricket fan but watched the last hour or so, the excitement was breathtaking! if every over was a super-over I would be hooked :)

Adam Tripp ● 2676d

I heard on LBC this morning that RM will be issuing a special set of commerative stamps in celebration. 👍🏻 I still have my 1966 Football World Cup set. I also have an authentic replica of their red football shirt signed by the team, with the exception of Booby Moore who had sadly passed away when it was commissioned.

Sue Hammond ● 2676d

I watched the tennis final, with WhatsApp updates from ecstatic husband in UAE, where cricket is HUGE.  Bravo England, I don't understand cricket, but well done to all the brilliant sportsmen who thrilled us yesterday.  If there are any playing fields left in our schools, let's hope this inspires young people to get out and play sport.If only our politicians would learn from these outstanding levels of teamwork, inclusiveness, and determination to get the job done, on a level playing field:)

Chantal Blake-Milton ● 2676d

Chantal, I think cricket is not as complicated as it first seems.  I didn’t play cricket at school, it was a boys sport in those days and I had no-one to help me understand what was going on.  You don’t need to know what is silly mid on or off or where is backward square leg, I still don’t have a clue.  It did take me a few seasons to really get it, because I think I thought it was more complicated than it really is.  I even like the county game more than the one day matches because they become really absorbing.  Anyway, it’s great you and Sue watched some of this fantastic Final.

Martine Guy ● 2676d