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Unbelievable. Unf**kingbelievable. I don't believe in that spiritual shite but that overthrow of Stokes' bat was something eerie. Meant to be. We'll never see anything like that again. England world champions - amazing stuff.
Quote from: MachoMadness on July 14, 2019, 08:48:08 pmUnbelievable. Unf**kingbelievable. I don't believe in that spiritual shite but that overthrow of Stokes' bat was something eerie. Meant to be. We'll never see anything like that again. England world champions - amazing stuff. What are the chances of an angled bit of wood deflecting a ball thrown in half way down the ground? If that was in a film it would be preposterous
True - that throw hitting that bat at that angle and the ball making it to the Boundary ? Billions to one I suspectIf they made a film that bot would have to be CGI as they could never do it even if they tried
If we had conceded that overthrow deflection and lost the game then I guess people would have just said that it is what happens to England teams.The odd thing about supporters of English teams is that we somehow try to find a reason why we shouldn’t accept the good fortune.Maybe that is why we don’t win so often.
Quote from: drfchound on July 15, 2019, 09:14:08 amIf we had conceded that overthrow deflection and lost the game then I guess people would have just said that it is what happens to England teams.The odd thing about supporters of English teams is that we somehow try to find a reason why we shouldn’t accept the good fortune.Maybe that is why we don’t win so often.No. Not at all. It's about winning graciously. There is nothing worse than an ungracious winner. It's perverse to get a stroke of luck of that magnitude and not acknowledge it. Or to have a game as knife edge as that and not tip your cap to the opponent's when that stroke of luck falls in your favour.Maybe I'm a soft one, but in games like that, it barely matters who won in the end. Both sides were magnificent and played equal parts in the greatest game of all time.
Back to Yorks match. 6 wickets needed. Somerset need 165 more runs to make Yorks bat again. Should rap a win before tea today.Hopefully. Maharaj with 9 wickets in the match so far.How long is it since a spinner took 10 wickets in a match at Headingley? Answers on a post card please as i don’t know the answer.