Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
That's that then
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Threw it away -great to see the Windies are good in victory.
MegaSteve
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Couldn't ask for a bigger finish...
Norrin Radd
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what did i just see?
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vkurup
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What a finish... 6,6;6;6..= gotta feel for Eng and Stokes...Nothing to be ashamed of, they fought to the end...
Tarkus1212
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A great game of cricket, both teams should be applauded. And if the Windies want to dance then let em, they've earned the right.
DCB
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Shocking last over. Supeb batting to end with though.
Good effort by England after a marginally sub-par batting performance and for a while it looked as though they could pull it off. Well done to the West Indies though. I have to say I didn't think England would get to the final so they certainly proved me wrong (not the first side to do that) and a shame they couldn't quite get across the line
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vkurup
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Sammy did drive a knife thru the WI Cricket Board... Great win indeed...
Indeed.
Tongo
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Gutted. Absolutely gutted.
Fair play to the Windies. But fair play to England as well. They exceeded expectations in this tournament and have shown how they have progressed in white ball cricket. 2 years ago they were losing to the Netherlands, now they were one over from winning the whole thing.
Fair play to the Windies. But fair play to England as well. They exceeded expectations in this tournament and have shown how they have progressed in white ball cricket. 2 years ago they were losing to the Netherlands, now they were one over from winning the whole thing.
Blue in Munich
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Was I the only one at the start of the last over thinking "Handy, it's the tail ender on strike………."? 
rickg
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Was I the only one at the start of the last over thinking "Handy, it's the tail ender on strike………."?
I thought Stoke bowled way too much down the leg side for that final over, tried too hard when an average over would have done it for us.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
should have been wide of off stump and very full, instead bowled straight or leg side and not quite full enough, far too little room for error when bowling straight at that level
rickg
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Spot on.......that could scar him for a long time.
jusme
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Had to stay away from all things cricket for a few hours. That hurt!! Totally gutted. It hurt all the more as I thought (and usually I'm cautious) defending 19 of the last over would be done. Thought we had done it. Stokes had such a great record this tournament bowling in the death overs. I love him as a cricketer. I feel so bad for him.....he left the field in tears. I hope he bounces back.
England have moved forward in white ball cricket but it's hard to see that now. 19!!!!!!!!! Only had to defend 19!!! I'm still shocked
England have moved forward in white ball cricket but it's hard to see that now. 19!!!!!!!!! Only had to defend 19!!! I'm still shocked
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vkurup
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Love Stokes, puts his heart into the game and gives it all. But the last over he tried too hard.. Juicy half volley to start was the big mistake, once that was dispatched, he was shattered. The remaining 3 half volleys was his panic reaction. He could have pitched it up, bowled slow or wider on the offside rather than just serving it up, but it is easy for us to say it only he knows what went thru his mind.... I do hope he gets over it and bounces back. I am sure he will get an IPL nod at some point.
Looking at some social media, it is ironic that if such a close encounter involved an Asian team, everyone would be crying foul or be suspicious. However it has been a great tournament and the deserving team won. Listening to Sammys emotional acceptance speech only makes you feel more for the WINdies...
Looking at some social media, it is ironic that if such a close encounter involved an Asian team, everyone would be crying foul or be suspicious. However it has been a great tournament and the deserving team won. Listening to Sammys emotional acceptance speech only makes you feel more for the WINdies...
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
Being irish I am quite ignorant about cricket but have taken a bit of interest in this t20.
Glad to see England get to the final as it wasn't expected.
I can't for the life of me work out why he just bowled full on hard balls over and over to get hit for 6.
Isn't there a type of bowling that makes it neigh on impossible to get hit for 6 or at least extremely difficult. Super slow spinner that's hard to get a clean bat on? A certain way to bounce it in or at least not letting the fella sweep the ball up into the air.
I just don't get it. Seemed madness to just keep blowing in this fashion.
Glad to see England get to the final as it wasn't expected.
I can't for the life of me work out why he just bowled full on hard balls over and over to get hit for 6.
Isn't there a type of bowling that makes it neigh on impossible to get hit for 6 or at least extremely difficult. Super slow spinner that's hard to get a clean bat on? A certain way to bounce it in or at least not letting the fella sweep the ball up into the air.
I just don't get it. Seemed madness to just keep blowing in this fashion.
Piece
Tour Winner
Its taken me 24hrs to get my voice back after shouting at the telly before the last over, "NO, NOT STOKES! HE IS NOT A DEATH BOWLER!". Feel sorry for him though as no-one means to bowl four half volleys in a row. Shame we couldn't engineer one of the better death bowlers to take it on.
Great game anyway.
Great game anyway.
Piece, I haven't lost the plot as much as that for a long time. Still shaking my head now. Feed the 6 ball, have another, see if you can repeat that. Oh, you can. As has been mentioned, wide and full. Pack the off side. They needed 6's, we could have leaked some 4's but they would not have got 6's and we would have won. Now breathe.................
