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Blame the coach (in his 11th game in charge), blame the captain, or blame the system. Ultimately the poor performance comes down to the players, poor shot selection comes down to the players, and lack of fight comes down to the players. No amount of playing 50 over cricket domestically fixes that

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Sound the Harry Brook dismissed by spin klaxon 🚨 (Yes I know it was a good catch) #ENGvSA #championstrophy #cricket 🏏

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You cannot convince me every Jamie Overton innings hasn't ended with him being beaten by a slower ball that he smashes into the sky and is caught on the boundary

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Not the ideal batters to have in but looks like these two bowlers will bowl out from here. Archer + Overton will be able to get used to what is coming rather than adjusting to different styles #ENGvAFG #championstrophy

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I know piling into England right now is good fun but remember when 350 wasn't close to enough at this ground the other day? How England play the spinners will decide the game... Oh 😬 #ENGvAFG #championstrophy #cricket 🏏

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Afghanistan have tactically played a great hand so far. Sending in Nabi knowing England have to bowl spin and he's so good against these part-timers #ENGvAFG #cricket #championstrophy

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Knowing they had to win when elimination is on the line is where Morgan's England succeeded. Let's not forget they almost got knocked out of the 2019 World Cup. Let's see what this 2025 side is made of... (It's glue, sticks, and hope) 🏏 #cricket #englandcricket

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Clearly wasn't fully fit and I'm guessing he got some flack for his performance. Would Overton have performed better? I don't think enough to change the result. England need wicket taking options in the middle overs (other than Rashid). They've never replaced Plunkett

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Every time an England player does an interview. Today it's Livingstone's turn... #cricket #englandcricket

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Is audio captured differently now? This series just sounded incredible. Every Pietersen slog sweep off Warne was like a thunder crack 🌩️

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Livingstone is bowling brilliantly here. Don't think I've ever seen him bowl the leg spinner with such consistency #championstrophy #AUSvENG

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Carse creating some massive problems for England if he can't bowl with more control. They already need overs from Root + Livingstone, can't afford to supplement his quota too #championstrophy #cricket #AUSvENG

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

A better catch than Phillips. Having both feet off the ground increases the difficulty. Phillips was mostly in contact with the floor and threw himself after taking the catch. Both brilliant

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Given the dominant win by South Africa, the winner of England v Australia can take a big step to the semi finals #championstrophy #AUSvENg

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

As someone who advocates for the expansion of Test cricket, the bit in this criticising the "18 counties forever" slogan speaks loudly to me. Just as "Test is best" can only be true if all nations can be involved, county cricket can only be great if it stops being a closed shop.

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Basically the ideal innings for South Africa batting first. Build the platform for Klaasen, Miller, Jansen, and Mulder to launch. Tough chase for Afghanistan from here given the bowling options SA have #AFGvSA #cricket #championstrophy #CT2025

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How many players are in better form than Ryan Rickelton? Gill is going well but he might be the only one #AFGvSA #ChampionsTrophy #cricket

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Nasser accidentally saying the quiet part while on Comms #championstrophy #BANvIND

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Rohit Sharma, catches don't come much easier than that 😬 #championstrophy #cricket #CT2025

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But does my amateur opening batter experience (averaging 28) help or hinder?

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Another plug for the latest episode of the podcast while I look clever for backing New Zealand... And before any other prediction is proven horribly wrong 😂🤣

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The fact that he does THIS regularly but drops some sitters is perfect

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An old school innings from New Zealand. Accumulate and keep wickets in hand while scoring at 5 an over before exploding in the last 10 💥 Might be the recipe for the tournament and looks too many for Pakistan at this stage #CT2025 #cricket #ChampionsTrophy #PAKvNZ

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Will Young has been in and out of the New Zealand side but recently he has been consistently in the runs. Where does he fit in when Rachin Ravindra returns? #ChampionsTrophy 🏏 #PAKvNZ

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Just enough time to squeeze this in before the tournament kicks off! 🇮🇳 India strong favourites 🐴 New Zealand are my dark horses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Biggest unknowns 🇿🇦 Will it finally happen? On all podcasts platforms. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3CBP... 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...

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YES! Today is the day @guerillacricket is back!! Join us at 0900 GMT every day over the next 12 days for the Champions Trophy #CT2025 #ChampionsTrophy #ChampionsTrophy2025

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Editing hours... Podcast incoming previewing the champions trophy. SPOILER - I sigh a lot when talking about England's "chances" 😅

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There was no need to get past bowling in the headline 😅

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

The real answer is watching my dad and learning to bowl bumpers at my younger brother in the nets aged 8/9. Pietersen and that 2005 Ashes side then sealed the deal

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

England struggling to find 7 functioning ODI batters and South Africa have a guy make 150 on debut 😂

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

There are plenty of issues with the England side but India has Hardik Pandya and Jadeja at 7 & 8. England have Overton and Atkinson 😬 And that's before mentioning Axar Patel is batting at 5 for some reason and England cannot get him out #INDvENG #cricket

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