England DEMOLISHED by Bumrah & Shami as India's perfect 2023 World Cup continues |

[@vmatech]

Odi cricket isn't dead ENGLAND odi cricket is🚶

[@narendersingh8252]

Their Bazball strategy has been exposed and it seems like it was a stupid strategy taking into consideration slow and low pitches of India where batsman needs to apply and judge how much bounce is there before trying to play shots!!

[@contrarian322]

Nah it’s dead and buried . IPL . ❤

[@harishkiran3663]

❤

[@ichneumon2776]

True

[@abhishekbhat41]

😂😂England only play ODI cricket .They don't perform ODI is dead

[@manassrivastava8753]

I was at the ground and when Shami cleaned up Stokes, a sort of pandemonium erupted as if the sky would fall on top of the stadium. Crazy crazy game and a very special win!!

[@thiruvetti]

Wow, am jealous of you.. Hope u had a lot of fun.

[@jehanariyaratnam2874]

What a terrible slog from stokes though, when he does that against Australia the ball goes miles but that's because the Aussie quicks bowl in his arc

[@TJSaw]

You could see that wicket coming from a mile away. Stokes was all at sea during the 10 balls he faced.

[@atulpatel2234]

⁠@@patriot1066grow up you twat!!!Which host country fans supports the opposition. Maybe you should be there to support whatever team you want D Head

[@nbansal]

The Accidental Champions 😂😂

[@rishavprasad1248]

In theatres soon 😂😂😂😂

[@hp5732]

They won clear and simple. Even NZ acknowledges it. Even if not by boundary count, they would have won by other let’s say more acceptable metrics like who qualified higher. Funny how even NZ doesn’t care but only salty Indians do.

[@_Yogi_Babu]

Yes, English batters are low in confidence and mostly out of form, but what a spell it was from Bumrah and Shami! Not only England, any team and batter would have found it very difficult to tackle those 20 odd minutes of pace bowling! Hats off!

[@jimmyriddle5246]

Congratulations to the Poms. Losing by 100 runs when you're only chasing 229 takes a special effort. Bravo. More please

[@thiruvetti]

England still shamefully finding excuses to hide their lack of talent and application on Indian pitches. English team was arrogant that they would just step on the front foot and score 400s. Hope vaughan and Co now learnt a lesson that India is just not IPL where u can easily score. There are a wide variety of pitches.

[@gd6576]

I totally agree with Mark. Sharma is the best difficult pitch batsman going around. This line might just get popular.

[@seejoyalapatt-ke4np]

It is still kohli,has done more than anyone …though rohit have done couple of times in recent

[@Xinnie_The_Flu]

Petition to start calling him Grizzly bear instead of Hitman. He seems cute and cuddly but he's absolutely ferocious.😂

[@bmniac]

Rohit is far more dependable than most batters

[@Adi-oc2hd]

One of the best players of spin too in Indian team..bcz others(including Kohli) play out spin more often than not but he literally pumps them over midwicket or cover very frequently.

[@seejoyalapatt-ke4np]

Kohli when in flow can toy with any bowler..&has not even got out once to spinners in this wc while rohit has ..rohit might hit a boundary &then go 5 dot balls while kohli avoids the dot ball..@@Adi-oc2hd

[@mrsinghsstereos6662]

The whole England set up were arrogant and felt all they had to do was turn up to win this World Cup .

[@jehanariyaratnam2874]

Michael Vaughan said they could send their 2nd team and win

[@patrioticindiansgj6704]

You summed it up in one word “arrogant” they walk in with their arrogance of thinking they are the best .

[@shivasunkara]

​@@jehanariyaratnam2874😂😂maybe they should have sent their 2nd team and I think they would have been a tougher competition than most other teams

[@RuleNo2NoNames]

India was exactly 180/5 in 40 overs. And then quickly they were 183/7, there I as an Indian fan feared India bundling under 200. But they somehow hung in there and reached 229 which was from Indian tail enders perspective a reasonable score. At the end of the first innings, I knew If India can take 2 early wickets they will not even be in the game but will win comprehensively. England had got a decent start, 30 odds for no loss, and then suddenly 33/3 and 40/4 and 98/8* This was always in the cart even before the start of the match, due to the form both the teams where in. Now England should focus on finishing at least up to position 7 for qualifying for the Champion Trophy.

[@ajayn9093]

If sky was till end ind would have been 250+

[@BadiNaInsafiHaiRey]

98 / 8

[@ichneumon2776]

I hope England don't qualify. They have not taken ODI's seriously, I think it's time the game shows them their place.

[@Snoozefor10minutes]

I still think we need big scores from gill and KL, would replace shreyas with sky when hardik comes back

[@PankajKumar6493]

@@Snoozefor10minutes lol KL hasn't failed in a single match so far. What else do you want from a no. 5 batsman? Iyer should be kicked out and replaced with SKY or Kishan though. Gill is just recovering and I think made a 50 in one match. He'll definitely make a comeback soon.

[@bharatvarsh2056]

For Indian fans. This was indeed splendid performance especially from bowlers. However,India has lot of work cut out to sort their batting issues especially,come during knockouts. Getting victory easily puts important weakness under the carpet and chances are high to get it exposed on a bad day when team really need efforts from that department. Today India’s some of batsman are still not clicking the way they should to pull of championship title. Iyer had ample amount of time to build his innings,concentrate on his short ball weakness. His careless shots proved,he will put India in tricky situation in crunch moments. Gill is still not on touch and is a sign of concern. KL Rahul had a chance to control the innings with Rohit for much longer time,but his strike rotation agnst quality attack is an issue and can cause major problems for India to put high score. Kohli has also need lot of improvement during batting first. He is still getting caught in somewhat midway either attack/defense during batting first. In a nutshell,if these departments not functioning well,Semis or Finals loss cannot be avoided. Same incident had took place during 2014 ICC world T20 finals agnst Srilanka. Hope some people are checking history🙏🙏🙏

[@mayank6236]

If you clearly analysed the pitch was not good for batting... It was slow and difficult to bat. I don't find any weakness in indian batters except Iyer.

[@bharatvarsh2056]

@@mayank6236 I don’t think u should highlight pitch here. There was ample amount of time to build innings plus u had captain and settled batsman on other hand. These things do no matter in high pressure matches. U can do man to man comparison for batting with other 3 potential semis. NZ have majority of their batsman in good nick,except Phillips. Aus now have almost all batsman with good runs,plus they have played World Cup knockouts numerous times which gives them lot of advantage to handle pressure compared to other teams. SA regularly posting 350 plus score with solid middle order and Decock from top. You need some outstanding performance at ur back during crucial games to gain confidence. And it becomes more important thinking India will play their semis in Mumbai with smaller ground where there is good chance,if Indian batting does not click,it won’t be difficult for either of 3 other potential semis team to outbat India🙏🙏

[@meetadi4u]

Rohit , Kohli is in peak form . Kohli batting first once again will score big . Surya played well in tough conditions and would be impact player . won’t be harsh on KL as he played well against Aussie and not been bad . The prime concern is Shreyas and he needs to be dropped for Ishan Kishan until hardik is back . This team has weakness but it can’t be exploited in Indian conditions

[@bharatvarsh2056]

@@meetadi4u u need to check the history of WC’s. In knockouts,pitch is out of equation. Things that matters the most. Handling pressure. Confidence in executing ur skills. U can check most of the WC semis to begin with. It is middle or lower middle order who bails out of trouble.

[@PankajKumar6493]

@@bharatvarsh2056 Enlighten me on the history because the last time it happened in India, India won. Only time India "chokes" if you wanna call it that is in foreign conditions against quality seam/fast bowling. 2019 semi final took 2 days and a heavy rain to defeat India ....even then they came pretty close to chasing it. It's pretty hard to "choke" India in India.

[@lestonpinto6664]

Best part is Matthew Pott and England team got aware around an hour and half back before his PC, that England would have to play qualifiers for champions trophy if they end up beyond 8th position..

[@kaustubh14jr]

There are no qualifiers top 7 teams+ host pakistan qualify.

[@dhillonsydney3644]

No qualifier man..top 8 team directly qualified for champion trophy

[@dhruvpatel4948]

Funny thing is Butler said he was aware of it lol.. clearly someone is lying 😂

[@lestonpinto6664]

@@kaustubh14jr yep i meant beyond 8th position..

[@lestonpinto6664]

@@dhillonsydney3644 Yep.. I meant beyond 8th position..they have to play qualifiers... Aus n pak they have to play still.. Considering ned they would get over probably..

[@kaustubh14jr]

England is coming to India for 5 tests. This will be the end of this bazball nonsense.

[@hp5732]

It really isn’t nonsense though - it is simply maximizing where they’re strong (offensive capacity) and minimizing where they’re weak. Point is, they’ll lose in India regardless because their spinners are nowhere near as good, and nor is their batting on our pitches. Bazball still gives THAT team given their weaknesses, a better chance. Working on these weaknesses is more a long term question. For now, Bazball has done remarkably better than what came before.

[@vikasbhargava5653]

England today should have taken a leaf of India's book and seen the way India chased against Australia after being 2 for 3. Again that could be done as it was a small target, just like England had today.

[@ross4970]

At least the poms were entertaining. This Aussie has been greatly entertained by the masters of spazzball.

[@satkrapp7697]

Iyer is best suited for English team😂😂

[@devin-1]

No point dissecting this loss! This is inexplicable and let it stay as an eternal mystery :)

[@drashoknayak840]

Rohit Sharma's 100th match as captain and won by 100 run

[@meetadi4u]

France defence in 2002 could be compared but for them it was just 3 games . So England is worse as they have to play 9 games and getting hammered by even lesser teams

[@suj4588]

ENG PAK both r outplayed now ... Happy 😂😂😂

[@enlight419]

Am I the only one who just love to see England when they are terrible. Don't know why but I absolutely hate their media , ex- players , current teams . Aus are not so far from them but pick them any day over bazzballers .The happiness I get after seeing that points table can't be described .

[@purplespark8]

Seriously.. how hard is it to just stay at the crease??? You can surely get 3 or so runs every over. Let the bowlers get tired and hit a few runs at the end. It's as simple as that

[@stevem9529]

Mad isn't it

[@Removehandle]

Shami showed stokes what they are going to do for England and their bazball approach when they will arrive India for 5 test series in January-February 2024 😂😂😂😂 remember it’s just a trailer 😂😂😂😂

[@RsR6969]

Shami may be the least of England’s problems in that series. Some of England’s squad who were there the last time in 2021 will be having nightmares after being bamboozled by the spin attack of Ashwin and Axar Patel. Add Jadeja or Yadav to the eleven and it will be another trial by spin.

[@Removehandle]

@@farfromreal😂😂😂😂😂

[@Removehandle]

@@RsR6969if Pant gets fit and makes comeback add this also to England misery

[@RsR6969]

@@Removehandle yes, forgot about him. That’ll be some India team if he’s back fit. My XI: Sharma, Gill, Pujara, Kohli, Rahul,, Pant, Jadeja, Ashwin, Patel, Bumrah, Shami

[@rahuljacobgeorge573]

Yea against shami bumrah siraj Ashwin Jaddu ..bazball😂..wanna see in India

[@leninjagadeesh1806]

What scary is that india have one of the best modern spinners in Ravi Ashwin in their bench waiting for a surface to show his class

[@msdadsfsx]

Why scary, he is ghost?

[@leninjagadeesh1806]

@@msdadsfsx not a ghost but can actually bowl good spells compared to some mediocre celebrated bowling lineups from other teams...

[@msdadsfsx]

@@leninjagadeesh1806 who cares dude anyway only 4 countries play good cricket

[@harshitmishra9089]

When England lost to Afghanistan, I commented then also that England can't play spin and that's why they will lose again and again in India. Here, also they went after the fast bowlers and lost the top and middle order as they were too afraid to take on the spinners like they should have and were trying to break through the fast bowlers.

[@David-jj9wc]

There are no dead rubber games now knowing that a spot in the Championship Trophy is up for grabs. It's really sad that some teams did not know this, including England.

[@KKPR533]

Why is harry brook not playing?? If ECB wants him to be the "NEXT BIG THING" in world cricket, he ought to be playing as many games as possible

[@ad_2211]

Siraj has been a bit off colour since the Asia Cup final, such a luxury to then have Shami as a 3rd quick option who comes in and wins two matches with a lazy 9 wickets and he couldn't even break into the side for the first 4 games!

[@stevenbox4523]

India managed to beat us with just 3 bowlers. Siraj is useless, Jadeja was accurate but relatively unthreatening, England just let him bowl at them

[@VARMOT123]

At 29:02 ,it turned out alright in the T20 world cup because of tosses . You won the toss,won the world cup . How do pundits miss this major point about the random nature of T20 world cups in 2021 and 2022

[@purplespark8]

Apart from the toss, I think England were not so good at that tournament. No team was. They barely got through the group stages. I don't like that people are forgetting that.

[@sarfarazhussain5411]

T20 is a gamblers format, if u won the toss, there is a 99.99% chance that u are going to win the match.

[@tonymontanatv_]

England has got to be the worst defending champions ever 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cartmanbruh23]

Stokes dismissal clearly proves that he doesn't want to play ODI or be in the team anymore. Eng should bring back Harry Brook and drop Stokes.

[@kaalishanmugam5796]

Lets hope they don't end up at 10 which they are at right now which will objectively make their title defense the worst possible defense ever in any sport :) kidding aside, as an Indian fan, I am only getting reminded of our exit in 2007. I remember us having the best 1-5 batters in the world yet we exited in the league stage. I was quite young then so wasnt that knowledgeable but experts trying to figure out what went wrong for this England team should see if there are any similarities to what happened to that Indian side.

[@andy-pf5hs]

was thinking the same this afternoon

[@PankajKumar6493]

The difference was India lost just one match against Bangladesh. Eng has been losing to pretty much everybody and they still have to play 3 more embarrassing matches.

[@andy-pf5hs]

@@PankajKumar6493 they actually lost two. they only won against bermuda which is even more embarassing

[@PankajKumar6493]

@@andy-pf5hs Man you need to refresh your memory 🤣. India thrashed Bermuda scoring 400+ which was a world record in world cups at that time. They lost to Sri Lanka which can happen because both were strong teams. There was only one upset i.e. losing to Bangladesh. If everything went as expected Ind and SL should have qualified from that group to the next round. Ban and Bermuda should've been out. But Ban beat Ind and eliminated them.

[@andy-pf5hs]

@@PankajKumar6493did thrashing bermuda made any difference to anyone? that match was only useful for dwayne leverlock. my point was they lost two and were knocked out. the point if not the format but the players who were thought to he the best not clicking when it mattered the most. thats what us happening to current english squad.

[@benkipgen646]

India bowled amazingly well. And England played like a team that wanted to be put out of their misery as opposed to fighting tooth and nail for survival, minuscule as it was.

[@RsR6969]

Yes, from a team that made a habit of scoring 300 and 400 plus for fun in the last few years, the last 3 totals: 170, 156, 129. I don’t even think the players can answer what’s being asked constantly: why are so many of them out of nick?

[@biprarshichakraborty1255]

I think England fared pretty well compared to the best batting side in the tournament. This Indian juggernaut left them in tatters today. Poor SA, what a violation!

[@tanmaymishra2599]

Shami didn't play 5 games in CWC 2019 due to brainless decison by team management despite being in top form with 15 wickets in 4 games. Didn't play 4 games here in the World Cup He would have easily got 58-60 wickets in World Cups had this not been the case which would have been more than Starc

[@michaelnee3692]

Worst title defence: Germany football world cup 2018

[@RsR6969]

Only Middlesex fans will remember this, county champions in 2016, relegated in 2017. Great season that was.

[@dr.sarfaraz301]

6:26 It could have actually been worse bring today, that's the scary thing😂😂

[@gmw9954]

Very low quality audio pls improve it

[@stevenbox4523]

Unfortunately I could hear the commentary. That saffer lady clearly auditioning for an IPL commentary gig, thought she was gonna cry when Malan hit a boundary

[@AbhyudayaRanglani]

Looking forward to the world of cricket drawing curtains on the buffoonery known as Bazball in Jan/Feb 2024.

[@ASHISHMISHRA-qd5sz]

It would be horrendous mark

[@ab_1947]

That should be the last shot ben stokes plays in ODI cricket

[@jbt7544]

Looking at the form of Indian batsmen, no doubt they are winning all the matches, but come the semis and finals, I still feel the same old problem will come back..The Indian batsmen still look weak and prone to collapse..I won't be surprised if they cut a sorry figure in semis/final when faced with one of the inform teams...I think as the tournament is progressing Aus is looking more promising and more than that showing more grit and mental toughness..In such crunch situations teams that can use their strength to the fullest have more chances of winning then not...and I see these qualities more in aus then any other team

[@ArunThakur-rg8lz]

Improve the volume. Its really terrible or ok depending on who is speaking.

[@SumanthManjunath89]

england right now is suffering from cofidence... and India, the bowlers played their game very well

[@GauravSinghgterritory]

Mark Butcher has started looking like Stone Cold

[@1andtheOnly]

It's very clear...England can play only on flat pitches. Don't talk like the english commentators that all players are out of form. They don't have the talent or technique to play on seaming, turning or swinging pitches. They don't have the ability to absorb pressure. There is very little talent in england.. that's why they recalled ben stokes from retirement...what can you expect the guy to do against such high quality bowling.

[@saurabhmamgain8793]

England should feel ashamed of themselves. This is the worst title defence ever in any sport. Why is it only England that produces such shocking results in cricket. The main reason is that England did not prepare well infact not at all for the World Cup. The players have looked jaded in this WC and it just seems that they just do not want to play in India. Their Champions trophy place is in jeopardy let alone this World Cup defence. They need to revamp this present England side soon and build on for future ICC events.

[@rahuljacobgeorge573]

They lack interest in ODIs anymore ..and they have Been an ordinary odi side since last 1 year .nt just nw .Bcoz of these many leagues and IPL they are focusing much on t20s .

[@Sk-xe6es]

​@@rahuljacobgeorge573exactly they dont have temperament They are not going to qualify for that champions trophy t20

[@jetpark3743]

India beat England in the Odis and t20s last time in England

[@cartmanbruh23]

It's really baffling that Eng was so good during the Ashes but completely out of nick this World Cup.

[@kevwiz369]

Can someone explain Moeen Ali's role in this team?? He has been underperforming for the better part of 2 years and is only in the team because of the effects of the Azeem Rafiq accusations.

[@hp5732]

CSK rep bias

[@sadenb]

I am happy India hammered the English.

[@Robins_Kumar]

Jai Hind.

[@wittysparks6787]

british have settled themselves into nice, cozy living. Exertion, stretching themselves are not in their scheme of things. Cricketers look like bank employees, they want least hassles.Thats why we see england players giving up captaincy which in other parts of the world is most fought for, because extra burden would disturb their afternoon nap.

[@satishsinghal101]

Everyone, got something. England did not let Rohit complete his century. India, made England lose by century. Bowlers on both side got something. Joe Root and Kohli, both were sent back for a golden duck. Rest is just statistics.

[@VinaYKumaR-nz6qt]

Stokes is done. Get brook in for stokes and carse in for woakes.

[@bobburroughs6241]

The rubbish continues after a good bowling effort. Root, one of the greatest batters should retire from white ball cricket. Stokes, the Test captain not far behind before he trips over his stupid beard, a slovenly growth which surely shows his attitude to this now. Livingstone's inclusion a puzzle as was Brook's exclusion.

[@RsR6969]

The selectors are probably lamenting their decision to leave out Roy if it was indeed to accommodate Stokes. Can’t be sure if that was the case or if it was to accommodate Brook, who now can’t get a game. Couldn’t remember who Stokes now reminds me of and then I remembered: Tom Hanks in Castaway. Maybe a desert island is where the plane coming back with this lot in a week or two should divert to in order to leave the whole squad there.

[@digontozahid]

England just isnt very good in indian conditions its that simple lol.....but these people will keep making excuses

[@bulthaosen1169]

Hey england made me lose money so that's a good thing right? Shouldn't have bet on them. Forget winning they are at risk of losing qualifications for champions trophy. WTH is happening?

[@RsR6969]

You just couldn’t have known mate. What were the odds a month ago of both Afghanistan and the Netherlands having more points than England after 6 group games. It’s only money. You’ll earn some more I’m sure. Just don’t put it on England in a hurry.

[@Anbumpanbum]

Just cuz Pant isn't playing, doesn't mean he had as much impact as Rohit in that series in India

[@tharunv7831]

English fans: Don't we always win🤔. What's this feeling😢, feels familiar😂😂

[@BBV1947]

Germany had a worse title defense......

[@ultimatesolution3529]

Seriously they literally gossiping or i need 500w speakers to hear what they're saying 😂

[@gauravsaha8639]

Guys great content, but I believe the difference I feel was English cricket has gotten very modern all of a sudden. Out with the old in with the new but very importantly as I understand it has created a issue where in every player has become one dimensional and this is appealing considering the mean age of the team. Every player seems to be a basher, yes that worked in England because of the true bounce and pace of the wicket. But again it has been abysmal considering they got a blueprint before the chase, someone like a character of Rohit had to stand up in the form of malan, bairstow or even jos could have come to open the batting which he does in other formats and control the strike from one end. Change is a necessity especially if you give the flowers to him to be a proactive leader while being pragmatic about the changes he was bringing on to bowl. Now if England has to succeed and continue these misadventures then, the captain has to open and steer the ship, other players can go one step down considering class still exudes them.

[@Chilipipanulu]

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[@nikitamohan3390]

England needs to replace and retire ALL their old jaded players including Stokes and FINALLY have real auditions and give the younger, hungrier boys their rightfully deserved opportunity to represent their country at least in ODI! I can't imagine how many young cricketers and aspiring boys were cursing team England saying "I wish they had taken me instead if THIS is the way these guys choose to play and represent our nation globally"! Cuz their World Cup performance was abysmal and there's NO REASON WHY this should ever happen ever again! And FIRE your selectors and Butler. He didn't properly lead or guide his team and ask them to correct their mistakes as a captain! Also India, PLEASE STEP UP your batting seriously! All these other batsmen need to step up HIGH TIME! Maybe remove Shreyas Iyer cuz he's NOT delivering. Last World Cup, India reached the semis but Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Dhoni hardly made 0 to 10 runs and that entire batting line up collapsed and we couldn't even chase 240 runs. Can't keep batting the way they batted today in the semis and finals cuz even if the pitch is rough, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa and even Sri Lanka CAN STILL case down 230 to 280 on a tough wicket!

[@nigeljames5622]

I am tired of the excuses for the abysmal performance this England team have produced so far in this world cup. These are professional cricketers that should understand how to play a 50 over game against a 20 over game, I mean its not rocket science yet time and again these players throw their wickets away playing shockingly bad shots. With just over 200 runs to get to beat India what do England do? Do they come out and play sensible cricket, knowing they have plenty of time to knock of the chased total, did they play themselves in? NOPE, first over Bairstow was swinging wildly at the ball and I was shaking my head in disbelief because I felt that we would once again bugger things up and guess what, we did. Root looked hopeless and this is JOE ROOT I am talking about, Stokes was out to a TRULY dreadful shot, he missed the ball by a country mile, it was laughable. All they had to do was play sensibly, take single, twos, threes, the occasional four ALONG THE GROUND and maybe a six IF it was safe to play but NO, thrashing the ball around from over number one and deflating like a badly mad souffle. Yes the Indian bowling attack was wonderful but we commit hari-kiri by playing such ridiculous shots over and over again

[@alenton81]

Football... France 2002 👍

[@kaustubhh8466]

Shiny heads podcast

[@AsitdyaDsr]

Big Fail. England came to this World Cup as powerhouse of a team, they will leave it in tatters. It’s hard to explain how it all went so horribly wrong.

[@Pitashri101]

Jacks of the union are marching out of Champion's Trophy, any danger?!!!

[@Rahi.14]

Rohit Sharma ♥️

[@kpp2941]

England is no more than an offshore province of United States. Like Puerto Rico is. Sooner or later they'll shift to baseball and this channel will be renamed wisden baseball.

[@Believer17_]

Ego is bad -best of luck for India test series baz ball will not work here never pathetic play by eng

[@clickslick1]

Cocky and Arrogant English fans deserve better lol

[@universaltruth9988]

Eng should only play soccer

[@nishantjain4733]

Losing to India is okay. But losing out to Taliban with no slippers and a monkey rule. Ye got 18 top counties everything world class. Eng cricket has fallen. P S. - Nothing to discredit the Afghans. They are so passionate.🎉

[@rosedarylify]

Bazball at it's best 😂

[@carlwells9504]

Here to hate watch Butcher lol

[@Rudra0141]

Bad wicket? Butch continues to butch.

[@mbfarookh]

Is this the end of Bazball…? Lucknow, the seat of Awadhi culture, was host to India vs England cricket match today. With five wins in a row, there was a faint possibility that India might have an off day or, at least, they would have a hard day at the office. My doubts were beginning to turn ominous as Shubman was out for an off-cutter that went through the gate and disturbed the timber. The next two wickets of Kohli and Iyer were gifted away more due to impatience of the batters, to force the pace on a sluggish pitch, than due to any venom in the bowling. By the end of the 12th over India were 40 for 3, and struggling to stay relevant for the next 38 overs. At 131 for 3, just as India were beginning to believe they were out of the woods; another irresponsible shot played on the still unforgiving pitch by Rahul spelt his doom and pegged back India’s renaissance. India needed Hitman Sharma to score a daddy hundred, but that was not to be, Rohit fell for a rather ambitious shot which was becoming a trend in this innings. With the Indian tail being as long as a dragon’s, it was left for SKY to do all the fire breathing. Unfortunately, SKY didn’t have enough fire in his belly to outlast the England bowling and perished in the 47th over. Finally, it was left to Bumrah to ensure that India did not get bowled out. England’s openers came on to the field with purpose. They were determined to prove that they are the defending champions for a reason. At 30 for no loss in 4.4 overs, it appeared that they were on track to prove their point. But, this Indian bowling unit is the best in business at the moment. In the next 5 overs, the packed stadium witnessed some of the finest seam bowling they would see for years to come. A mere 9 runs given and 4 wickets in the kitty. That broke the back of England’s resolve. From there on, it was not a matter of whether India will win - the question was, by what margin? There was no resistance from a side that boasts of batting till number 10. India won in style and confined England to the bottom of the table.

[@Bobertron199494]

What are you talking about? Bazball is test cricket pal. Before Bazball we were great at white ball cricket. Truth be told, English fans only care about tests.

[@mbfarookh]

@@Bobertron199494 These kind of losses will have a cascading effect on other formats too. Also, they look kind of silly playing Bazball in the longer version and quite the opposite in ODIs. I believe there will be a lot of changes in the team as well as in their approach after this tournament.

[@Bobertron199494]

@@mbfarookh You really don't know what you're talking about. England have gone from the worst test side in the world to one of the best under McCullum. In the past our poor test form hasn't affected our good white ball form. I don't see why it would be different now the form is reversed

[@mbfarookh]

@@Bobertron199494 Just tell me why England are losing so badly?

[@mbfarookh]

It's Just that Bazball approach is affecting performance in other formats

[@athousandgreatbooks]

It's painful to watch. As an Indian, I can only sympathise with England's miseries. But really, like wtf is England doing? I don't care about an Indian win, I want a close exciting game. Losing by 100 runs when the target was only 230 was boring af. Can we please get these boys rested for a while so they can recharge, chill, do whatever they need to cuz I know they're all awesome cricketers. WC23 is done and dusted for them, but for whatever else is coming, get them to get their shit together. Sincerely, an Indian who's also a fan of English cricket

[@jimmyriddle5246]

Are you a fan of their arrogance, their hubris, their flat track bully status, their "holier than thou" attitude or all 4 ?

[@pratikjoshi7539]

There is nothing I like more than watching England lose. They feel their team and winning in 2019 was amazing. And they were default champions. I hate this English team so much that it makes me happy watching them lose.

[@CodeCancerLab]

@@pratikjoshi7539 why do you hate them ? Winning the world cup is amazing, Australia do the same thing, and if India win at home they will behave the same way.

[@athousandgreatbooks]

@@jimmyriddle5246 you've got to be blind or ignorant to not like the brand of cricket they've played to lift two world cups back to back. So yeah, all the arrogance and the hubris and what not, I'll take it.

[@jimmyriddle5246]

@@athousandgreatbooks fine, you can enjoy the past, but I'm LOVING the present

[@SaMSaM-444]

Whatever heroics Stokes has done in past but yesterday he looked no more than a club cricketer while batting 😂😂 Its almost like he pissed in pants before getting out to shami... Never seen someone that helpless before on crease