So England has beaten Australia in the final of the T20 World Cup. They are World Champions. What is more they thoroughly deserved to win, England were clearly the best side on display. No contrivances. No Duckworth and Lewis. Not even a dodgy umpiring decision. England won; fair and square. Whhhooo.
There is a fly in the ointment of course. When I say ‘England’ what I actually mean is ‘People who qualify to play cricket for England’. Only one batsman in the top five (Collingwood) was born in the United Kingdom and for me at least that does take some of the gloss from the victory. The first Englishman walked to the crease with the score on 118-2. I can at least console myself in that the bowling was all done by who were born and brought up in England – and it was the bowling that really won it for England. Australia didn’t fully recover from (yet another) top order collapse. No miracle this time – happily.
Monday, 17 May 2010
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Fair and square victory, decent cricket. Finally things come to-gether for England.
Freddie? Who the f**k is Freddie? T'ra lad, I don't think you will ever feature in the England team. In any forms. Ever.
http://newsarse.com/2010/05/17/world-champions-england-to-trial-use-of-english-players/
Ha ha ha.
He he.
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