Cricket

[Ivo]

Great game for the spectators

 

[Methuselah]

How wrong can you be. When I saw Morgan was putting Rashid on when he had gone for over 9 an over, I thought we had blown it. What a last over. At 42 overs it looked as if the Windies were favourites.

 

[davmaher]

That was an insane finish. I went to make myself a cup of tea at the end of the 46th over and came back to see the last man get stumped. In some ways it was an incredible match, but the balance between bat and ball is totally unfair now.

 

[ToffeeTim]

That was a serious game of cricket. Could be one heck of a world if 400 isn't safe lol

 

[toffeejack]

Just to put this in context, West indies just scored 389 with two overs to spare in a one day match.... And still lost.

 

[toffeejack]

Think it'd be nice if they gave wood man of the match. They really didn't need to bring the boundaries in on that pitch.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

England won the fourth ODI by 29 runs after bowling West Indies all out for a brave 389 in reply to 418-6.

Adil Rashid finished it off with four wickets in five balls in the 48th over to complete a five wicket haul from his allotted 10 overs - 5-85 after earlier taking some stick from Chris Gayle.

Mark Wood took 4-60 from his ten and was the pick of the bowlers

Chris Gayle offered big hitting resistance with a mammoth 162 in only 97 balls

Without doubt the man of the match and match winning performance was Jos Buttler's 150 off 77 balls, only being out going for another big one (and missing) in the very last over.

England lead 2-1 with the last match on Saturday (one no result)

 

[Jebus_lives]

Fantastic game of cricket that. Ridiculous that 400 looked easily reachable.

Although flat as a pancake that pitch. Nothing in it for the bowlers.

 

[ToffeeTim]

People need to stop worrying about Rashids economy rate. Leg spinners are going to be expensive but the game is all about wickets these days. He is there to get people out, and he usually does.

 

[Billysgingham.]

Just to put this in context, West indies just scored 389 with two overs to spare in a one day match.... And still lost.

250/275 was a winning score not so long ago.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Just to put this in context, West indies just scored 389 with two overs to spare in a one day match.... And still lost.

They can score that with ten overs to spare as long as they're bowled out lol

England have now scored four scores over 400 in the recent past, 481-6 in 2018 against Australia at Trent Bridge being their highest

Second was 444-3 in 2016 vs Pakistan at Trent Bridge in 2016

Today's 418-6 is third

408-9 against NZ at Edgbaston in 2015 is the other

No other side has ever scored more than one total over 400

Just to put it in context.

 

[Harryflashman]

That was a serious game of cricket. Could be one heck of a world if 400 isn't safe lol

I can’t wait to be honest .

 

[toffeejack]

People need to stop worrying about Rashids economy rate. Leg spinners are going to be expensive but the game is all about wickets these days. He is there to get people out, and he usually does.

exactly, i always say, he's a wicket taker, that's why he's in the team, someone getting 3/80 is much more valuable than someone getting 0/60, for example. It's impossible for a bowler to be economical anymore, even someone as miserly as McGrath would be slaughtered around the park, so you may as well get someone in there who can steady run rates by taking wickets. Best form of defence.

 

[Walken]

amongst the collasal runfest the performance of liam plunkett and mark wood shouldnt go unappreciated, and good finish from rashid too

 

[Carl O'Ancelotti]

Incredible innings from Gayle. Defo MOM.