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57.5 Degrees of Pain Nov 2023 10:14am, 11 Nov 2023 14,718 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain Australia, who already know their semi-final opponents, not playing well (or trying too hard) against Bangladesh. Trying to put England out of the Champions Trophy? The weakness of that logic is 1. The result has virtually no impact on England's qualification and 2. Surely they want to weaken the competition by including England, now they are returning to the good old days of not being quite good enough.
paulcook Nov 2023 11:39am, 11 Nov 2023 3,675 posts	0 paulcook Bangladesh's batting might not have any impact on England though has all but guaranteed them a place instead of slipping behind either of the two sides who had to qualify.
57.5 Degrees of Pain Nov 2023 4:19pm, 11 Nov 2023 14,727 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain Let's hope Thursday's game features conditions that are fair for both sides, and the good South Africa turn up.
um Nov 2023 5:16pm, 11 Nov 2023 7,875 posts	0 um Pakistan began the day with the most unlikely hope of a semi-final spot but England's impressive total meant they had to complete their chase in 6.4 overs to overhaul New Zealand's net run-rate. as per BBC ... a bit of a tough ask.
Surrey Phil Nov 2023 5:24pm, 11 Nov 2023 9,929 posts	0 Surrey Phil First v. tenth tomorrow.
jda Nov 2023 6:26pm, 11 Nov 2023 15,859 posts	0 jda So a solid top-8 but still piss-poor overall when you look at how they were thrashed for, was it 4 games in a row, or 5, including Afghanistan.
rf_fozzy Nov 2023 7:58pm, 12 Nov 2023 21,066 posts	0 rf_fozzy Looks like, despite perhaps being the only consistent run scorer in the team during the world cup, it's all malan's fault. England squad for West Indies: Dawid Malan dropped, Ollie Pope & Zak Crawley in - bbc.co.uk
jda Nov 2023 8:03pm, 12 Nov 2023 15,867 posts	0 jda Well that seems on a par with Willey not getting a contract. Unless they just think he needs a break.
Cheg Nov 2023 8:29pm, 12 Nov 2023 4,145 posts	0 Cheg Yeah steady, i’m sure he’s just being rested and he hasn’t got to prove himself.
Oscar the Grouch Nov 2023 10:52am, 15 Nov 2023 6,750 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch NZ have work to do - India 221-1 after 31. That could easily translate to 380 plus.