Champions Trophy Game 8 Group B, Afghanistan v England 26/2 1930hrs @ Gaddafi Stadium Lahore

[LukeParkerno1]

It's extremely hypocritical

If the Aus Cricket Board feel so strongly about the Afghanistan situation, they should forfeit ICC events v Afghanistan

And lose trophies? Yeah no. It goes the other way too for the other side.

 

[mightypowerrrr]

And lose trophies? Yeah no. It goes the other way too for the other side.

I think Aus, England should forfeit. NZ are happy to play Afghanistan.

I'm hoping Afghanistan win on Friday v Aus!

Make of a mockery of their hypocritical nature

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I think Aus, England should forfeit. NZ are happy to play Afghanistan.

I'm hoping Afghanistan win on Friday v Aus!

Make of a mockery of their hypocritical nature

How about Afghanistan do the right thing too? I don't blame the cricketers as there's little they can do.

Luckily meant to rain on Friday anyway

 

[mightypowerrrr]

How about Afghanistan do the right thing too? I don't blame the cricketers as there's little they can do.

Luckily meant to rain on Friday anyway

Only raining in the morning

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Only raining in the morning

That's a shame was looking forward to the default we should be winning anyway regardless

 

[Borisdog]

I think Aus, England should forfeit. NZ are happy to play Afghanistan.

I'm hoping Afghanistan win on Friday v Aus!

Make of a mockery of their hypocritical nature

If only CA committed themselves to the betterment of Afghanistan the way you have throughout your life.

 

[Cam Payne]

The Ashes will have a maximum of 12 days play. That's how shit English cricket is and it is ****ing brilliant. Suck a big fat poo English.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

The Ashes will have a maximum of 12 days play. That's how shit English cricket is and it is ****ing brilliant. Suck a big fat poo English.

watch for the flattest roads ever and we play into their hands.

 

[Grumpyshades]

Australia are hypocrites if they don't forfeit

You can't refuse to play Afghanistan with the exception of ICC tournaments.

I hope Afghanistan win!

the obvious difference is too complicated for some

 

[Cam Payne]

watch for the flattest roads ever and we play into their hands.

English couldn't beat a 2nd eleven state team. They're got nothing but hubris and a coach that spent years protecting match fixers.

 

[eddiesmith]

we aren't forfeiting in an ICC event, this has been explained over and over. We played them in the last WC.

Yes, no money to be made playing Afghanistan so they use the political excuse not to play.

Money to be made in ICC tournaments and the moral arguments disappear.

 

[Grumpyshades]

Yes, no money to be made playing Afghanistan so they use the political excuse not to play.

Money to be made in ICC tournaments and the moral arguments disappear.

Well good on Englund protesting on our behalf by leaving the tournament early

 

[Borisdog]

Well good on Englund protesting on our behalf by leaving the tournament early

Yet another moral(ity) victory.

 

[Beutbrute]

They were without the best English batsman in the tournament, Inglis. Probably would have won with him playing.

Now Inglis is firmly entrenched as our premier wicket keeper they've missed the boat.

 

[010203]

Always nice to see that sanctimonious hypocritical flog Baz lose.

 

[010203]

Australia not forfeiting the game? Their moral crusade being put on hold for a night is it?

Look, I'm uneasy about Australia picking and choosing when they play Afghanistan but guess what? England do the same now.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Yo eddiesmith

 

[cats_09]

Ouch

 

[Moo]

Australia not forfeiting the game? Their moral crusade being put on hold for a night is it?

Just count it as a moral loss for us.

We can't catch England.....what is it 12 moral victories in a row?

 

[Borisdog]

Ouch

Jeez, I didn’t know they were going that badly.

What a shame.

 

[jannissary]

Ouch

bazball really is the future of men's cricket

 

[Rabish Binney]

bazball really is the future of men's cricket

Bharat Sundaresan wrote an excellent column in last Saturdays Australian about Bazball (unfortunately I cant provide a link) - and I've thrown the paper out so cant recap the main points here...

But he didn't hold back on the criticism of the England team and the hierarchy

Included an excellent drive by where he said the Poms seem proud that the cricket public everywhere are continuing to talk about Bazball.......except they're not winning anything playing it.

 

[jannissary]

Bharat Sundaresan wrote an excellent column in last Saturdays Australian about Bazball (unfortunately I cant provide a link) - and I've thrown the paper out so cant recap the main points here...

But he didn't hold back on the criticism of the England team and the hierarchy

Included an excellent drive by where he said the Poms seem proud that the cricket public everywhere are continuing to talk about Bazball.......except they're not winning anything playing it.

read a little bit of that, it was very scathing. i agreed with most of the points.