Yes one win against the 3 quality teams we havent played yet.Seems like the bad West Indies turned up today.
Three more wins from five should do it for England. Afghanistan & Sri Lanka look probable, so we'll then most likely need to win one from New Zealand/Australia/India to make the semis.
Windies in trouble now - and if they play like that again, I suspect Bangladesh will beat them next week to put the final nail in.
Well it was from the England point of view, but it wasn't a thrilling contest really!Decent game that was..
The Windies looked a bit like a one trick pony today. Lots of short bowling on a pitch that it wasn't that good to do, and biff it when struggling.
That said, England looked ruthless today. I wonder if the Windies were taken by surprise and weren't prepared for the bowling attack they saw. Having Archer and Wood really elevates what it can do.
A turkey shoot. West Indies phoned in their performance. How did they beat Pakistan?
To be fair until Pakistan beat England they hadn't won for ages and lost 5 0 to England.A turkey shoot. West Indies phoned in their performance. How did they beat Pakistan?
But what they didn't do was change. It was just same old short bowling. IMHO, they need to read pitches better and be cuter - England showed them what to do on that pitch - spin, cross seamers, etcTbf to the Windies pace bowlers (those that remained fit anyway), the devil in the pitch diminished after the Sun got on it.
The England bowlers were excellent today without doubt, but they had the best of the pitch.
But what they didn't do was change. It was just same old short bowling. IMHO, they need to read pitches better and be cuter - England showed them what to do on that pitch - spin, cross seamers, etc