More the reason to keep them as far away as possible, help the Dutch get in

Does it work like:

For examples sake, say Pakistan end up at 140 at the end of their overs, a rate of 7/over and England with their 185 which is 9.25/over

Is that +2.25 NRR for England?

I would usually agree, but the experience of the last 50 over world cup showed that watching minnows who qualified with 1 shock win getting beaten over and over again in the Super Eight phase got very boring very quickly.

pleased for broad - he's bowled really well and deserved the wickets. a good comeback after the dutch game

south africa looking the team to beat so far for me

Amazing the way Pakistan just played out the game without trying to increase their NRR.

I fancy the Windies.

With their game in turmoil (e.g more kids playing American games like basketball) I think Gayle and his team will really give the game a boost over there.

WI v SA final.

Cannot see past SA

SA or India are the obvious choice, wi as a dark horse.

They are my pick too. Good to see England produce today after Friday's shambles.

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We shouldn't be relying on a last over to beat Holland though FFS. Our batsmen were awful, Broad is still very young and inexperienced, it's ridiculous to put the blame on him. As has been said, the captain should've have spoken to him to calm his nerves. There's plenty of experienced players in there that could've helped him.



Exactly.

I'm glad Broad managed to get back to his best versus Pakistan and show his true class. Some great bowling at times.