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I disagree. I had high hopes for West Indies, as documented on here before the tournament started, but they totally failed to deliver. There's only so much Russell would have done. The best players on show for West Indies were Hope & Pooran and even then it wasn't all the time. They were very underwhelming and I don't even think I expected too much of them. Bangladesh or Pakistan would have deserved and taken the 4th spot if others didn't qualify.

I really didn't see this coming to fruition. Australia couldn't chase down SA's high total. India vs NZ on Tuesday. England vs Aus on Thursday.

Go on Coco! What a revelation she is.

Kyrgios has admitted to aiming and hitting the ball directly at Nadal. It's the equivalent of someone perhaps targeting a player in football cynically fouling him given the opportunity. Everyone seems to be loving the 'honesty' part of Kyrgios words & actions but for me he's an embarrassment for the sport. Childish and pathetic.

6.6 earthquake in California. Hope you're safe and well @Dr. Gonzoand anyone else resident there...

My word Kyrgios is an embarrassing individual. Proper moany cunt.

Apparently they delayed the announcement last night because of social media (FB, Instagram, Whatsapp) going down

@Stick With Azeem

England join Australia & India in the semi-finals. If Pakistan beat Bangladesh (by a huge margin), they could overtake NZ on net run-rate but that's very unlikely. If India beat SL and Australia lose against SA, it'll be India vs NZ & Australia vs England in the semi-finals. Should Australia win (the more likely outcome), they'll play NZ and it'll be India vs England in the other.

Surprised at that. After the first set he looked really fired up and came back to win the next 2. Then switched over to Edmund game thinking he'd go through then was very surprised to see he'd lost the 5th and been knocked out. Edmund was in a very strong position 2 sets up and 3-1 up in 3rd but seems to have got an injury and Verdasco came back in it. Could go to 5 sets and Verdasco will win.

Hope Nadal absolutely humiliates Kyrgios.

Not gonna lie i was beginning to get a bit worried before we got Shakib out (who's a brilliant player by the way) and then worried again when Shaifuddin stayed in for a long time. Then Bumrah came and did the job as expected. Class bowler. Pandya made up for his duck with a few wickets too. I'm happy we've now qualified which means there's no pressure to get a result against Sri Lanka. Bangladesh put up a good fight though - fair play to them.

Good fun at Edgbaston so far. Given the start and solid innings from Sharma I'd have liked more than 314 on the board. Should have been getting 330-340. Bangladesh shouldn't be taken lightly...

Yeah crazy that a girl that young just beat a Wimbledon star. Yes Venus is getting on a bit but still it's just mad how someone of 15 years old (!!!) just did that in a show court.

Surprised there's nothing here about a 15 year old beating Venus Williams

Wrong sport, Heather... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/tennis/48827060

Is that a chest-penis?

Roy coming back in for England helps them immensely. Bonus that it's a batting wicket too. They took our spinners to the cleaners.

Bit of a fightback now with Bairstow and Morgan going. Sharper bowling as well. Worried about Buttler though given how Bairstow was picking our bowlers of

Thought Roy and Bairstow would both get centuries but just the latter today. England such a different side with Roy at the crease. Means less pressure for following batsmen to come in unlike Vince who gets out cheaply more often than not. Couple of fortunate moments early on though. Roy could have gone early had we reviewed a caught behind. Hit his glove and heard a sound but decided against it.

One of the biggest games of the tournament today. England must win to give themselves a good chance to qualify...

Shame there's more talk about the messages and fan fighting than there is about the cricket. Caught a few highlights but been out all day - so much to talk about when it comes to the on-field events. Starc obliterating NZ, Boult's hattrick, Afghanistan coming close to winning again, England potentially being knocked out before Wednesday...

If someone doesn't like you at your worst, they're not allowed you at your best

Thought SL would struggle to reach 200 at one point. They went from 67-1 to 111-5 and indicative of their whole tournament; start well and collapse thanks to middle-order failing. They only just made it but at least it's still something relatively decent for their bowlers to try and defend.

Looking very smart mate.