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16 Group Defeats No Bother to Williamson Ahead of Final FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 16 England thump Australia World Cup of 27. England reach Roy was in sight of a hundred • when he was given out caught Cricket World Cup It was an incredible behind down the legside by final after emphatic performance from wicketkeeper Alex Carey off fast win over Australia the whole team. It bowler Pat Cummins. started with the The batsman was visibly angry Tournament hosts bowling performance and had to be ushered away from • the crease by square leg umpire comfortably chase and then the way they Marais Erasmus. England had down Australia’s knocked that off was earlier squandered their lone total to win by eight outstanding review. wickets at Edgbaston CHRIS WOAKES Test skipper Joe Root (49 not out) and England captain Eoin Morgan (45 not out) finished AFP | Birmingham the job as the crowd chanted “cricket’s coming home”. ngland booked their place 223, with the record five-time Defeat meant Australia suf- in the World Cup final champions thankful for Steve fered their first loss in eight Eagainst New Zealand with Smith’s battling 85. World Cup semi-finals. a dominant eight-wicket win All three of England’s defeats Earlier, Woakes and Adil over reigning champions Aus- this tournament -- including Rashid each took three wickets tralia at Edgbaston yesterday. a 64-run grou- stage loss to apiece. Jason Roy hit a blistering 85 Australia -- have come batting Woakes struck twice early as England reached a victory second but Roy and Bairstow on at his Warwickshire home target of 224 with a mammoth showed few signs of nerves in ground as Australia slumped to 107 balls to spare after restrict- Birmingham. 14-3 after winning the toss. ing Australia. Australia captain Aaron Finch Australia’s prolific opening Openers Roy and Jonny Bair- turned to Steve Smith’s occa- pair of David Warner and Finch, stow (34) put on 124 for the first sional leg-spin in a desperate bid as well as Peter Handscomb, wicket, their fourth consecutive to break the partnership. were all back in the pavilion by century stand. Smith booed the seventh over. England, losing finalists in Smith was booed by a large Warner, who like Smith 1979, 1987 and 1992, will now crowd, a reflection of the for- walked out to boos because of face New Zealand, who have also mer Australia captain’s role in a his role in the ball-tampering yet to win the World Cup after ball-tampering scandal in South scandal, returned to even louder Matt Henry of New Zealand celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of KL Rahul of India finishing runners-up to Austral- Africa that saw him banned for cat-calls after being dismissed ia four years ago, in Sunday’s fi- performance from the whole natural going into a semi-final. larly good form, hitting left-arm 12 months. for nine. nal at Lord’s following the Black team. It started with the bowl- The way we produced the goods fast bowler Mitchell Starc and But the jeers turned to cheers Smith and Alex Carey steadied Caps’ surprise semi-final win ing performance and then the just showed how good we are Nathan Lyon for sixes. as Roy hit three huge straight the innings with a fourth-wicket over India. way they knocked that off was and where we are at as a team.” Australia were in desperate sixes in as many balls. stand of 103 but wickets tumbled “I’m pretty speechless,” outstanding. Roy, who missed three match- need of early wickets after suf- Bairstow fell lbw to Starc, at regular intervals and Australia said man-of-the-match Chris “There were some nerves es earlier in the tournament with fering a top-order collapse on who in the process set a new re- were unable to set England a Woakes. “It was an incredible around this morning but that’s a torn hamstring, was in particu- the way to being dismissed for cord for most wickets at a single testing target. India mourns World Kohli says fans should be ‘measured’ after World Cup woe Cup shocker AFP | Manchester Indian cricket fans are known to book the semi-final clash with for angry outbursts after crush- fourth-placed underdogs New AFP | New Delhi ndia captain Virat Kohli ing defeats, but Kohli said losing Zealand. Ihas urged frustrated fans in is part and parcel of sport and But Kane Williamson’s side ricket-mad Indians tried his cricket-crazy nation not should not trigger an extreme posted 239-8 after batting first Cto come to terms with to get emotional after their reaction from either supporters on a tricky pitch and then de- their shock World Cup exit, shock World Cup semi-fi - or players. fended the total with some ex- with the Times of India tell- nal defeat to New Zealand on “I have always been of the fa- cellent fast bowling. ing readers “The Sun will Wednesday. vour of a measured reaction and Kohli insisted the defeat, still rise tomorrow” and Kohli’s side went down to by yes disappointment is there in a which came after India won Ravindra Jadeja emerging 18 runs at Old Trafford after the loss but don’t take it to extreme,” seven of nine group games, will as a new national hero. last four tie was played over two Kohli told reporters. eventually be dissected to work Jadeja and veteran Ma- days due rain in Manchester. “Because many players out what went wrong. hendra Singh Dhoni, re- Chasing 240 for victory, India will not be able to process it. “I don’t think that I would like nowned as one of the game’s lost four of their top batsmen Everything has to be balanced, to break things down immedi- great finishers, rekindled for 24 runs in the first 10 overs like we want it to be on the field. ately,” said Kohli. the hopes of the cricket-cra- and were eventually bowled out “It is easy to criticise from the “But in time we will have to zy nation with a fighting for 221. outside when somebody loses sit down and analyse things that seventh-wicket century The unexpected loss left a and you are put on top when we could have done right in this partnership but it wasn’t largely Indian-dominated crowd are winning. But when it hap- game. enough as India, cahsing at Old Trafford disappointed, pens on a big scale then it is “We are not shying away from 240 to win, fell 18 runs short. while a billion fans back home a national responsibility that accepting that we did not stand “For a while it looked like tried to come to terms with how you react to the sport you up to the challenge and we were he (Dhoni) would turn back the heartbreaking end of the watch.” not good enough under pres- the clock and script another team’s bid for a third World Cup Pre-tournament favourites In- sure. Accept the failure as it great escape, but that was crown. dia had topped the group table Virat Kohli tosses up his bat in frustration shows on the scoreboard.” not to be,” wrote the Indian Express under the headline “The un-finisher”. Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar said the target was straightforward but Group defeats no bother to Williamson ahead of final India had been too reliant AFP | Manchester And after what New Zealand the round-robin was worth a on the top three in the bat- media quickly dubbed ‘The couple of points so they were ting order -- Rohit Sharma, ew Zealand captain Kane Manchester Miracle’, the un- all important,” Williamson KL Rahul and captain Vi - NWilliamson insisted the fact derstated Williamson insisted said. rat Kohli -- who each only his side lost to potential World the 2015 runners-up had every “Obviously a semi-final is scored one run. Cup final opponents Australia chance of going one better and worth a few more than two “I am disappointed be- and England earlier in the tour- winning their first World Cup points. But, you know, we’ll go cause we should have nament would have no bearing title. into another match and try to chased 240 without any on Sunday’s showpiece match Williamson is confident de- implement similar things that doubt. It wasn’t a big total,” at Lord’s. spite an 86-run defeat by Aus- are important to our side, that Tendulkar told India Today. The Black Caps, who only tralia -- the team that beat New gives us the best chance of suc- “But I feel that we can’t be reached the last four on net Zealand in the final four years cess. all the time relying on Rohit run-rate, upset the odds to beat ago -- and a 119-run loss to Eng- “There are so many strong to give a good start or Virat group table-toppers India by 18 land in the initial 10-team group teams in the tournament that to come and make sure that runs in a dramatic semi-final at stage. can go either way, two very good a solid foundation is built,” Old Trafford on Wednesday. “Every game throughout sides. New Zealand’s Kane Williamson takes a catch to dismiss India’s Hardik Pandya he said..
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