Cricket, lovely cricket

Get on before tomorrow morning. The two sides who are favourites for Group A in the Champions Trophy should be the outsiders IMO.

Sri Lanka to win the Group, 7/2 minimum

Will they beat New Zealand tomorrow Bert?

The word is that they are a side beyond their best. I don't see it. They migt be in a degree of decline, yes, but frankly, Australia aren't exactly world beaters and I genuinely don't fancy England against anyone.

The format of this game might be the kicker but even so, I'd still be a backer of them to win the group. I think even in decline they are effectively the least worst of the four and they are a hardened one day unit who play test cricket and not the reverse.

Therefore I have to assume they do, Tone.

Well, they've beaten NZ 10 times in their last 11 meetings.
I may have a tickle.

Sri Lanka 66/5

All out 138

Fuck international cricket, with its spot price fixing pension fund fucking cheats.

NZ 50-4

Fucking park game

Certainly is.

More than a whiff about it, apparently, Tone. Dilshan waves bat around to get it replaced end of over four. Nearly caught next ball, gated the ball after.

Seems Pereira sought permission to challenge an LBW he knew he'd hit. FFS

Fuck me, this goes to the wire. 8 down, 16 or so to win, overs not an issue

Oh dear, a seeming LBW given as a four off the bat...

Last wicket, 5 to win.

Fucking hell

Fuck knows how that ends up. It sounds like the end of the Ali v Liston fight

"I want to box" "Fight's over, Sonny" "What's the result?" "No-one knows but you lost..."

The fucking stupid cunts could be doing rain dances now and have landed the fucking bet.

I maintain that the betting was upside down - the England result bears that out.  Now England have a fair shout of winning the fucking group despite not being able to defend almost 300

A rain out today would have given Sri Lanka the easy sum of "win v Australia" tomorrow to win the group and put England out irrespective.

Whoever wangled a 24 over game must have had a big antepost slip.

And they beat Australia as well.  Two fucking group favourites, both twatted and still the bet fails.