Bomber wrote: If you want to use luck as any guide, look at the men's last ODI World Cup final.
Or does the "won under the rules of the comp" (ref D/L) not matter now?
It didn't seem to matter to all the aussies who are still crying about us winning.
Australia won under the competition rules, that's a fact. Them being the best team in the tournament isn't. They were lucky, all teams need some luck to win any major tournament.
Bomber wrote: If you want to use luck as any guide, look at the men's last ODI World Cup final.
Or does the "won under the rules of the comp" (ref D/L) not matter now?
It didn't seem to matter to all the aussies who are still crying about us winning.
Australia won under the competition rules, that's a fact. Them being the best team in the tournament isn't. They were lucky, all teams need some luck to win any major tournament.
No-one cried, unlike you on this thread, they just felt for the Kiwis who were unlucky.
Bomber wrote: If you want to use luck as any guide, look at the men's last ODI World Cup final.
Or does the "won under the rules of the comp" (ref D/L) not matter now?
It didn't seem to matter to all the aussies who are still crying about us winning.
Australia won under the competition rules, that's a fact. Them being the best team in the tournament isn't. They were lucky, all teams need some luck to win any major tournament.
Exactly right - just like how England won the last men's ODI World Cup even though they weren't the best team in the tournament. They got lucky and rode their luck to win the tournament
Bomber wrote: If you want to use luck as any guide, look at the men's last ODI World Cup final.
Or does the "won under the rules of the comp" (ref D/L) not matter now?
It didn't seem to matter to all the aussies who are still crying about us winning.
Australia won under the competition rules, that's a fact. Them being the best team in the tournament isn't. They were lucky, all teams need some luck to win any major tournament.
Exactly right - just like how England won the last men's ODI World Cup even though they weren't the best team in the tournament. They got lucky and rode their luck to win the tournament
Why would you say that England weren't the best team?
They finished 3rd after the group stage. They were 1-1 v Australia in the tournament. Lost to Sri Lanka and Pakistan who were both poor in the tournament. Tied NZ in the final and only won on an obscure countback rule. India were probably the best team in the tournament until the semi final when they choked.
You said yourself teams have to ride their luck and England certainly did - the extra runs they got in the final when the ball veered off Stokes’ bat and into the boundary (plus the extra run they got on that play when it should have only been 5 runs) is testament to that luck.
I’m not denying they’re the current world champions but your logic that Australia weren’t the best team at the women’s t20 World Cup can be applied to England as well.
Frank Costanza wrote:They finished 3rd after the group stage. They were 1-1 v Australia in the tournament. Lost to Sri Lanka and Pakistan who were both poor in the tournament. Tied NZ in the final and only won on an obscure countback rule. India were probably the best team in the tournament until the semi final when they choked.
You said yourself teams have to ride their luck and England certainly did - the extra runs they got in the final when the ball veered off Stokes’ bat and into the boundary (plus the extra run they got on that play when it should have only been 5 runs) is testament to that luck.
I’m not denying they’re the current world champions but your logic that Australia weren’t the best team at the women’s t20 World Cup can be applied to England as well.
I completely agree with you and your point proves the case for what I have been saying all along. Thanks.
Frank Costanza wrote:They finished 3rd after the group stage. They were 1-1 v Australia in the tournament. Lost to Sri Lanka and Pakistan who were both poor in the tournament. Tied NZ in the final and only won on an obscure countback rule. India were probably the best team in the tournament until the semi final when they choked.
You said yourself teams have to ride their luck and England certainly did - the extra runs they got in the final when the ball veered off Stokes’ bat and into the boundary (plus the extra run they got on that play when it should have only been 5 runs) is testament to that luck.
I’m not denying they’re the current world champions but your logic that Australia weren’t the best team at the women’s t20 World Cup can be applied to England as well.
I completely agree with you and your point proves the case for what I have been saying all along. Thanks.
So england were lucky by your own admission. About time you owned up.
Bomber wrote:^ Lucky v "some luck" - I've lapped you already
There it is and black and white I'm afraid. To get some luck, you must be lucky.
KEEP UP
Lapped you a second time, so no need. Lucky means lucky 100% - some luck implies you had a bit of luck but not necessarily lucky overall.
Example for those who can only think black or white - Team A beats team B 5-0 but one of the goals was a wicked deflection so may have "had a bit of luck" - doesn't necessarily mean they were lucky to win. Kapish?