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"Starts on 5 October. Hopefully England can successfully defend the trophy, but it will be tough in Indian conditions. If England fall short, anyone but India or Australia please. I do fear India will 'find a way' to win their home World Cup though, given it's in their backyard and they effectively control the ICC these days."

Only a Bell-End would think that….

Coffee 1:10 Tue Nov 21 I thought you were saying that about this forum. What a bunch of cry babies.

India were head and shoulders the best team in the competition. Probably the biggest upset in a final since India beat the Windies in 1983

Well done Australia on winning what is effectively the Commonwealth Countries cup. It’s really reached out to the world this tournament…..

"Excuses, whining and widespread misery dominate the front and back pages of Indian newspapers for a second day. Sore losers."

Fauxstralian 12:39 Tue Nov 21 That makes a lot more sense from an entertainment point of view. I suspect that the ICC are more interested in dragging out the tournement to maximise TV revenues. Two round robin phases is ludicrous as the matches should be about jeopardy and entertainment. England's slow motion car crash this time around showed that.

Think Steven Finn suggested something similar for 2027 I'd go 14 teams in two groups of 7 Play the other 6 in your group (2 games a day) Top 4 of each go into quarter finals A1 v B4 A2 v B3 A3 v B2 A4 v B1 Semi finals then final

"ps Noone gives a fuck about Rugby Union. A dying game (coach sacked , CEO sacked) & having its lunch eaten in the rugby states by AFL Yesterday and today is the draft for the AFL so every 17/18yo over 6' 2 is getting picked up by an AFL club leaving rugby with the public school dregs Reckon Australia were probably 5th ranked behind India, England , S Africa & NZ but got their act together when it mattered. Bit like the t20 cup they won a couple of years ago when they were outplayed by Pakistan for 35 of the 40 overs in the semi final and then had a bye in the final playing the serial chokers NZ"

"They surely can't repeat that format again? I believe the 2027, 50 over World Cup, is 14 teams, but two groups of 7. Top 3 qualify for ""super six,"" with some points carried forward from group games, but teams only play the 3 qualifiers, not from their group, then semi finals and a final."

Fauxstralian 6:07 Sun Nov 19 Yeah add to that didn’t even qualify from your group in the WC Rugby.

For me we have reached the stage in international sport where the competition is only worth watching once the knock out stage has been reached.

The tournament lasted longer than Liz Truss' premiership...

"The Aussies were the best team in the tournament and deserved to win it. But they are still grade A cunts. The bigger problem for me was that I had lost interest in the tournament quite some time ago. England being appalling was part of that, sure (although they were never going to win a tournament in India). But the bigger factor was that this format went on for too long, there were too many games for each team and the whole thing was just a ridiculous slog (excuse the pun) for players and fans alike. They surely can't repeat that format again? It was tortuous. England (and others) being so dire should have seen them eliminated well before they officially couldn't qualify for the semi-finals. The fact that they still had ""a chance"" after god knows how many defeats made a mockery of the format. As one of the BBC writers has explained today, there was a huge absence of jeopardy in most matches for most teams. There's just too much international cricket at the moment. And prolonging the ODI Word Cup like that does not help. Shorter, sharper and more meaningful games, thanks. If that means a shit England go home even earlier, so be it."

There is very little in international sport more unpalatable than seeing Australia win anything.

My head wanted the Aussies to win. My heart wanted India to win. Hate Modi....

Anyone but the Aussies ffs!

Well the Indians sure shat the bed in their big moment. Shame they lost to the only team more unlikeable than even them. That Ump who game not out to the Bumrah LBW ain’t going to be popular…

"This Millenials Wokerati Australian team (c2015-2023) is arguably up there in the top 10 sides of all time now. Not sure any of the other modern teams except England’s 2009-2012/13 era side (World Test Champs in all but name, Away Ashes win, Away win in India, Ashes domination, White Ball World Champs) would be in that discussion bracket."

Insufferable cunts beat entitled cunts on their own shithole...Yawn

"Show a little class... says the man who just posted this after victory: Fauxstralian 6:07 Sun Nov 19 Re: Cricket World Cup 130,000 Indians heading for the bicycle park Smashing the unbeaten 'unbeatable' Indians on their own patch Class in victory and defeat was on display in abundance 4 years ago. There's very little of it this time"

"Dry your eyes , stewie, and show a little class An unbelievable performance against all the odds"

"Dry your eyes , stewie, and show a little class An unbelievable performance against all the odds"

"Glad to see the entitled Indians get a good thrashing at last, just a shame that the cheating, gloating, arsewipe Aussies that had to do it."

"Fauxstralian 6:07 Sun Nov 19 Re: Cricket World Cup 130,000 Indians heading for the bicycle park Very reminiscent of the LOLstralian 'support' when things don't go well. Although to be fair to the Indians, they lasted longer than your lot do"

Only game I’ve watched right through and thoroughly enjoyed it. Well played Australia.