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What a day
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What a day of sport we had yesterday here in England.

With the British GP, the Cricket World Cup final, and the Wimbledon finals all on the same day, it felt like sports fans were somewhat overloaded, and it raised the question of whether things could have been organised better.

Fortunately I'm not a Tennis fan, so I only had to follow two events.

The British GP was great, with Hamilton winning, lots of great racing, and a spectacular mistake by Vettel.

But that was all fairly tame compared to what must have been the most incredible end imaginable in the cricket. My nerves were shredded by the end of the match.

The BBC summed up an amazing match like this...


Quote:A match that ended in a tie to produce a tie-breaker that also ended in a tie. A final over that contained a six that was a six and also contained a six that wasn't a six at all but actually a two and a four, which meant the final over wasn't the final over any more either.

When you try to navigate your way through those 60 hallucinogenic minutes you keep coming up against these impossible riddles: New Zealand's Martin Guptill facing the first ball of the match and the last one too; a tournament that England's men had never won before won with a winning margin that wasn't even a winning margin.

I think we have to accept that there was an element of good fortune in both British wins, and the Cricket in particular seemed harsh on the losers New Zealand.

But what an incredible day, I don't think I've ever seen anything like it.

Was anybody else following it?
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What a day - by JasonB - 15th-Jul-19, 08:49 AM
RE: What a day - by Gordon Steadman - 15th-Jul-19, 10:28 AM
RE: What a day - by CMOTD - 15th-Jul-19, 10:40 AM
RE: What a day - by JasonB - 15th-Jul-19, 11:33 AM
RE: What a day - by Anthony B - 15th-Jul-19, 11:09 AM
RE: What a day - by Gordon Steadman - 15th-Jul-19, 11:18 AM
RE: What a day - by JasonB - 15th-Jul-19, 11:34 AM
RE: What a day - by CMOTD - 15th-Jul-19, 02:40 PM
RE: What a day - by JasonB - 15th-Jul-19, 03:34 PM
RE: What a day - by CMOTD - 15th-Jul-19, 05:59 PM
RE: What a day - by JasonB - 15th-Jul-19, 07:00 PM
RE: What a day - by dvd3500 - 16th-Jul-19, 09:03 AM

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