Image via WikipediaAs per Cricinfo, the teams for the T20 World Cup final will be from Australia squad -MJ Clarke*, DT Christian, BJ Haddin†, RJ Harris, NM Hauritz, DJ Hussey, MEK Hussey, MG Johnson, DP Nannes, TD Paine†, SPD Smith, SW Tait, DA Warner, SR Watson, CL WhiteEngland squad - PD Collingwood*, JM Anderson, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, C Kieswetter†, MJ Lumb,...
Barring accidents, disaster, recession or disease, the World Twenty20 final should be contested by England and Australia in a few days from now.The tossers who seed sides for ICC tournaments didn’t rate Australia’s chances of even getting to the Super Eights this year, much less the final. Everyone expected England to do well-ish, but ultimately go down fighting somewhere near the end....
Despite their early stumble, England still qualified for the Super 8s stage of the World Twenty20. The same can’t be said for Australia who went out in straight sets.
For its troubles, England finds itself in a difficult group alongside India, West Indies and South Africa. This is definitely the Group of Death, even more so [...]...
This feels slightly strange. England and Australia, the old Ashes rivals, going face-to-face in cricket’s newest format. Both teams have had indifferent attitudes to T20 in the past, but they are taking it deadly seriously now. England, barring the weather, have been largely untroubled going into today’s final. Australia, as well, were supposed to have had an easy route [...]...
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