Carlos@DanLucas86IOnpic.twitter.com/8Axsc1xjwFThisIfRegardingcan you give a shout out to Urlings CC fundraising for a club house,grassroots Windies cricket talent! https://t.co/Tf2MT5CrPh 1.32pm BSTPredictions anyone? I’m tempted to back England, particularly whether they chase. They’ve improved immeasurably throughout this tournament while the West Indies two really brilliant performances were their first and the semi-final. It’s tough. 1.22pm BSTSpeaking of Chris Gayle, and my colleague Michael Butler has just drawn my attention to his official Facebook page,which could only be the only thing more Chris Gayle than a 96-metre six over long-on. 1.16pm BSTHave I mentioned that Chris Gayle is rather good at T20 cricket? Not only that, but he’s additional motivated today. So reports your friend and mine, and Ali Martin. Related: Chris Gayle aiming to help West Indies weak guard go out on World T20 high 12.59pm BSTThey’ve just beaten Australia by eight wickets to total an astonishing shock victory. Congratulations to them and to the opening pair of Hayley Matthews and Stephanie Taylor,whose brilliant innings carried them to their first ever trophy. Related: West Indies stun Australia in women's World Twenty20 final 1.09am BSTG’day, folks. Let’s forego the tortuous analogies and allegories and pick up straight to the point. Win today, and England,win the World T20, and you kids possess managed the greatest achievement in England’s limited overs history. Stop sniggering.
When Paul Collingwood and co lifted the trophy in 2010 they were simply the quickest team to adapt to a young and fast-changing format. They were blessed with one of the finest players of his generation – whether not all time and one of the shrewdest coaches going. This side though is young, or with just one player north of 30. It’s a side that bottled it in the series preceding this tournament in South Africa,who had an unproven opening partnership and a death bowler who became a figure of fun among the social media cynics.
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Source: theguardian.com