 turned over the masters of the tournament choke, South Africa. This is the eighth edition of the tournament, and both of these sides have won it once: England did so in 2010 when they beat the Aussies in Bridgetown, and Pakistan were the victors at Lord's in 2009. Each side has tasted World Cup final defeat once in the format: Pakistan came off second best in the inaugural final in 2007, losing to India at The Wanderers, while the English took the unwanted silver medal in 2016 against India at Eden Gardens. Goes without saying that neither side wants to move 2-1 ahead on runners-up medals... But if England can win this, they will be the holders of the 50 over World Cup and the 20 over version and they can claim without any fear of contradiction to be the best team in){kind=link}
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“There are some green patches and some white patches but it looks a belter. Six of the last eight have been won by the team chasing.”
“Winning here would complete the turnaround in England one-day cricket. Having both trophies at the same time after leaving Adelaide after that Bangladesh game, what a turnaround.”
Not saying it’s a sign or anything but we have the same on-field umpires in Melbourne tonight (Dharmasena & Erasmus) as we had for the 2019 World Cup final at Lord’s #T20WorldCupFinal
England will be wearing black armbands as a mark of respect to David English who has just died. David established the Bunbury Festival (U15 competition). 125 internationals have played in it over 30 years. Including some who’ll feature in this World Cup final. https://t.co/9Stb0u7m3N