Reigning 50-over Cricket World Cup champions England have been torn to shreds by their countrymen after a ruthless shellacking in the opening match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
In a replay of the 2019 World Cup Final against New Zealand, which has gone down as one of the greatest matches in the history of the format after it was decided onWatch every match of The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Live on Kayo Sports. Starts THU 5 OCT 7:30PM AEDT.England entered the tournament as the second favourites behind only hosts India for the competition but were handed a harsh reality check in a nine wicket loss.
New Zealand reached the target after 36.2 overs, leaving 82 balls remaining in a brutal annihilation. “It was a disappointing day. You have to be able to compete to say you were outplayed and for a lot of the game, they didn’t compete.”“They will be kicking themselves a little bit. They didn’t throw many punches. I don’t think they went hard enough.”“ will have to show significant improvement very quickly after a rusty and drab performance brought defeat in a manner that has rarely befallen them in recent times,” Atherton wrote.
Former England captain Joe Root, who top scored for the side with 77, labelled it “below par in all departments”.
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