- Cricket World Cup updates from the match at Trent Bridge
- Talking points after the first half of the tournament
- Any thoughts? Email or tweet @mike_hytner
First email of the day. “Morning Mike.” Good evening, Nick Toovey. “With the as-yet-unidentified burning orb of gas appearing over the UK that residents of other countries refer to as ‘The Sun’, and Aus finally (or rumoured to be) playing Nathan Lyon, I wonder if this is the start of the ‘Second Phase’ of the tournament as such – tired pitches, dry weather (hopefully), we could see a complete 180 from yesterday’s nip-and-nibble-like-fire from de Grandhomme in muggy conditions into the long-predicted spinners World Cup in baking conditions.” Burning orb of gas, you say? It’s definitely up there somewhere. Doesn’t get much better than this.
So, we’re at the halfway stage of the tournament. How’s it been for you so far? The general consensus is that there is definite room for a bona fide classic match to break out at some point, if the to-date overall disappointing weather will allow it. Pertinent to today’s clash, Shakib al Hasan has proved he can be a world beater, while Australia seem to bring the best out of opposition fielders. Those and more talking points (10, count ‘em, in total), as decreed by Simon Burnton, here:
Related: Cricket World Cup 2019: 10 talking points at the halfway stage
Written by Mike Hytner (now), Geoff Lemon & Adam Collins (later)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jun/20/australia-v-bangladesh-cricket-world-cup-2019-live under the title “Australia v Bangladesh: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
