New Zealand vs England ICC Cricket World Cup Final PT 1

It looks like England are poised to make one of the biggest statements that they have ever made in the one day format as they swept aside Australia to secure a spot in the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup for the first time. Their arch-rivals had won the tournament four times since England were even able to muster up a spot in the semi finals. 

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This time around many cricket observers had figure that they would be tangling with the Indian side to secure the trophy but New Zealand were able to put together a great performance with both bat and ball to take care of an underwhelming Indian side let by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. 

The Black Caps had been previously listed at a hefty 10/1 price tag to secure the victory in the finals when they were lining up before the qualifying contest. This time around they are trading at a price of around 5/2 with a couple of bookmakers going as high as an 11/4 listing on the New Zealanders to get the best of England and secure an improbable trophy. 

The action at Lord’s will be coming in thick and fast and England have a great record at the hallowed cricket ground but none as good as they do at Edgbaston as they are virtually undefeated there and their performance against the Australians showed that they are in pole position when they come into a match-up with confidence. 

The real tale was told by their fast bowling attack with the opening pair taking the Aussies to 3-27 early on and Archer’s spell with the ball saw one of the Aussie players requiring stitches on the chin after his helmet was knocked off by a well-delivered bouncer.