A slow-burn, horribly gripping, ultimately uproarious day at Lord’s. There has never been a World Cup final like this
Put out more flags. Unfurl the mothballed bunting. Prepare that unaccustomed victory dance. England have won a World Cup – and in the most extraordinary of circumstances.
On a slow-burn, horribly gripping, ultimately uproarious day at Lord’s, England’s cricketers beat New Zealand to win the ICC’s 50-over trophy. It is just the third such triumph for the nation’s sportsmen in any major global sport in almost 90 years of trying. The men now join the women as world champions in this format, a trophy Heather Knight’s team won on the same ground almost exactly two years ago.
Written by Barney Ronay at Lord’s
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/14/england-win-cricket-world-cup-and-for-once-the-nation-really-was-watching under the title “England win a World Cup … and for once the nation really was watching | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
