• Trent Boult’s hat-trick in vain as Starc takes 5-26
Be afraid, England and Wales 2019. The Aussies are coming. Or rather, the Aussies are still coming, after an 86-run defeat of a New Zealand team who seemed consumed by the occasion at Lord’s.
At times in the Black Caps’ attempts to chase 243 this felt a bit like a Sunday morning junior age group game. Steve Smith sent down some weird, wonky all-sorts. Wickets were greeted with jokey huddles. It took the return of Mitchell Starc to restore a sense of World Cup order, figures of 5-26 reflecting a spell of brutal, high-grade, white-ball fast-bowling that blew away the tail.
Written by Barney Ronay at Lord’s
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/29/mitchell-starc-new-zealand-usman-khawaja-australia-cricket-world-cup under the title “Mitchell Starc sinks New Zealand after Usman Khawaja lifts Australia”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
