Yes Aussies and England the big favorites generally. Along with the Kiwis. Be a lot of one sided games which I am not sure is good in terms of the sports appeal to the general public.
This Aussie team is 'inexperienced' in that more than half of them are uncapped - so they're not favourites (NZ and Tonga tipped for the final) but are far too good for Scotland. 40-0 after 36 minutes.
"World Series" Baseball. Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros, game 1 of 7. And what a game: instant classic. Enjoy! I Certainly did. Six to go...
Watching the Wales v PNG Rugby League WC match - had to chuckle at the pre-match comments from the pundits, tipping Wales to win and questioning whether PNG could play in a wet midweek match in Doncaster. HT - Wales 0 PNG 24.
Another big win for Australia - 48-4 against Lebanon, with winger Josh Addo-Carr scoring five tries. Now face either New Zealand or Fiji in the semi final.
Phew ! England get over the line v Sri Lanka. Scare losing a few wickets mid innings but fortunately Stokes held firm .
Been moderately busy today, so couldn’t post this earlier. If you have the chance to see the France NZ ladies’ rugby World Cup semi-final, do give it a go. It was a cracking game, so if you can go into the game without knowing the score, do so.
New Zealand v Fiji quarter final is a bit rugged, with a little skill injected. Fiji leading 12-6 at half time but it could go either way.
Final score 24-18 to NZ. A bruising second half, edge of seat stuff until the final minutes. Fiji played really well but just fell short. Should be an interesting semi final against Australia - am still tipping the Aussies though.
