Stick To Cricket

Stick to Cricket: England through- T20 Cricket World Cup Review

  • Emily Sapsford
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Michael Vaughan, David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd, Phil ‘Tuffers’ Tufnell and Sir Alastair Cook
Michael Vaughan, David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd, Phil ‘Tuffers’ Tufnell and Sir Alastair Cook

The latest episode of Stick To Cricket sees David "Bumble" Lloyd, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell and Sir Alastair Cook react to a huge week at the T20 World Cup!


Betfair and The Overlap proudly present "Stick to Cricket," a captivating show featuring renowned England cricket legends Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, David 'Bumble' Lloyd, and Phil 'Tuffers' Tufnell.

The weekly show offers insights and discussions, with special guests joining the cricket icons to delve into the sport's hottest topics.

Having been away for a few weeks, Sir Alastair Cook returns to the panel to make up the usual foursome as they discuss the T20 World Cup as the tournament heads into the Super 8 Stage.


Watch Stick To Cricket Episode 33 for the T20 World Cup Review


England are missing Joe Root

Michael Vaughan: "I am Staggered that Joe Root is not playing for England at the T20 World Cup, he is exactly what England are missing. I know there has been a couple of big scores but the 170-180s are going to be the scores that are going to win games of cricket and Joe Root is that style of player. I'm staggered that he isn't over there."

Alastair Cook: "I know people are slagging England off a bit in this group stage, but teams have just got free shots at them. Every time they play against a big nation, there's no pressure on them. You've then see the pressure of the big teams thinking God, we can't mess up here. I think it'll change in the Super 8's for England."

This is Harry Brook's moment

Michael Vaughan: "This is Harry Brook's moment to go and prove himself in the big games for England, as he is yet to do that.

"It is a good debate whether Harry Brook is too low in the order at the moment in the T20 side. That innings he played in Sri Lanka, he's just got a genius in him, hasn't he?

"The one thing I say about Harry Brook, if you look at his career so far, he's played some incredible knocks, but it's been away from what I call the showcase. The showcase in Cricket for me is an Ashes series. Have you done it in a big Ashes series when it really matters? Harry Brook is yet to have done that. 

"Harry hasn't played many World Cups, but this is his moment. These next two weeks, the Super 8s, go and deliver an 80 or 100 in a big, big game."

Do we have a chance of beating India at the T20 World Cup?

Alastair Cook: "India have to play below par for any side to have a chance at beating them at the T20 World Cup.

"The only thing beating India is pressure at the end of the day. I think you have to put runs on the board and hope you can get a couple of wickets early and then the pressure will mount. The reason they are so good is that they play so much of it in those conditions that every scenario they come across, they seem to have a way of dealing with. They have to play below their potential for any other side to have a chance."

Michael Vaughan: "I look at India's 11, and they've pretty much got eight or nine players that can win a game by themselves."


Now read Ed Hawkins latest T20 World Cup Tips here

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