
Brendon McCullum: An enviable combination of bravado and goodwill – Almanack
"We probably won some fans around the world because of the way we carried ourselves"
"We probably won some fans around the world because of the way we carried ourselves"
"The argument may one day be settled by another innings, and Stokes will doubtless play it"
"A game that kept confounding expectations"
"The fans began to wonder: could a place in the semi-finals really be slipping through England’s fingers?"
"For South Africa, a fifth defeat really did mean curtains"
"No one saw this coming – least of all England"
He later admitted he didn’t think he had the innings in him
"The Sri Lankans declined to send anyone to the press conference"
"Archer unleashed a five-over spell peaking at 95.1mph"
"A team whose spirit was breaking"
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