T20 World Cup: England squeak through after Scotland fall short
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Henry Moeran, Geoff Lemon and Steven Finn react to England reaching the men’s T20 World Cup Super Eights after Scotland narrowly fell short against Australia.
There’s reaction from a rain-hit Antigua, where England overcame the weather and Namibia to put themselves into the next round.
Nikesh Rughani, Qasim Sheikh and Aatif Nawaz meanwhile look at Scotland’s heartbreaking defeat to Australia, which sees them exit the tournament.
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| 0:34.7 | You're listening to the TMS Podcasts from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:39.8 | Well, hello and welcome to Antiga, where England are breathing a huge sigh of relief. |
| 0:46.0 | They're through to the World Cup Super 8s after beating Namibia in a rain-affected match |
| 0:50.4 | and after Australia did them a favour by beating Scotland in St Lucia. |
| 0:54.8 | We'll get reaction to both games shortly and start the look ahead to the Super 8 stage. |
| 0:59.2 | The TMS Podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 1:03.0 | Well, alongside me here in Antigua, |
| 1:06.0 | former England Fast Boulder Stephen Finn, Australia writer and broadcaster with the ABC Jeff Lemon. |
| 1:11.0 | Also here, a remarkable day really in Antigua |
| 1:16.4 | England beating Namibia and the weather to reach the super eight stages |
| 1:20.3 | margin of victory 41 runs via DLS for a long time look like the weather |
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