'Beat anyone, but not us'
The match in which England nearly slipped on an Afghanistan banana skin, in tweets
Yesterdays frenzy at the end of the England women's game has been caught by the men's team at the start...
— Iain O'Brien (@iainobrien) March 23, 2016
Upset on the cards...#Afg v #Eng #WT20
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 23, 2016
@isaguha open your eyes mate and fill @meljones_33 and I in. Just landed in Delhi to this!! #gold
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) March 23, 2016
Nabi Uproots. Out goes Root. #EngvAfg #Wt20
— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) March 23, 2016
42. The answer to life, the universe and "What was the score when the best run-out of the #WT20 was effectuated?" #AFG #ENG @MohammadNabi007
— Arya Yuyutsu (@aryayuyutsu) March 23, 2016
That 6th over from Nabi was the most fun over in the tournament so far. It's going to take a helluva lot to top it.
— stuart hess (@shockerhess) March 23, 2016
Nabi swoops like a seagull (not many of those in Delhi) at extra cover, and Buttler goes. England 50-5!
— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) March 23, 2016
I was genuinely hoping Afghanistan would beat one of the major cricketing teams , but not us !!
— andrew flintoff (@flintoff11) March 23, 2016
Sooner we get rid of these rank amateur associates the better
— Barney Ronay (@barneyronay) March 23, 2016
England T20 campaign to continue on Comedy Central HD.
— Sim (@SimUKCricket) March 23, 2016
England's Afghanistan campaigns rarely go well #AFGvENG #WT20
— Kamran Abbasi (@KamranAbbasi) March 23, 2016
Guys, imagine Shahzad batting chasing 115. I reckon he goes even harder.
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) March 23, 2016
England.
— Dennis Freedman (@DennisCricket_) March 23, 2016
You are not playing The Netherlands.
At what point do we just claim this isn't England being terrible, just them trying to promote Associate cricket? #clutching #straws #WT20
— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) March 23, 2016
I, for one, am proud to see the stand England are taking to promote associate cricket.
— Jonathan Wilson (@jonawils) March 23, 2016
Just comes down to an inability to play spin in subcontinental conditions. Doesn't matter what the format. Same old story #AFGvENG
— Huw Turbervill (@huwzat) March 23, 2016
Imagine running an international sport having a commodity like this #AFG cricket team and excluding them from your showpiece event #madness
— Erik Nielsen (@ErikNielsen2759) March 23, 2016
#Eng 5 down for 50 or less in T20Is:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 23, 2016
47/5 v NZ, Hamilton, 2013 (lost)
42/5 vs Net, Chittagong, 2014 (lost)
50/5 vs Afg, today (?)#WT20
The Afghanistan banana skin for England. @MichaelVaughan @KP24 @piersmorgan pic.twitter.com/3qbM1ILSmI
— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49) March 23, 2016
England entirely justifying their decision to create a team that 'bats deep' in T20 cricket specifically for their match against Afghanistan
— King Cricket (@TheKingsTweets) March 23, 2016
Amazing how one over can neutralise the previous 18. #wt20
— Ric Finlay (@RicFinlay) March 23, 2016
England just scored more runs in the 19th over than they did in the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th put together.
— Jonathan Liew (@jonathanliew) March 23, 2016
I have a picture in my head of Jordan, on his knees missing a run out with an overthrow that goes for 2 to give #afg the win... #wt20 #eng
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) March 23, 2016
Drat.#AFGvENG
— Richard Hinds (@rdhinds) March 23, 2016
Afghanistan should pad up Inzamam. #WT20
— Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) March 23, 2016
I preferred it when England were 50/5. #MakeCricketFunAgain
— stuart hess (@shockerhess) March 23, 2016
Still a good chance to get a healthy run-rate boost here if #Eng nip the final wicket out. Which would be an odd end to the day.
— Rory Dollard (@thervd) March 23, 2016
Kite stopped play.
— King Cricket (@TheKingsTweets) March 23, 2016
What is England's success rate percentage with yorkers? About 10% I imagine... Truly awful execution mostly
— Oliver Brett (@sport_oliver) March 23, 2016
Don't think England will be needing any dinner. They've made a right meal of that victory already #Eng #afg #WT20
— Andrew Miller (@miller_cricket) March 23, 2016
For the first 40% of this Match @englandcricket were absolutely useless ... Last 60% outstanding ... English cricket for you... !! #OnOn
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 23, 2016
IThat partnership at the end has made the difference! The boys have done what they needed to do and that's all that matters! #EngvAfg #WT20
— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) March 23, 2016
In the bad old days, England would have messed up both innings against an Associate side. These days it's just one innings. Real progress.
— Daniel Brigham (@dan_brigham) March 23, 2016
Old England beat Afghanistan by 116 runs in 2012 WT20 https://t.co/IwWPrxQ6Fd New England manage 15-run win in 2016 https://t.co/dB9fzoKvN5
— Alan R Gardner (@alanroderick) March 23, 2016