Article 6NCJM US upset has lit fire under this World T20 and it’s about to get even hotter | Mark Ramprakash

US upset has lit fire under this World T20 and it’s about to get even hotter | Mark Ramprakash

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Mark Ramprakash
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England play Australia in Barbados while the pitch in New York will give India and Pakistan something else to think about

The USA's stunning victory over Pakistan on Thursday has given this World Cup an upset for the ages - now it's time for the game's established giants to really bring it to life. This weekend sees two of the sport's great rivalries renewed with England playing Australia on Saturday and Pakistan, now fighting tostay in the tournament, facing India on Sunday.

If the matches we have seen so far are any indication, they will be completely contrasting games, with England's in Barbados, a familiar and often high-scoring ground, and India's in the new pop-up stadium near New York, where batting has so far proved very difficult indeed. That is recognised now as the biggest game in global cricket and I expect it to be another very exciting occasion - I just hope weget a surface conducive to a good contest.

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