Cricket World Cup 2019 wrap: One for the ages - England, New Zealand and boundaries
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Cricket World Cup 2019 wrap: One for the ages - England, New Zealand and boundaries

The Hindu  

A long-drawn championship with its starting grid harking back to May 30, finally wound to a close through seconds that stretched inexorably at Lord’s here on Sunday. The finest World Cup final since the quadrennial tournament’s inception in 1975, twisted and turned as both eventual champion England and runner-up New Zealand fought the good fight. READ | England wins maiden World Cup after Super Over thriller The boundary rule evoked questions and asked for his reaction, England captain Eoin Morgan said: “If you could give me an alternative, I would be able to compare the both. The rules are obviously set out a long time ago and we have no control over them.” Morgan’s New Zealand counterpart Kane Williamson felt ambivalent: “It is pretty hard to swallow when two teams have worked really, really hard to get to this moment in time and when sort of two attempts to separate them as winner and loser and it still doesn't perhaps sort of shine with one side coming through. The rules are there at the start.” READ | It wasn't meant to be - Williamson philosophical after World Cup heartbreak The climax had its multiple talking-points but there is no denying that England and New Zealand deserved to be in the summit clash.

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