Sports fans revel in Super Sunday at Wimbledon and the cricket
5 years, 5 months ago

Sports fans revel in Super Sunday at Wimbledon and the cricket

Daily Mail  

Sports fans revelled in perhaps the most gripping hour in the history of British sport on Sunday as Wimbledon and the Cricket World Cup both ended in the most dramatic way imaginable. Super Sunday: England cricket fans pack into Trafalgar Square to watch the World Cup final on a day which ended in extraordinary drama in both the cricket and the tennis Bedlam: England players wheel away after they won the Cricket World Cup for the first time in the most dramatic ending imaginable in the final at Lord's Battle of the greats: Novak Djokovic returns against Roger Federer during an epic Wimbledon final Top of the world: The England cricket team celebrate after one of the greatest days in their history - winning the World Cup England cricket fans had packed into Trafalgar Square to watch the final on a big screen and could barely believe their eyes as they watched their heroes take home the trophy. Making a splash: Cricket fans in Trafalgar Square cool off in the fountains as the match reached a gripping climax on Sunday It's me: Fans in the ground at Lord's react to seeing themselves on the big screen during the final against New Zealand Celebrate: England fans celebrate on top of a Trafalgar Square fountain after watching England win the Cricket World Cup Enraptured fans took to Twitter to voice their astonishment at the two sporting dramas Another Twitter user called Rachel said: 'I've done nothing all day other than watch cricket and tennis and I don't actually care. The trophy is theirs because they scored more boundaries through the final, which was the closest in history Big crowd: England fans gather in Trafalgar Square to watch their team in the Cricket World Cup final Winning moment: England's Jos Buttler breaks the stumps to take the wicket of New Zealand's Martin Guptill in the super over to win the 2019 Cricket World Cup Time to celebrate: England captain Eoin Morgan is sprayed with champagne as the team celebrates winning the World Cup in extraordinary fashion Celebration: England fans rejoicing in central London as the match is played out on the big screen in Trafalgar Square Dramatic conclusion: The final twelve balls went for thirty runs, each one greeted as agony or ecstasy by the hordes of fans in Trafalgar Square Divine intervention: Fans watching in Trafalgar Square took to praying as the two sides entered their Super Over tie break this afternoon Drama in front of their eyes: England and New Zealand fans react to the drama on a big screen in the Trafalgar Square fan zone Celebrity fans from the worlds of television, sport and politics also voiced their bewilderment at the drama unfolding on television screens. Supporters in the 'fanzone' in Trafalgar Square celebrate after watching England win the Cricket World Cup The Barmy Army flocked to London's Trafalgar Square this morning hoping that England would take their first ever World Cup victory at the home of cricket Winning team: Captain Morgan holds the trophy aloft as he and his team-mates celebrate victory in the Cricket World Cup Singing their songs: England fans in good voice as England's Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler fight back during the Cricket World Cup final Fans in central London cheered shouted and waved flags beneath Nelson's Column as in St John's Wood Lord's went wild Fans watching in pubs around the country erupted in joy after the last ball - pictured fans at The George Inn England won by a hair's breadth because they had scored 26 boundaries during the match while New Zealand had managed only 17.

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