At last we had a game befitting a World Cup, the best so far. There was a packed house at the Kensington Oval, great atmosphere and a close game that ebbed and flowed and went down to the wire. England won with a nail biting finish, with the young Stuart Broad hitting the winning runs. It didn't seem to matter which team won in the end, it mattered more that it was a good contest.
It was a match for farewells, many came to watch Brian's Charles Lara's final match. The Prince of Trinidad hangs up his boots after a glorious career and his genius will always be remembered. It was fitting that his last match was against England, a team that he has had much success against, making both his world record innings of 375 in 1994 and 400 in 2004 against them. The script wasn't as he would have liked for his farewell, with Marlon Samuels running him out for 18 runs, greatly disappointing the huge crowd, who came to watch the master play one last great innings. It wasn't to be, but when Lara thanked the crowd at the end and asked if he had entertained them over the years, he got a resounding roar of yes. It was sad to see him walk off the field for the final time, with a tear or two in his eyes, but everyone has to go at sometime and we will always have the memories.
The final will be a week from now, lets hope that it is as entertaining as this one to make it a fitting finale.
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