Five years on from their epic clash at Eden Gardens, reigning champions West Indies and 2016 runners up England face again at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2016.  Much has been written of that famous final over in the 2016 decider and it has continued to dictate the narrative into Saturday night’s Super 12 match in Dubai. While it would be foolish to suggest the West Indies’ incredible win in 2016 against England won’t register in the collective mind of each team, the ghosts of that epic will not determine what happens tonight. Indeed, many of the central characters from that game will not feature in this match between the world No.1s and the world champions. Ben Stokes and Carlos Brathwaite sadly aren’t involved in this tournament, nor are either team’s top scorers on the night, nor is Daren Sammy. Australia beats South Africa in T20 World Cup Opener Pakistan open T20 World Cup campaign on Sunday Suffice to say, plenty of water has gone under the bridge since that night. What hasn’t changed however is the explosive brand of cricket these two teams play. In Jason Roy and Jos Buttler, England have one of the most frighteningly aggressive opening … Continue reading A 2016 final rematch between T20 heavyweights