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Jonny Bairstow is relishing his role in a rare World Cup double as England and South Africa prepare for high-stakes battles on the cricket pitch and the rugby field within a matter of hours on Saturday 1xbet
Bairstow will be leading from the front in Mumbai, where his side look to put their creaking title defence back on track against the Proteas, before attention turns to events almost 4,500 miles away in Paris and the Rugby World Cup semi-final 1xbet between England and the Springboks 1xbet
Bairstow is a huge rugby fan and was even invited to address the England squad ahead of last year’s autumn international against Argentina at Twickenham, chatting to the squad for over an hour before observing training 1xbet
Now he hopes to set the tone for a day of English celebrations by the time Steve Borthwick’s men kick off 1xbet
You'll have people in South Africa, I'm sure, having a few brandy and Cokes and a couple of braais, and you'll have a few in England popping down the pub 1xbet
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“I think it’s going to be a great spectacle, it’s going to be a great day for both nations,” he said 1xbet
“They’re two extremely proud nations, whether that’s on the rugby front or the cricketing front, two teams on both sides that are very passionate about playing for their countries and are excited about playing for their countries 1xbet
“You’ll have people in South Africa, I’m sure, having a few brandy and Cokes and a couple of braais (barbecues), and you’ll have a few in England popping down the pub and watching – any excuse for them to just pop down there!“It will be great – and hopefully both results go our way 1xbet
”Bairstow can only directly impact one of them, of course, and the importance of his role at the top of the batting order is shaping up to be a key one 1xbet
Defeats to New Zealand and Afghanistan, either side of victory over Bangladesh, have put England firmly on the back foot and cranked up the stakes on their visit to the Wankhede Stadium 1xbet
Head coach Matthew Mott has called for more aggression in the first 15 overs of both innings and Bairstow has the track record and firepower to oblige 1xbet
But he is clear that swinging blindly for the fences is not on the cards, with conditions in India calling for more nuance 1xbet
“I don’t see anyone else in the world going out and scoring at nine runs an over 1xbet
You look at India, they don’t go out and just go balls to the wall in the first 10 and they’re the host nation,” he said 1xbet
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So the importance of the first 10 is to yes score quickly, but also score in a way that’s sustainable over a long period of time, because we’re not playing a T20 game, we’re playing a 50-over game 1xbet
“Playing cricket in India compared to playing cricket in England is different 1xbet
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”While England are licking their wounds after being upset by the Afghans, South Africa are nursing a similar blow to their pride after defeat the Netherlands 1xbet
That has added another layer of intrigue to the clash as both sets of players desperately try to reset the narrative 1xbet
Lost to New Zealand by nine wicket, AhmedabadBeat Bangladesh by 137 runs, DharamshalaLost to Afghanistan by 69 runs, Delhi“We know it’s a big game, we know they’re a strong nation and they’ve been playing well, but we also know now they’re coming off a loss as well,” Bairstow said 1xbet
“That was a great result to wake up to 1xbet
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“The confidence is there – it’s unwavering 1xbet
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”More aboutPA ReadyJonny BairstowEnglandMumbaiParisSouth AfricaTwickenhamArgentinaMatthew MottAfghanistanNew ZealandEnglishIndiaAfghansBangladeshNetherlands1/1Jonny Bairstow: England-South Africa World Cup double will be ‘great spectacle’ Jonny Bairstow: England-South Africa World Cup double will be ‘great spectacle’Rugby fan Jonny Bairstow is hoping England can prevail twice against South Africa on Saturday (Zac Goodwin/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today 1xbet
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All of which begs the question, why does the Rugby World Cup third/fourth place play-off still exist? Answers on a postcard please 1xbet
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World Rugby and its sponsors will undoubtedly make a bit more cheddar from England facing Argentina on Friday evening at relatively little expense, although it remains to be seen how many of the Stade de France’s 80,000 seats are filled, let alone what sort of atmosphere those in attendance create 1xbet
You suspect it might not quite reach the level of fan delirium that some of the other instant classics at the Paris stadium have generated during this tournament 1xbet
Let’s not beat around the bush – World Rugby can badge it as the ‘bronze final’ all they want but the third/fourth place play-off is an entirely pointless exercise and it’s long since time that this outdated relic of a concept was given the chop 1xbet
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In a tournament that is based around winning a trophy rather than climbing onto a medal podium, a battle for third serves precisely no purpose 1xbet
At the Olympic Games, bronze medal matches/contests make perfect sense and having one athlete or team rightfully earn their place as a sole bronze medallist is far more satisfying than both losing semi-finalists stepping on the podium 1xbet
But there’s no podium at a Rugby World Cup – there’s the winning team, the runners-up and then the losing semi-finalists, quarter-finalists and those who were knocked out at the group stage 1xbet
So what are we doing here? The stakes have truly never been lower 1xbet
Here’s a question for you, a little pub debate if you will 1xbet
What’s your favourite ever third/fourth place play-off at a Rugby World Cup? Which one springs to mind first when you run through the Rolodex of all the iconic clashes in your mind?New Zealand comfortably beat Wales in the 2019 third-place play-off 1xbet
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(Getty Images)Don’t worry, I couldn’t remember a single one either… Although a quick scroll through Wikipedia tells me that, for example, New Zealand beat Scotland 13-6 in 1991, Argentina beat France 34-10 in 2007 and Australia beat Wales 21-18 in 2011 1xbet
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If not to save the fans from its pointlessness, then how about axing the game for player safety reasons? As they proudly announced the new global calendar after 16 years of negotiations earlier this week, World Rugby consistently mentioned ‘player load management’ as one of their main drivers 1xbet
The crowded fixture schedule and incredible physical intensity of modern rugby already push players’ bodies to their limits, so in an age of increased focus on player welfare, getting rid of an entirely worthless fixture such as this should be an easy decision 1xbet
Imagine if one of the players gets injured in this futile fixture on Friday evening and misses months of club action as a result – it would really not be a good look 1xbet
Of the two teams condemned to play out this fixture on Friday – rather than licking their wounds from harrowing semi-final losses last weekend and returning home to their families after five months away – Argentina have remained more on message about its importance 1xbet
“It is the most important game of the year; it is playing for third and fourth place with this shirt,” insisted Pumas hooker Julian Montoya earlier this week 1xbet
Oh… Well, let’s give Montoya the benefit of the doubt and assume that either something was slightly lost in translation or he has really bought into the classic coach-speak of “the most important game is always the next game” or maybe even that he was being brutally deadpan and sarcastic 1xbet
Because otherwise, he appears to have forgotten about, for example, the semi-final he played against the All Blacks literally seven days ago when ranking his most important games of 2023 1xbet
Argentina will try to forget last weekend’s heavy defeat to New Zealand (Getty Images)While Montoya may have stretched the bounds of believability with his sentiment, Los Pumas genuinely do seem far more up for the game than England 1xbet
Perhaps the combination of wanting to forget the 44-6 humbling by New Zealand, avenge the pool-stage loss to England and send off Michael Cheika, who will be replaced as head coach by Felipe Contepomi after the World Cup, in style has given them a greater sense of purpose 1xbet
Making just three changes to the starting XV, compared to England’s eight, from the semi-final side has left them with a team much closer to full strength 1xbet
In the fine margins of Test rugby, that fact, combined with the added motivation, may prove the difference 1xbet
But regardless of the result, I implore World Rugby to do the right thing 1xbet
Please make this the last-ever third/fourth place play-off and save us from having to endure this nonsense again in 2027 1xbet
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