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Traffic congestion delayed match start and Hope wanted to walk

Slipfeeler 6/3/25, 3:29:55 PM
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LONDON (AP) — The one-day international between England and the West Indies got off to a late start on Tuesday after traffic congestion in London caused chaos to the teams' travel plans.
Both sides got stuck on their team buses on the way to the Oval in south London, with England's players deciding to get off and ride bikes to the ground instead.

While they arrived in enough time to conduct a thorough pre-match warmup under a grey sky, the West Indies players stayed on their bus and arrived at around 12:40 p.m. local time — 10 minutes after the scheduled time for the toss.

"We probably should have walked," West Indies captain Shai Hope said, laughing
Source: Jamaica-gleaner.com
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Slipfeeler 6/3/25, 3:32:46 PM
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He probably should have walked, all that stress on the bus might have probably caused his golden duck today. A very rare ODI failure for him.