Are there any english, african, australian, indian, etc , etc, people here who like cricket and are comming to barbados for this years world cup?
most of the people ive seem so far on the forum strike me as under 30 (maybe under 20) and might not be into a sport like cricket.
How does age affect if you're into cricket? Or any sport for that matter?
Anyway, I'm not mad on cricket, but a lot of my friends are. I'll watch it if its on though.
I love cricket, I'd love to be able to go to the world cup in the West Indies, unfortunately money and time off work is the main problem.
I'm looking forward to the world cup and hopefully Australia can win its 3rd world cup in a row, I hope there is some good competition though.
I like the West Indies side, they've always been popular since they dominated the game in the 70's 80's and early 90's, they've been pretty ordinary in the last decade but are on the improve. I'm guessing Brian Lara will retire after, but who knows. They definitely have a chance to win the world cup, especially at home.
well the age thinkg i mentioned because in my day kids were all into sports. but now with so many kids growning up with nintendo and PS controlls in their hands your getting alot less going out for sports.
lara i think will retire. I really hope we win but i know we will not win this year. Even being on thier home turf wont help since the stadium we built for world cup was only finished a short time ago and i doubt they have gotten in much practice on that field.
I'm thinking about going, but I might not have enough time and cash to go and see England being thrashed :P
Personally I think that South Africa have one of the best ODI squads and I think that it will be either them, Australia or the West Indies who will win it.
id bet on australia if i was a betting man.
Quote from: Da_Elf on Sun 21/01/2007 20:19:38
id bet on australia if i was a betting man.
I'm not so sure, as Australia have looked quite bad in their last two ODI's, and perhaps shouldn't have won them, as AT LAST their top/middle order collapsed. They need to find some decent victories soon (The tri-series would be good) before the world cup, but when Australia are playing, they always seem to be favourites.
I'd like to be interested in cricket. What other sport stops for high tea?
As it stands, I wouldn't chose to watch it on TV. Though I do find myself following The Ashes. That's about it. Cricket isn't much of a past time in Northern Ireland.
for a game that can go on a few days they bloody well learnt to stop for tea hehehe
Quote from: Jon on Mon 22/01/2007 17:11:28
I'm not so sure, as Australia have looked quite bad in their last two ODI's, and perhaps shouldn't have won them
They have played pretty bad in the last 2 ODI's but they did win them, and quite comfortably too in the end after a shaky start, thanks to Michael Hussey (Averages just under 80 in tests and ODI's).
When Gilchrist, Ponting and Symonds fire they're virtually unbeatable, and generally at least one of them does, good back up from Hayden, Michael Clarke, Hussey, White and Lee. If a team can get through those guys cheaply, they've done well and should win, but it's rare to happen
The good thing about one day cricket is that no team is invincible, one individual, on their day, can win a match for the team.
Australia has the best batting line up, fielding is one of their strong points too, but the bowling is at a more experimental stage currently, but they have a lot of options and quite a few guys are getting a bit of experience
I'm so biased
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The good thing about one day cricket is that no team is invincible, one individual, on their day, can win a match for the team.
Australia Vs Bangledesh 2005...
I agree as any team can be the best on their day.
Yeah, I remember that game, I think Symonds got suspended for drinking the night before the match
New Zealand just smashed England by 90 runs in a low scoring match, it'll make the series interesting to see which team makes the final
I've just seen that score and it is embarassing that we could lose when we bowled the Kiwi's out for 210, Freddie getting figures of 10-2-21-4.
But as you say it does make the Tri-series more interesting.
Quote from: Timosity on Tue 23/01/2007 10:22:40
Yeah, I remember that game, I think Symonds got suspended for drinking the night before the match
Haha, true aussie.
Cricket is cool. Ever since I saw Lagaan, I've wanted to get into it more than I have, but I live in California. There's not very much Cricket activity around here, and large sporting goods stores don't carry the equipment.
England played terribly today, Australia rapped up the game before the lights came on. I think they're just totally over the tour, and really want to just go home. They must be at a low point mentally, which can't be good for the upcoming world cup.
It has been really frustrating that Australia hasn't won the toss lately, so they can choose to bat first, then at least there will be some entertainment and possibly a high score.
The sad thing is Australia hasn't really hit form yet either and they are still winning easily, I think they still need some hard run chases to help for the world cup though, they may get a shock when they come up against a team with some good form
I think that you are right Timosity, as England don't have any fight in them any more. This may sound strange but I would really like Australia to bat first, like you said, for the entertainment factor.
I guess the only positive England can take from this ODI tour is that we have a player who has mastered the 'Sweep' shot :)
Quote from: Jon on Fri 26/01/2007 17:57:22
I guess the only positive England can take from this ODI tour is that we have a player who has mastered the 'Sweep' shot :)
It's a pretty good sweep shot too, I'd never heard of Mal Loye before, and it's interesting a batsman debuting at 34. Sweeping fast bowlers for 6 when they're bowling in the 140-150+km/h is very unusual and entertaining. Though he still hasn't had more than a cameo inns yet, I'd like to see him when he gets going, as he must have done regularly in the county comp to make the English side.
Petersen is a big loss, he's one of those irreplaceable players that can win a match, and a consistent player with all the shots and not afraid to take on any bowler, he was in form when he got injured too.
Though the strength of a side can be shown by the guys that can't make the side, which also puts pressure on the guys in the side to perform.
Well it's into the finals of the tri nations ODI series Aus v Eng, NZ didn't make it
And England has just won the 1st of 3 finals, with 3 balls to spare.
Collingwood's century did the trick and his partnership with Bell, then Flintoff helped.
England's bowling at the end of the Aus innings was excellent, after they looked to be heading towards 300, they were restricted to 252. a decent total, England still had to bat well, and they did it.
It's made the series much more interesting, and it's going to be tough for Australia to win, but I still think they can do it.
I have just seen the highlights of the days play. Even I feel some sympathy for the australians, as they have been outstanding for the whole tornament but had a shocker in the field. They really should have finished England off when it was 15-3.
P.S Happy Birthday Glenn!
what!!?? england won? damn i missed it. 15 for 3 doesnt sound too good. bravo for them for getting their stride
I have just seen that Australia have also lost the second match, and therefore the trophy!
The Aussie's were on 152-8 before rain stopped play, with freddie bowling beautifully.
Although I can't say that we deserved to win the trophy on the whole!
England won the series 2-0
Quite a turn around of form from the English
Collingwood had a great series, and I think Plunkett will become a good bowler
The match was rain effected, which brought in the Duckworth/Lewis system which totally changes the way you have to play, but I still think England would have won regardless.
It's taken 3 months but England finally have something to smile about.
Quote from: Jon on Sun 11/02/2007 12:12:15
Although I can't say that we deserved to win the trophy on the whole!
They may have not had a great series from the start, but they played their best in the games that counted, which is good practice for the world cup
Australia just lost a 3 match ODI series against NZ in NZ 3-0
They didn't take a full strength side, leaving Ponting, and Gilchrist at home to rest for the world cup (captain and vice captain). And this was considered very arrogant by NZ and it probably was.
Brett Lee got injured at training before the series and may miss the world cup, and Andrew Symonds may also miss the world cup with a shoulder injury he acquired in the previous series. Michael Clarke also went home injured. Matthew Hayden is now also injured with a broken toe, during his massive innings of 181(an Ausrtalian record)
I can't believe Stuart Clark wasn't even picked in the World Cup Squad, he's probably the bowler Australia needs right now.
NZ smashed them in the first game, bowled the Aussies out for 148 and got the runs in 27 overs without losing a wicket
game 2: Australia got a ground record of 336, then NZ got the runs with 8 balls to spare
game 3: Australia got 346, then NZ got the runs with 3 balls to spare
apart from the 1st game, it was really close and competitive, but that's Australia's 5th loss in a row, probably many years since that has happened, possibly even decades.
It seems that the bowling is the problem.
I'd never write off their chances for winning the world cup as they do usually have the knack for peaking at the right time, but this just puts more doubt in their minds, and would lift the confidence of any other team.
It's definitely going to be a competitive world cup, and I think anyone can win it, well by anyone I mean, (West Indies, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, England, India, Sri Lanka or Pakistan) If anyone else does, that would be amazing, but very doubtful.
Is the cricket still going?
*Google* Wow. We lost.
When the footy starts pre-season, Cricket just loses my interest.
I feel sorry for australia, as they are on a terrible run (6 losses in their last 7 games), lost their top ranking in ODI's, and a run of injuries. But I would still watch out for them in the World Cup, as they will have many players back.
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hmmm. so does this mean the west indies still has a chance for world cup? or is it that we are still going to get our ass handed to us just not by the aussies as i thought it would be
Glad bond is back :) for nz, makes a massive difference.
Hopefully sa will take it :D, we are doing very well now.
VintageDemon: It's fun playing, more so when you are involved, a lot of time can go by with you doing nothing, but it's fun when you are involved and actually play a part in the game. Kids nowadays should stop being infront of their pc all day :D, go play rugby or soccer, it's good for ya :P
shame on you for calling it soccer!!! its called FOOTBALL!!!! hehehe. unlike that football they play in the states which is just rugby with pads and more crybabys and they cant tell a foot from a hand..should be handball. And baseball. thats cricket with less areas your allowed to hit the ball and again more pads with a padded gloves to catch a paded ball. (dont forget no break for tea hehehe)
I have just seen the ICC ODI rankings and i am afraid, Da_Elf, that the west Indies are even below england!
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Quote from: TheVintageDemon on Tue 20/02/2007 17:52:14
I only just noticed that. I know plenty of 12-year-olds who absolutely love cricket, and people even younger than me! That's a completely unfair comment to make. That's like me saying "Oh I've only seen 20-year-olds on this forum, they must not like video games."
Sport is for all ages :)
axcept 102 (not a good year for sports.) 103 sure. just not 102 hehe
well i never really had any confidence in us winning WC
Quote from: Da_Elf on Tue 20/02/2007 20:18:25
well i never really had any confidence in us winning WC
I wouldn't get too down yet, rankings gives a brief idea of form over a long period of time, doesn't show who is in form at the current time.
Also it doesn't show stats of how a team performs in their own country, that's a big advantage, having the majority of spectators supporting the home team.
and with a few good match winners, Chanderpaul, Lara, Samuels, Gayle, anything could happen.
I hope they do well
pity they don't have the power in the bowling they had in the past, Marshall (rip), Walsh, Ambrose, Garner, Holding etc.
typically the whole "home turf" this is great since the team knows the cricket pitch so well. however. we just finished building a brand new stadium for world cup so even though its still in the same location its a whoooooole new pitch which i know our team hasnt had much time to practice on
I personally think that the players of the tornament will be :
Brian Lara
Kevin Pieterson
Shawn Pollock
Adam Gilchrist - Star of the show
Sachin Tendulkar (I hope I have spelt that right)
Yeah, and we all know from which country Kevin really is ... bloody english :D well actually it's our fault since he played a provincial b-team and never got picked, grrr.
oops double post.
Our papers read that where South Africa and Australia are playing the taxi drivers are upset none of the big teams are playing there, like India and west Indies. Haha, when did SA and Aus stop being big teams, have WI already started their gameplan? :D
gameplan? hehehe. we have one?
Just seen the WI score. 241-9 I think.
I saw up to 40 overs and just turned it off, without Samuels it was one of the dullest one day innings I have even seen. With batsmen defending, and giving maidens to the bowlers in the middle overs. I thought the WI would really 'go' for it as it was the first match of the world cup, on home soil I might add. But they didn't, and I like many felt dissapointed. But having said this, it might just not be a batting pitch with Pakistan already 39-3 off 10 overs.
might have been a boring game but atleast we won
it was definitely not a boring game.
Good to see the Windies notch up a win over a decent side, although missing 2 players that are "injured" (but more likely stood down with their recent drug scandle) They should end up top of their group.
It's not a great time zone for me, and I don't think it's on free to air TV until the super 8's, So I won't get to see much more than highlights, maybe see a bit in mornings before work, and on weekends.
Australia play Scotland today (after midnight for me) I think Scotland will need a lot of luck to win
I'm Halfway thru my own local semi final at the moment (played over 2 Saturdays) we're 8/163 after the first day (75 overs, we'll keep batting til we're all out) sounds like a low score but the ground is massive and the grass is quite thick so really hard to get boundaries only 3 fours for the match, so that's 151 of the runs actually run. I'm a bowler, so I'm looking forward to defending our total on sat, and taking a few heads off along the way. We have the best bowling attack in the grade by far, so the other team know it's going to be tough to get the runs.
canada is in again this year. i remember they were in the guiness book of records for the lowest score in cricket word cup. something like 54 i think (against scotland if i remember correctly. either that or they had beaten scottland to get in there)
There have been some real hidings by South Africa, Sri Lanka & Australia, but more interestingly there have been some amazing upsets by Ireland & Bangladesh
Ireland tied with Zimbabwe which is a very rare occurrence to finish on the same score
Bangladesh beat India which will make it tough for India probably having to beat Sri Lanka to go thru to the next round
And Ireland Just beat Pakistan, which puts them thru to the next round, which means West Indies just have to beat Ireland or Zimbabwe to go thru. Pakistan (who were a decent chance of winning the world cup) are probably already out.
It's going to be interesting to see who makes the Super 8's but It's still going to be tough to pick a winner, probably out of WI, SA, AUS, SRI, NZ, ENG
My Team made the Grand Final yesterday, so I've got a week of stressing out, excitement and anticipation.
I took 3 wickets, 1 catch and 1 runout. The GF is played over Sat and Sun next weekend, can't wait
i guess all the irish were just in too good a spirits cuz of st patricks day (which im sure they started celebrating last week and will celibrate till next week)
R.I.P Bob Woolmer
Edit: I've just seen the India Vs Bermuda score (413 for 5 with Dravid hitting the last ball for 6), great innings for india with the ( now cult figure) Dwain Leverock's 10 overs going for 96! It looks at the moment that Australia and India are the teams to watch, bearing in mind the teams they are playing are new to the competition.
P.S Good luck Timosity, AGS is behind you!
i would hate to be a Pakistani cricket player returning home right now.
Quote from: Da_Elf on Mon 19/03/2007 18:22:58
i would hate to be a Pakistani cricket player returning home right now.
I would hate to be a Pakistani cricket player
Anyone get the final score for today? last i saw it was 46 runs needed for 65balls or something like that
Hey, anyone wanna tell me some cricket terminology? I'm going to some cricket team party next weeks friday (my godfather play in their team and has birthday). Just some nitpicking to talk about, like, what's with the pipesystem if there's no sink on them, or why have a paddle if you don't have a canoe :)
QuoteR.I.P. Bob Woolmer
indeed
That's the closest I can think of having seen of dying of a broken heart. :(
About being Pakistani cricket players now...heh...they were having this huge publicity promo thing with the whole line-up posing in billboards all over. Now everytime someone sees them, they cringe. Guess I'll start rooting for Bangladesh now :P.
Bob Woolmer is a legend. It is sad. And now inzamam ul-haq quits captaincy, well after pakistani supporters shouted that the captain and coach must be killed (that's what papers say) he must fear for his life after Bob's sudden death. It's just a sport, not a religion. This is all screwed up.
BTW, goodluck tomisity.
Quote from: Tuomas on Mon 19/03/2007 22:28:10
Hey, anyone wanna tell me some cricket terminology? I'm going to some cricket team party next weeks friday (my godfather play in their team and has birthday). Just some nitpicking to talk about, like, what's with the pipesystem if there's no sink on them, or why have a paddle if you don't have a canoe :)
Here's a few for you:
A 'Slip' is a fielding position slightly to the right/left of the wicketkeeper.
'Hazzat?' is an appeal a bowler can make if he thinks the batsman is out, this is a shortened and more common way of saying 'How was that?'.
A bouncer is a type of ball where the ball rises much more than normally, hence the name.
A Yorker is when the ball is bowled closer to the batsman than normal (around the foot).
A googly spins the other way, from off to leg, into a right-handed batsman.
The slider (a straight ball delivered from the front of the hand) is to be compared with the zooter (a straight ball delivered out of the back of the hand).
More cricket terms can be found here on Wikipedia, here. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cricket_terms%20Wikipedia)
whats up with the irish guy who was killed sheesh. people are taking their sport a little too serious
New Zealand have just finished their innings against Canada, they posted their highest ever score - 363-5 (top scorers were Lou Vincent with 101, Stephen Fleming hitting 66, and Brendon McCullum smashed the fastest ever World Cup fifty, off just 20 balls!).
Canada now have just started their innings and are steaming, with 98-1 off 15 overs.
thats what i call a good start
There's going to be a lot of pressure on India to beat Sri Lanka, That could be one interesting match, with India having to win to stay in the tournament and Sri Lanka in really good form. (assuming Bermuda don't beat Bangladesh)
England have to beat Kenya to stay in, they should, but Kenya aren't the worst team.
Australia v South Africa should be a really good match, both teams in good form, but yet to play a tough team eg. each other. both teams are already thru, but the winner will carry 2 extra points
Woolmer's death was apparently a strangling, so it's definitely now a murder investigation, very sad news
Congrats on Ireland for making it thru, but I think that's as far as it will go
Thanks Jon & bulghart, less than 18hrs till the start of my Grand Final, a couple of beers might calm the nerves
BOB WOOLMER MURDERED!!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6482981.stm
Quote from: Meowster on Fri 23/03/2007 09:05:00
BOB WOOLMER MURDERED!!!!
It's a shame as he was a nice bloke, apparently it was one of his closest friends.
I think that England should get through fine, although Kenya can be very good.
India is most likely out as well after being beaten by Sri Lanka
India will be praying Bermuda beats Bangladesh, but I can't see that happening.
It doesn't surprise me too much as Pakistan have always been really inconsistent, and India find it hard playing outside the sub continent.
I think Bangladesh have improved a lot over the last few years, and may become one of the better sides, I have no idea about Ireland, although the guy that scored a century for them, Jeremy Bray, is Australian
and now the windies win again
Quote from: Timosity on Fri 23/03/2007 22:29:57
I have no idea about Ireland, although the guy that scored a century for them, Jeremy Bray, is Australian
Yes, I heard that he went to Ireland as the best man for his mate's wedding (also in the Ireland team...also australian :)), met an Irish bird, got married and never went back! I think this is his only connection with Ireland.
We won our Grand Final Today, there was a bit of rain which only made it harder for us with less overs to get them out, but we did it.
Yesterday we scored 240 all out and they were 0-18 at the end of day 1
we eventually rolled them for 137 with 9 balls left in the match. If it ended in a draw (if we didn't get them all out) they would have got the premiership for being ahead on the points table (by 1 point after the whole season)
So it was a very sweet victory, and quite convincing.
Ive just got home from the pub after celebrating, left my car at the first pub, I'm on holidays from work for the next week so I can pick my car up tomorrow (remember boys and girls, don't drink and drive)
Haven't seen any games yet in the world cup, but Australia beat South Africa last night quite well, scoring more runs than they did against the easy sides (377) beating SA by 83 runs
quite a good win with SA getting a score that would beat most sides, (this is the 1 and 2 ranked sides in the world with SA being 1 and AUS being 2 after the recent wins against AUS by NZ and ENG)
This will give AUS a lot of confidence with Andrew Symonds coming back from injury (which makes a shitload of difference in the field) going into the Super 8's
I'm on such a high after the way we won our Grand Final, It was so deserved after a very long season (29 weeks) which we only lost 3 games out of 16 (including 5 outright wins and all by more than an innings [fucking awesome effort])
I got 28 runs batting at no. 8 (in a 61 run partnership which was the highest in the match) and 2-23 bowling in the final and finished with 46 wickets with an average of 9.89 for the season from 176 overs which is the best I've ever done, and was the best for the whole association in every grade, not bad for achieving this passed the age of 30, I am fitter than when I was 20
Well done Timosity!
With the SA Vs AUS match, they're always good for the neutral, with bucketloads of runs being scored.
It looks like India are out as well as Pakistan, with Bermuda 11-3 after 6 Overs.
soooo. any predictions yet on who will win overall?
Quote from: Da_Elf on Tue 27/03/2007 05:59:53
soooo. any predictions yet on who will win overall?
After Australia lost 5 on the trott, I thought that they would be low on confidence and low on runs. But they are now, proberly the best team in the world cup, with Matthew Hayden hitting 153 off 140 (still playing) and his second ODI hundred in a row. But my prediction would go to Sri Lanka.
Out of the super eights I think that these teams will qualify:
Australia
Sri Lanka
West Indies
South Africa
I've just seen my first Live action in the World Cup, I'm on Holidays this week so, I've stayed up till 3:40am to see the first half of this match between WI & AUS. Hayden batted really well after a slow start
With AUS getting 322, it should be a hard task for WI
I think Aus, Sri Lanka, S Africa, NZ or WI
which is most of the teams left, so no solid prediction
Australia just got their 6th score above 300 in a row which is a record, this 322 is the lowest of them
Edit: Interesting, The rest of the day was washed out, but they have a reserve day, and because Aus batted a full 50 overs, the game will continue tomorrow with WI chasing the runs off a full 50 overs. This must be a new rule (prob only for world cup from the super8's onward)
Hope it doesn't rain tomorrow
Edit 2: Stayed up again to see 2nd half of the match, Australia won quite comfortably bowling the Windies out for 219. They never looked like getting the runs, Lara got 77 and Ramdin 52, but the run rate kept going up the whole time. Australia bowled pretty well, but I think it was more bad batting, with the pressure of having to score fast.
I think that it is now getting interesting in the Super8's, as now there are three teams which are vying for the final spot (as I think that SA, Aus and SL are through). New Zealand, West Indies and England are the teams I am refering too.
i seriously doubt WI will make it though (some team spirit i have huh hehehe)
It's going to be very tough for WI now after losing to SL, they have 3 games left with SA and ENG being the harder ones, they should beat Bangladesh.
It's hard to pick, but I think it may be AUS, SA, NZ & SL going on form, ENG & WI have the players but the form doesn't seem to be there yet, but teams can turn that around, even single players, It's hard to write off a side with Brian Lara or Kevin Pietersen. England have still got more games in hand, but against tough sides. It will be interesting seeing it unfold
The crowds have been disappointing, understandable at neutral matches but not when the Windies play, It may have to do with ticket prices which I've heard are high, also food. I guess it's just big business trying to rob people who can't afford it. I'd rather see people on seats, If they were smart, they would have cheaper tickets and have an increase of people (attracting more people) and sell more food and drink. and If the Windies don't get thru (likely) there won't be much local interest, leaving empty stadiums in big matches
Bangladesh have just made 174 (48.3 overs), with the Penguin taking 4 wickets, so New Zealand look as though they are going to win comfortably.
I have to say, unfortunatly Da_Elf, that I think that the West Indies are out with New Zealand and England looking to get the 4th place.
ah well. i didnt hold much hope for them
England Vs Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka wins by 2 runs.
What a game this was, with good bowling, fielding, and cricket all round. Although I think this defeat leaves England well short of 4th place and now, we are just playing for pride.
Very interesting game, when you look at the stats it was a great bowling effort by both sides, although I haven't seen any pros say it ended up a difference between extras. if you look England bowled 4 wides and 4 no balls (8 runs) Sri Lanka bowled 2 wides and 2 no balls (4 runs)
The difference was 2 runs, (but 3 for England to win) so it did come down to bowling if you want to look at slight technicalities.
2 good sides, with close game.
England pretty much have to beat Australia on Sunday to be a chance, luckily England beat Aus in the recent series, which is the only hope for them to cling on to.
I think the teams Australia are most vulnerable against are NZ and SL, if ENG beat AUS, then that will do a lot for NZ and SL.
Still got no idea who will win, but it's a pretty close encounter between the top remaining sides
Bangladesh 251-8, 50 overs beat South Africa 184 all out, 48.4 overs by 67 runs.
Bangladesh caused a sensational World Cup upset by beating South Africa in an extraordinary Super 8 match in Guyana. The Tigers amassed a brilliant 251-8, their highest ever World Cup score, with Mohammad Ashraful hitting a truly magnificent 87 from 83 balls. In reply, South Africa were shot out for 184, with Syed Rasel, Saqibal Hasan and Abdur Razzak among the wickets. The result improves England's hopes of qualifying for the last four ahead of their game against Australia on Sunday. This shows that the win over India was no fluke, and that they are real contenders, and not the minnows some experts predicted
Bangladesh are definitely an improved side, they now have a slim hope of making the finals, This game has opened up hopes for every side except Ireland.
It will probably come down to the Net Run Rate to decide 4th spot, with England in the better spot as long as they aren't thrashed by the Aussies tonight. Maybe they'll thrash the Aussies and give them a wakeup call (but I think they already did that in the previous series)
If West Indies can turn around their form right now, they still have a hope
England/Australia game coming to an end, we were steaming at 158-2 off 27, but Tait was bowling brilliantly moving us down to 204-5 off 42. Flintoff was an total failure, 4 runs off 19 balls - what a waste, especially when we were going so well. I'm predicting an emphatic win for the Aussies, by 7 wickets.
I'm not predicting a 7 wicket win, The runs are on the board for England so That's always important, but they'll still have to bowl well.
They were heading for a large total, Pietersen 104 and Bell 77, they were eventually bowled out with 1 ball to spare, great recovery by AUS to keep them to 247.
I always look forward to see Gilly start the innings, Hopefully I can stay awake long enough, lucky it's a public holiday tomorrow
EDIT: next day
Well Jon, you were right, Aus won by 7 wickets, pretty comfortable win. The only problem Aus have is the lack of batting for the late middle and lower order, which they may need later on. Hayden, Ponting and Clarke have done pretty well all tournament.
NZ should be leading the comp after the next match which is against Ireland, with a better net run rate
AUS just regained the No.1 world ranking for ODI's after this match, which they lost it in the recent series in NZ in late Feb.
They were only out of the no.1 position for just over a month, and had been in that position since the ranking system began in 2002, unfortunately on the 1st of April (like a week ago) the team in the no.1 spot got the annual US$175,000 bonus, which was South Africa, Australia got $75,000 for being 2nd.
I'm sure that money for these sides isn't that important, but I'd like to see stats of how much they donate it to charities
There's been quite a few games since the last post
Australia is still undefeated with one match left to play against NZ before semi's. They comfortably beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets.
It was a very strange tactic for them to rest their 3 top bowlers for the match (Malinga, Muralitharan and Vaas) I guess the reason for this is if they have to play AUS in final, the batsman haven't got any practice against them yet.
AUS will finish on top, NZ & SL will be 2nd or 3rd and either ENG or SA will make up the 4
England and South Africa play tonight, so that will almost be like a semi final, If England win they will probably make it thru but West Indies are still able to cause some trouble for England in the final match of the Super 8 if they smash them. If SA win tonight, they will take 4th
We suck.
Quote from: Pumaman on Tue 17/04/2007 22:40:54
We suck.
Haha, yay for SA (we)! England will bounce back one of these days (I'm not talking about WC, but just in general)
Nah, we should probably stick to what we're good at: creating 80's sitcoms that run for no more than 6 episodes, and then getting totally plastered for the rest of the year to celebrate.
my parents were there yesterday and when my mom called me so early to let me know it was over already i was supprised. WI no has zero chance at anything hehe. no way we can beat SA
Well, I had mixed feelings about the Eng Vs SA game. We should have bowled first, batted better and sacked the coach and captain. But you still have to remember that SA were the best one day side in the world about a month ago. So it should've been expected.
oddly enough, the 4 sides that made it thru are the sides that are ranked 1-4 in the icc world rankings in ODI's
EDIT: a couple of days later (sun 22 April)
WI are Playing ENG right now in the last game of the super8's and WI just lost their 1st wicket at 131 in the 23rd over, where has this form been, I'm sure with the pressure to perform off, they can play a naturally good game.
Brian Lara is retiring so I guess this is his last match, I'm sure I predicted this in this thread way back before the tournament started but I can't be bothered looking back, I really hope he performs well (he has just entered the crease) but I'm going to sleep now as I can only get updates off the net, I would love to see his last innings, good luck Mr Lara, one of the best batsman in history.
AUS smashed NZ in the last match by 215 runs (348 v 133) their biggest loss ever, and it is possible that these 2 teams will play in the final
I have a feeling AUS wont win (even though they have comfortably beaten every team) they are due for a loss and SA are a very unpredictable team to play in a semi final.
The last semi final they played (2 world cups ago) they tied, SA needing 9 runs from the last over Klusner hit 2 fours in the 1st 2 balls of the over needing just 1 run from the remaining 4 balls and eventually still needing 1 from the last ball, there was a run out and the match ended in a tie (one of the most exciting finishes to a game ever), with AUS ahead on the table they made the final and smashed Pakistan
I think SA will remember that match going into the semi, and will desperately want to make AUS pay for that humiliation
Even though England are out of the world cup it's good to see them try really hard in the last game, despite some rubbish bowling at the start, but recovered to skittle the last 5 wickets for only 25 runs. We are in triple figures with only than 15 overs gone, needing to get 301 to win. I think i'm going to faint if we keep scoring at this rate!
well i gotta say it was a really good match that one
Bad news for SA in the semi; with Australia 109-8 after 34 overs; it looks like Smith made the wrong choice by batting first.
Originally I was backing Sri Lanka to win the World cup,
Quote from: Jon on Tue 27/03/2007 18:17:52
My prediction would go to Sri Lanka.
This was because I thought that they would have the edge over Australia with a quality spinner. But it seems now they are evenly matched, with Hogg in fine form.
I don't know if Smith made the wrong decision to bat, I think they just batted really badly, Smith and Kallis both throwing their wickets away early, they were terrible shots.
The rest of the guys with the exception of Gibbs and Kemp, just didn't think they could win
for AUS, Gilchrist got out early, then Ponting but the rest of the guys didn't panic, and cruised to the total
Just some interesting stats for AUS in this world cup
The most wickets they have lost in an inns is 6
They have bowled out the opposition in every match except against Bangladesh which was rain effected and reduced to 22 over game
Their lowest score batting first was 322 (5 inns batting first including against SA, NZ, WI)
England were the most competitive opposition
It's going to be an interesting Final, and I guess Sri Lanka's tactics to rest their top bowlers against Australia may work in their favour.
I really think Australia can win but if the Lankan's have a good day, especially their bowlers, they definitely could win.
I'm sure everyone will jump on the Sri Lankan bandwagon as I'm sure everyone likes to support the underdog, and I'm sure everyone outside Australia (and some Australian's) would like to see AUS get beaten
This world cup seems to have been going for so long, glad it's nearly over (well into the footy season already)
It's Definitely the 2 best teams throughout the tournament in the final, which will hopefully produce a thrilling final
hey. dont blame me for the rain, i woke up and woooosh it was raining alot. that pitch is going to be so wet today
Very frustrating, I've stayed up until 2am and haven't seen a ball bowled yet
It's stopped raining and about to start in 15mins. If it doesn't rain any more it will be a 38 over per side match
not ideal for a World Cup Final, but nothing much can be done about weather
Australia won the toss and will be batting first
EDIT: 281-4 off 38 overs, If Sri Lanka can get the runs it will be an awesome win
Unbelievable innings from Adam Gilchrist 149 from 104 balls (13 fours and 8 sixs) one of the most entertaining inns you will ever see, and to do it in a world cup final, even better
Edit 2: Australia won, Jayasuria and Sangakara for Sri Lanka had great starts but 1 of them had to stay there for them to have any chance
rain interrupted and they lost 2 more overs, which lost them even more momentum and then the game finished in the dark.
not the best way for a game to finish, but Australia were the dominant side all tournament and deserve the cup
Good way for McGrath to retire from one day cricket with an undefeated in tournament world cup win, and Test cricket with a 5-0 Ashes win