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    Posted: 25 April 2007 at 6:26pm
So, with Sri Lanka already through and Australia looking set to join them in the final I thought that now would be the right time to make a thread for the World Cup final on Saturday in Barbados.
 
So with the big final just 3 days away, who do you think will win out of the three remaining teams, do you think it will be a close and good match and would you be surprised to see some upsets?
 
I hate to say it, but I personally think the Aussies will win, they've just looked too strong for anyone in this tournament in my opinion, I'd be very surprised if anybody could beat them at all, having said that there could be a surprise, and surprises do happen at the most inconvenient of times, so I wouldn't put a shock out of the question. I personally hope that this World Cup final will be a good fought and close match and I'm really hoping for an epic like some of the games we've had so far in this tournament (Ireland V Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka V England, England V West Indies), it would be a good end to an otherwise disappointing and tragic World Cup.
 
So what do you think...
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I've got a good feeling about them Lankans...
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I'll go for the Aussies, they just look completely unstoppable.
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I hope the Sri Lankans just becuase I dislike seeing the Aussies win =p. However... the Aussies will win it.
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this is going to be a one hell of a match, i really dont favour anyone over the over but am going to watch the game with a neutral point of view hoping to see some good cricket
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Aussies all the way. I hope gilly does better with the bat but! he needs to start doing some big hitting!
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Whatever gamble that mahela took seemed to have worked for him.

He hid murali and vaas from the indians in india, then they stopped indians WC dreams.
Hopefully the MVM trio will do it for the lions.
 
Lions love to have kangaroos for dinner
 
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"Lions love to have kangaroos for dinner"
 
They sure do, Lanka has got this, the aussies will be disoriented in the beginning as they havent seen the MVM trio, and SL has seen all of their bowling. This will be the match for Jayasuriya


Edited by Jayasuriya - 26 April 2007 at 3:56am
Sri Lanka to win the WORLD CUP 07
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Originally posted by Jayasuriya

"Lions love to have kangaroos for dinner"
 
They sure do, Lanka has got this, the aussies will be disoriented in the beginning as they havent seen the MVM trio, and SL has seen all of their bowling. This will be the match for Jayasuriya

Wink At the moment it seems that the Kangaroos will swallow  the lions but yeah I am sure it will be an exciting cricket match and I hope the Aussies win.
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The aussies have got this one in the bag. A bit of lion stew sounds lovely!
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If Sri Lanka bat well they'll win.
Good one Graham!
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Bondy, it makes me feel a whole lot better you are tipping sri lanka, we can't lose now.
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 Please , please , just let's have something to watch.  I don't care who wins , but I want to see both sides perform at their best.  If that happens we should be in for a real treat.
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I've tipped the final four exactly 143.no, not too bad huh?
Good one Graham!
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The standard of umpiring, specifically during the SL-NZ semis was extremely poor.Shocked The general feeling now is that available technology must be used for LBW decisions as well. The final result of a game may be swayed by one or two bad decisions and if that happens the whole purpose of the World Cup would become meaningless and a joke! Therefore the ICC should seriously consider LBW / bat/pad and other tricky decisions to be referred to the third umpire for the SRI LANKA AUSTRALIA FINAL on the 28th, provided both teams agree. I have no doubt that there would be not be any objections to this from either team.Big%20smile


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 That's not going to happen and post in black please - this isn't Kiddie Corner.


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Is'nt there any way of bombarding the ICC with such a request?

The importance of the correct decisions being given, every single one, cannot be over-stressed, for obvious reasons!
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Sri Lanka's fate may depend on good / bad umpiring !



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What dribble, sounds like your preparing the excuses.
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143no,
We want to see a proper cricket match. Winning or losing is not the issue.
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proper matches involve human error, play computer games if you want perfection.

Edited by 143no - 26 April 2007 at 8:18am
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From a spectators point of view you want decisions to be as good as possible, though its not always the case. The umpiring in both semi-finals was really poor. It wouldn't have changed the result but its nice to think that umpires will have little effect on the outcome of a match.

For the sake of an fair/interesting final I hope the umpires do their best.
Good one Graham!
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142no,
Agreed that proper matches involve human error. But those errors should be those of the players! Not anyone else's !

bond2322, i fully agree with you. But having the required technology and not using it .. seems rather silly Thumbs%20Down
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11-1-11 Is history going to repeat……….?.

 

This is something I figured out at the beginning of the World Cup 2007 tournament, however I kept it for myself over the last month or so. There had been numerous instances in the past where numerals have played intriguing parts in certain world events and most of these are discovered in the post-incident period rather than beforehand. May be my imagination is running riot or a tinge of fallacy is creeping in. But I could not help thinking about it.

The last time Sri Lanka won the world cup was in 1996. To be precise, it was 17 March 1996 and I still possess the VHS video of the highlights. The opponents were Australia. The final this time is on 28 April 2007. And that is exactly 11 years, 1 month and 11 days from 17 March 1996. I couldn’t help wondering about this unusual numeral happenstance and its potential impacts.

Please don’t think this is uncanny. If Sri Lanka-Australia final is going to take place again, it is my belief that history is going to repeat and it would be a similar state of affairs as in 1996.

11111, and I call that as ‘extended Nelson’ in cricket. Nelson is considered to be extremely unlucky and this belief is very strongly held in Australia. In the 1954-55 Ashes defeat by Len Hutton’s England, Australia was dismissed for 111 in the 3rd Test. Also in the famous 1981 Headingley test, Australia was dismissed for 111 to give Mike Brearley’s England an unprecedented win.

11111, is it a mere coincidence? On 28 April 2007, we can get the answer at the Sri Lanka-Australia showdown……..
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I don't understand why they don't get a second opinion from the square leg umpire to check the height of close LBWs. It would reduce the errors by a lot without introducing any technology.
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 Sri Lanka 11 all out , Australia 11-1 when the world comes to an end - simple.
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I've heard that theory and its a mere coindence. Don't get caught up in that kind of stuff. Its evident everywhere but its relevance isn't.



Edited by bond2322 - 26 April 2007 at 8:42am
Good one Graham!
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Originally posted by Roscoe

I don't understand why they don't get a second opinion from the square leg umpire to check the height of close LBWs. It would reduce the errors by a lot without introducing any technology.


 Eminently sensible Roscoe - which is exactly why the ICC won't implement it!
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Remember friend, unlucky 111 (Nelson) is believed by Australia and England. Not by Sri Lanka !!

 


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