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Topic: The 2007 Cricket World Cup
Posted By: Guests
Subject: The 2007 Cricket World Cup
Date Posted: 01 November 2005 at 2:08pm
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i am extremely sorry, not mention some of the other teams because i only had five choices.i think these are the five teams to have a better chance of winning the 2007 cricket world cup.i apologize to west Indies fans especially because they are the one hosting the world cup,but looking at their current performance i decided not to put their name in the pool.if however you guys still feel that there are other teams to be mentioned here than you are always welcome to create a new pool
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Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 01 November 2005 at 3:06pm
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I've gone for South Africa as I think they can still get better and as they haven't been beaten for some time that's quite ominous. ------------- |
Posted By: Superbokkie
Date Posted: 01 November 2005 at 7:40pm
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I go with South Africa because, 14 months out from the World Cup, they have the most balanced squad with the right mix of youth and experience, talent and skill. I hope this isn't one of those polls where all the Pakistanis online just vote for their team for the sake of voting for Pakistan. Just like the Inzamam poll. ------------- JH Kallis is the only player in history to have 8000 runs, 200 wickets and 100 catches in BOTH forms of the game. Only Sobers (tests) and Jayasuriya (one dayers) have achieved half that feat. |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 01 November 2005 at 11:02pm
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so i choose pakistan and its not just because im pakistani. In their past two ODI series they have clearly shown what they are capable of. they are on a 7 match unbeaten winning streak and i know its not as good as SA but pakistan could increase that win streak. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 01 November 2005 at 11:18pm
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Superbokkie yes, i am Pakistani and i did vote for Pakistan because i know the potential of my team.did you know that in a side match Pakistan took 6 wickets for 46 runs against england!so basically what i believe is that under the right circumstances Pakistan can win this world cup. but ofcourse my first choice was Australia and i also voted for Australia  ------------- |
Posted By: thebarmyarmy
Date Posted: 02 November 2005 at 2:37pm
| so your voting twice? that explains a bit |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 November 2005 at 2:46pm
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well ,we are allowed to vote after 24 hours or something you fool! its not cheating.... i am not a computer geek who can play with the site.its their rules not me,now stop being such an ignorant! ------------- |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 02 November 2005 at 3:03pm
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It's not 'cheating' to vote twice but it defeats the object so it's bye bye poll, I'm afraid. ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 November 2005 at 3:44pm
 i never voted twice for Pakistan you know, one for aus and one for pak! opps sorry if thats not fair. i am sure its been happening in lots other polls too but if you are going to ignore them and make a big deal out of this one then why cant you simply change the format of voting!(or atleast inform people about this through some warnning or something before you accuse them of someing they are unaware of) ------------- |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 02 November 2005 at 4:45pm
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I want the polls disabled as they're being abused. I'm not an administrator though, so I don't have the power to disable them. All I can do is delete the polls where people have clearly been messing about. ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 03 November 2005 at 2:09am
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well maybe everyone should only be able to vote once and then the pole should be closed to them for voting, only the discussion should be open for them to get involved in. i don't know its just a suggestion. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: thebarmyarmy
Date Posted: 03 November 2005 at 2:14am
 thats a great shame that the polls have been abused & inacurate.
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Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 03 November 2005 at 2:17am
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i certainly agree with you and it really makes me angry when i see people messing up polls. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: thebarmyarmy
Date Posted: 03 November 2005 at 2:18am
| explains the best captaincy poll |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 03 November 2005 at 2:34am
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even though inzamam got all the votes because some crazy maniac voted so many times, and i was happy cause i'm pakistani, it was still unfair and you're right. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 03 November 2005 at 5:23am
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Zubeee must be a schizo - voting for two sides huh.....I wouldn't bet my life on who wins in the West Indies , but I'll guarantee there's only ONE winner!! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03 November 2005 at 7:50am
i am the first person who admited that he voted twice! i never lie and still think that there are some changes to be made in this forum regarding voting policy because it dosent make any sense ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 03 November 2005 at 11:40pm
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that's true, the poll system does need improvment, but i think all of this should be discussed in the place called "website comments" in the thread "polls". i'm just suggesting (not ordering) this to everyone even myself because i know that i made a post related to the polls stuff in this thread which should not have been made here. anyway i don't want anyone to take this personally or think that i'm being bossy.
this is about the world cup, and i would like to see talk about the world cup. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04 November 2005 at 7:46am
yea, i think you are right! ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 04 November 2005 at 11:23am
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well, than lets get back to the cricket talk, i think SA will win the world cup because they are on a role, they are doing really well, and SL seem to falling because they just got white washed by india (4-0).
india are also improving and i think it might be because of tendulkers' return or ganguly finally being axed. tendulker is without a doubt the star player of india, and ganguly was just an obstacle in india's success. but now that india0 is back on the right path, its possible that maybe india will have a chance at the world cup if they continue to play this way. pakistan might also have a chance, they are also on an unbeaten streak, though quite a small one, it could get bigger, its right now 7 wins in a row and when they face england, that will be their chance to make the winning streak bigger. pakistan is a young side but they do have some experienced players like inzamam, shoaib, and mohammad yousaf/yousaf youhana. though here are the problems with the pakistani side: inzamam is too fat and needs to go on a diet, he is also getting old. shoaib is too fat for what he does, he is also unfit (same thing i guess). youhana is just fine. now an analysis on the rest of the team: Sami has a temper problem and will go crazy if he gets a single boundary on him. he needs to control his bowling. younis khan needs to be more consistent. shabbir needs to keep his action proper. danish kaneria is fine, he just needs to be consistently taking wickets. and the rest just need more consistency (shahid afridi, salman butt, abdul razzaq,kamran akmal, rana naveed-ul-hassan, shoaib malik) that's a whole lot of things that pakistan can do to improve, but if they can do that then they will get better. i think the younger players will polish by the world cup, but i don't think that shoaib will be fit or Inzamam won't be fat. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 11:06am
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nice analysis saad!i wished i knew that much.but however here is what i think of Pakistan's current status. well its 3 stars out of 5.i mean they can improve but are facing a lot of difficulties recently and need more practice.inzy is facing a lot of problems including an insult from a Pakistani guard at gadafi stadium for not letting inzies car inside the stadium for security reasons.and the fact that ICC ignored inzy for super series at first makes him feel that he is not getting the respect that he should at this age.(inzy did say that and at first refused to play in the super series). ------------- |
Posted By: vize
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 11:15am
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I tHINK SOUTH AFRICA SHOULB WIN THE 2007 world cup. they are really starting to look like a world class side
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Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 12:23pm
when inzi was ignored for the super series, its wasn't about the respect he deserved at an age of 35, it was about the respect he deserved when he was and is in such great form but he was still not chosen for the super series. but that would be a completely different topic. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 12:26pm
i think you are right, look at SA these days, they are on a roll. 12 wins in a row! they also have a lot of "young guns," who are polishing up. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: vize
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 12:58pm
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Yeah compare that to an excellent but too old australia.Once Australia's key players retire, they are doomed
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Posted By: thebarmyarmy
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 1:03pm
| players like mcgrath, warne, gillchrist, hayden etc. |
Posted By: vize
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 1:07pm
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quality players but whose time is running out
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Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 1:10pm
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yup, no doubt about that, by the world cup i think McGrath and Warne should be gone for sure. those 2 are the teams major bowling anchors. McGrath is the guy who destroys the top order and lets shane finish the job. the other bowlers are just there. lee gets sloged all the time, and MacGill only plays ODIs well.
the australian batting order might last a bit longer because ponting and gilchrist will be here for a while. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: thebarmyarmy
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 1:24pm
| i seen an interview with warne & mcgrath yesterday, & these guys are hinting that they might be around for the next world cup. no doubt warney could be if he wanted 2. |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 1:28pm
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after the ashes, warne said he plans to be around for the next ashes which will be in 18 months and just before or after the world cup i think. so maybe warne will be around for the 2007 world cup but McGrath, even though he is a year younger he is a fast-medium bowler which means he needs more fitness. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: thebarmyarmy
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 1:31pm
| yes mcgrath is getting older. ashes are in 12 months. |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 2:02pm
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oh sorry, then i guess both McGrath and Shane should be around until then but i doubt they will be around for the world cup. maybe Shane will but not McGrath. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 07 November 2005 at 1:49pm
Shane Warne retired from one day cricket some time ago Saad. As for McGrath , if you believe his press statements , he's never felt fitter. Left to him , 2007 is a distinct possibility. ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 07 November 2005 at 9:05pm
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oh i had no idea shane had retired from ODI cricket and i didn't think that it was possible for a cricketer to retire from one type of the game and keep playing the other type.
And as for McGrath, even though he is ageing, he seems to only be getting better and better so i guess maybe he will be around for the 2007 world cup. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 08 November 2005 at 5:49pm
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i whished if only wasim akram was playing in the 2007 worldcup.i know he is old and everything but i still believe he can do a great job for pakistani team in one day series. ------------- |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 08 November 2005 at 6:03pm
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It'd be a bit much to ask though, he'd be 41 by then! ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 08 November 2005 at 8:54pm
well, i've heard from many people that wasim is still fit enough to play, but i personally don't agree with that. he is getting old and his body has deteriorated so i don't think he can play. though i wish he could because he is my favorite player. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: WC07INDWIN
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 2:56am
| Hi, I am new to this forum. I watched the recently concluded India vs Sri Lanka ODIs and was astounded by India's rebounding ferocity with which they won the at home series 6-1. With Ganguly chucked out, (not a good way for a once a class player with more than 10,000 runs in ODIs to retire), India look set to make their mark finally in the cricketing world. (Goodbye Australia!!!) While the Indian team is full of young and bright players like Pathan and Dhoni, they are backed by the matured Dravid and Tendulkar. The way I see it, in the upcoming 07 World Cup, India will be the dominant side coz the Australian players are fast ageing and the Aussie youngsters do not have much experience playing Indian spinners. I predict 5-0 white wash of South Africa in the upcoming ODIs series in India and I boldy predict that India will win the 2007 Cricket World cup. Any opinions and responses of all sorts are welcome |
Posted By: Rebourne_
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 6:00am
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i rekon australia are a huge chance of winning because they slaughted the World XI in both test and one-dayers, Australia have so young players coming through, such as dan cullen, he is a great off spinner and can bat, hes on 21, even though mcgrath has to retire soon, i think shaun tait can do a good job at opening the bowling, nathen bracken is also a good bolwer. But if australia aren't in good form.... i tip South Africa to win! ------------- When everythings going your way, You're in the wrong lane. |
Posted By: surenj
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 6:08am
| Australia's form in One-dayers has still been pretty strong despite their recent concerns in the test arena...so at this stage I'd say Australia |
Posted By: surenj
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 6:11am
| and also, if warne continues on in the way he is...having fully recovered now from his shoulder and finger injuries and yielding the full armoury of deliviers he has on the windies...i wouldn't be surprised if he made a return to one day cricket on the eve of the 2007 world cup |
Posted By: shahid
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 7:13am
| I think Pakistan won the world cup 2007 |
Posted By: capital_s
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 7:20am
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I'd put my odds on south africa or england to win the world cup 2007. I
think the key is having a good match winning batsmen (kemp / pietersen), a decent line of bowlers which both teams have, and a good allrounder (kallis and kemp / flintoff) ------------- My two favourite Batsmen: Jacques Kallis is a very solid but destructive batsmen and not to mention he can bowl as well. I also like Michael Clarke for his amazing batting talent at such a young age |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 7:29am
....we have a psychic in our midst fellas !!  ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 7:32am
They both have a chance Cap , but it's a long way off yet and squads could undergo massive changes. I have a sneaking suspicion that the Windies will perform creditably on home turf - their Aussie coach , King , if left in charge will shake them up. ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: capital_s
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 7:33am
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Yeah. They proved they still can produce good cricket by winning the
mini-worldcup ------------- My two favourite Batsmen: Jacques Kallis is a very solid but destructive batsmen and not to mention he can bowl as well. I also like Michael Clarke for his amazing batting talent at such a young age |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 5:38pm
i know that is a very bold statement from shahid and i know htat pakistan don't have the best of chances of winning the world cup but they do have a slight chance. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 6:12pm
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Read the original quote again, Saad. I'm not sure you'll understand what Sledger was getting at otherwise. ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 6:24pm
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i think he was making fun of shahid by being sarcastic and saying that we have a psychic in our midst. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: surenj
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 11:12pm
| yeah cause shahid made a typo and said ''won'' suggesting that it has already happened |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 16 November 2005 at 1:54am
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oh alright. i get it. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Rebourne_
Date Posted: 16 November 2005 at 6:42am
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pakistan are doing good atm against england. ------------- When everythings going your way, You're in the wrong lane. |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 16 November 2005 at 12:58pm
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yea they just won the first test against england even though they were expected to lose. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: One Hammer
Date Posted: 21 November 2005 at 3:00am
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A quote from Steve waghs book,and it rings true when you look at it.
He says,and i quote,,,Batsmen win you One day matches,Bowlers win you test matches,of course there is some exception to the rule but generally the quote is right.The one day game and restrictions placed on bowlers is geared to batsmen. No bouncer over the head or shoulder,wide if down leg,Feilding restrictions,10 overs only,etc,etc,Just the nature of ODI is that bowlers are generally bowling with limitations they dont have in tests,but looking at most tests if you have good bowlers you will generally win???????? of course thats his and my opinion,anyone else have a view on this one???,so in ODI in Windies 2007,look for the team with the swag of batsmen class batsmen and they will be one of the last standing,,,,india and SA are both building ,windies must get some steel in the batting,Aus,Eng,Pak,NZ anything can happen and 2 early to tell who will rise in 2 years huh ------------- Remember when you point the finger at someone,you have 3 pointing back at you !!! |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 21 November 2005 at 1:33pm
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well, than Australia have one of the best chances of winning the world cup. They have Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Mathew Hayden. Those 3 are great batters. And when Gilchrist is in form, he can get australia off to a great start and take the game out of the oppositions hand in 15 overs. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 November 2005 at 3:08pm
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yea maybe! but i think england can do the same and so can Pakistan!we all got world class players so why mention Australia only.its not like Australia can never be defeated. i mean in the 2006 world cup Pakistan was the first team to break Australia's back, remember when wasim got three early wickets! i left thinking Australia will lose now but situation changed and our team lost. its cricket, i mean anything can happen(you might lose ashes after 8 consecutive victories even if you team is in a great form) ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 22 November 2005 at 5:59pm
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yea, Pakistan has great batters such as Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam, and Younis Khan. There opener Salman Butt is also good and Afridi can also some times give them a great start. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: surenj
Date Posted: 22 November 2005 at 11:27pm
| when Australia lost the ashes they were hardly in good form...all credit must go to England, but Australia played miserably for most of it apart from Warne and Mcgrath (when he played) |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 22 November 2005 at 11:32pm
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Yup, England made the most of some luck that came their way in McGrath getting injured and the back up bowling not being up to scratch. ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 23 November 2005 at 1:33am
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The main thing was that Australia's batting was in very poor form and that gave England a big advantage. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Mebz
Date Posted: 07 December 2005 at 5:34pm
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SEMIS: Aus v South Africa Pak v India |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 08 December 2005 at 12:08am
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Seems like a good guess. Australia, Pakistan, India, and SA are all good ODI sides. One of these 4 will win the world cup...I'm sure of that. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 11 December 2005 at 8:09pm
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india and south africa have a chance of winning the world cup, under one condition i.e if they play it in their dreams. ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 11 December 2005 at 9:12pm
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India and SA are both great teams, and I am sure that either one of them could win the world cup. It could also be Pakistan or Australia. I would love to see Pakistan vs. India in the world cup final, with Pakistan getting their first world cup victory over India in the world cup final. That would be a dream come true for me. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: daisy77
Date Posted: 12 December 2005 at 5:46pm
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I think that the Aussis might win the cricket world cup 2007.......at present they have the best odi squad......they have some of the best bowlers..., good fielders as well......and they definatley have the batting...True that the Asian teams are quite good as well....but I think so far Aussi has the best odi squad and I don't think any of their key players plan to retire soon...(before the world cup) It would be extremely cool to see some of the under rated teams perforn to the best of their abilities......and give the popular teams some good competition....! |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 12 December 2005 at 6:18pm
I was watching an interview with the Canadian cricket team, and they said they are confident that they can win the 2007 world cup!  They must have been drunk.------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 12 December 2005 at 11:41pm
| Perhaps they were saying they were confident they can win a game at the World Cup, Saad? |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 13 December 2005 at 12:46am
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No, no, no. They were saying that they plan to beat everyone and especially Australia and they were already calling themselves the 2007 World Cup champions. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 December 2005 at 10:20am
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they have the right to say whatever they want to!but they don't have the guts to prove it.the world cup isn't that far now, so i will be waiting to see how they perform. ------------- |
Posted By: krisdy
Date Posted: 13 December 2005 at 11:46am
It will be the same ,,, India Vs Australia ,,, but again ,, Aussies will WIN in the finals  ------------- "I go by present and present says - Sachin IS the BEST , Shewag is going to be the next best and Dhoni's is gonna rock the world with his brutal assaults - GOD help the rest of the world" |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 13 December 2005 at 1:02pm
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I doubt that India will be in the finals again. I think it will be Pakistan vs. SA..... or Canada vs. Australia...in their dreams. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 December 2005 at 7:32pm
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i think something unexpected is going to happen this time, who knows india might win the 2007 worldcup or world may come to an end. ------------- |
Posted By: TANZ
Date Posted: 15 December 2005 at 9:49pm
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if india win then the world may come to an end ha ha ha
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Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 12:57am
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I think the Final 4 will be India, Australia, South Africa and England... from there anything can happen.... All have young sides.... (for those who don't know...Shane Warne doesn't play ODI's anymore... Matthew Hayden has been dropped from the Australian Team, so there are plenty of young faces in the Aussie Team)... and are currently very strong... but time will tell i spose... |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 12:59am
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England in the last 4? We'll be lucky if we scrape through the group stages. |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:01am
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I too doubt that England will be in the last 4.
I think that it will be Pakistan, India, SA, and Australia. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:02am
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Nah... i reckon they will be there.... Lot of youngsters... still gelling have faith in your team JP... i do and i'm an aussie lmao ...
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Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:04am
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England's ODI performances are pathetic. There is no way they will make it to the last 4 in the world cup. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:07am
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Who are these youngsters? |
Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:13am
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well not exactly "young" sorry.. went a little far |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:15am
| Fair enough. Longevity doesn't equal success though. Pietersen is the key - if he can play the role that I can remember Klusener playing in 1999 and everyone else chips in around him we might have half a chance. I'm not that hopeful though. I just don't think we have enough strength throughout the team to challenge. |
Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:17am
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no longevity doesn't = success.. but then you ask yourself why they have stayed in the team, would this not be because they are performing ??? |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:21am
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To a certain extent, but it's also to do with the fact that we don't have anyone better to replace them with. Strauss has done alright and he's taken over the role that Thorpe used to have. Jones will drop crucial catches - the sooner we get Prior behind the stumps the better, not least as it means we get another batsman in - Solanki, Bell perhaps but neither of those strike me as World Cup turning players. I hope I'm proved wrong though....
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Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:26am
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lol... what about Gary Pratt but yes i agree about Jones and Prior... Pity he had 2 catch probably the most important chance of the Ashes though (Kaspa in 2nd Test) |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:29am
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Anyone know when Simon Jones is coming back for sure. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:31am
| Tour of India. Fingers crossed. |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:37am
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When he got injured in the first or second test of the ashes, they said they were going to put him in an oxygen chamber and try and make him fit for the next test, but not only was he not fit for the second or third test of the ashes, but he has been out for 4 months now...and they said they would fix him for the next ashes test. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:39am
| It was two different injuries Saad. Might well have been the same problem, but he was in the squad and then withdrew having got injured again. |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:41am
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Oh, I didn't know that. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 5:24pm
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guys, you wont believe this! but the 2007 schedule for world cup has been announced and to my surprise, the first match will be played between pakistan and west indies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 match schedule announced Jon Long July 19, 2005
The first match of the tournament will take place on Tuesday 13 March 2007 at the newly renovated Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica between the West Indies and Pakistan in Group D. Round robin play will see six games over a period of 11 days, with the final match of this Group slated for 23 March, between the West Indies and Ireland who secured their place at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 by reaching the final of the recent ICC Trophy. Australia, defending ICC Cricket World Cup champions, will begin their attempt to retain their title at the fully upgraded Warner Park Stadium in St Kitts when they take on Scotland on Wednesday 14 March. The twin-island Republic of Trinidad & Tobago will host Group B. Group play will commence on Thursday, 15 March when Sri Lanka meets Bermuda, India and Sri Lanka meet in the group's showpiece game on 23 March. Saint Lucia will welcome the teams, officials and fans to Group C of the competition. Play starts at Beausejour on 14 March when Kenya takes on Canada. Kenya, the surprise team from the last ICC Cricket World Cup, also closes out group play on 24 March, when they face England. In all four Group stage Host Venues, six matches will be played over 11 days.
The Super 8 stage of the tournament, which begins on Tuesday 27 March, will be played in four countries: Antigua, Guyana, Grenada and Barbados. The last match of this segment of the tournament will take place on Saturday 21 April. For the semi-finals the four remaining teams will travel to Jamaica and Saint Lucia. On Tuesday, 24 April Sabina Park in Kingston will be the venue for semi-final 1, where the second and third place finishers from the Super 8's will square off against each other. On Wednesday, 25 April the Beausejour Stadium in Gros Islet will stage semi-final 2, pitting the first and fourth place finishers from the Super 8's against each other. Saturday 28 April is the date that this prestigious tournament, hosted by the West Indies will climax in the final, when the two semi-final winners will meet at Kensington Oval in Barbados to contest the ninth ICC Cricket World Cup final. The tournament will see 51 One-Day International matches over a 47 day period, in world class competition venues against the unique backdrop of the Caribbean. The event logo and event mascot were also unveiled at this `Brand Launch' event which was streamed live on the internet. The event mascot is a teenage character called `Mello' who embodies the lifestyle of the region. Full details of the match schedule are available on http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/events/worldcup/schedule.html - www.icc-cricket.com . The tournament logo is available at http://www.icc-cricket.com/media/icc_logos.html - http://www.icc-cricket.com/media/icc_logos.html . ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 5:57pm
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Thanks for the details, zohaib bhai! I hope Pakistan get off to a good start in the world cup. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 9:09pm
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i am surprised with the teams actually! i mean i hardly heard of these countries before, and what do you know everyone's playing cricket all of a sudden ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 11:01pm
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Yea, all of the noob countries are playing, and Canada plan to beat Australia. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Black_cap_95
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 12:48pm
| New Zealand will win |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 1:05pm
These are the inane comments that annoy me - qualify that statement or go back to the 4-6 zigsaw puzzles. ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: shan
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 7:07pm
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i dont see anything wrong, if they say NZ will win I think they have the capacity. Did not they prove it against SL ------------- "Excellence is something we can reach for; perfection is God's business." |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 8:59pm
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1. Nothing wrong with saying someone is going to win, but it's a waste of time for everyone if you don't qualify it. It's like saying 'I want to eat' but not bothering with what you're going to eat. 2. No disrespect to New Zealand, but Sri Lanka are in dire straits right now and beating them is no great effort. Look how they were thrashed by Australia and South Africa recently for a better form indicator. ------------- |
Posted By: DRAVID FAN
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 9:25pm
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i feel south africawill win but i support india. ------------- |
Posted By: Big Josh
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 10:27pm
Its good to see that there are many SA supports out there .As much i would like to see them win the world cup i think will make it to the semiz and then get beaten.But i think this is going to be the best wotlf cup ever because many small cricketing nations such as bangaladesh are emerging quite well{they beat The champs before} and many teams are beginning to gell well so i just want to watch some good cricket were even Australia will face some stiff competition(Hope they don't win it) ------------- josh |
Posted By: Black_cap_95
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 12:23am
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New Zealand wernt thrashed by south africa and aus they where close games but new zealand coulldnt get over the line. They have a good chance to win they are ranked number 5 in the world and are knowen for there upsets at the 2003 world cup |