|
Post Reply 
|
Page <1 34567 29> |
| Author |
 Share Topic Printable Version Delicious Digg Facebook Furl Google Boomarks Google Buzz MySpace Newsvine reddit StumbleUpon Translate Twitter Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks Topic Search  Topic Options
|
|
Sledger 
Captain 
Dickenson can marry my mother-in-law ! Joined: 08 August 2005 Location: South Africa Online Status: Offline Posts: 15694 |
 Post Options
 Quote Reply
 Topic: Super EightsPosted: 30 March 2007 at 7:51am |
|
|
Can't really affect the crowds 143 - no-one's there when the Windies are playing , there can't be many less when they're out!
|
||
|
Mental disintegration works for me !!
|
||
 |
||
|
tonks007
First Slip
Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 862 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 7:58am |
|
|
Hey Sledge, how do rate the fighting irish's chance's agianst the poms? Tonights match could be very dangerous for the English mob!
|
||
|
even the sun shines on a dogs ass some days
|
||
|
||
|
143no
Opener
Final warning for running on the pitch Joined: 23 October 2006 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 2516 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 7:59am |
|
|
Irish have had their thrill for this world cup.
|
||
|
Monkey see, Monkey do.
|
||
|
||
|
tonks007
First Slip
Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 862 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 8:00am |
|
|
Is that a "No Chance" 143?
|
||
|
even the sun shines on a dogs ass some days
|
||
|
||
|
143no
Opener
Final warning for running on the pitch Joined: 23 October 2006 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 2516 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 8:03am |
|
|
Not unless the english boy's have been talked into taking some really juicy odds.
|
||
|
Monkey see, Monkey do.
|
||
|
||
|
Sledger
Captain
Dickenson can marry my mother-in-law ! Joined: 08 August 2005 Location: South Africa Online Status: Offline Posts: 15694 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 8:04am |
|
|
I await the match with a little trepidation Tonks!
Realistically , England should win in a canter , but they haven't set
the tournament alight yet and tonight might be no different.
The weather forecast is iffy too - persistent thundershowers. It's imperative that England get the two points , even if it takes two days and I see that happening. Run rate could well determine 4th place (the best I see England doing) , so a convincing victory would be most welcome. To do that I'd like to see them bat first and get a big score - Vaughan finally getting a one day hundred wouldn't go amiss either! Ireland can enjoy these matches , they might be minnows but they are organised and have some decent players. Take them lightly and come unstuck should be everyone's mantra. |
||
|
Mental disintegration works for me !!
|
||
|
||
|
tonks007
First Slip
Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 862 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 8:24am |
|
|
Boy, if the Irish win this one Sledge, will English heads roll!!!
|
||
|
even the sun shines on a dogs ass some days
|
||
|
||
|
Sledger
Captain
Dickenson can marry my mother-in-law ! Joined: 08 August 2005 Location: South Africa Online Status: Offline Posts: 15694 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 8:30am |
|
|
If the Irish win this one my wallet will need CPR !!
|
||
|
Mental disintegration works for me !!
|
||
|
||
|
tonks007
First Slip
Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 862 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 8:37am |
|
|
||
|
even the sun shines on a dogs ass some days
|
||
|
||
|
NZ_Fast
Wicket-Keeper
Joined: 21 August 2006 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1928 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 11:07am |
|
|
Great stuff from NZ, convincing win. Bond once again providing the only real strike power though, Mason turned in a very good performance though too. Vettori cleaned up Ramdin again, he could be a brilliant player if he just stopped sweeping every ball he gets from a spinner.
Styris continued his great WC record, and some great keeping from McCullum. Good to see Oram amongst the wickets again. Next game against bangladesh will either be a cracker or a complete lopsided contest. |
||
|
||
|
tonks007
First Slip
Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 862 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 1:15pm |
|
|
Believe it or not, Styris is averaging 129 in this WC only second behind Kallis??? Averages at the moment mean nothing but NZ are looking the goods despite me saying they are not. My words arent tasting the best let me tell you!!!
 Edited by tonks007 - 30 March 2007 at 1:16pm |
||
|
even the sun shines on a dogs ass some days
|
||
|
||
|
Sledger
Captain
Dickenson can marry my mother-in-law ! Joined: 08 August 2005 Location: South Africa Online Status: Offline Posts: 15694 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 1:30pm |
|
|
Top averages and top waist lines - the boys are hot!!!
|
||
|
Mental disintegration works for me !!
|
||
|
||
|
tonks007
First Slip
Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 862 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 1:32pm |
|
|
||
|
even the sun shines on a dogs ass some days
|
||
|
||
|
-JP-
Manager 
Joined: 21 January 2005 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6232 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 4:22pm |
|
|
England 100-3 against Ireland - no great surprise to see early wickets going down.
|
||
|
||
|
Kerm
Wicket-Keeper
Joined: 03 September 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1168 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 4:24pm |
|
|
Should I feel guilty about cheering the fact Bell is out? =p
|
||
|
Kerm
|
||
|
||
|
Rifat
Wicket-Keeper
Joined: 09 April 2006 Location: Bangladesh Online Status: Offline Posts: 1912 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 4:38pm |
|
|
Ireland doing really well
Eng 117-4 after 27 overs |
||
|
||
|
Freddie
Wicket-Keeper
That's the wrong ball you're hitting Joined: 17 September 2006 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 1054 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 5:06pm |
|
Now Bell doesn't seem to know how to play attacking cricket at the moment, a typical Ian Bell innings:
...............11.1............2.1.........4.1.....W
For those who really want to know what that overall score was he would've scored 11 from 52 balls had that knock been genuine.
They should name a stand after Ian Bell at Edgbaston at the moment, the 'Ian Bell Block', sums him up in one word really.
Back to the main cricket, and hopefuly England can get up to 250-260 if they can really take it too the Irish in the last few overs. Edited by Freddie - 30 March 2007 at 6:33pm |
||
|
On extended leave...
|
||
|
||
|
Freddie
Wicket-Keeper
That's the wrong ball you're hitting Joined: 17 September 2006 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 1054 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 6:36pm |
|
|
England finish up on 266-7, good finish with 94 coming off the last ten overs, great knock from Collingwood who ended up with 90 from 82 balls, and was unlucky to be run out in the final over, overall a good total and providing they bowl well should be easily enough to take them home. Good supporting roles from Pietersen and Flintoff and Nixon (19 off 15) and Bopara (10 off 5) played well at the end to accelerate up to their final total.
If it wasn't for Ian Bell's block, then England could well've got up to 280-290.
|
||
|
On extended leave...
|
||
|
||
|
Kerm
Wicket-Keeper
Joined: 03 September 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1168 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 6:39pm |
|
|
I'd rather have Strauss in at the moment, an out of form Strauss > out of form Bell. As it happens though our middle/lower order has pulled through nicly and done the job for us. Now its up to our bowlers to see what they can do, they have a decent score to defend. Especially on a pitch that has been doing a bit.
|
||
|
Kerm
|
||
|
||
|
Clobber
Captain
Joined: 03 January 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8838 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 6:47pm |
|
|
I actually thought Bell played himself out of form there - looked in decent enough nick when he arrived but got scratchier and scratchier as he went on. this no doubt pressure building on him as you could be sure he was more aware than anyone else how slowly he was scoring.
|
||
|
||
|
Freddie
Wicket-Keeper
That's the wrong ball you're hitting Joined: 17 September 2006 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 1054 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 6:54pm |
|
He may have looked in good nick but a 74-ball 31 at this level in this era of one-day international cricket is not good enough.
|
||
|
On extended leave...
|
||
|
||
|
Kerm
Wicket-Keeper
Joined: 03 September 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1168 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 7:05pm |
|
|
Great run out from Mahmood, backing up his own bowling. Pretty nice.
|
||
|
Kerm
|
||
|
||
|
daisy77
Opener
Lara Fan Joined: 05 December 2005 Location: Trinidad and Tobago Online Status: Offline Posts: 2488 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 9:06pm |
|
|
The Irish look in a bit of trouble...don't think they are going to win this one....
|
||
|
||
|
scuudz
Wicket-Keeper
Joined: 12 March 2007 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 1754 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 10:24pm |
|
|
England won by 48 runs.
An unconvincing performance really. England bowled and fielded poorly today (outfielding was good though). Earlier, their top order was non-existent. They will need to improve their game by leaps and bounds if they are to qualify for the semis. I do not see it happening. I think they put down a couple of sitters in the field. Such errors in the field against the better sides in the tournament could mean giving away 30-40 extra runs (if not more).
I do not think England fans will be totally pleased with that performance and understandably so.
Ireland, on the other hand, played quite well I thought. They were good in the field. I think they lost the game because they didn't pace their innings too well. Panesar bowled pretty well and suffocated the batsmen. The Irish should be very happy with their performance and like Niall O'Brien said they are targetting Australia to shock next. hehe
The positive for England is their lower order batting. Flintoff bowled well and its good to see him back. Collingwood bailed England out of trouble yet again and the fans should hope that he continues this form throughout the WC. Edited by scuudz - 31 March 2007 at 12:18am |
||
|
||
|
Clobber
Captain
Joined: 03 January 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8838 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 30 March 2007 at 11:46pm |
|
Did you actually read what I posted? |
||
|
||
|
daisy77
Opener
Lara Fan Joined: 05 December 2005 Location: Trinidad and Tobago Online Status: Offline Posts: 2488 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 31 March 2007 at 2:22am |
|
|
I think England's score was WAYYYY too much for the Irish to get too. 266 is a really challenging total!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
||
|
||
|
Jayasuriya
Square Leg
Joined: 31 August 2006 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 254 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 31 March 2007 at 4:40pm |
|
|
Tony creig actually said they werent too much for ireland
 ,
now to the match tommorow, i hear if West Indies lose tommorow, their out? how crushing would that be  ,,,, GO SL!!!!Edited by Jayasuriya - 31 March 2007 at 4:41pm |
||
|
Sri Lanka to win the WORLD CUP 07
|
||
|
||
|
BackFoot Master
Wicket-Keeper
Shades of Tendulkar Joined: 15 June 2006 Location: Saint Vincent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1686 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 31 March 2007 at 9:18pm |
|
|
Aussie need 105 to win from 22 overs against Bang, simply walk in the park for aussie.
How on earth Bang beat India, help me out somebody.
|
||
|
August 16th 2009, my team Youth Combine was crowned CHAMPION once more
|
||
|
||
|
BackFoot Master
Wicket-Keeper
Shades of Tendulkar Joined: 15 June 2006 Location: Saint Vincent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1686 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 31 March 2007 at 9:32pm |
|
|
About the crowds, tickets are very expensive as far as locals for concerned. It is not easy at all to pay around $ 200 local money for one match. A Year or so ago i did believed england stand a good chance of reaching the semi with Trescothick doing some damage with KP but now i have reduced england chances by 40% just because Trescothick is missing. I always believed England stand a better chance of winning chasing than defending runs. In the 5 worldcup from 1975 to 1992 England were runners -up (3 times) and semi finalist ( 2 times) so it a bit to say they are the "nearby men" for worldcup glory. I surely can see why they were so successful with the likes of Boycott, Gower, Gatting, Botham and Willis, to me they are really great players, maybe Slegder or Clobber can tell us how good of a player they were.
They surely stand a better chance of winning the worldcup than this current england squad.
Aussie should of batted first and rip the crop out of Bang very badly. Edited by BackFoot Master - 31 March 2007 at 10:36pm |
||
|
August 16th 2009, my team Youth Combine was crowned CHAMPION once more
|
||
|
||
|
BackFoot Master
Wicket-Keeper
Shades of Tendulkar Joined: 15 June 2006 Location: Saint Vincent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1686 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 31 March 2007 at 10:14pm |
|
|
I think India cricketer are having a great laugh at the moment, easy 10 wickets win for Aussie. O boy, Hayden looks more dangerous than a bunch of lions and tigers put together.
Hayden already stand a good chance for man of the tournament with G. Smith in 2nd place to me. Never expected it though. Edited by BackFoot Master - 31 March 2007 at 10:18pm |
||
|
August 16th 2009, my team Youth Combine was crowned CHAMPION once more
|
||
|
||
|
Post Reply
|
Page <1 34567 29> |
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
Super Eights