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    Posted: 22 April 2007 at 10:17am

I imagine he hates all successful people.
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Burner ..total tandas mate . Gee I don't dislike any other cricket teams (in fact  appreacate most cricketers and nations teams ) the way you dislike Austalia ..and probably Australians in general ..Hope you see the light some day .
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A bit random wasn't it?
Good one Graham!
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burners probably just jealous cos the aussies are better than whichever team he supports
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Something like that.
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The semi finals are going to be the real test for SA. They are off to St Lucia to play an  Australia side  who dont need previous good performances to gain confidence. Australia are truly the team to beat and  it might come to an end for the Proteas next match.  I say this is because one of SA's dark secrets have been exposed tremendously in this cup and that is that they cannot play (to the point of not at all) on low bouncing slow wickets. Their slow bowling weakness too is a factor . Australia is playing well and we have a well balanced team . But anything can happen on the day .Really hoping Australia can win ..
NZ vs Sri Lanka like both teams... should be close . Have a feeling Sri Lanka will win (but just gut feeling)
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Originally posted by Burner

I'd also like to see Australia make the final so their falling at the last hurdle could be all the more painful for their odious players and the result pampered yellow horde in the stands.  A more detestable bunch of players I've never seen before in world cricket, (OK I forgot about Tony Greig and his mob).

From the rat like, underhanded sharp practise of their repugnant skipper to the stiff backed, loose mouthed Mcgrath via the clearly sexually dubious middle order, the Australian team exudes competence and arrogance in equal measure.

I was no lover of the  evil midget Langer but he is infinitely preferable to having to watch the conversational midget Gilchrist produce his succession of slogs at the top of the innings. Add to that the Neanderthal Hayden, a man who clearly has to shave his forehead and constantly chews gum, presumably so he doesn't eat the helmet grille, and you have an opening partnership sponsored by Dynabol with all the grace and subtlety of two hippos mating in a mudhole.

Dismiss one of these vandals and you get Ratboy scowling and gobbing off as much as possible. I for one will be praying for Andre Nel to come down the pitch and put one on the little b@stard. Next up ponces Clarke plays a few airy fairy wafts and then gets out. Whenever I see this fellow bat I think "who cares?" As for Symonds what can you say? The bloke is as light in the loafers as it's possible to get. How much time do you have to spend in the hairdressers to get a barnet that stupid? And I'll tell you this he didn't hurt his arm playing cricket....

Ah Yes Hussey and Hogg  - Clones I tell ya , grown at the Australian institute for sport and scientific perversion from some skin droppings off Ritchie Benaud. Enjoy yourselves now you twisted freaks of nature, in the future you too will turn into toads! As for Watson - Another terrible case of what can happen if you take steroids, yes you get big muscles but you also get the voice of a little girl. Keen quiet Shane, say nothing.

Fresh from the stretching room at the AIS Bracken can't find a barber tall enough to sort out his mullet or his girly action, he may well be Australia's leading female cricketer. Tait it seems seeks to eschew the advantage of height by delivering the ball from knee height through the use of palates and callisthenics alone. Doesn't look like he's troubled by many complex thoughts either not that any of this team are!

Lastly Mcgrath has the happy nack of getting results that far outweigh his ability and talent, rarely has a bowler picked up so many wickets with poor deliveries. Indeed Mcgrath has been the world leader in that happy skill since the passing of "Not the sharpest card in the pack" Warne.

All of these Australian players carry a terrible burden of expectation that unfortunately is often fulfilled. One can only hope that this time it won't be. They also carry with them the terrible burden that each spoken sentence should be made to sound like it is a question.

 
 
HAHA LOVE IT!!!Clap
Sri Lanka to win the WORLD CUP 07
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You would!
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lol sadly the worlds best are never liked :( 
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Not necessarily. I know that the Brazil and Italy soccer teams are very popular, the All Blacks have a big fan club outside New Zealand, and I don't know anybody that dislikes Valentino Rossi.

The Aussie cricket team falls into the same category as Michael Schumacher. You either love them of hate them.
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Burner , just how did you manage to type that diatribe whilst wearing your straight jacket - impressive feat that.
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SL Vs NZ tommorow.Can't wait actually :-)
But even if we lose i'm still happy the way our guys played.
Gave it everything when things mattered and no regrets.
I wish both the teams goodluck and let us have a cracker of a match
 
By the way if SL need to win the keymen for me would be Kumar and Mahela with the bat and Vass,Mali and Murali with the bowl plus good fielding
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I know that Sri Lanka will win tomorrow. All my friends along with me are sure that they will win. I'm not really that interested in tomorrows game compared to day after's. I'm sure that's going the game everybody wants to watch Arch-rivals of cricket according to me. I believe South Africa will win and supported them from the begining (wasn't sure if India could win). Aussies are a tough opponent but South Africa are not too bad either.
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Originally posted by Jayasuriya

Who said NZ were gunna beat SL? haha, and SA is not the only team capable, all these teams are capable


Sorry, I made a typing error. I meant to say Sri Lanka, really.
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I'll be shooting you down if NZ win.
Good one Graham!
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Here it is Bondy! Can the Kiwi's make the final for the first time mate???
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Originally posted by bond2322

I'll be shooting you down if NZ win.
 
and if they don't?
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Don't mess with my optimistic psyche..

All i'm saying is that people shouldn't be so sure. The winner of this semi-final is a lottery. There are many factors to consider, namely the performance of Bond. I'm expecting something special from him tonight, and if he delivers I can see us going through to the final.
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There wont be any excuses this time 143. Both sides will be at full strength tonight, we will see how Bondy deals with it if they dont. Will be interesting i bet!Wink
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Lotteries are all about luck arn't they? no skill involved, glad we don't rely on that. Batting is the kiwi's worry tonight, if they can set a decent total I think they will win.
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Lottery is a term used to allocate uncertainty to an event. That's the term I have used to describe who I think will win the match.
 
I'd like us to bat first, will crumble when chasing against such a powerful attack. Anything above 250 should be a challange for the Sri Lankans.
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Still a term associated with luck or fate rather than somthing you have control over. Why not just toss the coin to decide the winner?
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Some people believe the toss of a coin is deciding the winner (at the beginning of the match).
Good one Graham!
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To be honest, i think the Kiwi's need all the "luck" in the world tonight. On paper, a full strength Sri Lanka should dominate a full strength NZ. They have better bowlers and better batsmen but you just dont know which Sri Lankan batting side will turn up. If they bat like they did against Aus, NZ should win. Thats what i think will determine the winner. Bond and Jaya are the key to their respective sides. One of them will win the match for their team and send their side into the Final. (in my opinion)
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I agree with bits and pieces of what you've said. I think NZ bat further down the order than Sri Lanka, and if the wicket is seaming early that could be important.

Sri Lanka have a greater impetus in their bowling attack with Malinga, Murli and Vaas.
 
What it will come down to is how NZ bats. Our bowling won't be strong enough to restrict Sri Lanka to under 230, so anything around 250 should be safe if we bat first.


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Good one Graham!
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True, Kiwi's bat first and get 250+ and we will have a game on our hands. Styris will need to keep up his superb form with some help from the likes of Taylor, Fulton and Oram to achieve that total but certainly not impossible. Should be a cracker!
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I think NZ have learnt to deal with malinga now, weve certainly played against him enough to. If Jayawardene was smart he would open the bowling with murali for 3-4 overs, fulton and taylor are clueless against him.
Major battles are going to be vaa's to fleming, and bond to jayasuria.
As ive said before, this could come down to one moment of individual brilliance.
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Murali won't bowl first up , their gameplan will remain unchanged.  The key will be Vaas against Fleming and history shows that Vaas has the wood on the Black Cap's captain.

  Having said that there are games within games and Jayasuriya/Bond could be explosive. No-one has got at Bond in this tournament (the Aussies didn't get a chance!) and that could change today - Jayasuriya won't back off. 

  If Bond doesn't get amonst them early I'll take the Lankans to win , whether batting 1st or second.  The wicket is supposed to be a bouncy track , so maybe Oram and Franklin will make some impact , but so will Malinga , Vaas and possibly Fernando (Maharoof having to make way for the big man).

  It'll be close , but just maybe it's about time NZ got past their semifinal jinx!  (there , hedged my bets!)
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I certainly expect a great match today, but in my opinion we should also look at the contribution of not very big players in these matches. For lankans, upal tharanga, sangakara, and Silva, all in some good form, and dilshan due for something special. For kiwis, its big time for Ross taylor, oram and franklin to come up with the goods, its been sometime they have won a match for their side. I can bet that apart from the big names, probably one of these guys will be the deciding factor in todays match!
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Wisey , you on something?  Sangakarra not a big player? He's world class!
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