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seansnotmyname@
25-03-2016
Phew, really thought they'd blown it with 20 off two needed.

So England in your hands now, shit or bust as the old saying goes.
howard h
26-03-2016
It's basically a QF (Eng) with winner through to SF but loser out. It's super over time!

Edit - scrap that if SL win, r/r starts to be important as SL have another game
mimik1uk
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by howard h:
“It's basically a QF (Eng) with winner through to SF but loser out. It's super over time!

Edit - scrap that if SL win, r/r starts to be important as SL have another game”

if we lose its impossible to qualify via NRR as there is no way both SL and SA could end up with a worse NRR than us if all three end up on 4 points
dtcdtcdtc
26-03-2016
Guptill rested as New Zealand opt to bat

A victory would confirm them as England's Semi Final opponents when we beat Sri Lanka

I have my positive head on today
mimik1uk
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by dtcdtcdtc:
“I have my positive head on today”

we'll have none of that in this thread

dtcdtcdtc
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by mimik1uk:
“we'll have none of that in this thread

”




I think a few posters have access to the facility that 'auto-posts' when we lose a wicket.....
mimik1uk
26-03-2016
nicholls not making the best start as the replacement for guptill , almost takes out williamson with a straight drive
jake1981
26-03-2016
Williamson looking in ominous good touch

Not sure who I could choose between him and Root if I had to
mimik1uk
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by jake1981:
“Williamson looking in ominous good touch

Not sure who I could choose between him and Root if I had to”

yeah he's a seriously good player , i'm assuming he'll take over the captaincy in all formats with mccullum retired , hope the captaincy doesn't take anything away from his batting
Nova21
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by jake1981:
“Williamson looking in ominous good touch

Not sure who I could choose between him and Root if I had to”

Top notch , seems their best since Crowe
dtcdtcdtc
26-03-2016
I agree re the captaincy.

I would give it someone else

It's not just the on-field stuff, it's all the other commitments that take up their time
Even going out for the toss instead of preparing must have an effect

That's where Alistair Cook is impressive. Interview with Sky, then TMS, then C5 , then the overseas broadcaster and then get yer pads on. Mad schedule
jake1981
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by mimik1uk:
“yeah he's a seriously good player , i'm assuming he'll take over the captaincy in all formats with mccullum retired , hope the captaincy doesn't take anything away from his batting”

I would have thought so

I tend to think that when you become Captain when you are a so called part time bowler, you do tend to under bowl yourself

I think he's far better than a ' part-time' bowler
dtcdtcdtc
26-03-2016
Good over from Mustafizur culminates in the wicket of Williamson

Think 150 may be a winning score on this track
mimik1uk
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by jake1981:
“I would have thought so

I tend to think that when you become Captain when you are a so called part time bowler, you do tend to under bowl yourself

I think he's far better than a ' part-time' bowler”

thats one of the reasons i never like having a bowler as captain, especially in tests, as i think the captaincy will affect their decision making on their own bowling too much
jake1981
26-03-2016
What an awful decision by the umpire

Pitched in line and hitting half way up middle stump

Looked plum in real time let alone the replays
dtcdtcdtc
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by jake1981:
“What an awful decision by the umpire

Pitched in line and hitting half way up middle stump

Looked plum in real time let alone the replays”


Last time I saw him umpiring , he made some poor calls as well

(The Umpire is - JD Cloete from South Africa)

from Cricinfo :
Shakib Al Hasan to Munro, no run, a big appeal for lbw as Munro comes forward to defend and gets hit by one that pitches around off and turns into the left-hander to hit low on the front pad, that looked plumb. Hitting middle. The middle of middle. Shakib cannot believe it.


Wonder if he's missing the back up of the review system that most of the newer umpires seem to rely on nowadays....
Darren Lethem
26-03-2016
You'd have got good odds on a semi final line up of

NZ
WI
England
Australia

Which is what I think it will be. Favourite in each group ( India and SA ) out. Having said that I hope India beat Strayer naturally
dtcdtcdtc
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“You'd have got good odds on a semi final line up of

NZ
WI
England
Australia

Which is what I think it will be. Favourite in each group ( India and SA ) out. Having said that I hope India beat Strayer naturally”

I think that maybe 3 of those 4

Think that India will beat Australia

It should be 2 good semi's though, as all 4 teams are capable of winning

I keep mentioning it every game but maybe a couple of super overs...
dtcdtcdtc
26-03-2016
Mid pitch collision between Taylor and Munro

NZ doing more damage to themselves this game than the opposition have managed all tournament

Think Williamson's elbow has started to swell as well from the Nicholls' hit
mimik1uk
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by dtcdtcdtc:
“Mid pitch collision between Taylor and Munro

NZ doing more damage to themselves this game than the opposition have managed all tournament

Think Williamson's elbow has started to swell as well from the Nicholls' hit”

looks like you having your positive head on is working given we will play them in the semi if we beat SL today
howard h
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by mimik1uk:
“looks like you having your positive head on is working given we will play them in the semi if we beat SL today ”

+1...I thought that immediately!
dtcdtcdtc
26-03-2016
Originally Posted by mimik1uk:
“looks like you having your positive head on is working given we will play them in the semi if we beat SL today ”

Originally Posted by howard h:
“+1...I thought that immediately! ”



I'm also thinking that Guptill's 'slight hamstring strain' is worse than we are being told......
howard h
26-03-2016
I've constantly whinged about bowlers needing more help...but there's deffo one thing in their favour, those tight diving run-outs when the bat is ever so slightly in the air.

With the naked eye from several meters away, how many umpires would give *out* when the bat passes the line just mm in the air? I would bet none, if there was any doubt the batsmen get it. However TV slo-mo shows the bat raised even if it's already been grounded and that's out. I notice referrals being made, and given out, even though the first glance is he's well in.

Makes me wonder what would happen in a scramble, the fielder dives to break the wicket, the batsman, clearly over the line and safe BUT he jumps in the air over the diving fielder. If the bail's knocked off as the batsman is in the air avoiding him, technically he's out, isn't he? Could be the same if he jumps up to celebrate the winning run too if it's taken to extremes?

Has this ever been brought up on Ask The Umpire?
mimik1uk
26-03-2016
funny you saying that about the bowlers needing help and my comments the other day about doing something about bat sizes

i missed the australia game yesterday but saw the highlights earlier, if anyone ever thinks that there is no advantage with the bats they are using then a shot khawaja played in the first over should settle the argument

he was just trying to play a push into the on side , not a shot he had even put alot of power into, the ball took the leading edge of the bat and still went for a four through the covers

just off the leading edge
davethecue
26-03-2016
Mustafizur looks a good find for Bangladesh

Could do with him at OT this summer after his IPL commitments
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