Unless india do another bangladesh they playing the indies
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Fantastic game and what an innings to win it. Imagine being able to play like that with the pressure of a billion people's hopes and expectations on your shoulders.
Originally Posted by Bhaveshgor:
“Wonder what Mitch johnson thinking now.”
“Wonder what Mitch johnson thinking now.”
....I hope they don't make another song about me......
Top play from Kohli and MS
Hope it's a decent pitch for the semi as it could be a cracking game
Originally Posted by ThomasStirk:
“Kohli is a hero he's better then Joe Root even I can admit that as a Yorkie”
“Kohli is a hero he's better then Joe Root even I can admit that as a Yorkie”
LOL Root is so far ahead of kohli.
Kohli got major weakness that Root doesn't have.
Originally Posted by ThomasStirk:
“Big hitter like Gayle, Buttler and AB are good but a touch player like Virat is great to watch”
“Big hitter like Gayle, Buttler and AB are good but a touch player like Virat is great to watch”
De- Villiers is far more reliable than Butler and Gayle.
Originally Posted by ThomasStirk:
“Kohli is a hero he's better then Joe Root even I can admit that as a Yorkie”
“Kohli is a hero he's better then Joe Root even I can admit that as a Yorkie”
He must be due a poor knock soon.
Kohli really is fabulous in run chases and he spoke really well afterwards. Maybe the Australians would have been better keeping Yuvraj and his injury in as India were much better once MS came in ( obviously they can't drop catches on purpose etc but they must have felt it was a pyrrhic victory one MS came in).
Originally Posted by dtcdtcdtc:
“....I hope they don't make another song about me......
Top play from Kohli and MS
Hope it's a decent pitch for the semi as it could be a cracking game”
“....I hope they don't make another song about me......
Top play from Kohli and MS
Hope it's a decent pitch for the semi as it could be a cracking game”
Same Slow pitch will make painful viewing but can understand why pitch are slow, makes the toss less important.
if the pitches are true, Chasing can be so easy in india because boundaries are tiny and getting 2-3 boundaries a over is quite easy.
Root, Kohli both showed this already in this tournament.
Originally Posted by Bhaveshgor:
“Win Predictor is a joke.”
“Win Predictor is a joke.”
Agree. I guess because it relies far too heavily on the setting of a par score when even the best pitch reading cricketers in the world struggle to make even a half decent estimation pre-match?
It's so far out its not worth sticking with. But if they do insist on using it at least recalibrate it halfway through. Yesterday when Root & Roy could only score at 6 an over when trying to accelerate and again today with Finch and Maxwell batting together then it became obvious in both matches that par score was too high.
A good win. Name on the trophy for me. Ever since that game against Bangladesh when they choked. And let's face it Bangladesh are a top team, a wonderful side who rarely lose. A team who would have gone through had they not being in the GROUP OF DEATH. A side who are not c*** or s*** or poor at all. World beaters in fact. They would have been in with a shout had they not being in the GROUP OF DEATH.
That better Bhav you grumpy, foul mouthed fart
That better Bhav you grumpy, foul mouthed fart
Originally Posted by Clarkie66:
“Kohli really is fabulous in run chases and he spoke really well afterwards. Maybe the Australians would have been better keeping Yuvraj and his injury in as India were much better once MS came in ( obviously they can't drop catches on purpose etc but they must have felt it was a pyrrhic victory one MS came in).”
“Kohli really is fabulous in run chases and he spoke really well afterwards. Maybe the Australians would have been better keeping Yuvraj and his injury in as India were much better once MS came in ( obviously they can't drop catches on purpose etc but they must have felt it was a pyrrhic victory one MS came in).”
Bib. Completely agree, it was a huge turning point. Try chasing that total down when you cant run any 2s. So I couldnt help laughing at Watson catching Yuvraj out then celebrating in the outfield like he'd just won the match. For Watson to look so happy at increasing India's chances of the win cheered me up a lot.
How good was Kohli's 6 over long offs head in the 19th (faulkner) over!
I still wondering how Australia did not win that match Was it brilliant batting by Kohli or poor bowling by the opposition
Originally Posted by owen10:
“I still wondering how Australia did not win that match Was it brilliant batting by Kohli or poor bowling by the opposition”
“I still wondering how Australia did not win that match Was it brilliant batting by Kohli or poor bowling by the opposition”
Think he was allowed to bat; think the Aussies tried too much slow bowling stuff when a couple if wide yorkers would have kept them down to singles. Kohli did find the gaps beautifully, but I wonder if there was more pace on the ball and pitched further up whether he could have time to angle his bat?
Hope England will have a good look and if Aus did get it wrong, try to learn from that, should they both reach the final.
Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“A good win. Name on the trophy for me. Ever since that game against Bangladesh when they choked. And let's face it Bangladesh are a top team, a wonderful side who rarely lose. A team who would have gone through had they not being in the GROUP OF DEATH. A side who are not c*** or s*** or poor at all. World beaters in fact. They would have been in with a shout had they not being in the GROUP OF DEATH.
That better Bhav you grumpy, foul mouthed fart”
“A good win. Name on the trophy for me. Ever since that game against Bangladesh when they choked. And let's face it Bangladesh are a top team, a wonderful side who rarely lose. A team who would have gone through had they not being in the GROUP OF DEATH. A side who are not c*** or s*** or poor at all. World beaters in fact. They would have been in with a shout had they not being in the GROUP OF DEATH.
That better Bhav you grumpy, foul mouthed fart
”
Don't actually think india will win.
England or WI winning this for me.
India only winning this if they chase against WI and eden garden is slow and turning.
India does have the advantage of having the best spinners though.
Originally Posted by Bhaveshgor:
“LOL Root is so far ahead of kohli.
Kohli got major weakness that Root doesn't have.”
“LOL Root is so far ahead of kohli.
Kohli got major weakness that Root doesn't have.”
Root's from Yorkshire, how much more weakness do you want
Nah, even Lankyshire love him, except of course in Roses Tests, and good luck to the lad. But sick of seeing him and that ruddy little dog, think even his mum's getting fed up......
Originally Posted by Bhaveshgor:
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Don't actually think india will win.
England or WI winning this for me.
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Don't actually think india will win.
England or WI winning this for me.
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New Zealand it is, then
Originally Posted by alfamale:
“Agree. I guess because it relies far too heavily on the setting of a par score when even the best pitch reading cricketers in the world struggle to make even a half decent estimation pre-match?”
“Agree. I guess because it relies far too heavily on the setting of a par score when even the best pitch reading cricketers in the world struggle to make even a half decent estimation pre-match?”
SIr Geoffrey has this right when he says that you can't tell what a good score is until both sides have batted. As true for T20 and ODI formats as it is for Tests I reckon.
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