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#2076 |
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Forgot about that bit..
![]() Mind you, most of them will be carrying the drinks judging on their current performances ![]() i'm sure i could cope with being a part-time waterboy if they paid me a couple of hundred thousand for a 2 month holiday in india
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Delhi looks like it got some pace in the last 2 games.
England really need to win the toss and bowl first or if NZ win the toss hope they bat first. Really not sure england even has one bowler morgan or fans can trust to bowl 1 or 2 tight overs or go under 7 runs per over of 4 overs. Reckon England can chase any total in Delhi. Still have no faith in their bowling to defend anything less than 200. |
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Interesting piece on South Africa's disappointing tournament by Firdose Moonda on Cricinfo
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-worl...ry/991227.html Agree re the uncertainty of ABV's batting position after stating unequivocally that he would be opening They couldn't have AB opening because then Quinton de kock would be dropped since Amla is a guaranteed pick because of his colour. De kock can't even get into the team at 5 or 6 because Behardien would have to play if Amla gets dropped. They had issues in Getting AB opening and still having Amla, De kock and enough bowling options and still meet the pathetic requirements. Also not sure they trusted De kock in the lower order, they felt he was a top order player tough ask asking someone to come in at 5-6 when all he did before was open. SA really need Bavuma to get into the next level in odi/T20 otherwise Rabada will have to play every single ODI/T20 since he the only Black African that is international quality for SA. Reckon Kallis was a massive loss for them they had to play Wiese, Morris etc to bowl 8 overs a game and they were really crap. |
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Also this was probably SA weakest T20 squad.
They have some quality players but the depth is quite low. 2-3 gun batsman and probably 1 and half gun bowlers. batting reliant on Amla, AB and bowling on Tahir. Duminy being shit at bowling was a big loss as well. |
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Tahir is such a great Limited overs bowler.
Sri lanka struggling against spin today, England vs Sri lanka during may-june might be a horrible series in all formats. Sri lanka have no batsman coming through currently just a matter of time before Jayawardene and Sanga are asked to reconsider retirement. |
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agree with one point you made there anyway bhav
SA haven't recovered from kallis retiring their problem, in all formats, is they cant work out whether to replace him with a batsman or a bowler, and none of the all-rounders they have tried are anywhere near good enough really edit : btw i didn't mean it was the only thing you said i agree with bhav , it was just the one that jumped out
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agree with one point you made there anyway bhav
SA haven't recovered from kallis retiring their problem, in all formats, is they cant work out whether to replace him with a batsman or a bowler, and none of the all-rounders they have tried are anywhere near good enough really this is by far the weakest SA team I have ever seen in all formats. Surprised bavuma didn't make the squad, Still baffles me how Behardien even gets into the squad let alone in the team. Wouldn't even list Behardien in the top 10 coloured players in SA. this would be my SA team AB, De kock, Amla, Faf, Duminy, Rousouw, Morris, Abbot, Rabada, steyn, Tahir. got a long tail and lacks spinning options but in paper that is SA best team even then lower order is awful and bowling attack can get destroyed. |
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Wouldn't have Steyn anywhere near my (limited overs) team
Don't think he has (or can) fully recovered from the shoulder injury (Playing Phangiso makes up the quota) |
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If sri lanka are not careful they may not even qualify for the 2019 World cup.
Currently Bangladesh, West indies and Pakistan are all fighting for the spot that sees them qualify automatically. Sri lanka are 5th now with a big gap from Bangladesh but if they lose majority of their game this year and next year they will be pushing close to Bangladesh, WI and Pak. Even in the qualifiers can see Ireland and Afghanistan pushing Sri lanka close and possibly knocking them out. |
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Wouldn't have Steyn anywhere near my (limited overs) team
Don't think he has (or can) fully recovered from the shoulder injury (Playing Phangiso makes up the quota) Phangiso is ordinary and shouldn't even be in the squad considering he changed his action in like 2 days, Don't think the captain or anyone even wants him in the team or squad. can't really think of any spinner that can slot in. If duminy didn't change is action would have added Miller/Wiese instead of Steyn. |
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Still can't believe Sri lanka doesn't have a proper First class system.
The board and Government really need Sanga and Jayawardene to have full power to change the game in Sri lanka. |
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Interesting stat they showed on the cricket. The % of T20 matches won by all teams since the 2014 T20 World Cup. The top 4 ? NZ, India, England and West Indies. Our 4 semi finalists
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Interesting stat they showed on the cricket. The % of T20 matches won by all teams since the 2014 T20 World Cup. The top 4 ? NZ, India, England and West Indies. Our 4 semi finalists
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Interesting stat they showed on the cricket. The % of T20 matches won by all teams since the 2014 T20 World Cup. The top 4 ? NZ, India, England and West Indies. Our 4 semi finalists
Would never have guessed that Hope that all 4 play up to their abilities as we should get 3 corking games |
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Interesting stat they showed on the cricket. The % of T20 matches won by all teams since the 2014 T20 World Cup. The top 4 ? NZ, India, England and West Indies. Our 4 semi finalists
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Good stat Darren
Would never have guessed that Hope that all 4 play up to their abilities as we should get 3 corking games No way should india be 1.4 to beat WI. 1,54 to beat NZ or England if they reach the final. Crazy prices. No team should be below 1.7 in the Semis or Final. India is a lay all the way you could literally make easy money if you lay india and back WI handicap. Sadly I can't bet on WI feels weird betting against India to reach the final but I am definitely backing the +12.5 and +4.5 wickets handicap. Really can't believe india are massive favourites here apart from having a good attack in these conditions they haven't really justified being sub 1.5 favourites in pretty much every game. Batting is Weak, Yuvraj and Dhoni are liabilities, batting dependent on Kohli and Rohit. Raina hasn't contributed for months, Jadeja has no confidence on his batting. Pandya isn't really that great either with the bat. Although they do have the best attack on paper only weak link is Pandya but then yuvi and Raina can bowl overs. |
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very good start from the aussie girls with the bat
35-0 from the first 4 overs |
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think england did well restricting the aussies to 132 after the start they had
still going to be a tough chase i think |
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think england did well restricting the aussies to 132 after the start they had
still going to be a tough chase i think England have struggled badly in the middle overs in this tournament so far. Be good for the tournament and women cricket if Australia lose this game. |
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How many sixes in the womens tournament so far?
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How many sixes in the womens tournament so far?
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well on target with the chase at the halfway mark, even with losing that wicket from the last ball of the 10th over
would be nice just to get a bit ahead of the run rate when there are lots of wickets in hand as there will inevitably be a slow down if wickets do fall |
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well on target with the chase at the halfway mark, even with losing that wicket from the last ball of the 10th over
would be nice just to get a bit ahead of the run rate when there are lots of wickets in hand as there will inevitably be a slow down if wickets do fall if she gets out cheaply, reckon England will struggle here. if Australia bowl well and use the right bowlers at the right time, chasing 7 runs per over will be tough for England women. Clearly the women currently don't have the power or wrist to score runs when the pitch are slow at the moment. |
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Reckon Vilani just dropped the cup, tough chance but had to take it.
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well on target with the chase at the halfway mark, even with losing that wicket from the last ball of the 10th over
would be nice just to get a bit ahead of the run rate when there are lots of wickets in hand as there will inevitably be a slow down if wickets do fall If it is one match today to win i would prefer the mens to do it. |
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