Amazing, Ireland pull one out of the bag again ! Could this potentially affect us ? Actually, thinking about it, it could mean Ireland coming fourth in their group and giving Oz an easy Quarter-final game !!
Watched the Ireland game this morning and was delighted with how they started off. Some great bowling and fielding in the early stages, but I thought they'd let it slip as Windies came back in the second half of their innings.
Magnificent chase down of the target, although a bit of a wobble as well in the middle. Comfortable in the end. Some great sluggers in the Irish team.
Makes a mockery of the decision to reduce the tournament to just 10 teams from the next World Cup. How do you go about spreading the game to the world by trying to make it a closed shop of the test playing nations and a couple of token places for the outsiders.
Makes a mockery of the decision to reduce the tournament to just 10 teams from the next World Cup. How do you go about spreading the game to the world by trying to make it a closed shop of the test playing nations and a couple of token places for the outsiders.
I think it's a difficult one. They get criticised for making the tournament too long by inviting too many minnows but then will draw the above criticism when they do cut it down. Here's an interesting article I read about the format and the problems it has to overcome in India.
Makes a mockery of the decision to reduce the tournament to just 10 teams from the next World Cup. How do you go about spreading the game to the world by trying to make it a closed shop of the test playing nations and a couple of token places for the outsiders.
I think it's a difficult one. They get criticised for making the tournament too long by inviting too many minnows but then will draw the above criticism when they do cut it down. Here's an interesting article I read about the format and the problems it has to overcome in India.
A good read Callum, thanks. Just goes to show though that the interest is not in widening access to the game, but self-serving India's own preservation.
Oh dear Scotland off to a shocker at 1-2 with Boult on a hattrick. Five slips and a gully for it.....................but he bowls the wrong line and it swings harmlessly away.
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George Dockrell 3-23 so far. Surely he must be on England's radar as he's only 22 and as good as any spinner we've got.
Simmons scored 102 (84) and Sammy 89 (67)
Paul Stirling looked great before he was out 92 (84)
need 116 from 117
http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/highlights-ireland-v-west-indies
Looks like Morgan has been Englandised.
Could this potentially affect us ? Actually, thinking about it, it could mean Ireland coming fourth in their group and giving Oz an easy Quarter-final game !!
Magnificent chase down of the target, although a bit of a wobble as well in the middle. Comfortable in the end. Some great sluggers in the Irish team.
Makes a mockery of the decision to reduce the tournament to just 10 teams from the next World Cup. How do you go about spreading the game to the world by trying to make it a closed shop of the test playing nations and a couple of token places for the outsiders.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2015/02/economist-explains-13
12-4 this time Southee with two in two balls.
36 v Sri Lanka in 2003 & 45 v England in 1979.