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Cricket T20 World Cup 2016

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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    India or Australia - who do you hate/dislike the most ?
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,054
    Australia. Don't mind India. Australia losing makes me all happy inside
  • India or Australia - who do you hate/dislike the most ?

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,960
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35891161

    Shane Watson retiring from international cricket after the T20 World Cup

    I really hope his final dismissal is LBW, it would be fitting :smile:
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,771
    The match was exciting yesterday, but Bangladesh bottled it big time.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,960
    Strange that there are no (men's) matches today.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,884
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    And as the commentators intimated Smith is vulnerable at 3 - especially when chasing a big score.

    The other question is - do the Aussies really need to go in with seven bowlers? Surely Coulter-Nile, Faulkner, Marsh (or Hastings), Watson, Zampa and Maxwell is enough?

    Their top six could then be Finch, Khawaja, Warner, Smith, Maxwell & Watson with Marsh, Faulkner & Nevill to come.

    Finch is in for Marsh and Hazlewood is in for Hastings.
  • I bet none of you lot thought you'd be getting bowling points for Gayle!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,884

    I bet none of you lot thought you'd be getting bowling points for Gayle!

    Looking over my shoulder at those who have him as captain and hoping De Kock gets a massive score as he is my skipper.

    46-4
  • Another for Gayle ...

    Miller plays inside the line and is bowled.

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,960

    I bet none of you lot thought you'd be getting bowling points for Gayle!

    Looking over my shoulder at those who have him as captain and hoping De Kock gets a massive score as he is my skipper.

    46-4
    The Saffers are really de Kocking this up, 47-5!
  • 47 for 5.....Windies trying to help us qualify
  • Cricket eh.

    Saffers go miles past 200 in their last knock and this time round they're 49-5 going at 5.65 runs an over ... and Chris Gayle has two wickets against them!

    What a sport.
  • Stewart
    Stewart Posts: 2,452

    I bet none of you lot thought you'd be getting bowling points for Gayle!

    Looking over my shoulder at those who have him as captain and hoping De Kock gets a massive score as he is my skipper.

    46-4
    Gayle already has 160 points and he hasn't batted yet.

  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,884
    Stewart said:

    I bet none of you lot thought you'd be getting bowling points for Gayle!

    Looking over my shoulder at those who have him as captain and hoping De Kock gets a massive score as he is my skipper.

    46-4
    Gayle already has 160 points and he hasn't batted yet.

    Good job he did get a bowl.
  • W.Indies real challengers for this, I reckon they'd do India - don't agree with Indians being favourites for the tournament, home 'advantage' is just pressure and they don't seem to be reading conditions any better than any other team. They will be working at 110% though, so I'm sure they'll make the semis/final.
  • Stuck a jynx on 'em..
  • Important for England this, don't bottle it W.Indies... Rabada a good bowler too.... Sweaty stuff
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,884
    This is another great game.
  • Important for England this, don't bottle it W.Indies... Rabada a good bowler too.... Sweaty stuff

    A reverse jynx!

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,960
    Phew. This tournament has had an amazing number of tight finishes, and some surprisingly low scores too, as I normally presume that T20 pitches are designed to be more batsman friendly?
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,054
    I just hope England can beat Sri Lanka. I wouldn't bet on it although theyve lost several key players
  • NZ are probably two decent players away from being unstoppable, a wicketkeeper with slightly betting batting abilities than Ronchi, and perhaps a 'better' all rounder more so in the batting side than Elliot. In terms of field set up and bowling attack they are brilliant. Real real good.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,389
    Elliot isn't the weak link batting-wise; Ross Taylor is not quite the destroyer other teams have in that slot (much as he played well today) and this somewhat distorts the perception of the line-up, even though they bat effectively down to 11. Their side has a wonderful balance. Really hoping they resist the temptation to shoehorn in Southee or Boult in the knockouts (barring a greentop); Sodhi especially has been a revelation. England will presumably have to find a way past them so long as today goes well - I'm really not sure what England's strategy in this tournament is beyond 'bat really well and hope Adil does something' so maybe if England bat first and rack up near on 200 then that might be the best hope.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited March 2016
    Sri Lanka win toss and will bowl first.

    Hales in for Vince.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,389
    We need to be careful against Vandersay. The SL seamers are pretty much dead meat (or, they're at least as dead as ours)
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    If we beat SL, then i think we've got a good chance of beating NZ - i *think* its at Mumbai, which will mean a totally different pitch to what they've played on so far- quick, and not slow and low.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    does the Sri Lanka anthem get fined for time-wasting ?!
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    The SL national Anthem goes on for about 20 overs
  • Tutt-Tutt
    Tutt-Tutt Posts: 3,279
    Hales looked clueless. No idea on all 4 deliveries. Eng 4-1.