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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

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  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Not Australia's pitch this. Their seamers are dangerous but this is a slow pitch and they don't have the spinners or variations for it. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,670
    Few better sights in cricket than watching the Aussies getting battered. 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    blackpool72 said:
    Few better sights in cricket than watching the Aussies getting battered. 
    One of the few occasions I find myself liking the Indian cricket team (much as I admire many of their players)!
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    352-5. Going to be tough to chase this down.
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    Warner looks even more punchable with that daft beard
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Cmon Aus - oops did I really say that.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    just cant stand that Indian smugness
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    blackpool72 said:
    Few better sights in cricket than watching the Aussies getting battered. 
    Said it before and I’ll say it again.
    Would much rather the Aussies win than the Indians.
    So many Indian cricket fans, writers and some players/ex-players talk about the game as if they fecking own it.
    They’re blinkered, patronising, dismissive and obnoxious - but only about cricket. Talk to an Indian about anything else and they’re engaging and quite lovely. 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    lordromford said:
    blackpool72 said:
    Few better sights in cricket than watching the Aussies getting battered. 
    Said it before and I’ll say it again.
    Would much rather the Aussies win than the Indians.
    So many Indian cricket fans, writers and some players/ex-players talk about the game as if they fecking own it.
    They’re blinkered, patronising, dismissive and obnoxious - but only about cricket. Talk to an Indian about anything else and they’re engaging and quite lovely. 
    Unlike the Aussies then? ;)
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Mini collapse for the Aussies. Smith, stoinis and Maxwell all out haahahhaaa
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  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    McBobbin said:
    lordromford said:
    blackpool72 said:
    Few better sights in cricket than watching the Aussies getting battered. 
    Said it before and I’ll say it again.
    Would much rather the Aussies win than the Indians.
    So many Indian cricket fans, writers and some players/ex-players talk about the game as if they fecking own it.
    They’re blinkered, patronising, dismissive and obnoxious - but only about cricket. Talk to an Indian about anything else and they’re engaging and quite lovely. 
    Unlike the Aussies then? ;)
    Unlike the English then? 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    Bumrah is bizarre. How can you bowl that quick off that shitty run up?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,992
    278-6    44.1

    75 off 35 needed
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,992
    283-7   44.5
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Good
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Weird how Warner was the slowest of the Aussie batsmen
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    McBobbin said:
    lordromford said:
    blackpool72 said:
    Few better sights in cricket than watching the Aussies getting battered. 
    Said it before and I’ll say it again.
    Would much rather the Aussies win than the Indians.
    So many Indian cricket fans, writers and some players/ex-players talk about the game as if they fecking own it.
    They’re blinkered, patronising, dismissive and obnoxious - but only about cricket. Talk to an Indian about anything else and they’re engaging and quite lovely. 
    Unlike the Aussies then? ;)
    Haha! You make a good point, but the difference is that Anglo/Aussie ribbing is exactly that - ribbing.
    The English and the Aussies have historically demonstrated a large amount of gloating, whinging, pettiness, rule-breaking (or, at least, rule-bending), anger, accusations, complaints, personal attacks and so on. However, whether we’re talking cricket, rugby or anything else, and when the heat of the moment has cooled and time to reflect has been taken, there’s always an underlying respect and sense of humour.
    The Indians demonstrate all of these worst characteristics and more, but there’s no humour, no respect. They mean it and they don’t see anything wrong with that.

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,992
    Covered End said:
    If England are to win the WC then we probably need to beat one or both of these teams.
    I would say India are our biggest threat and then Australia.

    PS Zampa is not very good & it's little things like this that can make the difference
    After watching today's game I stick by this.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Why has the ball hit the stumps 5 times in this WC yet the bails don't fall off ?
    Is this to make sure it's a run feast ?
    Hard enough being a bowler in one day cricket without the bails being glued on.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    soapboxsam said:
    Why has the ball hit the stumps 5 times in this WC yet the bails don't fall off ?
    Is this to make sure it's a run feast ?
    Hard enough being a bowler in one day cricket without the bails being glued on.
    have only seen 2 of them, but on one occasion it was the barest of touches on leg stump, and the other was a clip on the very base of the leg stump - on both occasions I can fully understand the bails not moving.
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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    WI v SA today - a must-win for both teams - especially SA
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    killerandflash said:
    Weird how Warner was the slowest of the Aussie batsmen

    They gave him no width or length - showed how England should bowl to him.
    With both  him and Smith, Archer should try to pin them back with short stuff, and then straight and full.

  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    The_President said:
    WI v SA today - a must-win for both teams - especially SA
    Looking at the forecast I'm sure it'll be rained off,  so 1 point each 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    soapboxsam said:
    Why has the ball hit the stumps 5 times in this WC yet the bails don't fall off ?
    Is this to make sure it's a run feast ?
    Hard enough being a bowler in one day cricket without the bails being glued on.
    The BBC have an article on this. I love the response in one tweet about David Warner

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48575320

    First sandpaper, now wood glue...


  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    They should bring back the bowl-off (bowl-out?) for rained-off matches. If the batsmen feel left-out, just have a net and award the game to the team that looked more in nick 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    The game has actually started! I wonder how many balls will be bowled. I reckon maybe 15
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    If DRS didn't exist, that would be the worst umpiring decision of all time, more or less
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    A year ago June was baking hot and bone dry!
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Amla's career winding down somewhat painfully. What a good player he once was
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Markram off the mark with a shot that screams 'why did you idiots drop me'

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