The Cricket Thread

[Dinowolf]

Josh Little gets a hat-trick for Ireland in the 19th over

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Bloody hell the Sri Lanka anthem goes on a bit.

 

[sycophantia]

England doing their best to chuck it away after cruising.

 

[Tony Towner]

We should be OK, but assuming we get over the line it's our bowling in the last 6 or 7 overs to thank

 

[jd1981]

Made that far more harder than it should’ve been Brook, Livingstone need to learn from that

 

[Dinowolf]

Well played Ben Stokes, after that middle order crumbled.

 

[Jonzy the ref]

We will win this. India are overrated and the others won't pose much of a threat

 

[Jabbawolf]

We will win this. India are overrated and the others won't pose much of a threat

Nonsense - it’s anyone’s to win - NZ are a cracking team, and highly capable of beating any opposition.

 

[Jonzy the ref]

Nonsense - it’s anyone’s to win - NZ are a cracking team, and highly capable of beating any opposition.

A cracking team that we beat easily 3 days ago

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

We stuffed NZ without breaking sweat. All four semi finalists are decent (assuming India make it).

I really, REALLY want to beat India with a mankad for the last wicket just to see Kohli cry.

 

[Jonzy the ref]

We stuffed NZ without breaking sweat. All four semi finalists are decent (assuming India make it).

I really, REALLY want to beat India with a mankad for the last wicket just to see Kohli cry.

Its a non striker run out. The family have repeatedly asked for it to not be called a mankad as they find it disrespectful.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

That is semantics as I am sure you know but I will change it to

"I really hope we beat them with a non-striker run out of the last wicket, preferably with that shit stain on the world of cricket Virat Kohli being the man on the receiving end."

The India of Gavaskar and Kapil Dev and Bishan Bedi and so on was a team full of gentlemen. Laxman, Dravid, Tendulkar the same. Kohli is the worst sportsman in cricket, and I really want him to get his comeuppance.

 

[Jabbawolf]

A cracking team that we beat easily 3 days ago

We have played well in one game, wow! The reality is our fast bowlers are not opening games well, none of our batters is in great form, and Rashid is not looking especially dangerous.

If, say, SA’s quicks take out Buttler, Hales and Stokes, are you confident of Brook, Livingstone and Mo playing a big innings.

It is a completely even contest between the last four.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

We are the best side in the tournament and have played poorly and still qualified. 2019 redux.

 

[Jonzy the ref]

That is semantics as I am sure you know but I will change it to

"I really hope we beat them with a non-striker run out of the last wicket, preferably with that shit stain on the world of cricket Virat Kohli being the man on the receiving end."

The India of Gavaskar and Kapil Dev and Bishan Bedi and so on was a team full of gentlemen. Laxman, Dravid, Tendulkar the same. Kohli is the worst sportsman in cricket, and I really want him to get his comeuppance.

Not that I'm a fan of kohli but there's many that would give that tag to our very own Jimmy and Broad.

 

[Jonzy the ref]

We are the best side in the tournament and have played poorly and still qualified. 2019 redux.

I agree. It was just a blip when 2 months ago India and South Africa, the likely 2 other semi finalists, beat us at home

 

[Jabbawolf]

I agree. It was just a blip when 2 months ago India and South Africa, the likely 2 other semi finalists, beat us at home

So those results don’t count but the one the other day does??

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Not that I'm a fan of kohli but there's many that would give that tag to our very own Jimmy and Broad.

Broad yes. Especially if the beholder was a fan of Convict CC. However, I think you are being unfair on Jimmy there. He is respected. Grudging respect to a great player in the same way I felt about say Glenn McGrath. He's no Merv Hughes or (scromit) David Warner

 

[Jonzy the ref]

Broad yes. Especially if the beholder was a fan of Convict CC. However, I think you are being unfair on Jimmy there. He is respected. Grudging respect to a great player in the same way I felt about say Glenn McGrath. He's no Merv Hughes or (scromit) David Warner

Let's agree to disagree. I was in South Africa a few years ago and the majority of their fans hate Anderson for his chirping. But there you go

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Well those fans must be feeling gutted this morning. What an epic bottle job by South Africa to let Pakistan into the semi finals