Andz From South Africa, joined Feb 2004, 8298 posts, RR: 11 Reply 5, posted (6 years 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1340 times:
Quoting Ag92 (Reply 4): I think the favorites are still Australia, but they have not been defeated in a long time, it would be nice to see them loose this world cup
It would be nice to see them lose their semi final against South Africa!
After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says WTF...
Baroque From Australia, joined Apr 2006, 15380 posts, RR: 60 Reply 9, posted (6 years 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1312 times:
Quoting Banco (Reply 8): Quoting VHVXB (Reply 7):
hehe lets hope its not an Australian
Let it be Matt Hayden, oh please let it be Matt Hayden... Wink
Alternatively, if he's not the one to drop the catch, it'd be nice of an umpire actually gave the flat-foot out lbw for once.
He has had more of the dropsies lately, but he has also been taking some impossible catches.
It what goes around comes around works, he certainly should get the finger as soon as the ball brushes his pad. Not so much the current one dayers, but the last test series decisions were unbelievable. I reckon it is because he is so big the umps don't know where the stumps are.
Zkpilot From New Zealand, joined Mar 2006, 4739 posts, RR: 10 Reply 11, posted (6 years 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1297 times:
Quoting VHVXB (Reply 2): Australia, Sri Lanka, South Africa and New Zealand
or in semi-final ranks:
Australia,
Sri Lanka,
New Zealand,
South Africa
Australia V South Africa (1 V 4)
Sri Lanka V New Zealand (2 V 3)
Australia has been so good that it is very hard to imagine South Africa beating them.
Sri Lanka are the bookies favourites to win against New Zealand (as SL won last time and NZ got thrashed by Australia)
however NZ will be back to full strength so I'm predicting the final will be Australia V New Zealand.
KiwiinOz From New Zealand, joined Oct 2005, 2029 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (6 years 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1294 times:
I wish it were different but it's hard to see past SRL for tonights game. It's really quite incredible how well balanced a side they are now. They do have some fragile moments, but the kiwis are more prone to such moments.
Slyguy From Australia, joined Dec 2006, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 years 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1293 times:
I guess deep down I will be the happy if Australia win,but I think for the
goodness of the game we all would like a couple of close exciting games for a change.
My world cup order is as follows:
1. AUS
2. NZ
3. SA
4. SL
never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 15, posted (6 years 4 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1270 times:
Quoting Baroque (Reply 9): , he certainly should get the finger as soon as the ball brushes his pad. Not so much the current one dayers, but the last test series decisions were unbelievable. I reckon it is because he is so big the umps don't know where the stumps are
Looks like the Sri Lanka batsmen got it instead. Silva and Dilshan got absolute shockers today. Still, NZ up against it needing 290 to win.
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
Alessandro From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (6 years 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 1264 times:
NZ must pray for rain now, Malinga has 2 maiden overs and one wicket now.
I must say that I´m deeply impressed by Vaas and Malinga, 2 wickets taken, 3 maiden overs between them.
32-2.
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 24, posted (6 years 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1213 times:
Dreadful display from the Black Caps. Sri Lanka are a tough team anyway, but the manner of defeat was very disappointing. Right from the start NZ seemed to freeze, their fielding was poor, their bowling was worse, and the last ten overs of the Sri Lanka innings was a complete shambles. Have the cricket team been taking psychological advice from the rugby lot?
And now on to South Africa - Australia. Australia should win, but the Saffers are quite capable of turning them over. This one could be a cracker.
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
25 Alessandro: I wonder what damage M&M (Malinga and Murali) can do against Oz if Oz beat SA? Fernando was expensive otherwise class bowling from Sri Lanka. Neither
26 HAWK21M: So Hopfulling SL can upset Aus If they get to the Final regds MEL
27 VHVXB: you better prey long and hard because the team that will win tonight will win the cup
28 Banco: I struggle to see South Africa beating Sri Lanka, but I can see South Africa beating Australia. If SA win, then my money would be on Sri Lanka to win
29 Aussie18: Hard to give him out when he is half a mile down the pitch before ball strikes him. I agree, Channel 9 all bullshit with this World Cup,2003 they did
30 Banco: You must be joking. I've never known a player get away so consistently with stone dead lbws as Hayden. I'm not for a moment saying that he's anything
31 Baroque: Are you sure you just want to send him a note? After listening to the SL innings, I realised that the ABC radio really was not giving me any sort of
32 Alessandro: Well, in about 12 hours time we probably know...
33 Banco: Silva got a huge inside edge, and Rudi gave him, whilst Dilshan's was only barely hitting another set of stumps down the legside and Taufel gave him
34 HAWK21M: The way the Lankans are playing They look the best to upset the Aus run of success. regds MEL
42 TSV: Ok. Gee you go away to do a bit of work (well it's after midnight so no more Anzac Day Public holiday) and what the hell is going on? McGrath just mi
43 TSV: And Gibbs given not out caught behind. Could this be the not out that wins the World Cup?
44 Alessandro: 103-8, Oz making most of ANZAC day...
45 TSV: SA all out for 149. SA's lowest World Cup score apparently. Still it could have been worse. 150 is still something to chase and Australia does not hav
46 Alessandro: Well there are a few bowlers in the SA squad that taken 5 wickets in 10 overs during this world cup, they need two of these, no more than 20 over can
47 Banco: Only if you're Australian, I fear. Unless Australia have the kind of nightmare start South Africa did, they're going to go after the bowling and fini
48 HAWK21M: Small Target.I feel Aus should win eaisly. Lets see what SL can do on the 28th. regds MEL
50 Aussie18: Australia beat South Africa by 7wickets with about 20+ overs spare. Australia V Sri Lanka in World Cup final! 2 best sides of the comp are in final so
51 Springbok747: Fuck. We will win the World Cup again. This is no fun. Dammit.
52 VHVXB: lol you performed like Bancos dear team England
53 HAWK21M: I guess there might be a surprise on the 28th regds MEL
54 Banco: At least England have actually comprehensively defeated Australia fairly recently. So, who's going to be the first to mention the word "choke" in Job
55 Baroque: Unlike the first one!!! In fact most unlike the first one.
56 HAWK21M: So SL bat first post 330 & get the Aus under pressure or Restrict Aus bat 1st to 250. Any opinions. regds MEL
57 Banco: A World Cup final isn't like just any ODI. The normal rules of getting 280-300 don't apply, anthing over 220 is going to put the side batting second
58 JGPH1A: Ahem - a bit better than that, at least SA made the semi-finals. No chirping from you Mr. Thickie Banco Thickie Can't Play For Toffee England Thickie
59 Banco: Yet again, too. Well done. Having got to so many, one would have thought you'd know what to do next. Apart from choke, I mean. I'm going to buy you a
60 HAWK21M: Hows the Wicket supposed to be at the Finals. regds MEL
61 TSV: Barbados is usually bouncy isn't it? So that might favour Shovetheminthe Vase for SL or the Glenn Pigeon for Australia. Although with the amount of re
62 Alessandro: Lasith Malinga aka da Slinga is his name and nickname, Vaas is the other bowler from SL.
63 HAWK21M: With Vaas,Malinga,Murli & Fernando bowling well. Things should be interesting regds MEL
70 Gkirk: I was going to make a totally un-PC remark there but thought better not
71 JGPH1A: Tsk tsk - failing to spot a Blackadder (mis)quote and respond accordingly - lose 1000 points and proceed directly to ignominy and dishonour. These s
72 Cornish: Ahem - while i can happily accept being called a git Kirkie, saying i watch cricket is an insult too far
73 JGPH1A: True - having the cricket on in the background while you sit in the garden in a deckchair drinking Pimm's is perfectly acceptible social behaviour, w
74 Gkirk: Could have said you were married to Pe@rson
75 Cornish: I'm not sure if that would be worse or the fact that you'd be my brother in law...... Precisely. And while we'rer stamping shameful things out, how a
76 Banco: An understandable error. Blackadder was funny. Ahem. Summer 2005? I believe I can detect the whiff of burning underwear. Oh, you've been to a Test ma
77 Gkirk: You should get yer head out of the fire then bean
78 HAWK21M: Did you see their rested players then Not this time.A little less. With every 6th person an Indian,It pays to be cautious All said.Hopefully a good m
79 QANTAS077: I personally hope S/L butcher the shit out of our arrogant team...not that I give a stuff about the world cup either way, its' been the most boring an
80 JGPH1A: Yes, that often happens to Cornish after a busy night down the docks - call it an occupational hazard. Oh no, something far more stylish, like an EU
81 BNE: What a weird ending to the World Cup Final. Its is very dark, I think they need to invest in some lights.
82 Springbok747: The match was a total farce. The Lankans were basically groping in the dark. By batting first, Australia knew how many overs they would face, and had
83 Banco: Yup. Completely ridiculous. As a showpiece occasion it was a total waste of space. Australia won, but I'm sure even they would have liked to win prop
84 QANTAS077: no wonder the interest in the world cup was minimal...I doubt the next world cup will be any better!
85 HAWK21M: How so Congrats to AUS......Complete domination in the Tournament. regds MEL
86 QANTAS077: think about it, Sri Lanka was always going to be forced to bat in unacceptable light due to rain delays...it doesn't take a genius to work out that i
87 ZKSUJ: Congrats to Australia. It's a pity the weather didn'y allow for a more desired ending, but none the less, they have been the outstanding team in the t
88 Aussie18: Great win by Australia and thoroughly deserved to win and glad it has offically came to a end..... This World cup wont be remembered for the cricket b
89 Springbok747: Yeah, you're right, Australia played well during the tournament, but the final was a total farce. It was a one-sided contest and many people will rem
90 QANTAS077: it was the only obvious answer, the game should've been delayed until today if the weather meant that one team was going to be batting in bad light,
91 Baroque: Correction, Gillie won, Aus and Sri Lanka tied, Umps came fourth, and the organization in the Carribean a distant fifth, except for that splendid mom
92 TRVYYZ: ICC needs to do their homework. Why play them in substandard stadiums with no night/light faciliteies when there are many available elsewhere.
93 HAWK21M: Was there no next day continuation option. regds MEL
94 Banco: Away from the World Cup, Surrey set a new world record for 50 over cricket yesterday, piling up 496-4 against Gloucestershire, and unsurprisingly winn
95 Baroque: But can the buggers play in the dark? If not, forget it for the next World Cup. How many balls for the Clarke 50? Or, come to think of it, for Brown'
96 David_itl: Brown 100 came off 50 balls; Benning's off 102 balls. Clarke's 50 came off 19 balls. Just spent some idle time working out that if we assume that each
97 Baroque: Hmmmmm!! There were two of them with S/Rs in the high 200s. And amazingly, none of the bowlers managed a ton. Thanks.
98 Banco: "Captain, get me out of the attack, RIGHT NOW!"
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