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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2016 22:17:42 GMT
Don't think much of Haddin after reading that.....team mates eh ? Yes very poor you would have expected them to own up once it got to the fining stage. Seems all the stories of splits and players not getting on were true. Yes it does , a situation not improved on by the then coach Mickey Arthur of course ......homework indeed !
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2016 23:39:32 GMT
A very satisfying day , a win and a semi final place in the world 20/20 for our cricketers and a great win for the football team over the other " old enemy " .....raise a glass to them all !
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Post by The battheader chronicles on Mar 27, 2016 7:52:31 GMT
One of the best performances in a long while against a very good side, didn't do much wrong at all. SL ( or more specifically Matthews) batted well. I think we've got the best finisher in the world in Buttler. I reckon we'll comfortably overcome a very average NZ side
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Post by followyoudown on Mar 27, 2016 7:58:57 GMT
Yes very poor you would have expected them to own up once it got to the fining stage. Seems all the stories of splits and players not getting on were true. Yes it does , a situation not improved on by the then coach Mickey Arthur of course ......homework indeed ! Top man is Micky Arthur, homework gate gave me ammo for years whenever chatting about cricket with my saffa and aussie mate. Funny thing is despite him carrying the can for it, Shane Warne sorry Michael Clarke was very much the driving force behind it.
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Post by followyoudown on Mar 27, 2016 8:03:59 GMT
One of the best performances in a long while against a very good side, didn't do much wrong at all. SL ( or more specifically Matthews) batted well. I think we've got the best finisher in the world in Buttler. I reckon we'll comfortably overcome a very average NZ side There's nothing average about the Kiwi team they've breezed past India, Oz and Pakistan and are a very good side underestimate them at your peril. England do have a slight advantage being familiar with the conditions having played their last two games there and did beat them in the warm up game but will be a very tough game.
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Post by The battheader chronicles on Mar 27, 2016 8:07:57 GMT
One of the best performances in a long while against a very good side, didn't do much wrong at all. SL ( or more specifically Matthews) batted well. I think we've got the best finisher in the world in Buttler. I reckon we'll comfortably overcome a very average NZ side There's nothing average about the Kiwi team they've breezed past India, Oz and Pakistan and are a very good side underestimate them at your peril. England do have a slight advantage being familiar with the conditions having played their last two games there and did beat them in the warm up game but will be a very tough game. Maybe average is a bit harsh. Maybe 'beatable' would be fairer. Still think we'll do it
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Post by partickpotter on Mar 27, 2016 8:51:02 GMT
There's nothing average about the Kiwi team they've breezed past India, Oz and Pakistan and are a very good side underestimate them at your peril. England do have a slight advantage being familiar with the conditions having played their last two games there and did beat them in the warm up game but will be a very tough game. Maybe average is a bit harsh. Maybe 'beatable' would be fairer. Still think we'll do it NZ are a fine side. But we can beat them. No doubt about it. Playing them at Delhi gives us an advantage as we played our last two games there while NZ have yet to play there. So we should have a good idea about how the wicket is playing. That said - yesterday was sort of confusing. We struggled against spin and smashed the quicks, while SL smashed spin and struggled against pace. I suspect that says more about each sides batting than the bowling though. In that regards I suspect we'll see the three man spin attack from NZ they used so successfully against India. And they'll use spin in the power play overs particularly against Hayles who looked all at sea in his 4 ball duck against Herath yesterday. Compare the starts against SA and SL; 44-1 and 4-1 respectively off the first two overs. I appreciate the wickets in Mumbi and Delhi are very different, and the match circumstances were also different, but, pace off the ball seems to works against England. NZ will have noticed!
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Post by The battheader chronicles on Mar 27, 2016 9:31:22 GMT
Maybe average is a bit harsh. Maybe 'beatable' would be fairer. Still think we'll do it NZ are a fine side. But we can beat them. No doubt about it. Playing them at Delhi gives us an advantage as we played our last two games there while NZ have yet to play there. So we should have a good idea about how the wicket is playing. That said - yesterday was sort of confusing. We struggled against spin and smashed the quicks, while SL smashed spin and struggled against pace. I suspect that says more about each sides batting than the bowling though. In that regards I suspect we'll see the three man spin attack from NZ they used so successfully against India. And they'll use spin in the power play overs particularly against Hayles who looked all at sea in his 4 ball duck against Herath yesterday. Compare the starts against SA and SL; 44-1 and 4-1 respectively off the first two overs. I appreciate the wickets in Mumbi and Delhi are very different, and the match circumstances were also different, but, pace off the ball seems to works against England. NZ will have noticed! Saw one of the best T20 bowling display's from Faulkner the other day against Pakistan, got something like 5-24. more or less every delivery a slower ball. Pace off the ball does seem very in fashion in this world cup
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Post by partickpotter on Mar 27, 2016 12:37:12 GMT
Blimey - the Windies messing things up against Afghanistan. 99-6 (effectively 7 because Fletcher is retired hurt) with 25 needed of the last two overs.
Can't put this down to complacency. The Windies batsmen are basically hitters who have struggled big time against the Afghan spinners.
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Mar 27, 2016 12:46:33 GMT
Gooooooooooaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Afghanistan!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 12:48:33 GMT
A big well done to Afghanistan , an important result for their development in the game ....they have played some decent cricket in this tournament .
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Mar 27, 2016 12:51:11 GMT
A big well done to Afghanistan , an important result for their development in the game ....they have played some decent cricket in this tournament . Spot on Bisp...a credit to the game.
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Post by charlesjefferson on Mar 27, 2016 12:53:39 GMT
Wonderful result and that portly wicket keeper is my new favourite
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Post by partickpotter on Mar 27, 2016 13:05:22 GMT
Fantastic for Afghanistan. And thoroughly deserved. Their spinners look very good and were supported by some excellent fielding - that catch in the final over was top drawer.
The West Indies are something of a mixed bag. In the field they look very good - a fine mix of quality spin and clever quick bowling backed up by good fielding. Their batting looks increasingly like a baseball team; stand and deliver. Hit and hope. Can work against pace bowlers but is much harder against the slow stuff. The final two overs in this game being a case in point.
If Gayle doesn't fire they are very vulnerable with the bat.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 14:16:00 GMT
Wonderful result and that portly wicket keeper is my new favourite A character indeed
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 14:19:21 GMT
A big well done to Afghanistan , an important result for their development in the game ....they have played some decent cricket in this tournament . Spot on Bisp...a credit to the game. They have played with a positive attitude and shown no fear when up against the " big guns " .....it bodes well for the future if they can play more games against stronger opposition than associate members .
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Post by salopstick on Mar 27, 2016 17:16:00 GMT
When they need him most Kohli. What an over
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Post by salopstick on Mar 27, 2016 17:22:42 GMT
And another
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Mar 27, 2016 17:26:28 GMT
Kohli..what a player..what a joy to watch that was!
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Post by BigKahunaBurger on Mar 27, 2016 17:29:00 GMT
My word. That was truly special from Kohli. Played it to perfection.
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Post by partickpotter on Mar 27, 2016 17:32:47 GMT
Fantastic innings by Kohli. Cricket at its very best.
Made even better because Australia were on the receiving end!
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Post by drjeffsdiscobarge on Mar 27, 2016 17:43:20 GMT
There's nothing average about the Kiwi team they've breezed past India, Oz and Pakistan and are a very good side underestimate them at your peril. England do have a slight advantage being familiar with the conditions having played their last two games there and did beat them in the warm up game but will be a very tough game. Maybe average is a bit harsh. Maybe 'beatable' would be fairer. Still think we'll do it Average is more than a bit harsh! :-) theyre one of the better one day/t20 sides in my humble. If england bowl first i give us a chance of chasing down most scores. I fear for us if we bat first.
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Post by The battheader chronicles on Mar 27, 2016 17:48:25 GMT
Maybe average is a bit harsh. Maybe 'beatable' would be fairer. Still think we'll do it Average is more than a bit harsh! :-) theyre one of the better one day/t20 sides in my humble. If england bowl first i give us a chance of chasing down most scores. I fear for us if we bat first. I hereby retract my 'average' statement Superb by virat, what a player!
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Post by drjeffsdiscobarge on Mar 27, 2016 17:49:31 GMT
Average is more than a bit harsh! :-) theyre one of the better one day/t20 sides in my humble. If england bowl first i give us a chance of chasing down most scores. I fear for us if we bat first. I hereby retract my 'average' statement Superb by virat, what a player! Good man ;-) Agreed on virat!
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Post by followyoudown on Mar 27, 2016 22:12:33 GMT
Fantastic innings by Kohli. Cricket at its very best. Made even better because Australia were on the receiving end! Apple are working on a fix to a problem with their iphone apparently whenever you ask Siri where Australia is it replies at the airport
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 22:42:51 GMT
Maybe average is a bit harsh. Maybe 'beatable' would be fairer. Still think we'll do it Average is more than a bit harsh! :-) theyre one of the better one day/t20 sides in my humble. If england bowl first i give us a chance of chasing down most scores. I fear for us if we bat first. It depends whether Hales and Roy get stuck in the blocks again ....they have the ability to get us off to a good start , especially if Roy fires from the start .
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 22:43:35 GMT
Fantastic innings by Kohli. Cricket at its very best. Made even better because Australia were on the receiving end! Apple are working on a fix to a problem with their iphone apparently whenever you ask Siri where Australia is it replies at the airport Excellent !
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 22:45:59 GMT
Kohli..what a player..what a joy to watch that was! He's a fine player .....all the more puzzling that he appeared less so the last time India were here .
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 23:54:32 GMT
There's nothing average about the Kiwi team they've breezed past India, Oz and Pakistan and are a very good side underestimate them at your peril. England do have a slight advantage being familiar with the conditions having played their last two games there and did beat them in the warm up game but will be a very tough game. Maybe average is a bit harsh. Maybe 'beatable' would be fairer. Still think we'll do it Eminently beatable ....they are a very good side , but if England play up to their true potential , they are better than New Zealand ...but we are so hit and miss at times and lack the consistency that we need , I feel, and it will come though before long and England will be a very formidable team in both forms of the one day game .
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Post by StokieNath on Mar 30, 2016 12:41:50 GMT
Anyone watching the game today?
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