Any revisions required?Stom wrote:Aye, I completely agree. It's a farce nowadays. But that's the cake cricket has made itself and now it must eat it...fivepointer wrote:That game was utterly mad.
Some might have found it fun but when bowlers are no more than boundary fodder the game loses some of its appeal for me.
Push the boundaries out and try and give the bowlers something to work with. i'e a ball that might swing a bit and a pitch that doesnt resemble a billiard table.
It's such a shame sports are eating themselves...
LolDigby wrote:Any revisions required?Stom wrote:Aye, I completely agree. It's a farce nowadays. But that's the cake cricket has made itself and now it must eat it...fivepointer wrote:That game was utterly mad.
Some might have found it fun but when bowlers are no more than boundary fodder the game loses some of its appeal for me.
Push the boundaries out and try and give the bowlers something to work with. i'e a ball that might swing a bit and a pitch that doesnt resemble a billiard table.
It's such a shame sports are eating themselves...
Hilarious.Stom wrote:LolDigby wrote:Any revisions required?Stom wrote:
Aye, I completely agree. It's a farce nowadays. But that's the cake cricket has made itself and now it must eat it...
It's such a shame sports are eating themselves...
It's just a congenital inability of our cricketers to perform under pressure. We went into the tournament as favourites for a very good reason - we'd beaten all comers across the last few years and were an excellent team. Come a tournament and we very promptly shit the bed, again.canta_brian wrote:On the basis of aba (anyone but Australia) I listened to most of today’s play ont’ radio.
What does England need to actually excel in a World Cup? Surely they must have known that conditions would require a level of flexibility of approach? You can’t score 400 on every pitch.
What do they talk about during the game that they kept bowling short for so long.
Are they just flat track bullies with no plan B? Has 20/20 made them entirely one dimensional.
I’m glad I get to switch back to supporting NZ again now. We probably won’t win, but we generally know that it won’t come easy and we will have to work at it to have a chance.
Anyway. Boring rant over
Amateurs. If you're going to fold, do the job properly and go out in the group stage.morepork wrote:What do you mean "switch back"? Have you gone fucking native?
NZ will fold come the knock out games too.
I have not gone native! As mentioned ABA. Although with England v Aussie you know that at least one will lose so it's all good.morepork wrote:What do you mean "switch back"? Have you gone fucking native?
NZ will fold come the knock out games too.
He gives Joe Root the illusion that he's not opening the batting?Stom wrote:Let's be fair. Since we thrashed the Aussies, they've added 2 world class batsmen to their XI in Warner and Smith.
And we've replaced Jason Roy with a pile of rhubarb.
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THE POINT OF JAMES VINCE?
Both semis will be tough, all of NZ, India and Oz look good, in NZ and OZ's case specifically strike bowling. England's biggest downfall of many v oz was their poor pace bowling at the start.- brainless from Wood especially.canta_brian wrote:One of England's problems after yesterday (NZ losing to Pakistan) is that they are now at the mercy of the weather as well. Any rain for them and they get max 11 points. If one of those is NZ then NZ goes to 12. NZ could also go to 12 with a wet day against Aus.
India have matches in hand and Pakistan have two weaker teams to play. England now need a fair few things to go in their favour and to play well to make the semis. The weather does however look to have improved quite a bit, but we are in the UK so anything is possible.
I reckon England's positive net run rate might just see them right. But it is only just over 50% for me and of course this means they will get a tough semi.
NZ might have won all the group matches they are going to. Yesterday's biggest plus for them was getting the match to go the full 50 overs (basically) so the net run rate is still in their favour. So long as they don't get thrashed they should be ok.