You can write a book on Sa's bottling which unfortunately for their supporters primarily comes to the fore in the big international tournaments. Pity, given the squad they have. Long gone a surprise though.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
- Thread starter The Taurean
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Terrible breakdown for SA. Thought they would breeze through this. Fair play to england.
Yeh, mostly every match has been a good watch more or less. Loving it too!
p.s - Great win for England, didn't think they would bowl out SA and credit to their fast bowlers who have come good today.
Got no clue why they haven't after that england match. he hasn't got the temperament to pick wickets at crucial moments nor the ability to tie down batsman. I have been hoping ashwin will get a good chance before the knock-out stages.
That's got today off to a flying start... come on United now!
Viru gone to a leading edge
Shaky start for Ireland but that wicket will settle some nerves.
India 9-1 from 7 balls.
India 9-1 from 7 balls.
This thread will be my solace for the next week.
Ireland really putting up a great fight. Going to be a close game, this.
Ireland really putting up a great fight. Going to be a close game, this.
Almost got Dhoni, Irish need to break this partnership, but India should win from this position.
Beautifully bowled, poor review.
Pathan wants to end it.
Just came home. Was at the match. Great match. Didn't enjoy it too much as I was in one of the corporate boxes and couldn't even hear the atmosphere outside. The match itself was fantastic.
Went to my friend's place after that to catch India's innings. Did it comfortably enough.
Yes, I thought Strauss had a shocker today. They won, but not because of his tactics. He persisted with Yardy and Pietersen when he could've gotten overs outo f his other bowlers. Yardy and Pietersen were the bowlers with the two highest economy rates.
Anderson was class. As was Swann.
Steyn's a bit of a cnut. There were lots of people, including little kids, waving at him whenever he turned our side and he never once acknowledged them.
The SA team's intensity while fielding is really something else when watching live.
Went to my friend's place after that to catch India's innings. Did it comfortably enough.
Yes, I thought Strauss had a shocker today. They won, but not because of his tactics. He persisted with Yardy and Pietersen when he could've gotten overs outo f his other bowlers. Yardy and Pietersen were the bowlers with the two highest economy rates.
Anderson was class. As was Swann.
Steyn's a bit of a cnut. There were lots of people, including little kids, waving at him whenever he turned our side and he never once acknowledged them.
The SA team's intensity while fielding is really something else when watching live.
And Nannes is on standby in case of injury to one of the fast bowlers.
They're going to win the thing again.
Let's see how they do against Pakistan. Shame their game against Lanka was washed out.
Wait, I thought you couldn't bring players into the squad once the WC started?
You can if a player gets injured and you seek medical dispensation. Bollinger is genuinely injured, and not the toupee crap I posted
Ah ok, definitely makes their batting line-up a lot stronger and gives them a person who plays spin very well.
So India have complained enough to get the 2.5 metre rule changed, despite them making the rule in the first place, I hope this comes back to bite them now.
Replace him with?
Lets just hope Tamim is not made captain and likely jeopardise his batting.
well the media are cnuts anyways. doesn't matter which country they're from since they're all the same.
Looks like KP's coming home, do we risk Morgan replacing him?
KP will be a big loss, he and Strauss looked very good as the opening pair. I wouldn't want to see Prior opening, maybe push Bell up the order?
Actually think that strengthens the side, put Bopara up front and Morgan in at five, lose Yardy and we've got a team.
The problem is Morgan wont be fit until the knockouts, which isn't the time to make changes to the order.
When his minds on the job KP is the best around - I can't see how him not being in the team can possibly strengthen the team.
Yardy and Collingwood should be nowhere near the team.
One of the anchors on the show after sunday matches - "One thing is certain after today's matches, chawla and collingwood have played their last match in this WC"
Canada!!!
Dont understand the fascination with Yardy. Comes across as a village club player and has yet to make any significant contribution with ball or bat despite many opportunities so far.
I agree. Problem now is that with no Yardy, Collingwood and Pieterson (all effective ODI all rounders), it makes England's team become very 2-dimensional and have a very long tail.
Do Bopara or Morgan have any ability whatsoever in bowling?
Should give it back to Ashraful and let the chaos ensue! Would be alot of fun to watch the carnage.
Bhopara bowls for his county. He lacks variety and likely he'd only do well on spinning wickets.
Ravi has more first class wickets than Michael Beer, so he's a decent bowler, wouldn't like to rely on him still.
Par for the course for Bangladeshi tabloids to do things like that though. I remember when they showed a picture of Shakib bending down to say hello to a seated BCB president, and then printed a story about how the picture was showing him being forced to get on his knees and apologise.
They're a fecking parody. To be fair, they wouldn't exist if people were a bit more discerning.
Reading this morning that Broad could be out of the world cup another blow for England.
Anybody watching Akmal (Pakistan) this morning?
Yep.
Shoaib
Shocking over.
Good mature innings by Taylor.