Cricket Thread

[Scunner]

Okay, maybe not 240. Your guess is looking good Woo.

Would like to see Lee take a wicket for the fantasy cricket points.

[Dr Woomanchu]

Nah my guess is way high. Told you I was optimistic. I have watson Lee and D Hussey in my fantasy team. Am regretting swapping Haddin out for McCullum though... idiot

[toofast]

Heres hoping n mccullum scores another 50 for some fantasy points

But another terrible effort from the kiwis. Really shows the gulf between the teams, when we can smash the kenyas, and yet lose so terribly to the aussies.

[kilabee]

What do you call it when you start to despise your own team more than Australia?

[SteddieEddie]

What do you call it when you start to despise your own team more than Australia?

a black caps supporter

[Zarkov]

Oram out injured!

[Speakman]

some good news?

[SteddieEddie]

206 all out.

Now how many overs for aussie to reach that, i reckon 39

[kilabee]

At least its something to bowl at.

[Scunner]

What the hell is up with that Hamish Bennett's action?

[kilabee]

At least its something to bowl poorly at.

Fixed

[Speakman]

What the hell is up with that Hamish Bennett's action?

seems to be working better than anyone else's action tbh


apart from the giving away runs, but taking wickets he is doing well

[mattnz]

Whoa, that was pathetic :/

[SteddieEddie]

What about when they appealed a caught behind that ponting got no where near and then the next ball had him lbw but he was given not out and they didn't appeal because they had just wasted one.

Classic

[toofast]

What about when they appealed a caught behind that ponting got no where near and then the next ball had him lbw but he was given not out and they didn't appeal because they had just wasted one.

Classic

 
The irony is I remember vettori talking about the UDRS (this was a while ago, when it was being trailed in the india vs SL test series), and he was saying how he probably wouldn't use it for borderline calls and felt its only use was for one which were obviously out. Clearly changed his tune when the team needs a wicket bad.

Though i really can't believe they didn't refer the LBW, given they tend to be given a lot easier when they pitch in line. While caught behinds are rarely given, since there is no hot spot, and its hard to pick from a camera.

[SteddieEddie]

Yeah it just really showed how panicked they were.

Vettori is supposed to be this cricketing brain, but isn't showing IMO much of that. Sad thing is though, he is by far the best we have

[toofast]

Well he retires at the end of this world cup, and we are in trouble after that. I mean on one hand you have taylor. He seems to an alright captain, but his batting is terrible, and hes not really a lead from the front kind of guy until he sorts out his brain explosions. Then you have mccullum who despite being one of the best keepers around, has decided to not keep in test cricket? When he throw in with that, form wise he is on the same level as taylor, but he is no where near as talented as taylor, hes not a certainty in the team either. Both are the closest to leaders we have, but neither are really suitable for the job.

But at the same time, I would hate to see vettori have to continue, because you feel it must be weighing down on him. I mean his batting is starting to wane, because you can see there is just too much pressure on him.

I just certainly hope we don't become like the aussies, and keep picking these guys because they are future captains ala michael clarke. If/when we crash out of this world cup, it will definitely be nice to see the team try rebuild the side. I mean what happened to mccullum coming in at 6/7, he has opened the last few games. What is jamie how doing. He's not a specialist number 7 batsmen, because such thing does not exist. Franklin is a ok player, but if hes not going to be bowling, is he really the best choice for the number 5 batting slot. I mean mccullum should shuffle down the order, ryder and guptill should open, and taylor in at first drop. Styris should be coming in at 4, and vettori at 5 if a mini collapse is on the cards. There really is nothing more idiotic than have a top 4 full of hitters, who can't put 100+ up between them.

[toofast]

Wow ireland have produced the biggest upset of the world cup. I actually couldn't believe the headline when I read it on my phone. Jolted me straight awake.

It looks like on these pitches any total is chaseable (unless you are NZ, then the pitch is full of demons). Should lead to some interesting games. Group B is wide open now.

[SteddieEddie]

Old Gordon is not looking too flash at the bottom of the table.

I call for a vote of no confidence in Zarkov moderating the cricket forums, he clearly knows nothing about the sport.

[Scunner]

Wow ireland have produced the biggest upset of the world cup. I actually couldn't believe the headline when I read it on my phone. Jolted me straight awake.

It looks like on these pitches any total is chaseable (unless you are NZ, then the pitch is full of demons). Should lead to some interesting games. Group B is wide open now.

I can't believe Ireland now hold the record for the highest run chase in the World Cup.

Would be good to see England miss out on the finals after the summer just gone.

[Zarkov]

Old Gordon is not looking too flash at the bottom of the table.

I call for a vote of no confidence in Zarkov moderating the cricket forums, he clearly knows nothing about the sport.

I thought I had time to play it, but I'm too busy doing cat stuff.

[henno]

Woke up to see the last 10 overs of their run chase and kept waiting for them to fall apart. Hope the Black caps were watching  and picked up some tips

[Zarkov]

New Zealand charge to 10-wicket win

[Zarkov]

West Indies team bus stoned in Dhaka

Sidharth Monga in Mirpur

March 4, 2011


The bus carrying the West Indies players has been stoned on its way back to the team hotel after they thrashed Bangladesh by nine wickets in Mirpur. There were no injuries, the team management confirmed to ESPNcricinfo, and both squads were safely back at the hotel but the players were shaken.

News of the incident spread across the world within moments and will raise questions about the security provided to teams at the tournament.

"This is some b*******," Chris Gayle tweeted moments after the incident. "Bangladesh stoning our bus!!! Freaking glass break!!! This is c***, can't believe..what next bullets!!!! Kiss teeth".

The team's media manager, Philip Spooner, confirmed that two windows cracked, but none shattered, and hence no stone made its way inside. "We left the ground, and on our way back to the hotel, a couple of stones did hit our window," Spooner said. "We are now back at the hotel, both teams are back at the hotel and are safe."

The incident occurred after West Indies completed a crushing nine-wicket victory over the hosts in a match that lasted all of 31.1 overs. The discontent among the crowd could be seen when they started throwing the placards that have "4" and "6" written on them onto the playing field the moment Bangladesh lost their last wicket to be bowled out for their lowest-ever ODI total - 58.

The stones hit the bus when it was about three minutes on its way back to the hotel. Spooner said that the team manager, Richie Richardson, would notify the respective boards and the ICC soon. There was no panic, he said. "Just make sure you mention that nobody got hurt, everybody is safe. There is no panic, everybody is fine."

Gayle was not that calm about it. He tweeted again: "This is ridiculous!!! Damn!!! W Cup with so many security an this happen!! Big Joke!!! Trust me I'm not keen here!!! Av (every) players lay flat!!!"

A Bangladesh police official said the fans had mistaken the West Indies bus for the Bangladesh bus. "The fans thought it was the Bangladeshi team bus and they hurled stones at it," Imtiaz Ahmed, deputy commissioner of police in Dhaka, told AFP. "The window panes were shattered, but no one was injured."

Mustafa Kamal, the Bangladesh Cricket Board president, apologised for the incident, but insisted that there was enough security in place. "We are sorry about the incident. This is the first time it is happening here," he said. "Now we will take extra care. Much more security measures will be taken care of."

Kamal said the stones did not come from inside the cordoned-off area, but from far away from the main road. "Enough and adequate security measures were in place," he said. "The teams were moving away from the ground to the hotel, and there were enough convoys. There were three buses: one was a dummy bus and the two others were the team buses. The entire route was cordoned off by the police, and the security was enough.

"Four or five stones came at one go from maybe five or six people standing far away from the main road. All the stones came in at one time and they were coming from far away from the main road. That's why the glass was not shattered. The matter is being investigated. Definitely, they will be able to catch the guys."

Kamal was at the team hotel to meet both sets of players. "Normally we know our crowd, they are okay," Kamal said. "The match was undoubtedly much below the expectation, and the crowd was a little upset. They wanted to show their anger and frustration against the Bangladeshi boys." However, Kamal rejected the notion that the miscreants were actually targeting the Bangladesh bus.

[toofast]

Bangladesh produced a performance, even the mighty NZ couldn't of matched. Just when I thought bangladesh were starting to turn a corner, they produce this.

NZ on the other hand swing from good to bad then back to good game to game. So I think next game, with be a 80 run loss.