The Cricket Thread

[sunshine]

Just catching my first action of the T20 WC, and not sure I’ll be watching an awful lot more.

Nothing to do with the cricket itself, but the buffoon stadium announcers who are bellowing into their microphones non-stop. It’s absolutely unbearable.

India is an extremely noisy country. Everywhere you go, people are being loud.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

England doing England things

 

[Neilds]

England doing England things

Wonder what the excuses will be this time? They have gone too hard, not gone hard enough, so not sure what it will be this time.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Good knock from Jacks to get them up to 200

Need to be tight early against their openers

 

[IanM]

Folk not understanding 20/20

 

[Mudball]

Folk not understanding 20/20

Well Eng in Super 8s.., what are u moaning about

 

[Arthur Wedge]

That’s a stunning 100 to potentially knock Australia out of the tournament

 

[Mudball]

That’s a stunning 100 to potentially knock Australia out of the tournament

Wow… the acceleration he did and the clean hitting ..

 

[IanM]

Well Eng in Super 8s.., what are u moaning about

I was moaning about the moaning!

 

[Neilds]

Australia are out, oh dear, how sad

 

[Mudball]

Australia are out, oh dear, how sad

Indeed Sad day for Cricket today..

Would be interesting to see if Pak makes it,. they are hanging by the NRR thread at the mo.. USA (or rather India B) may kill them.

 

[The Squirrel]

I remember the early T20 World Cups were super-compact affairs. Done and dusted in 2 weeks. Made a great tournament that held your attention throughout and just about every match had meaning. I know more nations is a good thing but his one is starting to feel like a slog already...

 

[Arthur Wedge]

I remember the early T20 World Cups were super-compact affairs. Done and dusted in 2 weeks. Made a great tournament that held your attention throughout and just about every match had meaning. I know more nations is a good thing but his one is starting to feel like a slog already...

It’s not great

Empty stands for most games apart from India

The whole India/Pakistan/Bangladesh issues

The ICC should refuse to hold any events in those countries until they get a grip

But ICC will always bow down to India

 

[Neilds]

I remember the early T20 World Cups were super-compact affairs. Done and dusted in 2 weeks. Made a great tournament that held your attention throughout and just about every match had meaning. I know more nations is a good thing but his one is starting to feel like a slog already...

Just wait until we get to the football world cup - with all the extra teams this year it will take 5-6 weeks (obviously not as long as that for Scotland )

 

[irip]

I remember the early T20 World Cups were super-compact affairs. Done and dusted in 2 weeks. Made a great tournament that held your attention throughout and just about every match had meaning. I know more nations is a good thing but his one is starting to feel like a slog already...

I liked a few years ago when the lower ranked nations played a pre-world cup tournament just before the proper competition with the winner of each group going on to play in the main competition.
It was full of very tight/interesting games and gave the smaller nations a good stage to showcase their skills against similar teams.

 

[Mudball]

I liked a few years ago when the lower ranked nations played a pre-world cup tournament just before the proper competition with the winner of each group going on to play in the main competition.
It was full of very tight/interesting games and gave the smaller nations a good stage to showcase their skills against similar teams.

but that would stop Zimbabwe knocking out Aus... I think this format is worth the entertainemnt.. US taking down Aus, Nepal scaring Eng etc... I am assuming the TV audience on this beats the crowds.

 

[irip]

but that would stop Zimbabwe knocking out Aus... I think this format is worth the entertainemnt.. US taking down Aus, Nepal scaring Eng etc... I am assuming the TV audience on this beats the crowds.

It would do if Zimbabwe qualified to play in the finals.
This time round it does seem a bit too long for me.
I’m still thoroughly enjoying it may I add.

 

[Mudball]

It would do if Zimbabwe qualified to play in the finals.
This time round it does seem a bit too long for me.
I’m still thoroughly enjoying it may I add.

agree... the system also means that Pak scrapped thru even though they are worse than Aus.

 

[irip]

agree... the system also means that Pak scrapped thru even though they are worse than Aus.

Also the matches today rather than being exciting are a waste of time and the results don’t matter.
That should never happen with the last group games.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

The Hundred: IPL-linked teams 'not considering Pakistan players'

Four sides in The Hundred with links to the IPL are not expected to sign players from Pakistan in next month's auction.

www.bbc.co.uk

Disgraceful

just when the I thought I couldn’t despise the tournament any further