Cricket world cup discussion thread

feo said:
We should've been 3 for 3 but we kinda lost it against England...think we've been the strongest team so far.

Although I dunno how the Tahir situation is gonna affect us going forward.
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Point of this post is?
 
Well done to Bangladesh :). We should have won our game against England and sent them packing.

Good luck to SA for tomorrow's game. Very highly anticipated match - hope things go our way.

BTW, anyone else think Swann should have been fined for dissent?
 
Matt Prior has been a disaster for England...missed stumpings and terrible with bat...what was he thinking when he stepped out after the ball was gathered by the keeper. Being a keeper himself he should know these things...
 
AirWolf said:
Well done to Bangladesh :). We should have won our game against England and sent them packing.

Good luck to SA for tomorrow's game. Very highly anticipated match - hope things go our way.

BTW, anyone else think Swann should have been fined for dissent?
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Didn't see it but radio commentary wasn't complementary of his behaviour. Cannot let it go. Creates precedents and sends wrong message to the youngsters learning the game.
 
mak2000 said:
Matt Prior has been a disaster for England...missed stumpings and terrible with bat...what was he thinking when he stepped out after the ball was gathered by the keeper. Being a keeper himself he should know these things...
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He was better when he was straight lol
 
DrYes said:
Bad idea.They might just get into the habit of losing and make a premature exit in the tournament.Its a must win game for them tomorrow,or were you being sarcastic?
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Very sarcastic, we should never lose but on the bright side we should progress i hope. Once we beat the indians it's over with no more worries. 11/10 if anyone is interested in making some money on SA, i got 100 on them :D so they better win!!!!!!! I hope we bat first. No pressure or RR to F up.
 
The truth about Tahir

He fractured his thumb in the nets? That's what you think
Ant Sims
March 11, 2011

NAGPUR - A thumb-wrestling match between Johan Botha and Imran Tahir turned violent here on Wednesday when the no-longer-future captain of South Africa fractured the thumb of the first Protea who has ever been able to spin a ball.

The two players were having lunch at the hotel where they are staying when Botha challenged Tahir to an apparently friendly duel, but things turned sour when Botha turned Tahir's thumb a bit too much and it resulted in a fracture.

"I mean, we thumb-wrestle in the team all the time. It's how we decide on things like who is going to open the bowling. So I didn't think much of it when Botha asked me to play," Tahir said.

According to reports, Tahir playfully asked Botha whether he was worried about his place in the side. "I was just kidding. I didn't think he would take it so seriously, but he started pushing my thumb really, really hard and then I heard a crack and I had to be rushed to the medical staff."

Botha denied that his actions were out of jealously or panic that he could lose his side in the squad.

"I'm not worried about my place in the team. Tahir was brought to India to be our secret weapon. A secret weapon is only a secret weapon as long as nobody knows about it. Everybody knows about Tahir now. There are just a few sides left that need to play him and figure him out," Botha said.

"It's only a matter of time before everybody has figured him out. Then I can go back to baking pies and order will be restored to the South African line-up. We'll be without a useful spinner once again. So no panic or any malicious intent from my side at all."

According to reports, Kamran Akmal was the referee for the thumb-wrestling match and things got out of hand when he dropped the whistle before he could call a halt to proceedings as things began to turn messy. Akmal denied allegations that Botha paid him to drop the whistle.

Proteas staff, however, moved quickly to cover up the mess, stating the injury was inflicted when Tahir caught-and-bowled Jonathan Trott in Chennai on the weekend. Graeme Smith immediately blamed the pitch.

"Well, as you know, the pitch in Chennai was quite dreadful. It's also the reason we lost the game. We knew we could expect a pitch to aid spin, I predicted on Twitter that we'd see pitches aiding India for the rest of the tournament, but I didn't expect the pitch to be so bad that it damages our players," said Smith.

There's no news yet as to who will replace Tahir, should he be injured for the long term, but it probably won't be Botha. There is some speculation that another foreigner might be drafted into the squad since quality spinners in South Africa are as rare as Akmal actually holding on to anything.

Paul Harris could be an option for the Proteas, as he has apparently been turning in his sleep quite often and was even promoted to tong master at a friend's barbecue.

The biggest confusion is currently around what Tahir would actually need his left hand for. Tahir bowls with his right hand. Speculation is that he needs both hands to constantly alter his already ridiculous hair.
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/page2/content/story/505114.html

Brilliant!!
 
AirWolf said:
Well done to Bangladesh :). We should have won our game against England and sent them packing.

Good luck to SA for tomorrow's game. Very highly anticipated match - hope things go our way.

BTW, anyone else think Swann should have been fined for dissent?
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Yup, swann got fined 10% of his match fee.. He seems to have a pretty big/stupid mouth, remember his comment on dutchmen..
 
Wow awesome game by Bangladesh! Go Proteas for today, do us proud!
 
CHURCHILL said:
Ronjay, between you and me, I would like to know the truth.

Does your post not feel a bit shallow, I mean its a funny post and got some humour, but would it not feel better if it was actually the team that you support and have pride for who actually got this victory against England.

Would your post then not have more meaning and pride behind it, I'm just wondering.
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Sure Churchy, I'd love to see SA kick England to the curb. But that's not the point, being that in the game against you guys, SA was favourite to win and still lost. SA chocked. However if SA had won the game, England would not be accused of this would they? Bangladesh deserved that win because they played well enough, but England played as well as they usually do. That's why they lost.:whistle:

(just pulling your leg dude):D:D:D
 
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