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Interesting thing no one has picked on. When you're playing again a minnow and you win the toss you bowl first and try and bundle them out for a paltry score. Chasing would be a breeze and and everyone goes home early.

The new thing is to bat first and try and post 500 ensuring that records are broken or ar least one batsman gets to go ballistic and uplift the team?
 
WaxLyrical said:
Interesting thing no one has picked on. When you're playing again a minnow and you win the toss you bowl first and try and bundle them out for a paltry score. Chasing would be a breeze and and everyone goes home early.

The new thing is to bat first and try and post 500 ensuring that records are broken or ar least one batsman gets to go ballistic and uplift the team?
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Kinda did.

Ho3n3r said:
It's better for their nett run rate to let the opposition get say 400 at most (8.0 runs per over) and getting bowled out for 100(2.00 runs per over) - which is a nrr loss of 6.00 for the game, than bat first, get out for 100, and the opponents get that within 8 overs(12.5 runs per over) with 9 wickets down, coz they can attack the smaller total, and the small team loses 10.5 NRR for the specific game.

That's how I see it anyway. Maybe they have other reasons.
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So if he becomes a permanent fixture in the side, will Rilee Rossouw now bat higher than AB,Miller&JP in ODIs?

It's pretty clear that the opener has to be changed, but the headlines are saying QdK will come right. So all indications are that QdK should get suffocated out of the XI. Yet another one of my predictions will come true. What they are doing now with RR, is what I long advocated for QdK - he's a middle order batsman. Can't cut it where it's toughest.

However, if they do retain him, that it will mean the proverbial shifting deckchairs in the titanic (when a reeza should be selected instead) - swap QdK for Faf, put AB in at 3(?) so RR can remain in the side while QdK gets a softer spot somewhere. I have a funny feeling JP will be made to bat at #3 when QdK is pushed down the order because AB&RR won't want to bat there, and it would be asking for too much to get QdK to convert 8-1 into 80-2 considering he's more likely to make it 20-2 more oftent han not.

In Australia they'd put in someone who can open. Same with India. At least with those sides we've seen middle order bats (KP, Bell, Rohit, Sachin, Ganguly etc) all moving up to open. Here the only cases we've seen of that happening are with Faf - they were trying everything to avoid having to drop him; and Amla - he had recently improved technique that was crappy, and somehow they had a "hunch" he'd do better there than those with better techniques...

NB: Farhaan bats 4 for his franchise. I think the lack of exposure that he's had to consistently face many ball sper match has worked against him. He's been one of the most dominant batsmen on the domestic scence for several seasons, and what's unique about him is that he is excellent in every format (plus can bowl well&improve). So he's got a lot of centuries in him that's for sure. I'd like to see him bat 3/4 in a tour when we rest one or two of the big boys (Amla/AB) and see how he goes. On average he has faced just 18 balls per innings and been dismissed 15 times - (10 of which where caught and just one of those by the keeper; while 3 were runouts). All of this sounds to me like a player everyone knows what he's capable of, needs time to consolidate like a Faf, but he's being used in completely the wrong way!
 
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As much as I love the CWC, this waiting between games is killing me. They really could have done 2 games per day in this pool stage.
 
Arzy said:
As much as I love the CWC, this waiting between games is killing me. They really could have done 2 games per day in this pool stage.
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Then they'd have no money to finance the frequent matchups comprising 5 days of continuous cricket all happening simutaneously but no one watches. :D
 
Arzy said:
As much as I love the CWC, this waiting between games is killing me. They really could have done 2 games per day in this pool stage.
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Agree with that. Starting to loose interest until the knockout round starts.
 
Arzy said:
As much as I love the CWC, this waiting between games is killing me. They really could have done 2 games per day in this pool stage.
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What waiting between games? There's a game on everyday, just about! I'm battling to find the time to watch it all!
 
Looking at this West indies vs India game the bounce on that pitch South Africa would love that pitch to bowl on vs India they would have destroyed them.
 
Arzy said:
I need moar! Can't just a result by 9am and the have to wait all day for another!
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Problem is, teams/players and umpires all need rest. Otherwise, more games means more umpires etc., and then you need to start hiring even more sub-standard umpires.
 
Arzy said:
I need moar! Can't just a result by 9am and the have to wait all day for another!
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Ho3n3r said:
Problem is, teams/players and umpires all need rest. Otherwise, more games means more umpires etc., and then you need to start hiring even more sub-standard umpires.
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/843787.html
Two pools of eight, in the same format as we are watching now, but with a day match and a day-night match at weekends and on three alternate days of the week. This allows for 12 matches each week to complete the pool stages in a month.

The television crews need time to move from venue to venue, while the sponsors and advertisers would not accept a clash of too many games televised at the same time on different channels. With a blend of daytime and day-night matches, the television overlap would apply only to the afternoon session. Granted, the finessing of the schedule is not as simple as it may first seem. But it can be done if the will is strong.
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Ho3n3r said:
Problem is, teams/players and umpires all need rest. Otherwise, more games means more umpires etc., and then you need to start hiring even more sub-standard umpires.
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Considering the standard that has been set at this world cup, they can't be much worse...

Also as to rest during bilateral series the teams play every second or third day. So sry don't buy that excuse. This is all to do about the tv rights companies and the advertisers wanting only one game per day to maximize their exposure...
 
stefan9 said:
Considering the standard that has been set at this world cup, they can't be much worse...

Also as to rest during bilateral series the teams play every second or third day. So sry don't buy that excuse. This is all to do about the tv rights companies and the advertisers wanting only one game per day to maximize their exposure...
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Well, these are the best, apparently. Imagine how **** the next level will be!
 
stefan9 said:
Considering the standard that has been set at this world cup, they can't be much worse...

Also as to rest during bilateral series the teams play every second or third day. So sry don't buy that excuse. This is all to do about the tv rights companies and the advertisers wanting only one game per day to maximize their exposure...
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Sachin Tendulkar wants a 25-team CWC. http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/841887.html

It will be the equivalent of the length of your typical 1960s Ashes tours. :cry:
 
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