Official ICC 2015 CWC thread

[satanboy]

The Proteas bowling attack was useless.

 

[MickeyD]

What I don't get is how elated and over the moon some ppl seem here, after we lose a WC SF.

Sure it was a good game and there's no need for mud slinging, but is it really that absurd to be a little bitter about it ? Not everybody can react with a fake-a$$ smile to everything.

That's why I have not posted yet. Smile and wave se moer. But I will not blame anybody in our squad. Well played, chaps.

What I do see is that the ICC will have to relook at the DL calculations.

The ODI rules changed for this CWC and we see that teams are now launching much, much harder in the final 15 overs.

We were basically given 15 runs for the 7 overs that we lost due to rain. That was at least 50 runs less than what we could have scored...

 

[Ho3n3r]

What can I even say.

 

[AfricanTech]

Why?

'cos I'm asking

 

[.QQ.]

CAn you s.p.e.l.l. JOKE!

It's still in bad taste.

 

[yebocan]

That's a bit low.

not really...that's how I rol....

 

[AfricanTech]

That's why I have not posted yet. Smile and wave se moer. But I will not blame anybody in our squad. Well played, chaps.

What I do see is that the ICC will have to relook at the DL calculations.

The ODI rules changed for this CWC and we see that teams are now launching much, much harder in the final 15 overs.

We were basically given 15 runs for the 7 overs that we lost due to rain. That was at least 50 runs less than what we could have scored...

The irony is that it was our first loss due to rain in a CWC that formed the impetus for the creation and adoption of D/L in the first place

 

[Drifter]

Our opening bowlers cost us the semi final. Finish and klaar. Steyn went for 11.5 an over and Phillander over 9. That is simply just not good enough. Abbott should have played and not Vern. I seriously hope this is the end of the Steyn/ Morkel era, they have been embarrasing in ODI' s of late.

 

[Neoprod]

That's why I have not posted yet. Smile and wave se moer. But I will not blame anybody in our squad. Well played, chaps.

What I do see is that the ICC will have to relook at the DL calculations.

The ODI rules changed for this CWC and we see that teams are now launching much, much harder in the final 15 overs.

We were basically given 15 runs for the 7 overs that we lost due to rain. That was at least 50 runs less than what we could have scored...

I don't think Duckworth-Lewis averages the team batting firsts score to a 50 over total...it instead says what would your total have been if you started your innings knowing you would only face 43 overs. That's how I understand it, McD.

 

[Seriously]

'cos I'm asking

Who cares?

 

[yebocan]

Ah well! 4 more years.

until heartbreak again....I know the drill...

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Lol, Simon Doull "I'm sure they (the crowd back home) will feel you gave it your all" - Not if you read some of the comments on this thread Doully. Bunch of fair weather supporters here.

I'm happy for New Zealand and hope they go through to win it.

But people are hurting. Let them vent and grieve, whoever they may blame. The only fair weather fans are those saying chokers.

It's not our time yet, but we have made massive progress in our approach to tournaments...

 

[.QQ.]

not really...that's how I rol....

Classy.

 

[Nerfherder]

That's why I have not posted yet. Smile and wave se moer. But I will not blame anybody in our squad. Well played, chaps.

What I do see is that the ICC will have to relook at the DL calculations.

The ODI rules changed for this CWC and we see that teams are now launching much, much harder in the final 15 overs.

We were basically given 15 runs for the 7 overs that we lost due to rain. That was at least 50 runs less than what we could have scored...

Its a very hard calculation. Also they have to factor the momentum we lost.

I think eventually the next thing they will have to do is have a multiplier for each team according to how many runs they do score in the last few overs. We could have gone well in to the 300's with an extra 7 overs.
And it clear that NZ would have struggled.

 

[falcon786]

100% I am rooting for them. Just don't tell them that (ask a kiwi if you don't get it )

I don't get it and unfortunately I don't know any Kiwi's at all,so you're gonna have to lay it out for me.

I'd like for us to meat the Aussies in the 3rd-place play-offs.

Can't go visit down under without giving them a moerse whipping!

Yes if we "meat" them we can braai them lol would actually be a decent consolation after the sadness of this loss.Thought we would go all the way this time,rain had to take away our big advantage again unfortunately.

He's the most passionate sportsman that our country has even seen.

I was hoping he'd bowl the last over and get some Yorkers in he may have defended that last over but just as I predicted to fellow work colleagues Steyn would pitch it up for NZ to smash it for a 6,really Steyn is burnt out now nothing like his reputation makes him out to be,he used to be the best before but I guess he isn't firing so brightly anymore.

I wished NZ well for the finals...that Aus/Ind are going to win anyway....and then I popped msg on Fbook to all my NZ buddies, Congrats on the win...btw the next major earthquake has your islands names on it ....

Thats just sick....I doubt they would consider you a buddy with a statement like that.Don't be a sore looser man they fought hard to the end and played a fair game no sledging etc...

 

[Neoprod]

I'm not too upset over it...it was a good run and I feel better about the team's performance than at previous World Cups (except maybe '92). We clicked in one game and showed how good we could be...and then we couldn't repeat it but them's the breaks.

 

[Agent_Smith]

At least I can get onto the golf course on Sunday now and not stress about what is going on. My golf sucks as it is, now I have to wonder what's happening in the cricket?!

 

[Nerfherder]

I'm happy for New Zealand and hope they go through to win it.

But people are hurting. Let them vent and grieve, whoever they may blame. The only fair weather fans are those saying chokers.

It's not our time yet, but we have made massive progress in our approach to tournaments...

Only idiots use that word.

We have consistently been one of the best teams in the world, we win series and have beaten all of the best teams.
We haven't won the world cup, thats one competition that happens once every 4 years...

 

[LazyLion]

Proteas 'choked' out of the World Cup

Corey Anderson and Grant Elliott produced a superbly timed 103-run partnership to take New Zealand into their first cricket World Cup final with a tense four-wicket win over South Africa at Eden Park on Tuesday.

Anderson (58) and Elliott (84 not out) had been thrust together at 149 for four in the 22nd over of the rain-effected semi-final and calmly took their side within sight of victory before Daniel Vettori joined Elliott to guide their side home to ecstatic scenes in Auckland.

South Africa captain AB de Villiers (65 not out) and Faf du Plessis (82) had shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 103 from 73 balls to power their team to an imposing 281 for five in 43 overs after almost two hours of play was lost due to the rain.

New Zealand were set a revised target of 298 under the Duckworth-Lewis method and while Brendon McCullum got them away to a flying start with 59, they struggled to keep pace before the crucial fifth-wicket partnership.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2015/03/24/proteas-choked-out-of-the-world-cup

 

[faniebraai]

The ODI rules changed for this CWC and we see that teams are now launching much, much harder in the final 15 overs.

We were basically given 15 runs for the 7 overs that we lost due to rain. That was at least 50 runs less than what we could have scored...

Exactly what i was saying to a colleague.