Official ICC 2015 CWC thread

[AfricanTech]

I just wonder who we replace him with. But yes, at times today I was really questioning our tactics with the ball.

Anyone! just not him.

I just cannot get that "deer in the headlights image" of him out of my head

 

[WaxLyrical]

Nah there's a lot of positives to take out of it.We've made massive strides in this world cup, and achieved more than any other Proteas outfit before us. We finally developed that fighting instinct and hatred of losing. If AB and co. are still around for the next cup, it's going to be ours.

Oh, and get rid of the dead weight like Behaardien...

You mean Duminy? Going for 8 an over and costing us a vital catch. Not to mention he's injured every bloody 2 months.

 

[AfricanTech]

Yeah.

I'm just feeling sorry for the players. AB has carried us for a while now, and then he makes a booboo today, and you can rest assured the media and the public will grill him for it.

Which boo boo? The runout?

Was a bad throw from Rilee (both times) - the two big letdowns were Steyn and Philander, with Duminy a close third.

The fact that we had AB bowling a couple of overs from the death overs really speaks volumes about how poor the bowlers (aside from Tahir and, to some extent, Morkel) were today

 

[Enzo Matrix]

We were outplayed, both sides had ***** fielding. Now get over it

 

[Ho3n3r]

Which boo boo? The runout?

Was a bad throw from Rilee (both times) - the two big letdowns were Steyn and Philander, with Duminy a close third.

The fact that we had AB bowling a couple of overs from the death overs really speaks volumes about how poor the bowlers (aside from Tahir and, to some extent, Morkel) were today

Yeah I agree.

But you know how it goes. People will ask why he didn't take his time as the batsman was 5 metres out of his crease - like they've been there before, and call him a choker and ****.

 

[Neoprod]

You mean Duminy? Going for 8 an over and costing us a vital catch. Not to mention he's injured every bloody 2 months.

None of the 5th bowlers are to blame for this loss. If your fifth bowler is going at 8 when the chasing team starts off needing 7, you should win everytime. The frontline bowlers are meant to be better than your fifth bowler by a significant margin...they must be getting wickets and being tight...neither of those Steyn \ Philander got right today. I say Duminy and AB were good enough today...as were Morkel and Tahir.

 

[AfricanTech]

Yeah I agree.

But you know how it goes. People will ask why he didn't take his time as the batsman was 5 metres out of his crease - like they've been there before, and call him a choker and ****.

Yeah, they have no idea of how fast everything happens and just how overwhelming all that noise is...

/sits quietly and contemplates life...4 more years...

 

[Pegasus]

Don't see anyone who understands cricket calling SA players chokers.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/855241.html

 

[Joeboy69]

Hope AB comes back home with the team and doesn't do a Biff

 

[Pegasus]

Yeah, they have no idea of how fast everything happens and just how overwhelming all that noise is...

/sits quietly and contemplates life...4 more years...

T20 WC is next year.

 

[Noseworthy]

Supporting the proteas is like loving South Africa. It always ends in tears

 

[stefan9]

Small moments didn't go our way. Boys tried their best but didn't have the needed luck.

 

[Picard]

I'm calling for this thread to be ended, closed, locked and deleted.

And also to be deleted from memory.

 

[AfricanTech]

I'm calling for this thread to be ended, closed, locked and deleted.

And also to be deleted from memory.

By the way, a huge thanks to the mod who took that troll in hand - it at least made today's pain somewhat bearable - if he'd been allowed to post I shudder to think what this thread would have descended into

 

[Stefanmuller]

Nothing wrong with the heart put in today buy the guys. NZ made the most of the home ground advantage. It was immence pressure out there. On another day it could have gone the other way. Our bowling was poor but I think the way we failed to adapt to the ground is what made the bowling poor. Missing your mark only slightly means 4. A good example os how they exploited fine leg and backward square. A usual single becomes an easy boundary to that rediculously small boundary. Only Miller really targeted the straight boundaries which NZ exploited more. Home ground knowledge helps a lot.

 

[CHURCHILL]

Hard lines chaps, a valiant effort from the Proteas today.
You lads might not believe me, but today for the first time I was really and truly gutted for Sir AB De Villiers.
He is and will always be a legend to the game of cricket, his on and off the field character was outstanding today, hats of too you Sir AB.
#ABFIRE.

 

[Picard]

Hard lines chaps, a valiant effort from the Proteas today.
You lads might not believe me, but today for the first time I was really and truly gutted for Sir AB De Villiers.
He is and will always be a legend to the game of cricket, his on and off the field character was outstanding today, hats of too you Sir AB.
#ABFIRE.

He made multiple wrong choices ...

... you know what ... scratch that ... he made few wrong choices.

He just never had the bowlers to back up his game plan.

Philander ... WTF
Morkel ... Short deliveries ... WTF
Steyn ... he was great (1 year ago), isn't anymore and was injured at a critical time in the game.
Duminy ... can bamboozle the best at the best of time but not the best at the worst (for us) of times.
Tahir ... the same.

AB ... shouldn't have bowled.

Where was Abbott? (although ... I didn't want to ask this question initially because it seems too much like 20/20 hindsight vision).

 

[CHURCHILL]

He made multiple wrong choices ...

... you know what ... scratch that ... he made few wrong choices.

He just never had the bowlers to back up his game plan.

Philander ... WTF
Morkel ... Short deliveries ... WTF
Steyn ... he was great (1 year ago), isn't anymore and was injured at a critical time in the game.
Duminy ... can bamboozle the best at the best of time but not the best at the worst (for us) of times.
Tahir ... the same.

AB ... shouldn't have bowled.

Where was Abbott? (although ... I didn't want to ask this question initially because it seems too much like 20/20 hindsight vision).

For the last 4 or so months, the Proteas have been a one man band, that one man being AB.
As for the the other 10 players, they all professional and should apply their trade as such.

 

[AthenianOwl]

Gutted

 

[DoodleBug]

By the way, a huge thanks to the mod who took that troll in hand - it at least made today's pain somewhat bearable - if he'd been allowed to post I shudder to think what this thread would have descended into

+ one million dollars.... He really is an outcast