The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup Thread

[L-Dog]

On the plus side we don't have Pakistan's fielding coach

 

[surface]

Proteas Head Coach : Barbados Ottis Gibson
Assistant Coach : South Africa Malibongwe Maketa
Batting Coach : South Africa Dale Benkenstein
Bowling Coach : South Africa Claude Henderson
Fielding Coach : South Africa Justin Ontong
Fitness Trainer : South Africa Greg King
Physiotherapist : Craig Govender
Technical Analyst : South Africa Prasanna Agoram
Media Manager : Lerato Malekutu
Logistics Officer : Volvo Masubelele
Security Liaison : Zunaid Wadee

Recognize maybe two names.

https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/Proteas/faf-backs-ottis-to-re-sign-as-proteas-coach-20190118

"If Ottis is still keen to do it then the team would still love him on board. The team really works well under him and, certainly from a captaincy point of view, I've really enjoyed working with him. Our styles are very similar." - Du Plessis

Together, Gibson and Du Plessis have won all of their home Test series in charge.

 

[shanezn186]

 

[cn@]

Pommie Mbangwa sometimes comes up with the best and driest of humour.

Commentator: "The fielding coach of Pakistan must be filling up sheets and sheets in his notebook about Pakistan's fielding performance" ... (my recollection) ...

Pommie replies: "What ... (sheets and sheets of) catch it?

 

[akescpt]

Can’t we just recall them?

Execution just ****ing pathetic. Pacing pacing pacing. So much overs.

 

[cn@]

Did you see the awful state of Lord's team room's window frames.

Rotten I tell you. They should spend some money on the window frames before they spend it on new stands.

 

[skimread]

Same story. Batsman can't pace their innings leaving it to our long tail to throw their wickets away.

Amir still has 3 overs to bowl. Zero chance to win the game.

 

[Dan C]

I just cancelled DSTV

 

[Enzo Matrix]

I just cancelled DSTV

I just cancelled the proteas. And based on our super rugby performances ive also canceled the rwc

 

[lilggg]

wow that win against afghanistan is looking like the biggest upset of the tournament.

 

[akescpt]

I just cancelled the proteas. And based on our super rugby performances ive also canceled the rwc

Is it really gonna be this bad?

 

[Vrotappel]

They should have begged AB to come over. When they showed the world back in the previous WC that color is more important than winning it was the end.

 

[skimread]

wow that win against afghanistan is looking like the biggest upset of the tournament.

Could be.

There was a match when South Africa almost beat NZ. Now that would have been the biggest upset.

 

[skimread]

2 overs to go. South Africa need to hit every ball for 6 to win. That's how bad they timed their innings

 

[Enzo Matrix]

Is it really gonna be this bad?

Hoping not but probably yes

 

[skimread]

Pakistan actually has a chance to pip England for 4th if they win their remaining matches and that includes easier matches against Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

 

[SlowInternet]

Once again the Proteas are an embarrasment to cricket.

 

[superskully]

The worst cricket squad we have ever had

 

[skimread]

The worst cricket squad we have ever had

SA's best player in the world cup is a 40 year old Pakistani. That tells you how good a squad this is.

 

[L-Dog]

At least andile showed some fight maybe next year we can compete at the t20 world cup