[QUOTE="Varsh, post: 6424975]I can't see England losing the remaining games although Sri Lanka will be a tough one. There's 6 games to play mind and England have already had the hardest matches out of the way. Also it's the top 4 of each group to go through and Sri Lanka aren't out of the woods yet either. 
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The will lose to Sri Lanka. At least I think they will.
[/QUOTE]The will lose to Sri Lanka. At least I think they will.
Basically its a one man show, if Gayle doesn't fire, forget it.
They are talking up SA on the TV but really, they didn't do what any other half decent team would have done with that rubbish the Windies bowled.
Lets not forget Ireland beat them, and they only two teams are Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
Sadly this doesn't say much for Pakistan.
They are talking up SA on the TV but really, they didn't do what any other half decent team would have done with that rubbish the Windies bowled.
Lets not forget Ireland beat them, and they only two teams are Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
Sadly this doesn't say much for Pakistan.
I'm just about to watch the highlights but damn that was a close game score wise, I really have to see this on the ICC website now.
As for India vs UAE - utter thumping. Group A is wide open! Could this end up being an India vs NZ final?
Edit: Just seen the highlights, holy shit the NZ wickets dropped like flies towards the end. They didn't even need to slog the last 12 runs with 5 wickets in hand and 25+ overs remaining!
As for India vs UAE - utter thumping. Group A is wide open! Could this end up being an India vs NZ final?
Edit: Just seen the highlights, holy shit the NZ wickets dropped like flies towards the end. They didn't even need to slog the last 12 runs with 5 wickets in hand and 25+ overs remaining!
[QUOTE="mynd, post: 6426700]Lack of bowlers and no penetration in that England attack.[/QUOTE]
Opposite for our team right now. Our bowlers are carrying this shiz. Elliot at 5/6? We're reaching man.
Taylor, Guptill, and even Big Mac shouldn't be getting out cheaply and as easily as they do. At least in Big Mac's case he at least smashes some runs in (thoguh I'd like for him - any of our guys sans Kane - to carry their innings a bit more).
Prob not gonna happen any time soon - I've been wishing for this for the odd 15 years. :snicker
Opposite for our team right now. Our bowlers are carrying this shiz. Elliot at 5/6? We're reaching man.
Taylor, Guptill, and even Big Mac shouldn't be getting out cheaply and as easily as they do. At least in Big Mac's case he at least smashes some runs in (thoguh I'd like for him - any of our guys sans Kane - to carry their innings a bit more).
Prob not gonna happen any time soon - I've been wishing for this for the odd 15 years. :snicker
Yeah that Aus/NZ games was like watching two heavy weights battle it out, both teams with such good bowlers, Starc in particular for Australia. It was a low scoring game, but that was entirely due to the bowling attack.
At the end of the day just about any score is defendable if you have the right bowlers.
But yeah Taylor and Elliot were my biggest disappointments in that game. If either of those had fired up, then the game would have been a walkover I suspect.
On the other hand, we hardly used our other bowlers, so we have at least not shown Aus all our cards.
At the end of the day just about any score is defendable if you have the right bowlers.
But yeah Taylor and Elliot were my biggest disappointments in that game. If either of those had fired up, then the game would have been a walkover I suspect.
On the other hand, we hardly used our other bowlers, so we have at least not shown Aus all our cards.
Some ripper games this weekend:
India vs West Indies - Which Windies team will come out and play?
Pakistan vs South Africa - Pakistan need a win and SA want that top spot.
Aus vs Sri Lanka - Surely this will sort out who has number 2 spot in Pool A
England vs Bangladesh -What a beauty this will be the battle for that 4th spot in Pool B.
India vs West Indies - Which Windies team will come out and play?
Pakistan vs South Africa - Pakistan need a win and SA want that top spot.
Aus vs Sri Lanka - Surely this will sort out who has number 2 spot in Pool A
England vs Bangladesh -What a beauty this will be the battle for that 4th spot in Pool B.
India I feel will trounce the Windies, Pakistan and South Africa will be a great match, Australia and Sri Lanka are really going to be at it tooth and nail, and I don't think Bangladesh could beat England but then again look what happened last time. England's batting though is in very good nick so I'm expecting a high scoring game.
My picks for the winners: India, SA, Aus, Eng.
My picks for the winners: India, SA, Aus, Eng.