: Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:00 pm  

The West Indies are looking like the most enertaining team in the tournament. No one can touch them for comedy fielding.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:18 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

The West Indies are looking like the most enertaining team in the tournament. No one can touch them for comedy fielding.

Giving it some welly in the run chase as well.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:31 pm  

Chris Gayle is absolutely destroying Brett Lee, who's gone for 51 from his first 3 overs, unbelievable viewing.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:21 pm  

Asim wrote:

Chris Gayle is absolutely destroying Brett Lee, who's gone for 51 from his first 3 overs, unbelievable viewing.

Gayle is amazing - all from a virtually horizontal demeanour

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:28 pm  

A bit of a thrashing handed out to the Aussies there, Windies win by 7 wickets.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:20 pm  

MSH wrote:

Lost to Holland in the slogathon, one can hope that Pakistan are as bad, Holland could end up getting the B1 slot in the Super 8.

At least the proper stuff is back in the counties, wondered why its suddenly raining....

HOLLAND

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:34 pm  

Asim wrote:

Which they do in six overs.

Never thought I'd see the day England would lose at Lords to Holland, even at 20/20, can't see why some are getting so worked up about it though and lambasting Broad, it's not like it matters.

It does matter, it's our national team in a world cup tournament, and long term I feel T20 is stronger than the 50 overs a side format.

It's ludicrous to lambast Broad though; poor management and selection is to blame - too many inexperienced players given key roles.

If Rob Key wasn't going to open the batting I don't see the point in picking him at all for this. Not at 6 - he's a good but fairly orthodox batsman who doesn't bowl and is a mediocre fielder, but he can anchor an innings from th start and increase the tempo.

Also Adil Rashid - terrific Test prospect in the long term, but not a big hitting batsman and has a poor T20 record as a bowler at county level. It seems he got picked yesterday on the strength of one impressive warm up game against West Indies. Dimitri Mascarenhas was the obvious alternative to Flintoff - an experienced all rounder who can hit big shots and keep it tight with the ball. Lord's is a small field, much smaller than The Oval for instance; 163 was an ordinary target to set against any opposistion on that ground, especially after putting on 100+ for the first wicket in eleven overs. Our middle order failed abysmally to capitalise on the opening partnership.

Eoin Morgan was just an embarrassment yesterday, but sometimes that's going to happen to a player thrown in at the deep end at international level. He may turn out to be good enough, but why experiment in a world cup?

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:42 pm  

to be fair to morgan he probably wouldnt have played if pietersen had been fit. Shah on the other hand has had enough chances and should now be nowhere near an international team.
and well done to anderson - an excellent spell of bowling amidst all the critisism

: Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:38 am  

Prince of Denmark wrote:

It does matter, it's our national team in a world cup tournament, and long term I feel T20 is stronger than the 50 overs a side format.

It's ludicrous to lambast Broad though; poor management and selection is to blame - too many inexperienced players given key roles.

If Rob Key wasn't going to open the batting I don't see the point in picking him at all for this. Not at 6 - he's a good but fairly orthodox batsman who doesn't bowl and is a mediocre fielder, but he can anchor an innings from th start and increase the tempo.

Also Adil Rashid - terrific Test prospect in the long term, but not a big hitting batsman and has a poor T20 record as a bowler at county level. It seems he got picked yesterday on the strength of one impressive warm up game against West Indies. Dimitri Mascarenhas was the obvious alternative to Flintoff - an experienced all rounder who can hit big shots and keep it tight with the ball. Lord's is a small field, much smaller than The Oval for instance; 163 was an ordinary target to set against any opposistion on that ground, especially after putting on 100+ for the first wicket in eleven overs. Our middle order failed abysmally to capitalise on the opening partnership.

Eoin Morgan was just an embarrassment yesterday, but sometimes that's going to happen to a player thrown in at the deep end at international level. He may turn out to be good enough, but why experiment in a world cup?

T20 is about who can hit hardest, as entertaining as it can be its not cricket and I couldn't care less if we dont make the super 8s. The ashes is the only thing that matters this summer.

: Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:45 am  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

T20 is about who can hit hardest, as entertaining as it can be its not cricket and I couldn't care less if we dont make the super 8s. The ashes is the only thing that matters this summer.

correct, and it aint great for egos.

some very fine test bowlers have had some hideous figures - Lee 27 off an over yesterday?

As a batsmen more and more they just have to come in and go for it? see that Ponting lad got a duck yesterday, he's rubbish, australia need to get rid.