2019 Cricket ODI WC
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@No-Quarter Yeah - for a team that's underdone, we've got quite a helpful draw with three of the easier teams at the start and the chance to get some momentum.
But my cynicism (and possibly tinfoil hat) suggests to me that someone did some analysis of British weather patterns and found it was much more likely to rain at the start of June than later in the tournament - hence why New Zealand got three easy games scheduled at the start and India hasn't yet played!
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@No-Quarter said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
That will definitely put some self-doubt into the perennial underachievers at CWCs
South Africa weren't playing? -
@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@No-Quarter said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
That will definitely put some self-doubt into the perennial underachievers at CWCs
South Africa weren't playing?South Africa have embraced the inevitable, and are just getting their choke job out of the way early
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@mariner4life said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@No-Quarter said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
That will definitely put some self-doubt into the perennial underachievers at CWCs
South Africa weren't playing?South Africa have embraced the inevitable, and are just getting their choke job out of the way early
Maybe they're trying the reverse-choke? Lose early and lower expectations before storming home?
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@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
P.S. How the fuck in a 10-team tournament have India NOT played a game yet?
What brand of bullshit is this when England, RSA, and Pakistan already knocked out 2 games inside the first 5 days?
They must have got IPL timing dispensation to start later?
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@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@No-Quarter said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
That will definitely put some self-doubt into the perennial underachievers at CWCs
South Africa weren't playing?Hah, yeah, but England are also yet to win the thing. Given they're meant to be one of the big players in world cricket they really need that monkey off their back.
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@No-Quarter said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@No-Quarter said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
That will definitely put some self-doubt into the perennial underachievers at CWCs
South Africa weren't playing?Hah, yeah, but England are also yet to win the thing. Given they're meant to be one of the big players in world cricket they really need that monkey off their back.
Neither have we.....
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@canefan said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@No-Quarter said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@No-Quarter said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
That will definitely put some self-doubt into the perennial underachievers at CWCs
South Africa weren't playing?Hah, yeah, but England are also yet to win the thing. Given they're meant to be one of the big players in world cricket they really need that monkey off their back.
Neither have we.....
We're just a plucky underdog that punches above its weight...
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@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
So based on what has happened so far does anyone wanna even try and predict what will happen vs the Bangies ?
Logic dictates this should be about as tough as the game vs SL but this tourny is totally up in the air even at this early stage.
Factor in the venue conditions. Apart from the WI bouncing out Pakistan and us demolishing SL the spinners have done the most damage. I don't think we should lose but a spinners deck isn't going to make life easy
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@MN5 We've played them six times in ODIs the past couple of years - in the UK and NZ.
The score is 4-2 to us, but they won the big game in the Champions Trophy.
We've got a better team now than in that game (especially if we open with Nicholls), so I'm optimistically saying 75-25 that we win.
I think their batting is stronger than their bowling, so we might want to put them in and try to knock the top off their order.
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Not sure as to whether SA were just poor or the Bangles really good. $$$$$ ?
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@Chris-B said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Incidentally, I predict they'll open with Munro!
To win this cup, we need to get into the semis and pray that a couple of batsmen go nuts. Munro could in theory do that.
Of course, in theory, Scarlett Johanssen may want to go out with me, but ...
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Munros unbeaten 50 will piss his haters off massively. I'm picking at least two more decent scores to push his claims then everyone will get to say they told us so when he shits the bed in a semi ( provided we make it which is less than guaranteed despite our amazing start )
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@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Munros unbeaten 50 will piss his haters off massively. I'm picking at least two more decent scores to push his claims then everyone will get to say they told us so when he shits the bed in a semi ( provided we make it which is less than guaranteed despite our amazing start )
He's got another couple of easy teams to beat up on before we play one of the big guns
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@canefan said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Munros unbeaten 50 will piss his haters off massively. I'm picking at least two more decent scores to push his claims then everyone will get to say they told us so when he shits the bed in a semi ( provided we make it which is less than guaranteed despite our amazing start )
He's got another couple of easy teams to beat up on before we play one of the big guns
The "easy" teams aren't that though are they ? we've seen that already.
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@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@canefan said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Munros unbeaten 50 will piss his haters off massively. I'm picking at least two more decent scores to push his claims then everyone will get to say they told us so when he shits the bed in a semi ( provided we make it which is less than guaranteed despite our amazing start )
He's got another couple of easy teams to beat up on before we play one of the big guns
The "easy" teams aren't that though are they ? we've seen that already.
^^^^^ this. If the comp gets good, 6 wins could get you there with upsets. Would be bloody interesting; loads of teams in the mix going down the stretch.
I'll say it again: great format
