2019 Cricket ODI WC
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@canefan yeah, maybe the lack of nz lately, maybe there's a gulf between the top 4 and the rest at the moment.
Not sure, it just all seems to be going as scripted.
Hopefully that's the curse the tournament needs for upsets....against us, gulp🤔
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@Siam there's been no real upsets of late, and the excitement around the WI has died away a bit given their results. Plenty more twists and turns left I reckon. Our game against SA tomorrow is extremely important for our chances, we are going to have a tough run into the semis.
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@No-Quarter good reply to a curmudgeonly post mate👍
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@No-Quarter said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Siam there's been no real upsets of late, and the excitement around the WI has died away a bit given their results. Plenty more twists and turns left I reckon. Our game against SA tomorrow is extremely important for our chances, we are going to have a tough run into the semis.
I agree. We've played no one yet (although the close game vs the Bangles looks increasingly noteworthy). We need to get a couple of results against WI, PAK, and SA to keep the train on track
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There's only really been one upset (Pakistan over England), but also there hasn't really been any close games.
We've had no last over chases, no miracle recoveries or collapses, nothing out of the ordinary. When chasing teams have won they have done it easily, and when they have lost they have never really looked likely.
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@barbarian said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
There's only really been one upset (Pakistan over England), but also there hasn't really been any close games.
We've had no last over chases, no miracle recoveries or collapses, nothing out of the ordinary. When chasing teams have won they have done it easily, and when they have lost they have never really looked likely.
You must have missed our game v Bangladesh? WE made a right hash brown of that and nearly handed over victory in a way the Warriors would have been proud of.
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@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@canefan I'm getting to about the 45th over before the eyelids start to get weary for most of these games.
Fact: The India v Pakistan game was on FTA here, which is one of the few besides the Aussie games.
Sometimes I wake up on the couch and the telly has offed itself!!
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Looking ahead in the schedule to our last game vs England, if both have qualified conceivably this could be a weird game where both teams try to lose to avoid India in a semi? Would need India to drop a few games and end up second on the table. I think every one of the other likely top 4 would rather have India in the final.
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@Siam said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Bit of a damp squib this world cup. Rain notwithstanding it's been a bit of a bore lately. Not much happening except we've over rated some teams and only underrated the bangles.
Hopefully the next 2 weeks throws something up
Apropos to absolutely nothing it suddenly occurred to me to wonder what a squib actually is, and why a damp one would be bad ...
.. so ... squib: "a small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding"
Pretty apt.
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@barbarian said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
There's only really been one upset (Pakistan over England), but also there hasn't really been any close games.
We've had no last over chases, no miracle recoveries or collapses, nothing out of the ordinary. When chasing teams have won they have done it easily, and when they have lost they have never really looked likely.
We tried to make it close v the Bangles
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Really, this is the absolutely ideal draw for us. Three relatively soft games, a rained off game vs a genuine contender and then three games in succession against middling teams before a couple of real tough ones. Probably couldn't have scripted it better if we'd tried
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@shark said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Really, this is the absolutely ideal draw for us. Three relatively soft games, a rained off game vs a genuine contender and then three games in succession against middling teams before a couple of real tough ones. Probably couldn't have scripted it better if we'd tried
Schedule designed to screw us I think - with rain expected early but not late. Instead, the rain's been a godsend to us; having points in the banka gainst lesser teams gives us license to go out and play.
Despite the hype, I reckon a semi's a good effort, and I expect we'll lose the semi. That said, once in knockout, it's Champions Trophy 2000 all over again
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It's still looking like there are 3 standout teams, in England, India and Australia (to a slightly lessor extent). We're in the scrap to get in the semis with them, and given what i have seen from everyone else, i think it would be a huge disappointment, and yes, underachievement, to miss out. Then we just need a couple of good days out.
I think India v England would be a cracking final, could easily be a 700+ run game.
