2019 Cricket ODI WC
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@rotated said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@hydro11 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Not really any difference. Last time we came first and had a very poor West Indies team in the quarters. We had a 90% chance of winning that game.
Going into that tournament I think even the most ambitious Black Caps fan would have had them being top seed and getting the 1 v 8 match up. Any other result and it was a much more difficult path.
Going into this tournament would you rather finish top four and be rewarded with being two games away from winning the tournament or have to finish top of the table and be rewarded with three games to win the tournament with the first easier than most, but still loseable?
Obviously it depends how the competition breaks, but if you look at 1992 Pakistan played incredibly average cricket in the pool stages, backdoored into the semi finals due to rain and then put together one and a half good games and won the whole thing.
Yeah I have no idea how Pakistan managed to win. Obviously a couple of legends in Miandad and Imran Khan and Inzamam ul haq going nuts with 60 off 30 odd against us which was almost unheard of in those days. They timed things beautifully.
Fuck I loved that tourny and Crowes batting and captaincy. So out of the blue considering England had wasted us only a couple of months prior.
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Watching NZ go so well in pool play , I went out and brought Tix to the final ,
Was spewing when we lost to Pakistan , but went to the final anyway
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@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@rotated said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@hydro11 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Not really any difference. Last time we came first and had a very poor West Indies team in the quarters. We had a 90% chance of winning that game.
Going into that tournament I think even the most ambitious Black Caps fan would have had them being top seed and getting the 1 v 8 match up. Any other result and it was a much more difficult path.
Going into this tournament would you rather finish top four and be rewarded with being two games away from winning the tournament or have to finish top of the table and be rewarded with three games to win the tournament with the first easier than most, but still loseable?
Obviously it depends how the competition breaks, but if you look at 1992 Pakistan played incredibly average cricket in the pool stages, backdoored into the semi finals due to rain and then put together one and a half good games and won the whole thing.
Yeah I have no idea how Pakistan managed to win. Obviously a couple of legends in Miandad and Imran Khan and Inzamam ul haq going nuts with 60 off 30 odd against us which was almost unheard of in those days. They timed things beautifully.
Fuck I loved that tourny and Crowes batting and captaincy. So out of the blue considering England had wasted us only a couple of months prior.
I recall we were on top until Inzi took it away from us
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The aussies just don't seem to have any idea about who they want to be. Outwardly they say they want to play in 'the spirit' and comparisons are made to us, but they seem to think that just saying that means everyone should respect them in the same way they do us.
But actually it needs sustained and real change before people believe that stuff, and until we believe them they need to take the high road, laugh off everyone else's sledges and people's opinions will start to change.
But deep down they don't want to do that. They're 'straya! Fuck every one else, they're losers, we're gonna smash ya. Except Mr Warner can't face the music when he's getting smashed and turns into a little bitch.
I've forgotten my point now, just like the Australian cricket team.
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@Cyclops said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
The aussies just don't seem to have any idea about who they want to be. Outwardly they say they want to play in 'the spirit' and comparisons are made to us, but they seem to think that just saying that means everyone should respect them in the same way they do us.
I think they genuinely tried to play in the right spirit under Mark Taylor & Steve Waugh.
Seemed to fade away quite quickly under Ponting once Oz started losing.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Seemed to fade away quite quickly under Ponting once Oz started losing.
Agreed, Ponting was a cock at times. Clarke was worse (except the Jimmy Anderson "broken fucken arm" thing - because Anderson was as big a cock)
Still
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@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Agreed, Ponting was a cock at times
A tale of two captains.
Mark Taylor, struggling for form, gets a genuine standing ovation from the Edgebaston crowd when he finally managed a 50 .....
...and Ponting gets booed when he got a ton at Lords.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Agreed, Ponting was a cock at times
A tale of two captains.
Mark Taylor, struggling for form, gets a genuine standing ovation from the Edgebaston crowd when he finally managed a 50 .....
...and Ponting gets booed when he got a ton at Lords.
Changing crowds as well. English supporters added a distinct layer of chav after they won Ashes and handed out all those knighthoods.
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@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Victor-Meldrew said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Seemed to fade away quite quickly under Ponting once Oz started losing.
Agreed, Ponting was a cock at times. Clarke was worse (except the Jimmy Anderson "broken fucken arm" thing - because Anderson was as big a cock)
Still
Thank you Brad Haddin ... excuses all
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@booboo said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
And losing to Bangles. Surely that's must win?
They are no easy beats any more. Spanked us over there in a series I think, and have taken almost all top scallops in the last few years. Good for them, it's taken a while but they have improved substantially
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SA have India next up, so could be 0-3 and staring down the barrel of another embarrassing CWC.
However, they haven't lost that third game yet and even if they do, it's possible Bangladesh could be a force at this tournament in which case maybe we lose to them this week as well. Losses to them and likely semi finalists England and India across nine matches if they win enough of their other games, wouldn't be the end of the world.
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@shark said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
SA have India next up, so could be 0-3 and staring down the barrel of another embarrassing CWC.
However, they haven't lost that third game yet and even if they do, it's possible Bangladesh could be a force at this tournament in which case maybe we lose to them this week as well. Losses to them and likely semi finalists England and India across nine matches if they win enough of their other games, wouldn't be the end of the world.
Yeah, it would. Realistically to make the playoffs you are going to need to win at least five of your nine games. Six will guarantee you a berth but you can get in with five and a good net run rate. South Africa are lucky that they haven't lost by large margins. However, they have still lost two games and can only afford to lose one more in the whole tournament. If they lose to India, they probably need to win eight games in a row to be world champions. If they have a loss in there, then they will be relying on some big wins. South Africa are already at $5.50 to even reach the semi final.
