ICC T20 World Cup
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<p>It is about now I wish the tournament was decided in a league table and not knockout finals</p>
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<p>Surely the bowling mix is entirely down to the pitches? We got this aspect right in the first two games and others didn't.</p>
<p>If we move on to playing on better pitches then bring Boult and Southee back in but in reality they wouldn't be offering much more than what we are already getting.</p>
<p>Now we are qualified though, how does the format work? Is there an advantage in using the match fit guys and aim for a big win against the Bangles or can we give other players a chance to get some gametime?</p> -
<p>Watched some of the highlights of the Paki game. How the fuck they lost that after the start they got...</p>
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<p>Guptill, Taylor and Anderson batted well. But our bowling at the start of the innings was a worry. And for fuck's sake will they put Ronchi at 11. (Like his average.)</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mokey" data-cid="566716" data-time="1458719522"><p>Watched some of the highlights of the Paki game. How the fuck they lost that after the start they got...<br>
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Guptill, Taylor and Anderson batted well. But our bowling at the start of the innings was a worry. And for fuck's sake will they put Ronchi at 11. (Like his average.)</p></blockquote>The early success of the spinner strategy almost tripped us up but our collective effort managed to win out. As for Ronchi, why would you not elevate Santner above him? He has a vettoriesque way of hitting boundaries -
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<p>Impressive performance by again by Sodhi and Santner. Indian commentators really focusing on Sodhi but Santner was again a real star 2 for 29. Take out his 15 run opening over which was the first of Pakistans innings without fielding restrictions and he got 2 for 14 from 3 overs.</p>
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<p>It would be worth giving a Boult a go in the next match. Don't like Santner wasting an over in the first 6 and Boult could be the best bet to bowl that opening over. It would be at the expense of Milne or McCleneghan though.If they don't McCleneghan or Milne should bowl the opening over.</p>
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<p>I quite like the idea of taking pace off it in the powerplay at the start. The pitches are slow & so many openers do the Baz thing where they figure its a quick bowler opening, almost no one outside the ring, I just have to flay it on the up & my chances are good. So in India with no pace from the pitch & no pace from the bowler the batsmen have to actually hit it, not just outside edge it.</p> -
<p>Back in the 1980s when we invented T20 cricket back in England (social, usually pub, teams playing 20 overs a side from 6pm), I saw some shockingly bad bowling and batting.</p>
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<p>Not sure I ever saw anything quite as comical as the dismissal of Stokes though .... </p> -
<p>England are my dark horses in this cup because they look pigshit awful so oiften, but they have Root, Butler & Morgan. All of whom can hit 80 off 40, Butler can hit 130 off 60 if he really goes. And one guy doing that wins you T20's. And on the bowling front at some stage Rashid & Moen are going to rip someone to bits.</p>
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<p>But obv. they'll go crashing out after collapsing v someone</p>
