Paxter Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Pollard gone. That's probably it. Going to sleep. Looks Bangladesh will have to qualify the hard way :( .Oh ye of little faith! Looks like Hereward was right and England are on their way. Great knock and bowling performance from new boy Russell. And congrats to the hosts for qualifying :cheers:.Heh, maybe I spoke too soon...Russell just dismissed - game back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 England have been lots of things, but not boring.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 NOOOO! WI choking at the death *facepalm*.ETA: Definitely spoke too soon re:Bangladesh qualification... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Bleeeeeeeeh. 9 down now. I swear that's the last time I post smugly triumphant comments in this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Bugger. K Winged Shadow, so you were right after all...:bang:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Bloody hell that was tense. :stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser_not_appearing_yet Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Well, I predicted a victory by two runs, so was slightly off. Still pretty dramatic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I should know better about making predictions on England in ODIs. :stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Anti-Targ Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Nicely done England, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Or was it the West Indies who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh_wulff Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Watching the Aus- Pak gametoo early to tell which way it will gobut prefer the more mercurial team vs the one led by petulant Punter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I've had a bad couple of days and now my comfortable lead has turned into a comfortable lead for billyj. :worried: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Australia 148-7, it looks like their winning run might be in danger although you can't take anything for granted with Pakistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 12 long years since their last defeat...come on Pakistan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 12 long years since their last defeat...come on Pakistan!Well, you'd have to say it was coming. Australia haven't played at all well in this World Cup and yet have come off with wins all the time, as soon as they have a match against a side in good touch (Sri Lanka was rained out) it was going to be much tougher.It's not done yet though since Pakistan can collapse like a house of cards, but I don't think the Australian attack is good enough this time. All the Pakistani batsmen have to do is attack, and Lee/Tait/Johnson will go for runs and they should wrap up the target inside 30-35 overs. However if the Australians get a couple of wickets before 30 runs are on the board, then things will be a bit dicier.A few things on Australia - Ponting and Cam White are being carried in this team. Haddin/Watson is a formidable opening combo but there's no one backing them up afterwards. As well as the general thought that there's no one bowler who can be called on to stop the runs if they do end up flowing - I suppose Watson is the closest there is, Australia really need a Collingwood-esque medium pacer, stump-to-stump with the 'keeper standing up. They haven't really had one since Damien Martyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Although James Hopes was exactly that sort of bowler and they decided to dump him (I think from the list of contracted players as well as the WC squad)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoë Sumra Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I've had a bad couple of days and now my comfortable lead has turned into a comfortable lead for billyj. :worried:MCGeek and I spent a while last night trying to work out exactly how that had happened... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Finally, Pakistan break Australia's unbeaten streak - and they did so fairly comfortably in the end (by Pakistan's standards anyway). Bangladesh were abject today though :thumbsdown:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartTesla Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Damn Afridi! I knew I shouldn't have made him captain.Good on Pakistan for breaking the Aussies unbeaten run. The knockouts should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh_wulff Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 SQUEEEE!!!!! :thumbsup: ( fangirl scream- despite Boom - boom getting a absolutely stoopid stroke :shocked: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I've had a bad couple of days and now my comfortable lead has turned into a comfortable lead for billyj. :worried:I was beginning to think I'd never be able to catch you up. I'm not sure it's a comfortable lead yet (or maybe you've caught up a bit today), 150 points can be made up pretty quickly. :fencing: MCGeek and I spent a while last night trying to work out exactly how that had happened...On Friday I had centuries for Sangakarra and ten Doeschate and four wickets for Murali (who I had as captain) and a few other points. That all added up to quite a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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