ICC ODI World Cup 2011

Evangelion said:
My predictions for the quarter-finals!

Pakistan will beat Windies. India will beat Australia. South Africa will beat NZ. England will beat Sri Lanka.

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Largely seconded. Though I think Sri Lanka will beat England. The games England has won has been by the skin of their teeth.

Also, while I *really* hope India win, and they are very capable of doing so, they are also extremely capable of screwing it up royally. So i'm very much in two minds on that one.
 
I reckon -

Pakistan to bt WI
India to bt Aus
SA to beat NZ
SL to bt England

Although England have had glimpses of quality in certain areas, in certain games, they haven't won convincingly enough yet so I can't pick them over SL to win that.
 
If india can survive the first 10-15 overs against the Aussie 3 prong pace attack, the game is theirs. The Aussie spinners and watson will be taken to pieces otherwise. Still think india will win.

The Pakistan v WI can go either way though pakistan have played the better cricket so far. Only way I can see wi winning is if gayle contributes for once.

SA v NZ - hard to see NZ winning this. SA have been good so far without ever being their best - hopefully they will reach top gear soon.

SL v Eng - have to go with SL with the home ground advantage, but England have been tested under pressure and have somehow come through.
 
The problem that Sri Lanka has is that their middle order just isn't up to scratch. In this world cup, India's middle order has fallen to pieces at times, but looking at the team, there is a whole load of quality there. I just don't see the same from Sri Lanka. Apart from Jayawardene, I don't think that people like Sameweera, Matthews, Perera etc are good enough to bear the load if the top order fails. So the two key wickets that England needs are Dilshan and Sangakarra. Get them early, and the game becomes VERY interesting.
 
For me Paks to beat WI...Aussies to beat India, well i bloody well hope so as i have £100 beat on India to make the final...SL to beat England...England need to go home and rest tbqh and SA to beat NZ...

Paks vs Aussies in the semi and SA vs SL in the other semi...

Final will be Pak vs SA...hopefully fingers crossed:p
 
I'm so sad. This is the first time in a long time that there's no cricket on :(

Spawn, India will beat Australia ;)

Pak will beat windies.
Sa will beat NZ
SL will beat Eng

In the semis, Ind will beat Pak. SL will beat Sa.

But then it'll be a BORING BORING BORING Ind v SL final. I would actually hate it if that happened.
 
Very difficult to make accurate predictions. Apart from NZ, WI or England, I can see any of the other teams taking it. I mean, England 'could' theoretically win it, but they're too erratic and too depended on key players pulling them through. SA has a good team but tend to fluff it when the pressure is on. If they can keep a cool head, they're lethal.
Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka all have great teams/players capable of beating the best on any given day, but it's brining your A game to the field when it really matters.

My heart hopes it's England, I fancy Pakistan, but my head says it's the Aussies again.
 
You guys all say Australia.

At this stage in the competition, you need to win 3 games to win. That can only come from possessing an excellent team. Hence why no one is backin New Zealand or Windies to get to the semis, their teams just aren't as strong as the others.

But I just don't think that the Aussie team has the ability to go all the way. The openers have been very good, but then Ponting's struggled and the middle order generally hasn't excelled. Lee has been very good. Johnson started well but has been crap the last couple of games. Tait is alright, but gives so many extras. I don't think that Watson has the ability to bowl 10 overs against top opposition.


They've beaten New Zealand, but lost to Pakistan, and most likely would have lost to Sri Lanka. So, like India they have one victory against a top side under their belts. But unlike India, they got fairly comprehensively beaten by pak, whereas india's games have been close.

They were only able to take six Kenyan wickets (granted they did win by 60 runs).

If India can get going, they have the resources to get a big score. They might be collapsing in the last few overs, but their middle order can bat. Sehwag, Tendulkar, Kohli and Yuvraj have all scored centuries (with yuvraj hitting 3 50s too!), and Gambhir has hit a couple of 50s.

The pitch is likely to favour batsmen and spinners. Krezja and Smith have the skill, but not the experience imo. Not only does India have an army of spinners (in theory their team could have up to 8 spinners in it) but there's some good and experience players among the mix.

India's batting lineup is also far superior on paper. I'd still take Sehwag and Tendulkar opening over Haddin/Watson, every day of the week ;)

So in conclusion: I would favour India to knock Aus out, but really anything is possible.
 
TheCenturion said:
You guys all say Australia.
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No. Most of us have said India will win. Australia's pace attack is erratic, and our spin bowlers are a joke. If India can survive the first 15 overs without losing a wicket, they will cruise the rest of the game. Their bowlers are not the greatest, but their batting order is deep and I expect them to put up a big score if they win the toss.

Everyone knows Australia cannot handle spin and swing. The pitches to date have been excellent for both, so the winning formula is simple: prepare a slow, spin-friendly pitch and send in the spinners.
 
Evangelion said:
No. Most of us have said India will win. Australia's pace attack is erratic, and our spin bowlers are a joke. If India can survive the first 15 overs without losing a wicket, they will cruise the rest of the game. Their bowlers are not the greatest, but their batting order is deep and I expect them to put up a big score if they win the toss.

Everyone knows Australia cannot handle spin and swing. The pitches to date have been excellent for both, so the winning formula is simple: prepare a slow, spin-friendly pitch and send in the spinners.
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Wish we played on the pitches you did then :(
If i recall, only twice did it turn any and it's only swung during the SA game.
Rest of the time .. completely flat. Maybe if we played on the surfaces you guys did Jimmy wouldn't look so terrible ;)
 
West Indies are set to recall key trio Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Kemar Roach for the World Cup quarter-final against Pakistan on Wednesday.

Good move by WI bringing Chanderpaul back in, his experience will be required. If Gayle fires tomorrow, that could be game over for Pakistan. We need Gayles wicket very early to put them under pressure, the longer he remains in the less chance I give us of winning.

Should be a good one, roll on Wednesday... :)
 
e36Adz said:
West Indies are set to recall key trio Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Kemar Roach for the World Cup quarter-final against Pakistan on Wednesday.

Good move by WI bringing Chanderpaul back in, his experience will be required. If Gayle fires tomorrow, that could be game over for Pakistan. We need Gayles wicket very early to put them under pressure, the longer he remains in the less chance I give us of winning.

Should be a good one, roll on Wednesday... :)
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Yep we need to get his wicket quickly and early then i dont think the WI's will stand much chance of beating us but then its all dependant on how our useless batters do especially the openers...Asad has been in fine form but Hafeez has been utterly useless...id probably shove him down the order and put Asad and Kamran in as openers then bring Hafeez in as 3rd man.

Hopefully if we beat the WI's then Afridi's earlier assumption that we would make the semi's comes true...would love us to get there and then beat either the Aussies or the Indians....Pak vs India semi will be a major event...possibly the biggest match in the WC so far and thats including the final.....going to be one hell of a match if Ind and Pak meet in the semi's.
 
TheCenturion said:
So in conclusion: I would favour India to knock Aus out, but really anything is possible.
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Yep. That's why I never bet on cricket as it's such an impossible game to predict. England whips the Saffers and gets whipped against Ireland. Huh?

We can post statistics and history for pages upon pages, but in the end of the day it's the unlucky nick, the brilliant catch or the sensational over that wins games. The only consistent team has been Australia, hence it makes sense to fancy their chances a bit more than I do with the others.
 
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