Cricket World Cup thread

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Now that the ashes tour is over i think its time to start new thread for the Cricket World Cup. (don't think this is a duplicate thread!)

We can start with the England team selection. Was very surprised to see Mal Loye left out! I also didn't really expect John Lewis to be there. Will he be selected ahead of Plunkett I wonder? What do you think England's chances are of pulling it off?
 
you could have a point but then again 2 weeks ago we didn't know there was such a thing as a good performance by England! Id like to see Strauss get back into form and now that Colly and Bell are in good nick too I think they have a good chance. No doubt the aussies will be working hard to get back to form though.
 
Rosbif said:
Bopara over Loye is a joke IMO.
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it really is. Bopara got 1 match in the whole tour and scored 4 runs or something. Loye has some great cameo performances. Just when you think you might be off to the World Cup you get a kick in the teeth like that. Its nice to see Nixon keeping his place. I think that it was his inclusion in the team that helped build up the England morale with his chirping behind the stumps.
 
Huddy said:
Bopara brings more dimensions to the team... apparently. Ok so he can also bowl a bit, but I'd rather take Loye's aggression with the bat and his experience of this tour.
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Agree totally. For additional options they already have Collingwood and Dalrymple and maybe even Pietersen to bowl some overs if required. Cant see Bopara getting any starts unless someone gets injured but considering how well Loye settled into the team under pressure should have merited a WC place.
 
What a day so far for Ireland! They have South Africa on the ropes at 62/5 - Would love to see them pull off a win! I always was a keen England fan but I really have to support my home country when they are in the competition. Usually they don't get this far! Come on lads
 
e36Adz said:
He's huge alright, but hes on fire :eek: lol


Has anyone seen the SA vs Ireland score? Ireland are giving the world no1 side a thrashing at the moment :eek: :eek: :eek: Ireland are in Pakistans group aswel, I'm worried now lol.

South Africa 74/7 (21.0 ov)
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Def not a bad display from the Irish lads but it kind of got away from them in the end with a big partnership. They still can do it as long as their top few batsmen hang around which is unlikely. 32-1 in reply so far!
 
sup3rc0w said:
I had my dad eff and blind in a text when I asked him what the result was...not a happy bunny.
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yeah the irish are just too good! Would be nice to see them win it but not likely.

edit: the collapse is on. 152-8
 
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yeah they just didnt have the batting ability further down the order. Hope they can beat Canada on thursday/friday. England bowling must have been pretty sharp but didnt expect too many big scores from bermuda. Would say that if their batting comes good they will be hard to stop.
 
lads lads lads, been in bed since monday night with the flu and just when I am looking for something to make me feel happier the England team does it again!

What was it they said about taking momentum from one game to the next?? Nice to see Vaughan go well. Flintoff is so out of form its unbelievable. Nearly as bad as Strauss. Joyce will need to get his act together also. Where is Mal Loye?? I know it was only a warm up but this was like a mini physological victory over england for the aussies. Last thing we needed. At least I can support my home team (ireland) in this tournament and wont need to worry about england for a while!
 
definitely will be an interesting tournament but England will need to do less talking and put it all into practice. Will be interesting also to see what two pacers they go with as I presume dalrymple and monty both will be chosen. Id say it will probably be Anderson and I'm guessing Lewis although he was expensive against the Aussies.
 
What a day!! Cheering on Ireland here and thought the match was gone! Totally amazing performance - the win was so close but tie will do nicely! Nice knock from Bray too. Amazing finish and definitely finish of the series for sure!
 
kiss the world cup goodbye more like - they may as well go home if they are gonna keep playing like this! Flintoff needs to sort out his batting. Is this the same guy that the world used to be scared of??
 
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