BS: Re. Cricket World Cup

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 01:53 PM

Irish amateurs/part-timers...but for how much longer - this is not the first time they've performed well on the international stage.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: alanabit
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 02:09 PM

Didn't Ireland do well? I think England are in disgrace tonight! What a terrible defeat.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: ced2
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 02:25 PM

Good job there are only two teams in a cricket match. It precludes England from coming third!

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 02:34 PM

An unbelievable match. Having got a decent score, England then squandered their chances with poor fielding and bowling (not for the first time in this competition). Makes a mockery of Englands Ashes win.

Having said all that, Ireland took the task on and Slaughtered Englands bowling.

Well played Ireland.

Egg on yer face England.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Lox
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 03:05 PM

Johnson Mooney and O'Brien certainly rose to the occasion ...

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 05:05 PM

In case anyone hasn't checked their guide, highlights are on earlier tonight - right now.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 05:16 PM

Some ghee-fingers - keepers gloves included!

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 02 Mar 11 - 05:35 PM

I thought Broad bowled a good 49th over, under pressure - but all too late.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: gnu
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 06:43 AM

We get so little on TV that I don't really understand the scoreboard on the website in the Canada vs Pakistan game that is underway. Sigh...

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Max Johnson
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 07:09 AM

Well played Mooney, and O'Brien was simply magnificent.
But England! * sob! *

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 07:21 AM

Pakistan 184 all out in 43 overs.

Canada are doing well.

Mind you, you can never tell. It might not be a good wicket and Pakistan might skittle them out for now't :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: gnu
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 11:12 AM

Getting tense (or maybe not as I have little knowledge of the teams).

Pakistan 184 (43 ov)
Canada 136/9 (42.0 ov)
Canada require another 49 runs with 1 wicket and 48 balls remaining

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: gnu
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 11:24 AM

Pakistan by 46. Glad it was not on TV here.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Max Johnson
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 11:58 AM

49 runs for the last wicket is usually a big ask, gnu, especially agains Pakistan. It happens sometimes though, when number 11 doesn't know that he's supposed to be a rubbish batsman. Remember several years ago when the England selectors kept refusing to pick Monty for an Ashes test because they thought he couldn't bat, and it turned out that he could!
I look forward to watching the Canada Pakistan highlights tonight

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 03 Mar 11 - 04:28 PM

In the other game today, South Africa beat The Netherlands by 231 runs.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 04 Mar 11 - 11:58 AM

Today, Bangladesh beat West Indies by 9 wickets, and New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Richie Black (misused acct, bad email)
Date: 04 Mar 11 - 12:38 PM

Ireland a land of some three million people with very little interest in Cricket. Number 1 sport Gaelic Games, 2. Horse Racing, 3. Soccer, 4. Rugby, 5. well it could be angling or road bowling. And they come out of nowhere and beat England at cricket. It would not surprise me if this match became the subject of an investigation at some point. England were shameful.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 06 Mar 11 - 09:45 AM

Today, England and Wales beat South Africa by 6 runs.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Mar 11 - 09:52 AM

LOL WV

What a nail biting match. England did really well. I was supposed to take my wife and daughter out at 11am, but the cricket came first :-)
We left at 12:15.

They thought my good mood was worth being late.

Arthur_itus

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: GUEST,Arthur_itus
Date: 06 Mar 11 - 09:52 AM

Sorry ate my cookie. That was me above.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 06 Mar 11 - 09:58 AM

The abandoned Australia v. Sri Lanka highlights are on the Beeb's red-button now - it seems things were stormy in more ways than one!

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Mar 11 - 10:40 AM

Missed that.

However now watching Ireland making India work hard.

Arthur_itus

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 06 Mar 11 - 05:10 PM

...but, alas, India won by 5 wickets.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: alanabit
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 02:15 AM

Have England now redeemed themselves after the Ireland disaster? It was a good result either way.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 05:04 PM

Today, Canada beat Kenya by 5 wickets.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Les from Hull
Date: 07 Mar 11 - 09:17 PM

Well the least you can say about the England team is that they're not boring!

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 08 Mar 11 - 01:30 PM

Today, New Zealand beat Pakistan by 110 runs.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 08 Mar 11 - 03:38 PM

That was a very good win by NZ

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 09 Mar 11 - 04:22 AM

Good start from the Netherlands who are batting against India.

26 for 0 after 5 overs

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Max Johnson
Date: 09 Mar 11 - 07:30 AM

I'm not looking in here much now, because I like to watch the highlights around midnight, with a glass of something amber, and try to avoid seeing the results before that.

NZ hammered Pakistan. How could they not? They seemed determined to drop relatively easy catches from every NZ batsman until he got his eye in and started to thump sixes. What is it with them?

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 10 Mar 11 - 06:11 AM

Yesterday, India ended up beating Netherlands by 5 wickets.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 10 Mar 11 - 07:00 AM

I thought Netherlands at one point were going to beat India.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 11 Mar 11 - 05:26 PM

Today, Bangladesh beat England and Wales by 2 wickets - despite the Irishman Eoin Morgan batting well!; and West Indies beat Ireland (minus Morgan!) by 44 runs.

Yesteday, Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 139 runs.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 11 Mar 11 - 05:54 PM

Oh what a day

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 11 Mar 11 - 06:43 PM

My brother passed away today and the least England could have done was win for him.
Not good enough.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: MikeL2
Date: 12 Mar 11 - 06:01 AM

hi arthur

Sorry to hear about your brother.

With regard to England's performance the less said the better.

We will just have to beat the West Indies but the signs are not good !!!!

cheers

Mike

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 13 Mar 11 - 10:25 AM

(My commiserations re. your brother, also, Arthur.)

I'll just give yesterday's result: South Africa beat India by 3 wickets.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 14 Mar 11 - 07:43 AM

Yesterday, Australia beat Kenya by 60 runs; and New Zealand beat Canada by 97 runs.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 15 Mar 11 - 06:51 PM

Yesterday, Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets, and Bangladesh beat Netherlands by 6 wickets.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: breezy
Date: 16 Mar 11 - 07:04 AM

I aint read this thread

just jumped in

Who else has read Fatty Batter ?

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 16 Mar 11 - 02:38 PM

Yesterday, South Africa beat Ireland by 131 runs.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 05:03 AM

Big day for England

England: Andrew Strauss (capt), Matt Prior (wk), Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Luke Wright, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Chris Tremlett.

Come on England

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 10:38 AM

Chasing 243, WI are 117/4 after 18.3 overs...

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: MikeL2
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 12:10 PM

hi

Looks all over WI 213 -6 with 10 overs to go.....bye bye England....sob

mike

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: MikeL2
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 12:39 PM

hi Can't believe this WI all out England win....white knuckle ride though.

Well done Swann

Cheers

Mike

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 17 Mar 11 - 01:23 PM

Utterly utterly amazing.

I am not sure my heart will hold out anymore.

Well done England

How do they keep on coming back and taking each match to the wire.

Well done Tredwell, Swann and Bopara for such excellent bowling.

Incidentally, I thought the catch decision with Trott was correct. There was doubt and that means not out. Why it took so long to make their minds up I will never know.

Excellent umpiring IMHO

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Max Johnson
Date: 18 Mar 11 - 01:03 PM

What a fight-back! I was never worried, mind you.

Arthur itus - Condolences.

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Rog Peek
Date: 19 Mar 11 - 08:52 AM

RSA beat Bangladesh, so England through to QFs. Pfew!!!!!!!

Rog

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 19 Mar 11 - 04:31 PM

Thanks Max

Yes quite a relief Rog.

A bit more cricket to look forward to :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Re. Cricket World Cup
From: ced2
Date: 19 Mar 11 - 04:42 PM

It really is very, very nice to see Australia come second (out of 2that is)! Couldn't happen to a finer bunch of ex cons! No doubt their captain will have a winge about something be very unfair!