Cricket World Cup 2019


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Yes the ~Aussies over the years have had these part time or fleeting bowlers who have caused untold problems. Wasnt it Walters who was another Aussie part time bowler prone to causing chaos every so often. I'm sure if we put our minds to it we could come up with a number of them.


I noted Kohli all of a sudden doesnt like the current formula as it doesnt give india umpteen chances to qualify for the final. We can expect some changes to the format a la IPL in the years to come.
It wouldn't be the first time the ICC have changed the world cup format to keep India happy. Let's face it as well there is absolutely no chance india wont win the world cup on home soil in 2023. The ICC will do everything to make it happen.

Its piss funny they aren't in this final.
 
Yes the ~Aussies over the years have had these part time or fleeting bowlers who have caused untold problems. Wasnt it Walters who was another Aussie part time bowler prone to causing chaos every so often. I'm sure if we put our minds to it we could come up with a number of them.


I noted Kohli all of a sudden doesnt like the current formula as it doesnt give india umpteen chances to qualify for the final. We can expect some changes to the format a la IPL in the years to come.
Eh? The format was literally devised to ensure the top 3/4 (four if you include NZ) didn't fail to qualify.
And we still nearly managed it! :lol:
 
What a turn around from Jason Roy, was no where near the side when Hales was in. Now you can see the difference as when he was injured we looked so fragile opening.

Probably played his way into opening in the ashes too.
 
It wouldn't be the first time the ICC have changed the world cup format to keep India happy. Let's face it as well there is absolutely no chance india wont win the world cup on home soil in 2023. The ICC will do everything to make it happen.

Its piss funny they aren't in this final.

f***ing hell, don’t you know cricket is played on the field, are the ICC going to allow India extra players and overs than the other side.

The IPL format is better imo, anyway as the top 2 on the league format should have more chance than the 3rd and 4th as played better over the tournament.

Yes the ~Aussies over the years have had these part time or fleeting bowlers who have caused untold problems. Wasnt it Walters who was another Aussie part time bowler prone to causing chaos every so often. I'm sure if we put our minds to it we could come up with a number of them.


I noted Kohli all of a sudden doesnt like the current formula as it doesnt give india umpteen chances to qualify for the final. We can expect some changes to the format a la IPL in the years to come.

The IPL is a better and fairer format imo.
 
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f***ing hell, don’t you know cricket is played on the field, are the ICC going to allow India extra players and overs than i other side.

The IPL format is better imo, anyway as the top 2 on the league format should have more chance than the 3rd and 4th as played better over the tournament.



The IPL is a better and fairer format imo.
I am aware of that. This is the world cup though. The emphasis on cup competitions being a knock out competition. Certainly in the latter stages. It's not the Indian premier league. The emphasis on league competitions being the league format funnily enough.

The best thing about cup competitions is the drama of knock out games. Copying the ipl format for the world cup would be an absolute nonsense in imo.

They had a huge advantage in the semis playing nz and avoiding England and the Aussies. But they bottled it. Tough.

Pitches and what not will be hugely suited to them in 2023. The icc can heavily influence matters (in a variety of ways). I'm sure you know that though.
 
Right. I spent the entire afternoon with mr rod tucker, (hadn't been confirmed but he was pretty sure) who is the tv umpire for the final. The other lad was nigel long who left just after we won.

And when I say spent, i mean we got merrily pissed together. We had many a good chat about the final and while he may only be the tv umpire, he should, no, has to do whatever it takes to let us win. I made sure he knew this.

I told him about Wembley, how I've never seen Sunderland or England win anything and how Sunday means the the world.

So when a tv decision is a massively wrong in our favour, you're all welcome..
 
I would keep 9 of this ODI side for the test team. 1 spot at 4 for Morgan and 1 spot for Anderson or Broad for Plunkett. Give Josh the gloves anarl.

We ignored Butler and Rashid for far too long. We simply can't ignore Archer and Roy who are class acts.

Well played England. Huge favourites to beat an average Kiwi team.

We have a wealth of evidence that Rashid is not good enough at test. It's an entirely different mindset. Leach and Ali are clearly ahead of him.

Morgan is retired from red ball iirc too, so that's that one out. I'd be a bit tempted on that, but as I say non-starter.

Also, Broad is ahead of Woakes and Wood (and Archer) for me. I'd have Anderson, Broad and Archer as my three frontline seamers. But it's definitely more of a debate now.

And I'd 100 per cent have Jason Roy opening the batting.

So, yes and no.
 
Bairstow daft review compounded the error

I don't want to say its a selfish review from Bairstow because he obviously thinks theres grounds to appeal, whether he thought the ball was pitching outside the line or whatever but all of the footage it looked absolutely plumb and he only took 3 seconds to signal he wanted to review it. Why not take the time to consult Roy at the other end?!
 
I don't want to say its a selfish review from Bairstow because he obviously thinks theres grounds to appeal, whether he thought the ball was pitching outside the line or whatever but all of the footage it looked absolutely plumb and he only took 3 seconds to signal he wanted to review it. Why not take the time to consult Roy at the other end?!

It was a selfish review.

Roy was seething, quite rightly. He made the sign for the DRS review even though it had already been wasted. The Umpire saw this and made the sign for a review and so the scoreboard flashed up 'Umpires Review'. For a second I think the crowd thought there was going to be a review which all added to the confusion.
 
Roy got two demerit points and a fine

Anyone know how this demerit point system works?
 
We have a wealth of evidence that Rashid is not good enough at test. It's an entirely different mindset. Leach and Ali are clearly ahead of him.

Morgan is retired from red ball iirc too, so that's that one out. I'd be a bit tempted on that, but as I say non-starter.

Also, Broad is ahead of Woakes and Wood (and Archer) for me. I'd have Anderson, Broad and Archer as my three frontline seamers. But it's definitely more of a debate now.

And I'd 100 per cent have Jason Roy opening the batting.

So, yes and no.

Rashid is a still an option at test cricket. Yes he can go for runs but he has that mystery element. We also have Root and with Woakes and Stokes as all rounders plenty of seamers so Rashid doesn't have to bowl long spells. Ali is in dreadful form with the bat which effects his selection.

In England yes Broad and Anderson are good but long term, especially overseas we have to move on. I'd let them fight over 1 spot.
 
It wouldn't be the first time the ICC have changed the world cup format to keep India happy. Let's face it as well there is absolutely no chance india wont win the world cup on home soil in 2023. The ICC will do everything to make it happen.

Its piss funny they aren't in this final.

Seems a little odd that India are hosting another World Cup only 12 years after hosting their last one.

We have a wealth of evidence that Rashid is not good enough at test. It's an entirely different mindset. Leach and Ali are clearly ahead of him.

Morgan is retired from red ball iirc too, so that's that one out. I'd be a bit tempted on that, but as I say non-starter.

Also, Broad is ahead of Woakes and Wood (and Archer) for me. I'd have Anderson, Broad and Archer as my three frontline seamers. But it's definitely more of a debate now.

And I'd 100 per cent have Jason Roy opening the batting.

So, yes and no.

Morgan isn't retired from red ball, he's played a couple of Championship games for Middlesex this season. Was a bit surprised he never succeeded at test level but it happens, Michael Bevan would be another example of that. I'd be looking elsewhere.
 
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Rashid is a still an option at test cricket. Yes he can go for runs but he has that mystery element. We also have Root and with Woakes and Stokes as all rounders plenty of seamers so Rashid doesn't have to bowl long spells. Ali is in dreadful form with the bat which effects his selection.

In England yes Broad and Anderson are good but long term, especially overseas we have to move on. I'd let them fight over 1 spot.

Move on after we've won the Ashes. Expect a Broad retirement tbh.

I don't want to say its a selfish review from Bairstow because he obviously thinks theres grounds to appeal, whether he thought the ball was pitching outside the line or whatever but all of the footage it looked absolutely plumb and he only took 3 seconds to signal he wanted to review it. Why not take the time to consult Roy at the other end?!

I think selfish is wrong, stupid though. He must have got it completely wrong, because it's hard to be more out than middle of middle stump. Blew a ton for his marra, hope he apologised.

Rashid is a still an option at test cricket. Yes he can go for runs but he has that mystery element. We also have Root and with Woakes and Stokes as all rounders plenty of seamers so Rashid doesn't have to bowl long spells. Ali is in dreadful form with the bat which effects his selection.

In England yes Broad and Anderson are good but long term, especially overseas we have to move on. I'd let them fight over 1 spot.

You can bring Ali's batting into it, it makes not a blind bit of difference. The wealth of evidence is that he is England's best spinner with the red ball. You can just about make a case for Leach, you cannot make one for Rashid. The lad is great at ODI but he's a poor test bowler - sorry. They are different disciplines. Not as different as we make out selection wise - but look at players like Alastair Cook. Jason Roy will never in a million years be the test player Cook was. It's a different game.
 
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Seems a little odd that India are hosting another World Cup only 12 years after hosting their last one.



Morgan isn't retired from red ball, he's played a couple of Championship games for Middlesex this season. Was a bit surprised he never succeeded at test level but it happens, Michael Bevan would be another example of that. I'd be looking elsewhere.
Really dont know why it's not going back to south Africa. They'll surely have the infrastructure in place to host the tournament. Money rules though.
 
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