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Post by karma on Oct 24, 2023 8:52:39 GMT
Today, I'm rooting for Bangladesh against South Africa.The latter are batting.
A close game or un 'upset' holds my attention more than a one-sided game,even when I'm kicking through the already fallen leaves.
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Post by newby on Oct 24, 2023 16:59:19 GMT
Another one sided win today for the side batting first.
A bit of a conversation starting about substitute fielders. de Kock scored a century in the heat and for the second game in the competition he didn't keep wicket, or indeed take the field. Klaason did the same thing after scoring all those runs against us and was able to spend the England innings in the dressing room.
Difficult one taken the conditions, and you don't want to put players at risk, could they be made to field with one player short if the player isn't fit enough to complete the match!
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Post by newby on Oct 25, 2023 8:31:59 GMT
Australia v Netherlands today in Delhi.
Australia won the toss and have elected to bat.
Strange one this, South Africa scored 428 at this venue first up but the last two games have been spin friendly low scoring games.
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Post by karma on Oct 25, 2023 8:47:20 GMT
I logged on to say exactly what you've already stated newby. Australia seem to have opened at a gallop.
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Post by karma on Oct 25, 2023 13:06:36 GMT
I suppose only a total of 399-8 by the Australians doesn't quite sound the same mountain to climb as 400.
It's not impossible for the Netherland to reach this though if I was a betting man I'd use someone else's stake money.
Not the close game I was hoping to tune into on my strolls
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Post by Hit Wicket on Oct 25, 2023 13:11:44 GMT
No, I'd hoped for a match between a top-of-their-game Netherlands v an out of sorts Australia.
Reality bites.
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Post by davemorton on Oct 25, 2023 14:35:30 GMT
Two days, two bore wins - but I think England will make it excitingly close tomorrow.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Oct 25, 2023 14:42:25 GMT
well if its excitingly close and involving England it will make a pleasant change from utterly thrashed into a pulp as it has been v New Zealand, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Are we doing a rugby and settling for being happy if we lose narrowly?
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Post by newby on Oct 25, 2023 15:32:31 GMT
A very early finish today has propelled me into the real world much too early.
At least two bad days for Bangladesh and the Netherlands have lifted us from dead last to 8th without having to do anything.
We could zoom up to 6th with a strong win against Sri Lanka tomorrow.
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Post by karma on Oct 25, 2023 20:37:08 GMT
I'll settle for a boring England win tomorrow. We need to learn how to win such that it becomes a habit we can build upon.
If it's an exciting win so much the better so long as we put in some thought, effort and application.
As usual I won't be watching though trying to keep up with play while accompanying Mrs. karma on a shopping trip to Harrogate - used to enjoy watching Yorkshire here like so many long gone, but not forgotten places.
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Post by newby on Oct 27, 2023 7:54:52 GMT
Pakistan v South Africa today in Chennai. Pakistan haven't been as bad as England but they too look a stronger team on paper than their results have shown.
If not an upset then a tight game would be a nice change.
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Post by byased on Oct 27, 2023 9:33:04 GMT
I confess to having watched little of the tournament so far, it does seem to drag on a bit. One thing I have noticed though is Australia, for instance, have pretty much the same team as they pick for test matches. India as well possibly? Test matches are played at a pace these days, and so why wouldn't the best test players play in this tournament? England picks a vastly different lot, the test wicket keeper who bats at 6, opens and does not keep wicket for instance. The two test openers, who score at a very good pace and have been very successful, don't get a look in. Muddled thinking?
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Post by davemorton on Oct 27, 2023 9:56:19 GMT
I would agree with that - muddled thinking - though you couldn't accuse Eoin Morgan of that.
I have watched much more of this competition than I saw of the 2019 one in England, simply because this one does not clash with more important cricket, such as the County Championship. This one seems to have been going on for ever, and we're only halfway through it.
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Post by newby on Oct 27, 2023 14:41:58 GMT
South Africa 136-4 chasing 271. Plenty of overs left and they might still be favourites with Markram going well and Miller just in but it feels like it could go either way.
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Post by karma on Oct 27, 2023 17:14:14 GMT
Blimey, there's a first in the World Cup - an exciting game between Pakistan and South Aftica which practically went to the wire and which S Africa won 9 wickets down.
Has this competition really been running for 2 months already or does it just seem like that? And another month to go.
World Cup fatigue.
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