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Post by slowleftarmer on Nov 2, 2023 10:16:58 GMT
Mitch Marsh flown home for personal reasons so missing the Aussie game v England this weekend too.
Please dont give people ideas as to how to amend the knock out stages to favour India - they have enough things going in their favour already!
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Post by newby on Nov 2, 2023 10:23:33 GMT
Sri Lanka making it difficult for themselves by fielding on a very hot day, dropping catches and diving over the ball never helps either.
Good players but never replaced the great players who could bat all day such as Sangakkara, Jayawardena and of course the bowling of Muralitharan.
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Post by davemorton on Nov 2, 2023 10:49:38 GMT
...and Vaas.
Aravinda de Silva was one of my all-time favourite players, and I played against Mendis, Dias and Wettimuny, who were all pros in the Lancs & Cheshire League, just before Sri L got Test status.
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Post by hawke on Nov 2, 2023 11:01:02 GMT
...and Vaas. Aravinda de Silva was one of my all-time favourite players, and I played against Mendis, Dias and Wettimuny, who were all pros in the Lancs & Cheshire League, just before Sri L got Test status. impressive!
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Post by karma on Nov 2, 2023 13:09:54 GMT
I think Sri Lanka could do with some of those all-time greats today as it looks like a mountain to climb, whilst England could do with your expertise this weekend Dave
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Post by newby on Nov 2, 2023 13:41:13 GMT
7 for 4, Sri Lanka could be on the way to a new unwanted record. Good game to win from here.
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Post by karma on Nov 2, 2023 14:05:32 GMT
Oh dear. Have been at Birstal , adjacent to IKEA, in all the leading furniture shops trying support Mrs. karma buying a new sofa. I went back to the car to 'have a rest' which is basically a euphemism for listening to the cricket. But this isn't good I just hope one of the Sri Lankans can get a decent score or even double figures. 14 - 5 Come on Sri Lanka!!!
Going back to look at furniture. Why does my phone insist in altering Birstal to Borstal? Trying to tell me something I don't know.
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Post by davemorton on Nov 2, 2023 14:18:34 GMT
Perhaps it's a stolen phone? Bought it in a pub, did we? Dear oh dear oh dear.
SL 22 for 7 now, of which Mathews has 11* and extras 9, for the team that beat England. I didn't watch yesterday, and I have not watched any of it at all today. Getting more than bored, to be honest, but I will watch Afghanistan v Netherlands tomorrow.
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Post by davemorton on Nov 2, 2023 14:36:23 GMT
Perhaps it's a stolen phone? Bought it in a pub, did we? Dear oh dear oh dear. SL 22 for 7 now, of which Mathews has 11* and extras 9, for the team that beat England. I didn't watch yesterday, and I have not watched any of it at all today. Getting more than bored, to be honest, but I will watch Afghanistan v Netherlands tomorrow and England v Australia Saturday, the first part, at least.
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Post by newby on Nov 2, 2023 20:47:47 GMT
Chris Silverwood might well be looking for a new position after Sri Lanka's poor showing overall and 300+ run defeat today against India.
There always seems to be a poor match on when the weather outside is perfect for stopping in.
Not sure about the NRR but Afghanistan may be able to overtake New Zealand if they win handsomely against the Dutch tomorrow.
Saturdays the big day, not so much for us but for Australia who we play, and for New Zealand and Pakistan who face off in the early game.
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Post by davemorton on Nov 3, 2023 11:34:01 GMT
I got up a bit late, and missed the first few run outs, but I am enjoying the spin bowling. Proper cricket! How can Afghanistan, who have been playing cricket for about five minutes, manage to field an Illingworth-like offspinner, a genius quick legspinner, one mystery spinner, and a young kid who bowls left-arm wrist-spin as good as anything you've ever seen? That's more decent spinners than in the whole of England. On the run outs, I am reminded of a Gillette game at Edgbaston 1965, when we ran five of them out to win a low-scoring game by 20 runs. static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1965/ENG_LOCAL/GLTE/WARWICKS_YORKS_GLTE_14-16JUL1965.htmlI was there with a Cambridge friend who actually lived in Edgbaston, as his father was a lecturer at Brum Uni. That was so similar, as Illingworth and Don Wilson had them in a grip, which they attempted - fatally - to break by stealing singles.
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Post by davemorton on Nov 3, 2023 14:02:24 GMT
Rahmat Shah! It's not only spin bowlers. Afghanistan has a batsman like Tom Graveney, or Ian Bell, a lovely touch player, at number 3. How has he learned to bat like that? Looking at his record, he has played 21 f-c games, incl 7 Tests, and 160 List A, incl 103 ODIs. 30 years old, by the way.
Thinking of the England top order, Tests and ODI, we have a load of thumpers: Crawley and Duckett, Bairstow and Buttler, Brook and Stokes. Okay, they are more than that, they do play with touch, too. But our only real touch players are Malan, Root and Pope, I would say.
The game of cricket needs variety, and the touch player is becoming rare, though I have no problem with the Yorkshire top order at all - Lyth, Bean, Hill especially.
Anyway, I have loved watching Rahmat, though he is out c&b as I write this. I wonder what part Jonathan Trott has played, a touch player himself.
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Post by karma on Nov 3, 2023 15:33:12 GMT
Pretty easy win for Afganistan, well played hope you can advance into the semi's
I hope England can upset Australia's chances of qualifying though it might be a bit late for that. I'll settle for an ugly win for England but hope for a superb game the inclusion of Brook and a return to form for Joe Root.
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Post by newby on Nov 4, 2023 14:04:04 GMT
New Zealand have lost to Pakistan by DLS, bit of a shock as they scored 401 in their 50 overs.
Anyway it opens things up keeping Afghanistan and Pakistan in with a chance, which is good for this last week in the group stages. England too if you're a very optimistic maths boffin.
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Post by newby on Nov 5, 2023 11:37:03 GMT
Top 2 playing today, no pressure on either team. Is it best to try and dominate the team you will probably meet in the final or should you keep your powder dry.
Looking forward to the games involving both Pakistan, Afghanistan and New Zealand now to see who gets through.
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