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Post by slowleftarmer on Jun 4, 2024 8:23:29 GMT
Yes the 270 plus scores at the IPL last month seem a long time ago when you look at the double digit scores now being racked up in the world cup
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Post by newby on Jun 4, 2024 12:59:40 GMT
England v Scotland today at 15:30. It's a banana skin that 99% of me, ok high 90's, doesn't want us to trip over. It would be damn funny though!
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Post by newby on Jun 4, 2024 17:28:20 GMT
Hurricane season in the Caribbean apparently and it looks like it in Barbados at the moment.
A masterpiece of planning.
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Post by donnylad on Jun 4, 2024 19:16:40 GMT
Well at least the weather spared us having to produce a potentially embarrassing swing/slog/slash match.
Yes, masterful planning play most of the matches in the Carribbean hurricane season and the rest on useless Aussie drop in pitches that have been sailed halt way round the world. Presumably no one mentioned watering the pitche whilst it was afloat?
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Post by newby on Jun 5, 2024 7:17:54 GMT
Andrew Mott of course is certain England would have produced a win, had the weather not been against them.
I hope it was just a one off but the weather could become a crucial factor in who goes through from this group. Of course if we can manage to play and beat Australia on Saturday there would be no problem. A loss however, which is not out of the question, followed by more washouts and it could get really interesting, but not in a good way for England.
India v Ireland in New York today, interested to see if they have managed to do anything to improve the pitch.
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Post by donnylad on Jun 5, 2024 16:34:24 GMT
There is a little piece on the BBC sports site somewhere in which a reporter tries to find the originl ground in Manhatten where the first Canada vs USA cricket match took place - and for a $1000 to boot - around $40,000 today or about £33,700 in real money.
He located the site which is actually on Broadway .... under a magnificent former 300 room hotel called Gilsey House.
That (being used as building foundations) would be a suitable fate for these awful drop in pitches!
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Post by tykemania on Jun 6, 2024 10:52:47 GMT
Andrew Mott of course is certain England would have produced a win, had the weather not been against them. You know, I wouldn't be certain about that. The DLS does throw up some occasional quirks and 110 off 10 would have been an extremely stiff challenge. Take the England/Scotland out of it and consider the advantage that seems to be handed to the side batting first here: 1. They have enjoyed their full six overs of Powerplay, with rain coming immediately afterward. 2. The game is then shortened, so the batting side get four overs of smashing the ball to all parts whilst the side fielding are hamstrung by having used most of their death bowlers overs during the Powerplay. 3. The side fielding then gets only two overs of Powerplay in their chase, whilst the defending side can apportion their bowlers accordingly. Yet the side batting second have to make an extra 20 runs. I struggle to make sense of it. |
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Post by newby on Jun 6, 2024 14:11:06 GMT
DLS in the T20 is very much weighted towards batting resources and whereas Scotland had 4 overs to smash it around knowing wickets were not an issue, it could be argued that the side batting 2nd would have had 10 overs to do likewise.
I think it's very difficult for the side batting 2nd when it's stripped back to just 5 or 6 overs. You should be able to get a move on if you have 10 overs, unless of course you get caught out by losing a few wickets and then it rains during your innings, when you usually have no chance.
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Post by newby on Jun 6, 2024 20:28:18 GMT
A fantastic win for the USA as they beat Pakistan in a super over in Dallas.
Pakistan I thought had done enough but a poor final over by Haris Rauf opened the door allowing the Americans to tie the scores. A very nervy super over by Mohammad Amir, 3 wide balls with bonus runs and an overthrow didn't help.
Namibia are currently playing Scotland in our group, Namibia look likely to set about 150. Could go either way.
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Post by karma on Jun 7, 2024 5:22:19 GMT
I wonder if there was any heavy betting on a USA win?
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Post by newby on Jun 7, 2024 7:41:29 GMT
When it comes to Pakistan it's probably worth a bet that they will mess things up and under perform. I don't think any planning went into it if that's what you are inferring, they were just very poor. The USA were pretty good though and they seem to have found some players for whom this is their big chance and it means a lot.
In the other game Scotland managed to beat Namibia without too much fuss. That was probably the best result possible for England who play Australia tomorrow. Not quite a must win game for England, but it gets difficult if they don't.
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Post by newby on Jun 7, 2024 21:07:06 GMT
Hapless Ireland beaten by Canada today in New York. The pitch actually seems to be playing a little better now, but the outfield is painfully slow and the ball struggles to reach the boundary. If you go airborne the ball is likely to plug and stop dead. Same for both sides I suppose.
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Post by hawke on Jun 8, 2024 5:28:33 GMT
Well certainly no shortage of interesting results.
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Post by byased on Jun 8, 2024 18:56:19 GMT
I thought the USA v Pakistan result was one of the most predictable ever. Sadly for me I was out of the country, otherwise would have backed my judgement , as I suspect a lot of others did. Not casting any aspersions yu understand.
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Post by newby on Jun 8, 2024 20:56:23 GMT
First above 200 score today, unfortunately it was against England. Our bowling, apart from Archer, was brainless and Australia had all but won after the first 6 overs.
They bowled a lot better than us but once the openers were out we were never able to put any pressure on them. No Yorkshire heroics either and YJB looks well out of form.
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