Cricket Thread

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Fuck Australian time zones. Just play it in the middle of your night. :mad:

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2009/Aug/Week4/15367477.jpg

How many will the tourists lose by this time? I'll say Eng 1-3 Aus.

[Londoner]

Can't wait for this. Reckon it could be as exciting as 2005.

[VSG]

Might be good if Pietersen delivers. If not, I go for Aus 4-0 Eng.

[Londoner]

I take it you haven't been following cricket much lately then!

[Team Sheep]

2-1 Australia. But should be cracking. Pretty much the only time I really get excited for cricket.

[VSG]

I take it you haven't been following cricket much lately then!

Who me? I know India beat the crap out of Aus but I know Aus at home is something else entirely too. What was I supposed to have followed, that I did not?

[Londoner]

How much england have improved.

[Bad Company]

4-0 Australia

[#BROKEN Hasney]

4-0 England

FULL DISCLOSURE: I have never watched a cricket match all the way through that wasn't 20/20.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

<center>Andrew Strauss (c) 1 Simon Katich
Alastair Cook 2 Shane Watson
Jonathan Trott 3 Ricky Ponting (c)
Kevin Pietersen 4 Michael Clarke
Paul Collingwood 5 Michael Hussey
Ian Bell 6 Marcus North
Matt Prior (w) 7 Brad Haddin (w)
Stuart Broad 8 Mitchell Johnson
Graeme Swann 9 Xavier Doherty
James Anderson 10 Peter Siddle
Steven Finn 11 Ben Hilfenhaus

--SPOILERS POSSIBLY BELOW THIS POINT CHAPS, no rules about discussing this overnight, so stay away if you intend to watch the daily highlights.--</center>

[Londoner]

the time has finally arrived!!!!!!!!!! I'll be watching live while very drunk tonight. Probs wont post much on this forum though!

[Mike the Metal Ed]

the time has finally arrived!!!!!!!!!! I'll be watching live while very drunk tonight. Probs wont post much on this forum though!

Yeah, I fear the Aussies will be doing much the same, or working or something. Ah well, we'll see how it goes.

[Londoner]

I've got a couple of other forums more interested in cricket so that's my reason....

[Team Sheep]

Lol great start.

[Londoner]

Bloody strauss, not in the best of form is he...

[Mike the Metal Ed]

He'll make a century in the second innings, he's not shit, he's inconsistent... we hope. :(

[Londoner]

bloody fucking motherfucking goddamn hell for fucks saaaaaaaaaaakes

[VSG]

lol@start

[Londoner]

Our opening batsmen aren't that great atm, good thing is we have quite a few down the order who can bat well.

[VSG]

Hence my point about Pietersen earlier. But your strong point I think will be the bowlers. Let's see..

[Londoner]

haha dropped it you son of a bitch!

[GD]

I prefer supporting the team that is playing against Australia.

[GD]

Hence I always support England during the Ashes :p

[Londoner]

I've always liked you Guru Dave.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Fucking hell, stop edging it. :$

[Londoner]

I was smiling the whole time until those wickets.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Good job Bell's much better than he was 5 years ago, we've still got a chance.

[Londoner]

I thought that when collingwood came in. If we get over 300 i'll be happy.

[VSG]

I have been impressed with Cook ever since he handled our spinners in India and got that ton on debut.

[Londoner]

He aswell has been in poor form, but that 60 v aussie a may have helped him.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Looks like I went bed at the right time. Thought we might make it to the second day until Colly wobbled.

[Cuzziebro]

Great first day for the Aussies. Since I live walking distance to the Gabba, I may stumble down later this weekend, if it becomes a close game. At this stage however, I would say Australia have this first test in the bag. Siddle bowled to near perfection, and Doherty had a good outing as well.

[Londoner]

Finally watsons out, what a ball/catch.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Great hands, Prior. :cool: Ponting gone, just got to get Katich out now and we'll be cooking.

[Londoner]

Actually missed that. :(

[Mike the Metal Ed]

KATICH C&B FINN!

[Londoner]

i fucking love ya steve finn!

[Londoner]

so close again, were fucking rocking!

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Finny and Jimmy are doing great at the moment.

[Londoner]

oooooooooooooohhhhhhhh c'mon review!

[Londoner]

Clarkes gone! finn only just come back on and we get a wicket, which makes me wonder why we didn't do that alot sooner! Swann/Broad were crap.

[Londoner]

Swann just got North out, Swann seems fired up after that 4th wicket. :D

[Team Sheep]

At this stage however, I would say Australia have this first test in the bag. Siddle bowled to near perfection, and Doherty had a good outing as well.

A bit premature after 1 DAY surely.

[VSG]

Shit just got real, definitely looks to be a result match this one.

[VSG]

Fucking Hussey got his form back.

[Londoner]

Scary to think what score Aussies might get now. I would go back to sleep if i could. :mad: Bloody saw throat keeping me up.

[Londoner]

Really enjoyed the 1st session today, 135-0, got to keep it going.

[VSG]

He'll make a century in the second innings, he's not shit, he's inconsistent... we hope. :(


Nice prediction.

[Londoner]

309-1. Funny how all the cocky aussie fans/england haters have shut up now, on other forums to.

[VSG]

There are good cricket forums?

[Londoner]

Not specifically, but good threads on it.

[VSG]

I would imagine such forums would be filled with guys either in love with Sachin Tendulkar or hating him, thus leading to feuds of the category of the wrestling forum vermin here.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

I know this test is heading for a draw, and today's play is meaningless, but what a day for Cooky and Trott.

England 2nd Innings <table class="sct2" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td class="c1">
</td> <td colspan="2">
</td> <td class="c4"> Runs
</td> <td class="c5"> Balls
</td> <td class="c6"> 4s
</td> <td class="c7"> 6s
</td> </tr> <tr class="r2"> <td class="c1">Strauss</td> <td class="c2">st Haddin</td> <td class="c3">b North</td> <td class="c4"> 110
</td> <td class="c5">224</td> <td class="c6">15</td> <td class="c7">0</td> </tr> <tr class="r1"> <td class="c1">Cook</td> <td class="c2">not out</td> <td class="c3">
</td> <td class="c4"> 201
</td> <td class="c5">366</td> <td class="c6">23</td> <td class="c7">0</td> </tr> <tr class="r2"> <td class="c1">Trott</td> <td class="c2">not out</td> <td class="c3">
</td> <td class="c4"> 100
</td> <td class="c5">213</td> <td class="c6">15</td> <td class="c7">0</td> </tr> <tr class="r1"> <td class="c1">Extras</td> <td class="c2">
</td> <td class="c3">6nb 10w 9b 3lb </td> <td class="c4">28</td> <td colspan="3">
</td> </tr> <tr class="rf"> <td class="c1">Total</td> <td class="c2">
</td> <td class="c3">for 1</td> <td class="c4">439</td> <td class="c5" colspan="3">(133.0 ovs)</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Londoner]

Its not meaningless. Lets make those aussies SUFFER.

FUCK THE AUSSIES OI OI OI

[Londoner]

(catchy chant, you gotta admit)

[VSG]

It's a huge message to skeptics like me, good for England.

[Dave Youell]

Here we go again. Aussies to Bat first today.

[Dave Youell]

2 balls in, there's swing there!

[Dave Youell]

OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Londoner]

run out hahahaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa yesssssssssss

[Dave Youell]

Fucking get in there!!!

[Londoner]

LMAO PONTING GONE FIRST BALL 0-2!!!!!!!!!!

[Dave Youell]

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dave Youell]

FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Londoner]

fucking shaky with joy right now :D

[Dave Youell]

Jesus, the Ozzies are having the worst start I've seen in many a year, both batsmen are looking shakey and they have the longest weakest tail I think they've ever had.

After 1 over, it looks fantastic right now

[Londoner]

Ssssh, don't jinx it by getting tooooooooo carried away!lol

[Dave Youell]

:O

[Londoner]

AND ANOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dave Youell]

whatDFLKJDSFKJW[SOIFJ[0PJEWR[FOEWJD;LKSJL;SDKAJ'KLASJVFSKD'LAJV;LKADSDVJ *DIES*

[Dave Youell]

Game Over after 2 overs

[Londoner]

ffs dave :D

wait, it worked last time.......

[Dave Youell]

Exactlly! They'll be all out for double figures today. We'll be batting before tea!

[Dave Youell]

No way am I going to sleep now. Got work tommorrow, but it's worth being tired for I think

[Londoner]

Yep. You'll just end up wondering whats going on in the cricket anyway!

[Dave Youell]

Ooooo, that were close

[Londoner]

review being used, c'mon!

[Londoner]

ooooh looks close

damnit, missed.

[Dave Youell]

Bollocks! That was fucking close

[Dave Youell]

Just the 2 of us tonight then?

[Londoner]

Seems so, saw team sheep around but he's not posting for some reason!

[Londoner]

Could've been caught n bowled, had it in his hand then!

[Dave Youell]

Strange that....

[Dave Youell]

Ooooooooo

Jesus, we are ALL OVER THEM

[Londoner]

Just got to get this cunt Hussey out and were truly rolling!

[Dave Youell]

I always thought his Nick Name was Mr Cricket.

I like cunt though

[Dave Youell]

AAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

[Londoner]

oooh, almost cunt, ALMOST.

[Dave Youell]

Haven't had a Wicket for a while now, Cricket is boring

[Dave Youell]

Going to keep watching/sleeping now, not going to keep posting. Current batsman seem to be settled.......for the moment.....

[Londoner]

No probs, doubt i'll post much either round here then!

[Londoner]

Watson gone after lunch, 96-4!

[Dave Youell]

Wow. 245 all out. Would of taken your hand off for that score. Now we need to keep our cool and get a quick fire 500.....

[Londoner]

My hand? Why not your own hand? :mad:

[Dave Youell]

My hand? Why not your own hand? :mad:

I felt confident enough to gamble with your limbs.

So give me your hand, kthnx!

[VSG]

Expecting a result match here, your team and those aussies better not disappoint :mad:

[Dave Youell]

I think 400 today isn't out of the question

[Dave Youell]

Me and my big mouth,

FUCKBEANS!

[Londoner]

It doesn't work when we bat. Nor does it work when you're being sarcastic. :(

[Londoner]

132-1, bitches!

[Team Sheep]

Nice stadium.

Keep it up England and Wales :wave:

[Londoner]

fuck off wales!





;)

[GD]

Cook :drool:

[Londoner]

I can't find the words that praise Cook highly enough right now. And the others to(except strauss) but cook especially.

[Dave Youell]

Hang on. Strauss still got a ton last test. Cook has long been someone who promised much but didn't deliver. Good for him that he finds the form of his life in this series, alone so far he's batted over 1000 minutes with a tally of 481-1 pretty freaking awesome

[Londoner]

Yeah i know, was just annoyed at Strauss's basic error so couldn't exactly offer quite the same praise. Oh and Strauss also got 0 in the first innings in that match, im being abit harsh but, well, you know....:D

[Londoner]

Too easy. Didn't watch todays play as a newcastle game is on today, but i see KP got a 200. Nice. No aussies will turn up tmrw i take it then? :)

[Dave Youell]

We should declare now. With rain on the way I don't want to see us through this away

[Londoner]

Especially with how things have been going, the worse we can do is draw anyway...

[Mooияakeя™]

I usually only keep in with 20/20 and the Ashes but I'm totally out of it on this one. So where are? Then I'm bang up to date!

[VSG]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/engine/current/match/428750.html

[Londoner]

Funnily enough i was gonna use a cricinfo link when i could be bothered. Thanks for doing the work, VSG.

[VSG]

:y:

[Dave Youell]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS YEESSAFDkasdl;fksdafaewsdfadsf YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS


ZOMG!!!!


JIMMY ON A HAT TRICK!!!!!

[Londoner]

THIS IS AMAZING

[Londoner]

1 more to go!!!!

[Dave Youell]

1 more to go, COME ON!!!!!

[Londoner]

Well that's cheered me up.

:D :D :D :D!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dave Youell]

Yesssss!!!

Asleep before 1am.

5 wickets in 90 minutes, great stuff.

Swanny gets a fivefor! Great stuff!

England, I thank you!

[Mike the Metal Ed]

1-0, to the champions. :cool:

[Londoner]

engurland engurland engurland!

[VSG]

I am pissed I couldn't watch that match live. Hoping for an encore in the next match, fuck Ponting!

[Londoner]

why couldn't you watch it live mate? whats changed?

[Dave Youell]

I cracked and have now paid for Sky Sports add on, TMS just isn't doing it for me through those long LONG nights

[Londoner]

I thought you were watching it live. :D

[VSG]

I was on a plane to India on the 4th day, slept throughout the 5th day :(

[Dave Youell]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

FUCKING HELL ENGLAND ARE AWESOME RIGHT NOW!

[Dave Youell]

And no sooner do I say that, they lose 2 more!

[VSG]

Not surprised by the lack of posts in here :rofl:

Why aren't Tazz Dan or Downunder in here though?

[Londoner]

I've been posting elsewhere when i can be bothered as there's more cricket talk there!

I see India didn't do too well against South Africa, eh VSG?:rofl:

[VSG]

The toss took us out of the game :(

Marked out for Sachin though.

[Londoner]

LETS KICK THEIR FUCKING ARSES!

[Londoner]

15-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Londoner]

38-3 their captain gone, NOW LETS GET THAT BITCH ASS GODDAMN FUCKHEAD HUSSEY.

[Londoner]

GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[VSG]

Rain might play a big role here.

[VSG]

HOLY SHIT@Oz 1st innings.

[Londoner]

98 all out, lol, missed the last 6 wickets. :(

[VSG]

It rained a while and Jimmy Anderson used the moisture to get good swing.

[Londoner]

THIS IS FUCKING GLORIOUS

[Londoner]

CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!

[Dave Youell]

Swann, Swann will tear you apart again!
Swann , Swann will tear you apart again!

[Mike the Metal Ed]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/change-has-to-come-starting-from-the-top/story-e6frg7rx-1225978225223

It's one thing to be flogged by the once mighty West Indies after the upheaval of World Series Cricket and rebel tours of South Africa. It is quite another to be humiliated by a third-ranked nation which has one superstar, the South African-born Kevin Pietersen, when he gets his head right.Gracious as ever, then.

[Mooияakeя™]

lol. One superstar. Fucking typical.

[Dave Youell]

Ironic, considering KP only had 1 outstanding match.

It's not like we have the best spinner in the world and Jimmy is in the top 5 bowlers as well.

Oh, and we have Trott who is currently averaging over 100 against the Ozzie's.

There is also the small matter that we are 3rd in the world rankings and they are now 5th.

Oh and Cook has also got a 'few' runs.

Infact the only player thus far to under perform has been Collingwood, who had more than made up for that with his fielding.

But, apart from all of that, yes. We are a 1 man team

[Londoner]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/change-has-to-come-starting-from-the-top/story-e6frg7rx-1225978225223

Gracious as ever, then.

Can't believe i actually just read that. Sad tossers.

[Dave Youell]

Slow start last night, stayed up until 3.30am, Ozzies are playing very conservatively, but can't complain with the total. England's day

[Dave Youell]

So close to a victory lads. Don't think it will end tonight

[VSG]

Congrats lads, 3 wickets left and 5 overs + 1 day to go. It might just get over tonight itself. The Barmy Army is crazy loud out there.

[Dave Youell]

Fair play to Collingwood, probably jumped before he was pushed. His fielding has been amazing though.

This is the best I've ever known England. I was too young for 1986, so this is just amazing to see.

[VSG]

Superb series between India and South Africa comes to an end.

[Londoner]

Fair play to Collingwood, probably jumped before he was pushed. His fielding has been amazing though.

This is the best I've ever known England. I was too young for 1986, so this is just amazing to see.

I was born in 1986. :D

As for SA/India, great series, shame about the last day though.

[Dave Youell]

Wow

[Londoner]

Glad i bought more beers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kiss my arse AUSSIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rob Ban Fan]

<font color="#ff6600">Y2C has been very quiet :?:</font>

[Downunder]

What's the difference between Ricky Ponting and a funeral director? A funeral director doesn't keep losing the ashes.

[Downunder]

I've just asked Shane Watson if I could borrow a cup of sugar, but he's run out

[Dave Youell]

What do you call and Ozzie with champagne? A waiter.

What do you call and Ozzie with a six inch urn raised above his head? The England bowling coach

[Londoner]

What's the difference between Ricky Ponting and a funeral director? A funeral director doesn't keep losing the ashes.

I've just asked Shane Watson if I could borrow a cup of sugar, but he's run out

:rofl:

[VSG]

What's the difference between Ricky Ponting and a funeral director? A funeral director doesn't keep losing the ashes.

Nice :lol:

[Rob Ban Fan]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/reasons-why-poms-wont-win/story-e6frey50-1225955985591

<font color="#ff6600">Did anyone post that yet?</font>

[VSG]

Nice 'stache on KP right there.

[VSG]

Since this is the only cricket thread in here: Anyone here looking up the IPL auctions? It's going crazy. Eoin Morgan is predicted to be a hotcake.

[Dave Youell]

Can't believe some of the guys who didn't sell, Tremlett for example

[GD]

Brian Lara, Chris Gayle and Saurav Ganguly :(

[GD]

Source (http://www.fakingnews.com/2010/12/ponting-to-be-appointed-as-hawk-eye-for-icc-world-cup/)

Ponting to be appointed as “Hawk-Eye” for ICC World Cup

Dubai, UAE. ICC has decided to appoint Australian captain Ricky Ponting as special and exclusive “Hawk-Eye” – currently a computerized system used to track the movement of a ball and extrapolate its likely path – for all the matches of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

The decision was taken after Ponting showed tremendous talent in declaring English batsman Kevin Pietersen out during the Melbourne test match of the Ashes series even though the ground and video umpires thought otherwise.

“We have to give it to him,” ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said, “Ponting’s vision is clearly better than the complex computer systems we have been using. I hope he can come up with his own version of that screwed-up Duckworth-Lewis method as well.”

http://www.fakingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ponting-dar-250x186.jpg
Ponting declaring Pietersen out

Sources in ICC (not Sharad Pawar, even though Faking News loves him) inform that the committee is confident of Ponting taking up the job as there is high probability of him being rendered jobless after the Ashes.

“We have had talks with Cricket Australia. Their contract with Ponting is not an issue. In fact they see it as the perfect alibi for getting rid of him,” said our source.

An online poll carried by Faking News revealed that most Australians favored Ponting as “Hawk-Eye” than captain of their national cricket team.

“Go for it Ponting!” tweeted former Australian spinner Shane Warne.

“That’s our only way we can get one-up over the English guys,” said Mark, an Austrlian cricket lover. The Hawk-Eye technology is currently owned by an English company Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd.

It’s not yet clear if Ricky Ponting would be made to stand on ground or act as the third umpire during the matches by virtue of being the Hawk-Eye. Since Ponting has no “official” status or experience of umpiring in international matches earlier, the ICC might have to accommodate Ponting as some special “machinery”.

“Umpires would need to come up with new signal to refer a disputed decision to Ponting i.e. the Hawk-Eye as opposed to referring to the third umpire by making a television in the air,” said an ICC source.

ICC is reported to be finalizing a “Pontingface” as the official “signal” by a ground umpire, which would mean that a decision has been referred to the Hawk-Eye.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

:lol:

[Mike the Metal Ed]

All this international cricket has made me want to go down to Grace Road again, maybe when Leics play India in the summer, might even be more than 50 people there unlike when I went to the day-night vs Hampshire.

[VSG]

There are a lot of Indians over there, that always leads to a good crowd even if it is a warm up match.

[VSG]

We DO need a better system than the fucked up D/L one though.

[Londoner]

Yeah, the D/L method makes no sense.

[VSG]

I just realized nearly everyone here is on the same rep level. What a bunch of nerds.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

http://www.merinews.com/upload/thumbimage/1221821234518_bangladesh-cricket-board-logo_t.gif

[VSG]

I see that and raise you:

http://mdsingh.webfactional.com/talkcricket/binary/Kenya-cricket-100510.jpg

[Mike the Metal Ed]

http://www.cricketfinland.com/blosxom/FCAlogo2006_100.jpg

It exists.

[VSG]

I did not know that. Now if they had a women's cricket team, I would actually be interested.

[Bad Company]

Only Lesbians play womens cricket

[Tazz Dan]

Australia will win :y:

[GD]

Zimbabwe vs Australia is going to take place in my city and guess who I am going to cheer for :D

[VSG]

Someone merge this with the Cricket thread, rename it to feature the world cup and sticky it FFS. Oh, and India wins

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Two weeks until England are crushed after losing to Holland.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Someone merge this with the Cricket thread, rename it to feature the world cup and sticky it FFS. Oh, and some team will fix it

Done. Hate fucking threads that claim to be "official" when no governing body has sanctioned them anyway.

[VSG]

:y:

Why doesnt TPWW have a 2011 F1 thread already? Poor Kubica :'(

[GD]

INDIA WINS! INDIA WINS!

http://i4.bebo.com/045a/15/mediuml/2008/05/30/19/5846265885a7890335505ml.jpg

OH MY GOD!

[Bad Company]

Sri Lanka are my pick.
NZ are hopeless right now.

[VSG]

I did not expect India to win that match. Poor pitch helped the spinners though.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Kind of want to watch England destroy/struggle to beat Canada, bet the warm up matches aren't streamable though.

[VSG]

http://www.cricket-365.info/

http://www.crictime.com/

[VSG]

ROFL@England. 90/4 right now after 22 overs.

[GD]

Australia lose yet another warm up game. I hope some new team wins this year. Or even India :p

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Our ODI team is crap right now...

[GD]

Mahindra Singh Dhoni is on fire :yes:

[VSG]

I pity the English.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

We're used to it, makes the Ashes wins more satisfying.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Just watched the Netherlands' innings on the highlights. Bloody awful. :$

[GD]

I was told by a friend that Bangladesh defeated New Zealand in an ODI series :eek:

[Bad Company]

Yeah, we are rubbish at the moment, have one 1 game out of our last 16 before the world cup. Beating us right now is no big achievement.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Well, that was nerve-wracking.

[Londoner]

fuckiing hell. been watching the football mainly but kept switching to this and saw the end, amazing.

[VSG]

Kinda pissed we didnt win but then I was all but ready to close the stream around the 40 over mark.

Still shocked at the last 9 overs.

[Londoner]

shahzads six is worth watching again.

[VSG]

Fuck that.. Random bowler hitting a six and costing us a win!

[Londoner]

It was a moment of magic. A moment of brilliance.

[VSG]

I would say the penultimate over was the impact one. But ya, the commentators said Shehzad could hit it and he did :mad:

[GD]

I blame Piyush Chawla and Munaf Patel for their stupid batting skills in the last over.

[VSG]

Rooting for Ireland here, lads.

[Londoner]

no wai

we lost it about 30 balls ago anyways.

[Londoner]

England 171 all out

South Africa 165 all out

ahhahhahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

[VSG]

Ya fucking chokers showed again why they deserve the tag :mad:

[GD]

Piyush Chawla needs to be kicked out.

[VSG]

Nah, there is no replacement for him yet.

[GD]

Sreesanth is doing an amazing job as the 12th man.

[VSG]

I think Bad Company got a stroke after watching Ross Taylor's batting in the depth overs.

[GD]

I agree. It was an absolute treat to see Ross destroy the Paki bowling attack in the final few overs of the NZ innings.

[VSG]

6 thrillers in a row for England now

[Team Sheep]

What a finish.

[GD]

I was rooting for West Indies :(

[VSG]

Pak-WI
Ind-Aus
SL-Eng
SA-NZ

So long India :'(

[GD]

India versus Australia is happening in my hometown :D

Too bad I am not going due to an examination :nono:

[Londoner]

Some exciting quarter finals.

[VSG]

I can't believe we actually did it. So long Oz, and enter Pakistan :eek:

[Londoner]

Well done for beating the Aussies, sick of them winning the world cup and boring us all. Can't really cheer for Pakistan to win v you guys cause they'll most likely either have fixed that or the final....:(

[GD]

I was at the stadium and it was awesome!

[VSG]

I am so glad that asshole Ponting got his century and yet is probably on his way out of the team, if not the captaincy. Australia needs an ethical captain.

[GD]

Dude. Ponting was so close to crying when they were losing.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/51830000/jpg/_51830691_australia466getty.jpg

AHAHAHAHA

[Londoner]

Oh man, Pontings face is funny as fuck.

[GD]

Just updated my signature :D

[VSG]

http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130400/130479.jpg

ROFL

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[Londoner]

I'm sensing that NZ are gonna get demolished here by SA.

[GD]

England lost to two of the weakest teams during the Group stage of the tournament. You never know.

Anyways here is one of my favorites. Sourav Ganguly is arguing with Yosuf Yohana because he doesn't want to get fined.

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[Londoner]

Totally different situation for england though. Players are mentally exhausted and team doesn't seem that welll balanced. NZ are just shite. Except 'on their day'.

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Totally different situation for england though. Players are mentally exhausted and team doesn't seem that welll balanced. NZ are just shite. Except 'on their day'.

Agreed. But I wouldn't mind if NZ got lucky enough to get to the finals and lose to us ;)

[Londoner]

Ahh, i see.....

[Londoner]

NZ just starting to make this game abit more competitive, lets hope they continue it. I want a proper game like yesterday.

[Londoner]

Wow, the ball bounced off the keeper's shoe and into the fielders hands. Hahaha. your hope may come true, Desi.....

[VSG]

Ya just saw that. Never seen that shit happen before.

[GD]

Do you pay for cable or watch it online?

[VSG]

I got cable but not cricket. I stream it on the internet.

[GD]

NZ win! Just one more match to qualify for the final :yes:

[VSG]

Bad Company has passed away due to a stroke.

[Londoner]

I shouldn't have given up on this game. :mad: Stupid. Stupid. Stupid! Just found out what happened a while ago lol. :eek: Must watch highlights....

[VSG]

http://www.cricket-365.net/2011/03/south-africa-vs-new-zealand-highlights.html

[Londoner]

Thanks, can watch them on tv soon though. :cool:

[Londoner]

I have the belief that i have reverse jinxed NZ(if that makes sense) by calling them shite. Now they'll win the fucking thing. :(

[GD]

lol