Eng v South Africa

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:09 pm

The bloke who the BBC have to write this stuff is a genius...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6561737.stm

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:13 pm

Good start then.

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:48 pm

53-3 Pieterson out.

Great

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:04 pm

4atgrhys

Nozza · Post by **Nozza** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:02 pm

Absolutely fecking woeful stuff.

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:14 pm

Well, that's us out!

Nozza · Post by **Nozza** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:29 pm

I go in the shower and we lose 4 wickets for 10 runs?!?!?!

Flintoff needs dropping down to number 8 or 9, a world class bowler who can bat a bit.

Our only hope is that Jimmy can get the ball swinging from the off.

Epitaph · Post by **Epitaph** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:56 pm

Flintoff has done nothing with the bat all World Cup, but it's Michael Vaughan who's been the big let down. He's done absolutely nothing at all, a mere 17 runs today. Still, it's his best score of the tournament I think.

Tombwfc · Post by **Tombwfc** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:00 pm

Nah did Vaughan get 40 odd against one of the minnows. That might have been Freddie.

Still, we have to rely on the South Africans habit of choking under pressure, and spin.

The batting has been woeful though. I suppose this is what you get when you have to carry batsmen. Eventually the ones who have done alright, Pietersen, Bell, Nixon, will have an off day and you're bollocksed. Only really Bopara has come out of it with any credit, for a nice effort at the end with Panesar.

Porrohman · Post by **Porrohman** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:30 pm

Serves them right for not sticking with Mal Loye.

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:49 pm

disgrace, we haven't turned up to the world cup at all. been quite hard to get excited about it all. we can only hope brave decisions are taken regarding selection and perhaps the coach

would love to know why we batted first on what's very much a bowlers pitch, though we're failing miserably to do it justice

Daxter · Post by **Daxter** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:35 pm

Utterly pathetic.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:47 pm

Thank god it's over I ouldn't take any more of the idea that despite being utterly shite we could end up in the semis

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:05 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:disgrace, we haven't turned up to the world cup at all. been quite hard to get excited about it all. we can only hope brave decisions are taken regarding selection and perhaps the coach

would love to know why we batted first on what's very much a bowlers pitch, though we're failing miserably to do it justice

Would have been a scene set for Woolmer.....

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:05 pm

Porrohman wrote:Serves them right for not sticking with Mal Loye.

Correct

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:07 pm

Batman wrote:
Porrohman wrote:Serves them right for not sticking with Mal Loye.

Correct

He is without doubt part of the Yorkshire 'change is not good!' crowd!

officer_dibble · Post by **officer_dibble** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:16 pm

a very english performance in a world cup

Dr.Karl · Post by **Dr.Karl** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:32 am

After six overs SA were 54/0, England 7/0. Risible, got my money on Sri Lanka anyway

.

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:59 am

It's a terribly disappointing outcome. It does though vindicate my decision for not including a single Englishman in my 'fantasy' cricket team. Mind you, the rest of my team selections haven't performed all that well. Such is life.

Athers · Post by **Athers** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:50 am

officer_dibble wrote:a very english performance in a world cup

Except in this world cup it takes a few months for the English ineptness to finally result in elimination.

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