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Cripps_orig
23-06-2012, 10:19 PM
Doing sweepstakes as well

Ach
McNamara That Ghost...
Cricketsi
Boss
The Wengerbabies
Charlie the Gooner
Syn
Dennis Bendtner
CK
Rors
Ollie
Der Kaiser

Fixtures

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/15076311

McNamara That Ghost...
23-06-2012, 10:21 PM
Yes.

Cripps_orig
23-06-2012, 10:30 PM
Just did a bit of research

I won the first one with India, Adzz the 2nd with Pakistan and DK the current holder with England

Will he bother to defend it? :popcorn:

Ive had India (07,09) twice and Bangladesh in the 2010 one :lol:

Maccy has had South Africa(07,10) twice and Aussies (09)

cricketsi
23-06-2012, 10:30 PM
This is to real cricket what Olympic football is to the beautiful game and I'm in that sweepstake, so may as well be in this.

Cripps_orig
23-06-2012, 10:35 PM
This is to real cricket what Olympic football is to the beautiful game and I'm in that sweepstake, so may as well be in this.

This is what saved cricket

McNamara That Ghost...
23-06-2012, 10:43 PM
Just did a bit of research

I won the first one with India, Adzz the 2nd with Pakistan and DK the current holder with England

Will he bother to defend it? :popcorn:

Ive had India (07,09) twice and Bangladesh in the 2010 one :lol:

Maccy has had South Africa(07,10) twice and Aussies (09)

South Africa. :lol:

Me. :lol:

Only equivalent I can think of now is Portugal, the only leading nation remaining in its sport not to win an international tournament. And me, I suppose.

cricketsi
23-06-2012, 10:45 PM
This is what saved cricket
And in the same way shortened belligerent posts have saved GW I suppose? :unsure:

Cripps_orig
23-06-2012, 10:57 PM
And in the same way shortened belligerent posts have saved GW I suppose? :unsure:

Yes

cricketsi
24-06-2012, 02:06 AM
Yes

:bow: Ach, champion of the short belligerents.

Boss
24-06-2012, 06:55 AM
in

Cripps_orig
25-06-2012, 12:08 AM
8 more needed

Cripps_orig
30-06-2012, 11:42 AM
Get on with it

Cripps_orig
11-08-2012, 12:43 AM
Forgot about this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19211215

Yuvraj :bow:

Cripps_orig
11-08-2012, 11:37 AM
India squad for World Twenty20:

Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Piyush Chawla, Mahendra Dhoni (capt & wk), Ashok Dinda, Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Manoj Tiwary.

Sehwag :bow:

Cripps_orig
20-08-2012, 04:30 PM
September 18th, it starts

Time for the main event now that the Tests are over and done with

Cripps_orig
20-08-2012, 04:40 PM
Group A - England, India and Afghanistan

Group B - Australia, West Indies and Ireland

Group C - Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Group D - Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh

The Wengerbabies
20-08-2012, 04:51 PM
I'll do sweepstakes.

Cripps_orig
21-08-2012, 11:41 AM
No KP for England :doh:


England squad for ICC World T20: Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) (captain), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Danny Briggs (Hampshire), Jos Buttler (Somerset), Jade Dernbach (Surrey), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset), Michael Lumb, Nottinghamshire), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Luke Wright (Sussex).

What a piss poor squad

Cripps_orig
25-08-2012, 12:53 AM
KP might commentate

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/cricket/4503516/Kevin-Pietersen-in-fresh-row.html

:popcorn:

Cripps_orig
12-09-2012, 09:40 PM
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
World Twenty20
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Hambantota, 15:00

Cripps_orig
13-09-2012, 06:32 PM
AFGHANISTAN

Dawlat Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Izzatullah Dawlatzai, Karim Sadeq, Mohammad Jawed Ahmadi, Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohd Nasim Baras, Najibullah Zadran, Nawroz Mangal (capt), Samiullah Shinwari, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Shapur Zadran.

AUSTRALIA

George Bailey (capt), Dan Christian, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hogg, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

BANGLADESH

Abdur Razzak, Abul Hasan, Elias Sunny, Farhad Reza, Jahurul Islam, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), Nasir Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Ziaur Rahman.

ENGLAND

Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Stuart Broad (capt), Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter (wk), Michael Lumb, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.

INDIA

Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Piyush Chawla, Mahendra Dhoni (capt & wk), Ashok Dinda, Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Manoj Tiwary.

IRELAND

Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, Ed Joyce, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien (wk), William Porterfield (capt), Boyd Rankin, Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Andrew White, Gary Wilson (wk).

NEW ZEALAND

Doug Bracewell, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Ronnie Hira, Brendon McCullum (wk), Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor (capt), Daniel Vettori, BJ Watling (wk), Kane Williamson.

PAKISTAN

Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (wk), Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Mohammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Raza Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat

SOUTH AFRICA

Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers (capt & wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

SRI LANKA

Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Akila Dhananjaya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Shaminda Eranga, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Jeevan Mendis, Dilshan Munaweera, Thisara Perera, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Lahiru Thirimanne.

WEST INDIES

Samuel Badree, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy (capt), Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith.

ZIMBABWE

Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Kyle Jarvis, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Christopher Mpofu, Forster Mutizwa, Richard Muzhange, Ray Price, Vusi Sibanda, Brendan Taylor (capt & wk), Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller.

The squads

Olivier's xmas twist
13-09-2012, 06:46 PM
England sqaud looks terrible.

Cripps_orig
13-09-2012, 06:48 PM
England sqaud looks terrible.

You in the sweepstake?

McNamara That Ghost...
13-09-2012, 07:05 PM
Got an e-mail about the Fantasy Cricket today. We doing it?

Dennis Bendtner
13-09-2012, 07:19 PM
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/series/531597.html?template=fixtures

Put something like this in the first post Crippler

Didn't know it was next week. Interesting.

Cripps_orig
13-09-2012, 07:30 PM
Got an e-mail about the Fantasy Cricket today. We doing it?

Never done a Cricket one before.

Judging by the lack of interest in the sweepstakes, will there be much interest in doing this?

Cripps_orig
13-09-2012, 07:30 PM
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/series/531597.html?template=fixtures

Put something like this in the first post Crippler

Didn't know it was next week. Interesting.Put the BBC link in.

Easier to understand

Dennis Bendtner
13-09-2012, 07:30 PM
It was a good effort, but not sure what Lawro's predictions have to do with village cricket

McNamara That Ghost...
13-09-2012, 07:30 PM
Never done a Cricket one before.

Judging by the lack of interest in the sweepstakes, will there be much interest in doing this?

We had about four people for the last one. :scarf:

Cripps_orig
13-09-2012, 07:36 PM
It was a good effort, but not sure what Lawro's predictions have to do with village cricket

<_< i dont know how that happened

Also this is the form of cricket that saved the game tbh. Deserves more respect

Olivier's xmas twist
13-09-2012, 07:36 PM
You in the sweepstake?

Yeah ill do that.

Cripps_orig
13-09-2012, 07:37 PM
We had about four people for the last one. :scarf:

Im in

Cripps_orig
13-09-2012, 07:37 PM
Im in

:dance:

Half way through

McNamara That Ghost...
13-09-2012, 07:43 PM
http://espncricinfo.fantasyleague.com/

:popcorn:

Cripps_orig
13-09-2012, 08:04 PM
Made my team

Pretty easy compared to football ones

Packed with quality

Ollie the Optimist
13-09-2012, 09:45 PM
world cups should be every four years, not every two. there is far to much t20 right now.

Cripps_orig
13-09-2012, 09:48 PM
I havent seen a T20 game from first ball to last since the final 2 years ago so not enough for me

Dennis Bendtner
13-09-2012, 10:15 PM
world cups should be every four years, not every two. there is far to much t20 right now.

It's about right. Every four years would give it a prestige it doesn't merit. A bit of village is harmless. There isn't that much international T20 really. They are getting rid of the Champions Trophy from next year. Would be good if that proposed Test championship ever got going.

Cripps_orig
13-09-2012, 10:19 PM
Test Championship will never work

Doubt ICC have a 3 year gap to fit this in as it will take about that long to finish it.

We all thought the ODI World Cup in 07 went on for too long, well the Test one will be horrific and i havent mentioned the blocking and leaving and no talent needed to play that form of game.

Fair enough ICC want to try something different as Tests are being left behind by a mile in terms of popularity, excitement etc but they need to think of something else.

Syn
14-09-2012, 06:36 AM
3 years is too long IMO.

20 Test matches throughout a year and half. Everyone plays eachother once, home and away. Top four go into a Champions League where they have to play against a tub of grease and a bent referee.

Cripps_orig
15-09-2012, 11:29 AM
India beat SL by 28 runs

Aussies beat NZ by 56 runs

Both warm ups to the main event

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 12:43 AM
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/cricket/4532947/ICC-World-Twenty20-guide-Muttiah-Muralitharan.html

Murali's view on all the teams

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 09:05 AM
England beat Australia in their warm-up. :bow:

Ireland beat Bangladesh. :lol:

Pakistan vs India is on at the moment. :popcorn:

India are 48-2.

Syn
17-09-2012, 09:22 AM
Is it on Sky Maccy?

Syn
17-09-2012, 09:24 AM
Awesome it is. And Kohli's at the crease. :cloud9:

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 09:29 AM
Sorry, was reading something.

117-2 off 14 overs.

Syn
17-09-2012, 09:37 AM
Everytime I hear a commentator say "good shot" for a twenty20, cross-bat slog, I die a little.

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 09:51 AM
It's cricket but not as we know it.

172-3, Sharma goes on 56.

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 09:59 AM
India make 185-3.

Syn
17-09-2012, 11:01 AM
DSL's favourite player goes second ball trying to clear the boundary. Idiot.

84-4. 10rrpo with 10 overs left.

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 11:34 AM
149-5, Kamran Akmal on 69, Malik on 25. 37 needed off 21.

Syn
17-09-2012, 11:40 AM
:popcorn:

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 11:46 AM
14 off 9 needed!

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 11:48 AM
Six off six. It would be quite impressive if Pakistan balls this up now.

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 11:50 AM
Pakistan win by five wickets!

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 11:53 AM
India :lol:

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 12:01 PM
NZ v SA and Afghans v WI also on today

Syn
17-09-2012, 12:05 PM
India :haha:

Always choke when it counts.

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 12:06 PM
England have a warm up game v Pakistan on Wednesday, a day after the tournament starts :blink:

Syn
17-09-2012, 12:15 PM
I'd be shocked too if this tournament wasn't just a money-making farce.

Syn
17-09-2012, 12:15 PM
This is the cricketing equivalent to a pre-season Asia tour.

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 12:17 PM
India play Pakistan at the Premadasa, it looked like England played Australia in the streets.

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 12:18 PM
It's the monsoon season in Sri Lanka. :haha:

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 12:22 PM
I'd be shocked too if this tournament wasn't just a money-making farce.

:lol:

I know its hard for you 70+ year olds but T20 is here to stay and lets face it, it has revived Cricket which was on its knees 10 years ago and about to die but it has risen from the ashes thanks to the greatest version of Cricket the world has seen.

Kids all over the world are watching and playing this, not the block, leave, no talent needed Test crap

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 12:24 PM
There's a three hour preview show on Sky Sports tonight. Three hours? FFS. Also, ICC awards are shown during the day many times.

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 12:26 PM
3 hours :bow:

The excitement level is building.

I for one cant wait.

Come on Sehwag and come on India

Syn
17-09-2012, 12:28 PM
I must tell you as well you know they are little lucky there is no football on tonight. Are my chances of watching preview show alive? Yes. And no.

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 12:36 PM
Everton vs Barcodes is on tonight.

My Sky+. :rose:

It's going to explode.

Syn
17-09-2012, 12:40 PM
Oooh that's not even a bad fixture. That's a game changer.

I suspect that it will be live and that literally anything could happen.

I do believe in better.

McNamara That Ghost...
17-09-2012, 12:47 PM
As a great man a million times said: And it's live!

Dennis Bendtner
17-09-2012, 01:02 PM
Some quality full tosses on show today

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 03:23 PM
SA beat NZ

WI beat Afghans

Just saw India only lost 3 wickets. Should have got well over 200 then.

Kohli :doh:

Batted too slow

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 09:18 PM
Previewing the tournament on 5live

Everton and Newcastle :lol:

Hardly any reaction to their match

T20>football

Tests would never do that to football

Dennis Bendtner
17-09-2012, 09:23 PM
That opening game is even worse than Poland-Greece. Which was quite good...come on Zimbabwe.

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 09:25 PM
Not often i do this but i forgot about the sweepstakes and its too late to get 6 more names so im adding in the usual cricket clique

Syn
Dennis Bendtner
CK
Rors

Someone give me 2 other ****s names

Dennis Bendtner
17-09-2012, 09:27 PM
You can't do this. I was making a principled stand against village cricket.

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 09:28 PM
You can't do this. I was making a principled stand against village cricket.

I'll give you India

Dennis Bendtner
17-09-2012, 09:40 PM
no, they're fucking shit

The Official World Test Championship sweepstake is where it's at. :tiphat: :cloud9:

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 09:43 PM
no, they're fucking shit

The Official World Test Championship sweepstake is where it's at. :tiphat: :cloud9:
I'll give you India in that

Syn
17-09-2012, 10:01 PM
Not often i do this but i forgot about the sweepstakes and its too late to get 6 more names so im adding in the usual cricket clique

Syn
Dennis Bendtner
CK
Rors

Someone give me 2 other ****s names

Don't know what you're on about. I don't even follow baseball.

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 10:03 PM
Ollie can be one

Name one more

Syn
17-09-2012, 10:35 PM
Chris

Cripps_orig
17-09-2012, 10:39 PM
Der Kaiser is the reigning champion

He gets priority

All 12 are done

Draw will be done later

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 08:21 AM
Code for Fantasy Cricket.

12233

http://espncricinfo.fantasyleague.com/Index.aspx

Cripps_orig
18-09-2012, 10:44 AM
CK - West Indies
Der Kaiser - Pakistan
Rors - Afghanistan
Ollie - Bangladesh
The Wengerbabies - England
Ach - Australia
Dennis Bendtner - India
Syn - Zimbabwe
Charlie the Gooner - South Africa
Cricketsi - New Zealand
Boss - Sri Lanka
McNamara That Ghost... - Ireland

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 10:49 AM
Ireland. :bow:

:haha:

Ollie the Optimist
18-09-2012, 11:01 AM
Ireland. :bow:

:haha:


well they're better then the aussies


australia :pal:

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 11:41 AM
Aussies. :lol:

Also, join the Fantasy league!

Olivier's xmas twist
18-09-2012, 11:58 AM
SA :bow:

Boss
18-09-2012, 12:46 PM
Sri Lanka?

You fuckin WUM.

Dennis Bendtner
18-09-2012, 12:49 PM
You actually went and rigged it. Fuck you! India suck.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 01:40 PM
Zim has won the toss and will bowl first.

Colly and Athers are in the studio. I'm expecting the host broadcasting team to have the usual mix of commentators.

Ravi Shastri. :bow:

Cripps_orig
18-09-2012, 01:52 PM
Sri Lanka?

You fuckin WUM.

It is funny how you and Dennis Bendtner both got your home countries

Cripps_orig
18-09-2012, 01:53 PM
You actually went and rigged it. Fuck you! India suck.

Luck of the draw, my friend, luck of the draw.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 01:59 PM
Zimbabwe's anthem is a little bit harrowing.

Cripps_orig
18-09-2012, 01:59 PM
Bit annoyed Zimbabwe are bowling first.

Wanted this match to be done with asap.

Now we will see SL bat the whole 20 overs getting 232-4 off the 20

Zimbabwe in return will get 124 all out off 15.4 overs

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 02:02 PM
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Angelo Mathews, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dilshan Munaweera, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis.

Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor (capt), Vusi Sibanda, Hamilton Masakadza, Malcolm, Waller, Elton Chigumbura, Craig Ervine, Graeme Cremer, Kyle Jarvis, Chris Mpofu, Brian Vitori, Prosper Utseya.

Cripps_orig
18-09-2012, 02:03 PM
You do realise i will continue to call all SL players Yoss as i cba spelling out their names

Do we have any Zimbabweans on here?

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 02:04 PM
No I don't think so.

Also, Prosper is an awesome first name.

Cripps_orig
18-09-2012, 02:06 PM
In that case, all Zimbabweans will be known as Zim

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 02:07 PM
Full toss to start with.

:haha:

Cripps_orig
18-09-2012, 02:10 PM
Lee Dixon on Twitter: "Fancy Sri Lanka to go all the way here, squad looks strong....

The stars are coming out to watch this

Cripps_orig
18-09-2012, 02:13 PM
4-0 off 1 over

Bit of a Testicle start there

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 02:21 PM
Zim has just dropped the Ashes.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 02:25 PM
Terrible shot from Dilshan.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 02:38 PM
The pictures have been lost. :doh:

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 02:39 PM
54-1.

:haha:

Embarrassing from Munaweera.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 02:45 PM
This is comedy genius. Munaweera, who's struggled on his international debut, looks to sweep Utseya and sets off for a single. Dilshan sends him back, though, with Munaweera dropping his bat as he turns. When the throw comes in, Munaweera tries to reach his ground by leaping, triple-jump style to get his foot behind the line. He's short, though, and has to be on his way.

Village. :bow:

Dennis Bendtner
18-09-2012, 03:10 PM
Comedy fielding from Zimbabwe!

Dennis Bendtner
18-09-2012, 03:35 PM
Zimbabwe are so bad in the field. Another four overthrows.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 03:35 PM
How do you miss three stumps from there?! :haha:

Dennis Bendtner
18-09-2012, 03:38 PM
Come on, they have to be doing this on purpose. They are giving Sri Lanka the game just by freebie runs.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 03:43 PM
176-4, Sangakkara goes for 43.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 03:45 PM
Sri Lanka make 182-4.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 04:32 PM
37-2, Mendis is confusing Zim little bit.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 04:35 PM
And Mendis bowls another one!

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 04:41 PM
Mathews. :haha:

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 04:54 PM
The other Mendis has got the last two wickets.

59-5.

Dennis Bendtner
18-09-2012, 05:05 PM
Mendis
Mendis
Mendis
Mendis
Mendis
Mendis

Dennis Bendtner
18-09-2012, 05:09 PM
Mendis

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 05:09 PM
87-7, still only the Mendis' have got any wickets!

Dennis Bendtner
18-09-2012, 05:11 PM
Mendis once more

bloody 6-8?

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 05:13 PM
:lol:

A Mendis has become the first man to take six wickets in the tournament's history, I think. BBC have poorly phrased the block of text.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 05:14 PM
Dilshan goes on 39, 76-2.

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 05:15 PM
93-9, J Mendis with his third wicket. :haha:

McNamara That Ghost...
18-09-2012, 05:20 PM
100 all out, Malinga gets the final wicket. Shame.

Cripps_orig
19-09-2012, 12:15 AM
Easy for SL as expected

Cripps_orig
19-09-2012, 12:16 AM
Todays fixtures

19 Australia v Ireland, Colombo (RPS) (11:00 BST)
19 India v Afghanistan, Colombo (RPS) (15:00 BST)

England v Pakistan as well in a warm up

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 07:19 AM
England beat Pakistan by 15 runs. :bow:

Boss
19-09-2012, 09:25 AM
Zimbabwe :haha: :haha:

Syn :haha: :haha:

SL :bow:

Boss
19-09-2012, 09:25 AM
You actually went and rigged it. Fuck you! India suck.

I thought you were Indian :unsure:

Syn
19-09-2012, 09:43 AM
I thought you were Indian :unsure:

DSL is a new breed of self-loathing Indians. Even I hate India now. They are full of scummy benders.

Pakistan are the new 'nice guys' of cricket.

Pakistan :Bow:

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 09:51 AM
MO is more Indian than you guys. Shocking effort.

Hogg is playing for the Aussies. :lol:

He's 41. FFS.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 09:57 AM
What's with Australia wearing a predominantly black shirt?

Kit designers should be sacrificed.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 09:59 AM
Ian Chappell. :(

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 10:00 AM
0-1, Porterfield goes first ball!

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 10:18 AM
16-2.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 10:30 AM
29-3, Joyce goes for 16. :lol:

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 10:35 AM
33-4, Hogg gets Wilson.

My boys. :rose:

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 11:11 AM
91-6.

:rose:

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 11:29 AM
Ireland make 123-7. Not too bad.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 12:14 PM
60-1, Warner goes for 26.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 12:49 PM
Aussies beat Ireland by 7 wickets.

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 01:19 PM
DSL is a new breed of self-loathing Indians. Even I hate India now. They are full of scummy benders.

Pakistan are the new 'nice guys' of cricket.

Pakistan :Bow:

Pretty much.

Afridi. :bow:

First all-minnow clash coming up next. Should be good.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 02:03 PM
India: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Mahendra Dhoni (c/wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Lakshimipathy Balaji.

Afghanistan: Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Javed Ahmadi, Karim Sadiq, Nawroz Mangal (c), Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbodin Naib, Izatullah Dawlatzai.

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl.

Syn
19-09-2012, 02:04 PM
Afghans are a very good looking people.

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 02:08 PM
Gambhir nearly bounced out by an Afghani dobbler.

Harsha Bhogle in full-on motormouth mode.

Syn
19-09-2012, 02:11 PM
Harshabhai needs to fuck off. He seems to think he's Beneud or summat.

Come on Afghan.

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 02:11 PM
Some fat keeper gets a painful pea-roller on the knee.

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 02:12 PM
Fucking hell. Shut up Harsha. Hindi songs.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 02:13 PM
15-1, Gambhir plays one on! :haha:

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 02:13 PM
Gambhir! :haha: :pal: :dance:

I hate to syn up the thread but at least it means a proper player's coming in.

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 02:18 PM
The afghan wasim Akram is absolutely knackered after two overs.

Cripps_orig
19-09-2012, 02:23 PM
Gambhir :doh:

To not get 100+ against Afghans is a stoning offence

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 02:23 PM
22-2, Sehwag goes. :lol:

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 02:23 PM
Gambhir :doh:

To not get 100+ against Afghans is a stoning offence

:haha:

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 02:24 PM
Gets better. Back you go you fraud.

Cripps_orig
19-09-2012, 02:32 PM
Different for Sehwag tbh

Cripps_orig
19-09-2012, 02:35 PM
More importantly, Aussies :bow:

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 02:40 PM
Hehe. The panchods to follow the sixes. Kohli's on it.

Cripps_orig
19-09-2012, 02:43 PM
Yuvraj :bow:

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 02:49 PM
Yuvraj :bow:

:wave:

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 02:56 PM
Afghanistan just dropped the Ashes.

Syn
19-09-2012, 02:56 PM
Kohli is so good it's bad.

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 02:57 PM
Village idiot drops one for six.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 02:57 PM
:haha:

Another one dropped! This one dropped and over to the boundary for six by Sami.

Sami. :lol:

Villager for Windies and Afghanistan alike.

Cripps_orig
19-09-2012, 02:57 PM
This is shocking from India

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 03:10 PM
Oops. Afghans emulating the Zimboks in the field. Raina playing the flukiest innings of all time.

Syn
19-09-2012, 03:11 PM
Fuck me.

I'm not even joking - I the village team I play for could take them. Apart from that Shoib Akhtar wannabe they've got, they look fucking ridiculous.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 03:24 PM
130-4 currently, Kohli went for 50.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 03:32 PM
148-5, Raina gets clean bowled.

:rose:

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 03:36 PM
India make 159-5.

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 03:43 PM
Five South Africans having a dodgy Sri Lankan lasagne it seems.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 03:53 PM
Afghanistan haven't lost a wicket yet.

Moral victory I reckon.

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 03:58 PM
Fat guy playing the helicopter shot. lol

Dennis Bendtner
19-09-2012, 04:03 PM
Fat guy is out. :( good laugh

Syn
19-09-2012, 04:34 PM
My word.

They're going to do it.

Syn
19-09-2012, 04:37 PM
My word.

Yuvraj has won the war on terror.

Best comeback from cancer since Lance Armstrong ever?

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 04:38 PM
75-4 now. I think the dream is over.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 04:38 PM
76-5 now.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 04:50 PM
100-6, 60 from 30 needed.

Whack it!

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 05:05 PM
125-8, bit of a weird run out.

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 05:11 PM
24 needed off the last over!

McNamara That Ghost...
19-09-2012, 05:14 PM
Afghanistan all out for 136, good effort though.

Cripps_orig
20-09-2012, 10:36 AM
India :bow:

Comfortable win

Cripps_orig
20-09-2012, 10:50 AM
20 South Africa v Zimbabwe, Hambantota (15:00 BST)

Only game today

Syn
20-09-2012, 10:52 AM
I'll be on the edge of my seat.

Cripps_orig
20-09-2012, 10:55 AM
Dont blame you

Even though one of the minnows are playing, more excitement in this match than in any Ashes Test series/India v Pakistan test series etc in history

Syn
20-09-2012, 02:10 PM
My boys are 2-1 off 1.4 overs.

SA are into the tail.

Dennis Bendtner
20-09-2012, 02:32 PM
Pommie Mbangwaaaaaaaa

Cripps_orig
20-09-2012, 03:03 PM
58-5

Cripps_orig
20-09-2012, 03:55 PM
Finished on 93-8

On another note, Cook is on Talksport atm and hes being asked the question why if the likes of Amla, Kallis etc can play all 3 forms of the game is he sitting on his butt at home?

Excellent point

Cook is a decent batsman but cant be called world class cos whilst he may do well in the non pressure environment of Tests, he cant do it where runs need to be scored asap

Syn
20-09-2012, 04:03 PM
Not sure why a middle class ponce is lowering himself to taking an interview at the working class scum like Talkshite. Thought he'd feel above that.

McNamara That Ghost...
20-09-2012, 05:35 PM
South Africa won by 10 wickets. :lol:

Cripps_orig
20-09-2012, 10:55 PM
Friday, 21 September 2012
World Twenty20
Bangladesh v New Zealand, Pallekele, 11:00
Afghanistan v England, Colombo RPS, 15:00

Why are they playing all the minnows games first?

It makes the big games in the group meaningless

Also the groups for the next stage have already been sort regardless of if they finish 1st or 2nd :doh:

So England will be with SL, NZ and WI no matter what and the other group will be India, Aus, SA and Pak

Ridiculous

Come back Tests, all if forgiven

Cripps_orig
21-09-2012, 12:31 PM
NZ got 191-3

McCullum with an International record of 123.

Off only 58 balls as well :bow:

Bangladesh 61-4 in reply off 11 overs

Syn
21-09-2012, 12:33 PM
Fancied Bangladesh to do quite well in this format actually. They're a bit unlucky they faced McCullum on one of his good days.

McNamara That Ghost...
21-09-2012, 02:05 PM
NZ won.

Bangla. :lol:

Afghanistan vs England, England are batting...0-1. :haha:

Kieswetter the man to go.

McNamara That Ghost...
21-09-2012, 02:39 PM
69-2, Hales went for 31, run out. Wright helped by hitting it straight back to the bowler. :doh:

Morgan in now.

McNamara That Ghost...
21-09-2012, 02:51 PM
Wright gets to 50. :bow:

McNamara That Ghost...
21-09-2012, 03:11 PM
Afghanistan's fielding. :haha:

McNamara That Ghost...
21-09-2012, 03:27 PM
196-5. Wright makes 99. :lol:

Syn
21-09-2012, 03:40 PM
Wright :haha:

Awful Talkshite presenter.

McNamara That Ghost...
21-09-2012, 04:13 PM
Afghanistan are 5 down for not very many.

:rose:

Superb catch by Bairstow a minute ago.

McNamara That Ghost...
21-09-2012, 04:29 PM
32-8. :haha:

McNamara That Ghost...
21-09-2012, 04:51 PM
70-9. Still time for a very late comeback.

McNamara That Ghost...
21-09-2012, 04:52 PM
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/63042000/jpg/_63042250_wright_99_getty.jpg

:lol:

McNamara That Ghost...
21-09-2012, 04:59 PM
England finally win!

Not sure it really needs the fireworks.

Cripps_orig
22-09-2012, 01:11 AM
Wright :lol:

Didnt watch any of it but bet he wishes one of the balls he blocked or left, he had taken for a single

Dennis Bendtner
22-09-2012, 01:09 PM
Village just got even more village.

7-over shootout between SA and SL. SA scored 78-4. de Villiers predictably scoring quick.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 01:59 PM
South Africa won by 32 runs.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 02:20 PM
Aussies vs Windies on now. :popcorn:

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 02:35 PM
Gayle is smacking it. :haha:

41 off 22.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 02:37 PM
There goes another six!

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 02:37 PM
Gayle flukes a four, moves on to 51 off 26.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 02:59 PM
103-3 currently, Gayle went for 54.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 03:08 PM
137-3. Aussies. :lol:

Still quite a few overs to go.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 03:22 PM
162-5. 15 balls to go.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 03:34 PM
Wade. :haha:

Run out chance fucked up because he was unable to pick up a ball.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 03:37 PM
Windies make 191-8.

Dennis Bendtner
22-09-2012, 03:43 PM
This is all the Windies need. A forty or fifty from Gayle and the other villagers pitch in for 10 balls each. Great entertainment.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 04:59 PM
Aussies went mental. 100-1 off 9.1 overs. Rain has intervened though.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 05:12 PM
The match will surely be called off. Aussies ahead on D/L.

McNamara That Ghost...
22-09-2012, 05:25 PM
Aussies win by 17 runs (D/L). :doh:

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 12:51 AM
23 Pakistan v New Zealand, Pallekele (11:00 BST)
23 England v India, Colombo (RPS) (15:00 BST)

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 12:55 PM
Pakistan 177-6

NZ 108-4 off 15 overs

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 01:56 PM
Pakistan won by 13 runs

England win the toss and field

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 02:11 PM
England: Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Alex Hales, Luke Wright, Eoin Morgan, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad (capt), Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn.

India: Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Sursh Raina, Mahendra Dhoni (capt, wkt), Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Ashok Dinda, Lakshmipathy Balaji.

Sehwag rested :doh:

Might as well watch the football

Syn
23-09-2012, 02:21 PM
Sehwag dropped :haha:

Might as well watch the cricket now.

McNamara That Ghost...
23-09-2012, 02:27 PM
India 45-1 off 5.1.

It's a dead rubber though so I won't be watching much of this.

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 03:14 PM
119-3

Kohli and Gambhir both out in the 40s

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 03:47 PM
170-4 off 20 overs

Dhoni was the 4th

Finn has 2 wickets. Swann and Dernbach one each

Dennis Bendtner
23-09-2012, 03:49 PM
I have been watching this dead rubber...I am a terrible Arsenal fan.

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 03:53 PM
Its the biggest dead rubber of all time

Even if India win and top the group, they will still be in the same group as they would have been had they finished 2nd

ICC :doh:

Dennis Bendtner
23-09-2012, 03:55 PM
It's incomprehensible. Surely they will have to change the super eights format. I assumed these would actually have a bearing on who plays who.

Pathan bowls Hales, 2-1.

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 03:56 PM
Who the hell is Hales?

Come back KP

Dennis Bendtner
23-09-2012, 04:03 PM
Luke Wright lbw to Pathan, 18-2.

Dennis Bendtner
23-09-2012, 04:07 PM
Oh my, India have a kangaroo bowling.

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 04:19 PM
Harbhajan bowls Morgan

39-3

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 04:47 PM
60-8

McNamara That Ghost...
23-09-2012, 04:58 PM
:haha:

FFS.

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 04:59 PM
78-9

88 is their lowest total in T20s

Harbhajan has 4 wickets

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 05:03 PM
80 all out

:haha:

India win by 90 runs

They top the group and still go in to the harder group

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 05:24 PM
Harbhajan MOTM

4-12

Hes back

as are India

:bow:

Syn :haha:

Dennis Bendtner :haha:

DSL :haha:

JTL :haha:

Dennis Bendtner
23-09-2012, 05:33 PM
It's England. I could bowl them out if I put on a turban and windmilled in.

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 05:34 PM
It's England. I could bowl them out if I put on a turban and windmilled in.

Its the world champions...

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 05:36 PM
1829:

I hear what you are all saying and I agree with the sentiment of most of it, but I feel the tournament structure is partly to blame for England's reckless approach to batting today. Yes they were awful, but would Hales really have played such a carefree shot in a match of any consequence? Would the middle order really have tried to hit the ball out of the park rather than knuckling down for a few overs if qualification for the next stage had been at stake?

It doesn't make any sense to me that you can turn up at a tournament, beat Afghanistan and get through to the next round, but that's just my view. And the fact that this defeat doesn't even affect who we play in the group stage is truly bizarre.Spot on

Now that ive actually read what i copied and pasted, the spot on is to the 2nd paragraph

Dennis Bendtner
23-09-2012, 05:42 PM
Well if the pitches are dry and slow for the remainder of the tournament, then yeah India have a chance. Not everyone is going to embarrassingly capitulate like England, though.

The format is awful, but that didn't impact England's batting. The team is full of bits and pieces hitters, kids and very few established batsmen.

Cripps_orig
23-09-2012, 10:18 PM
Monday, 24 September 2012
Ireland v West Indies, Colombo RPS, 15:00

Syn
23-09-2012, 10:29 PM
Ooo another corker.

Worst tournament in the history of fake sports?

I think so.