Cricket World Cup (50 Overs)

[Yorkshire Blue]

Good fightback from Zim taking 6/26, however the words "horse, stable door and bolted" spring to mind :winking:

Interesting to note that Grant Flower is on Zims coaching staff and Stuart Law (my lord) on SLs, what with Goochie and Andy Flower with England thats a fair sprinkling of Super Essex in the dugouts :thumbsup:

Good call. I think Ian Pont's the Bangles' bowling coach as well.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Good call. I think Ian Pont's the Bangles' bowling coach as well.

Taken from Cricinfo ...

Ian Pont, Bangladesh's bowling coach, has told ESPNcricinfo that, in addition to West Indies' bus, the Bangladesh team bus was also hit on its way back from the Shere Bangla Stadium, after the home team suffered a huge defeat to West Indies in a game that lasted all of 31.1 overs. Pont said there was no way the West Indian players were specifically targeted.

Good spot Matt :clap:

 

[The General]

Malinga trying to out-do Akmal with 3 pieces of bad fielding already! Here comes Murali...

 

[The General]

... and they should have reviewed that lbw shout. Would have been given out and it looked good in real time!

 

[MrB]

England at their inconsistent best, 70/3 off 21 against Bangla.

 

[The General]

Trott escapes a run out as it was "between frames" ... lucky escape.

 

[The General]

Trott escapes a very close lbw call. Less than half the ball was hitting the bails, which is why it went with the onfield umpires original not out decision.

 

[MrB]

216/8 as it stands, a pretty poor effort. Need the bowlers to step up again. At least there's no Yardy today, presumably Colly will be bowling a full set hence coming in at 8 (or Ravi will take some overs). Broad will be missed.

 

[canveyshrimper]

225 all out, par seems around the 220 mark, so hopefully it's enough.

 

[The General]

Good start by the Bangles not helped by some bad fielding and bad bowling from Shahzad!

Getting Iqbal early is crucial and is on 17 already...

 

[The General]

^^^

Game now in the balance. Ravi is finally getting a bowl and joins Shahzad by bowling a wide down the leg side!

 

[The General]

6th wide from England with 10 in total as one went for 4 and thus went for 5wd's!

 

[MrB]

Game changing wicket for Swann there. 162/5 but only 7 off the last 5 overs.

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

Peach of a delivery from Shahzad, definitely back in it now

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

Blimey, and that was even better!

 

[The General]

Swann goes for 15 there and just 39 needed ... another Shahzad wide, make that 38!

 

[MrB]

Oh Jimmy, what have you done there!!

 

[EastStandBlue]

Christ.....

 

[Boreham Shrimper]

12 required off 18 balls. I think we've blown it this time.

 

[MrB]

Have there been any decent games that England haven't been involved in? Every match so absurdly close!!