ICC Cricket World Cup Group Stage Open thread (Non Australian games) Part 2

[krisholio14]

I like the Irish's chances here. Just need to see Roach off early.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

I'm pretty sure it was drawn up with Group A having teams 1,4,5,8,9,12,13 and Group B 2,3,6,7,10,11,14...but this was done quite a while ago, when Kenya and Zimbabwe were both ranked above Ireland

Drawn up today, it would be

Group A: Australia, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, Netherlands, Kenya
Group B: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Canada

Actually, it looks like it was 1,3,5,7,9,11,13 for Group A and 2,4,6,8,10,12,14 for Group B. If you were just looking at the rankings, our group should be even stronger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup#Qualification

If they were done now we'd have Eng instead of Pak and Bangers instead of Canada...

Just a quirk of the rankings being done in advance.

 

[krisholio14]

Actually, it looks like it was 1,3,5,7,9,11,13 for Group A and 2,4,6,8,10,12,14 for Group B. If you were just looking at the rankings, our group should be even stronger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup#Qualification

If they were done now we'd have Eng instead of Pak and Bangers instead of Canada...

Just a quirk of the rankings being done in advance.

my understanding is that the rankings were done on the basis of historical WC performances, not the ODI standings.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

my understanding is that the rankings were done on the basis of historical WC performances, not the ODI standings.

Why are India 2 and Pakistan 3?? They were atrocious last time out...

 

[krisholio14]

Why are India 2 and Pakistan 3?? They were atrocious last time out...

It goes back to 1975 apparently.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

It goes back to 1975 apparently.

Then surely the Windies should be higher than 8!

Doesnt make sense mate...

 

[JUBJUB]

Matt Prior is never going to live that dismissal down.Of all the people who should've known that could happen it's a wicketkeeper.Just standing there watching the Banga keeper remove the stump was hilarious.

 

[krisholio14]

Then surely the Windies should be higher than 8!

Doesnt make sense mate...

Just going on what I've heard about it.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Just going on what I've heard about it.

Yeah fair enough I'm just saying the seedings don't reflect it for more than one reason.
Didn't you question it yourself when you heard it? I would of.


This game is great, England up against the kosh again.
Jeez group B is poised nicely, especially if the Paddy's and the Bangers get up today.

 

[XFactor1979]

Heres hoping Bangladesh put up a better fight with the bat. No doubt that when they won the toss they were frightened to bat

Had England won the toss I reckon they would have sent Bangladesh in on the basis of the showing Bangladesh had in the previous game

 

[XFactor1979]

Ireland in with a big chance to take out the West Indies this afternoon

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Heres hoping Bangladesh put up a better fight with the bat. No doubt that when they won the toss they were frightened to bat

Had England won the toss I reckon they would have sent Bangladesh in on the basis of the showing Bangladesh had in the previous game

No Iqbal no Bangers.

Be nice if he turned it on for England KO'Brien style..

 

[XFactor1979]

Umpires Call

 

[Drummond]

Ireland are so competitive, and I want them to win for many reasons today but mainly because of how annoying the Windies keeper is. SHUT. UP. ALREADY.

 

[Majinbuu]

Ireland are so competitive, and I want them to win for many reasons today but mainly because of how annoying the Windies keeper is. SHUT. UP. ALREADY.

Kamran Akmal is worse imo.

 

[Jimpson]

WTF is this shit? Umpires still given him out despite the UDRS showing it hit him outside the line. No matter how good technology gets it wont matter because we have monkeys pushing the buttons.

 

[Rob]

Ashocker strikes again.

Laughable lbw decision, even more laughable on review, and Ashocker still gives him out.

Would someone **** that joker off for the final time.

 

[Jolldo87]

Arrogance from the umpire. Didn't want to admit he was wrong so pulls the wasn't playing a shot card.

 

[Bradesmaen]

That was the absolute worst decision I've seen involving the UDRS. He should be sacked from the WC immediately. Who cares if his bat was a mile behind the pad, he was still playing a shot..

 

[The_Todd07]

How the hell can anyone say he wasn't playing a shot there.
Clearly he was trying to glide the ball behind point and got his pad in the way.
Even more injustice will come when he cops a fine for asking WTF rather than the incompetent pricks who gave him out

 

[Rob]

Could you imagine if that idiot pulled that decision when an Indian batsmen was in? The crowd would have raided the field and tore him to pieces.

 

[krisholio14]

Ireland can still win while Mooney is there.

 

[Jolldo87]

I love it when the umpires ruin a perfectly good match.

 

[krisholio14]

Ireland can still win while Mooney is there.

It always happens

 

[Rob]

Wilson looked ropeable back in the rooms too. I'm sure he'd gladly give his match fee for 5 minutes in a locked room with Ashocker.....