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

[Cousin Jed]

Daryl Harper has no place on an elite panel of umpires.

I am fairly certain he just guesses when players appeal these days

 

[Cooldude]

Daryl Harper is the biggest fraud of his profession ever

How he has lasted for 10 years at top level umpiring is beyond me, every game I see him in, he makes a couple of shit calls.

He even ****s up when he's the third umpire with all the replays, that's how shit he is

 

[damochandler]

i have been saying for years darryl harper has been worst umpire ever produced and that's saying something. we had an umpire that was put in a mental institute

 

[XFactor1979]

At least New Zealand have a little bit to chase down this afternoon, the 8th wicket "partnership" (surviving, soaking up the overs, not really scoring) put something on the board

 

[whats_at_stake]

Interesting:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/504195.html

So teams ranked 1-7 could gain automatic entry. The other 3 all up for grabs.

Personally I still am in favour of top 10 + 2 top associates with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe also playing in the tournament to determine the final 2 positions.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Daryl Harper has no place on an elite panel of umpires.

I am fairly certain he just guesses when players appeal these days

He certainly was just guessing yesterday. He has obviously decided to just rely on the players referring things, anything else is beyond his remit.

They might as well get one of the players sitting the game out to do it, they'd be about as effectual.

 

[legend166]

I was under the impression Bangladesh had improved. They are still rubbish and still throw their wickets away with horrible shot selection that wouldn't be tolerated in Sydney 3rd grade.

 

[dumb]

zim vs wi could have been a good game. ruined after 11 overs.

 

[krisholio14]

Bad to worse for the Bangas.

 

[Kram]

lol at some of the looks on the faces in the crowd.

 

[krisholio14]

It's disappointing.

Tonight was an opportunity to show the cricket world how far they've come. Looks like their heading backwards on this performance.

 

[themightybloods]

and Bangladesh are ranked ahead of the West Indies at the moment

 

[dumb]

7/56, with 'recognized batsman' ashraful still at the wicket.

 

[Kram]

Wow, this is just plain embarrassing.

 

[krisholio14]

7/56, with 'recognized batsman' ashraful still at the wicket.

Not any more man

 

[dumb]

8/56. ashraful is a walking wicket these days.

 

[Kahuna]

Gone go Roach.

 

[Kahuna]

8/56. ashraful is a walking wicket these days.

What happened to him, I remember him a few years ago being their only hope in some games. Did losing the captaincy mess with his head?


I have McCullum for most runs, god this is going to be tight.

 

[dumb]

9 down... one of those games that ends before the allotted innings break would have been. gayle will have this game dusted in about 8-9 overs.

 

[Drummond]

Yep, true Bangladesh form that.

 

[krisholio14]

The Zimbots and Bangers play tests yeah? And the Irish don't?

 

[Kahuna]

Ok everyone. Competition is to guess how many overs this takes West Indies to chase.

My guess is 7.

 

[dumb]

Bangladesh are all out and and the home crowd is getting angry and restless.

Don't go away too far. The chase will begin very soon. Sid Monga reports from the ground: "All those placards that have 4s and 6s written on them are being thrown into the ground by the crowd."

starting to get interesting now...

 

[krisholio14]

Ok everyone. Competition is to guess how many overs this takes West Indies to chase.

My guess is 7.

I'm gonna go 5.

 

[Borry]

Another 'flat track bully' style performance by New Zealand.