T20 World Cup Game 24 Australia v Namibia June 12 1000hrs @ Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Antigua

[Around the Wicket]

Putting us in the Super 8 group with India is obviously so we avoid each other in the semis. Makes no sense that they have pre determined who goes to which Super 8 group before a game is played.

Yea shithouse, its a way of ensuring we get a marquee final.

 

[kickazz]

Putting us in the Super 8 group with India is obviously so we avoid each other in the semis. Makes no sense that they have pre determined who goes to which Super 8 group before a game is played.

It does for ticketing and other logistics and I'm afraid that is 100% why they have done it.

e.g. all the Indian corporate schmoozing can be well planned ahead of time at the grounds and dates they will be playing at. Same with Aussie tourists wanting tickets to super 8 and so on.

Bugger the integrity of the competition.

It's all about the $.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Even if they let the positions take care of the groups they'd still end up with some good groups.

 

[corbies]

Called it

One thing to be aware of that people are going to blow up about once they realise is that the groups in the Super 8s stage are going to be based on pre-tournament seeding rather than finishing position in the group.

For example, if Australia finish first in their group, they're still going to go in to the B2 position in the group stage of the Super 8s. If the top 8 teams all qualify the Super 8s stage will be:

Group 1: Ind, Aus, NZ, SL
Group 2: Pak, Eng, WI, SA

If a non-seeded team qualifies, they just replace the team that doesn't qualify in the draw. For example if Australia finish 1st in the group and Scotland beat England to finish 2nd, Australia still goes in to Group 1 as the B2 seeded team and Scotland will takes England's seeding and go in to Group 2 as B1.

I suspect it's been done this way so they can sell India super 8 games and guarantee India will be playing in them regardless of if they finish 1st or 2nd in the group stage.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Not fussed if those are the super 8’s though England missing out will be hilarious

 

[Beejay Crow]

Yea shithouse, its a way of ensuring we get a marquee final.

Should be called the Super 8 Fixture because it's a fix orchestrated by the ICC, nothing random about it.

 

[western royboy]

Odd resting Starc against weak opposition when he’s been somewhat struggling

Check the opening over if the IPL final, the game was toast after the 2nd over of the 1st innings - he’s fine and had a lot of cricket

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Check the opening over if the IPL final, the game was toast after the 2nd over of the 1st innings - he’s fine and had a lot of cricket

Yep they will rest a few the last game too it’s important Green, Inglis and Agar have had a game if need be. You’ll see probably Stoinis miss out, maybe rest Wade, and probably Zampa has a game off.

 

[Cleavy]

stop channeling Haydos!

 

[Around the Wicket]

Let’s face it Zampa is important until we get to the good sides and he’ll get bashed

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Let’s face it Zampa is important until we get to the good sides and he’ll get bashed

He’s been brilliant against good sides lately

 

[Gough]

Marsh could face ban if Australia manipulate Scotland result to knock England out

Josh Hazlewood hinted his team would rather see Scotland through at defending champions' expense

www.espncricinfo.com

It starts.

 

[Around the Wicket]

He’s been brilliant against good sides lately

Cmon now…

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Cmon now…

Apart from a game or two against India he’s been great. Not the only spinner India have belted on occasions

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Marsh could face ban if Australia manipulate Scotland result to knock England out

Josh Hazlewood hinted his team would rather see Scotland through at defending champions' expense

www.espncricinfo.com

It starts.

Good lol

Piers on the red button on telecast please

 

[western royboy]

Sanctions loom if Australia found to engineer England’s World Cup exit against Scotland

Josh Hazlewood says it would be in Australia’s ‘best interests’ to manipulate England’s World Cup exit – scroll down to learn how they could

www.telegraph.co.uk

This was a follow up - the initial article called for Australia to right the wrong of Bairstow’s dismissal by “doing the right thing”

 

[Westend]

well that was fun ...blink and you missed it

 

[BStaff17]

Sanctions loom if Australia found to engineer England’s World Cup exit against Scotland

Josh Hazlewood says it would be in Australia’s ‘best interests’ to manipulate England’s World Cup exit – scroll down to learn how they could

www.telegraph.co.uk

This was a follow up - the initial article called for Australia to right the wrong of Bairstow’s dismissal by “doing the right thing”

Simple way around that,

Marsh sits out the Scotland game rested - Wade gets the Captaincy and Inglis is already there as backup if we need a keeper for 2 games while England are on an express plane back to Heathrow.

 

[Westend]

the media are just F**wits ....massive beat up

lose and we are accused of bad sportmanship

win and not by much and we are accused of bad sportmanship (this is what i think will happen)

win and smash them because its the spirit of cricket blah blah blah

just think this is all crap...and very disrespectful for the Scots who have had a great WC so far

 

[icyflakes]

the media are just F**wits ....massive beat up

lose and we are accused of bad sportmanship

win and not by much and we are accused of bad sportmanship (this is what i think will happen)

win and smash them because its the spirit of cricket blah blah blah

just think this is all crap...and very disrespectful for the Scots who have had a great WC so far

Especially when we have zero incentive to win the match. We will rest players with niggles that aren't going to be mentioned as niggles. We have zero motivation to play this game because the ICC are ****ing morons with this pre-seeded group bullshit.

If we lose, it's because we don't care. It will NOT be because we're actively trying to get England out of the group.