World Cup 2015

by KP_fan Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:12 pm

First topic message reminder :

Warm Up game between Ind and Aus ongoing...
it's an official ODI...though after so much cricket why do these sides need a "warm-up"

India's bowling in melt-down and the two most dangerous guys in Aus side Warner and Maxwell get 100s

Looks like Ind will be chasing 375

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:46 am

Hussain asking the question we all want answered - why do these young talents get worse after being with England for a while.

by guildfordbat Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:47 am

Duty281 wrote: ...

Good to see we are unchanged, at least. I do not believe that the replacements would add an awful lot.

Duty - that may be the case but there does come a time when the selectors have to say to one or two individuals, ''that was unacceptable''. Many would say that time has already come.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:48 am

Olly wrote:Hussain asking the question we all want answered - why do these young talents get worse after being with England for a while.

And I should note, this isn't just the England side, the whole performance programme in general. Look how many young bowlers have been broken in Loughborough.

by guildfordbat Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:51 am

Strauss calling for 'a wild card' to play.

Although I don't believe that term does him justice, I was always keen for Roy be involved in this WC.

by guildfordbat Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:53 am

Just strikes me that I guess anyone in the crowd who isn't English will be cheering on Scotland. Hmmm.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:57 am

Big fan of the flower of Scotland

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:00 am

I'm caught between wanting Scotland to continue the associates great performances and a Moeen Ali hundred. Truly divided

by guildfordbat Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:01 am

Ok - just for fun for all of us here. Score after 10 overs?

50/1 is my guess.

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:02 am

by Duty281 Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:04 am

53/1.

Both teams batting first on this ground in the two World Cup matches thus far have made 300+.

No pressure, England!

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:08 am

73-0 - Moeen 67*

by guildfordbat Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:17 am

Moeen and Olly looking on the money in this over from Davey!

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:18 am

guildfordbat wrote:Moeen and Olly looking on the money in this over from Davey!

#thebeardthatsfeared #SuperMo

by westisbest Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:24 am

60-1
Bell century.

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:26 am

Westy you waited till the 6th over. Another few overs and you would have won Wink

by westisbest Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:28 am

only just turned it on after i replied to the thread.

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:30 am

I think olly is winning this. Ali looking on the money

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:35 am

Bell's killed me this over

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:45 am

I think we are going to need a DL whizz to work out who won that..

by guildfordbat Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:45 am

58/0 off 10. Westy wins it and proves he's a Villain! Very Happy

Good start from England. Not much threat so far from Scotland.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:46 am

Bell struggling out there

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:59 am

Think I'd fancy myself against this Haq fella

by westisbest Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:01 am

Just like his football team.

Maybe he wont get the 100plus

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:02 am

Bell just hit it.. It isn't a test match v South Africa.

We will manage the 50 overs, but we should be looking to sort out our NRR

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:04 am

Oh Moeen you glorious glorious bastard

by Duty281 Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:04 am

Scotland too wayward and innocuous to impose any pressure on a confidence-hit England.

Moeen properly giving it some.

350 on at this rate!

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:14 am

I hope England get Morgan in at the fall of this first wicket, he needs time in the middle

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:22 am

I'd also seriously consider taking the batting powerplay while these two are in and settled

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:35 am

Bell 40 off 61, really needs to get his skates on here, we should be getting 350+ from this position

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:36 am

They need to speed up and stop thinking about there own personal landmarks.

by Duty281 Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:37 am

Bell is frustrating to watch.

Hit the bloody thing or get out trying!

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:45 am

Duty281 wrote:Bell is frustrating to watch.

Hit the bloody thing or get out trying!

He does really need to start teeing off now, he's been in for near enough 70 balls and yet to get near 50. Severely hampering our chance of getting well above 300

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:54 am

I refrain from clapping bells 50

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:55 am

80 ball fifty for Bell. Need to make this 110-115 ball Hundred Ian

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:57 am

Good ton for ALI

by guildfordbat Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:01 am

168/0 off 29. Bell just reached 50 and Moeen his century.

Scotland have seemed very ordinary but England have sucked the life out of them. A lot of whinging by the Sky commentators about our run rate not being high enough but we could still be on for a very big score. Another 6 overs without loss could take us to 200 off 35. From there we could double that score in the last 15 if Morgan and Buttler come to the party ....

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:02 am

Agree with Bumble 100% here

by **Mat** Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:04 am

Mo seemed to get bogged down in the 90s, should hopefully start firing now. Bell really needs to get a shift on though, just puts more pressure on the other batsman

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:05 am

Thank you v much scotland... Time to move on.

by Duty281 Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:05 am

I agree with Bumble as well.

Scotland are there for the taking, but England are merely content to find the gaps and tap the singles and twos, with the odd boundary.

Good news for England - Ian Bell gone.

We're not sending Ballance out, are we?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:06 am

That might be the worst half century I've seen an England player make. And Steve Finn once made one

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:07 am

Ballance RR is much better than his figures suggest.. But I would have stuck myself in (morgan) or butters

by **Mat** Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:08 am

Buttler or Taylor should have come in here

by Duty281 Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:09 am

Olly wrote:That might be the worst half century I've seen an England player make. And Steve Finn once made one

That (Finn) half-century was a hell of a knock!

Took nearly five hours for 56.

by guildfordbat Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:11 am

Currently 175/1 off 31. I think we need to judge this innings at the end of 50 overs. I'll say no more until then.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:14 am

Of course the WiFi cuts out when it's just about to get interesting

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:16 am

Duty281 wrote:
Olly wrote:That might be the worst half century I've seen an England player make. And Steve Finn once made one

That (Finn) half-century was a hell of a knock!

Took nearly five hours for 56.

It was torture in cricket form that knock, not a patch on jinmys against Australia

by Duty281 Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:18 am

Olly wrote:
Duty281 wrote:
Olly wrote:That might be the worst half century I've seen an England player make. And Steve Finn once made one

That (Finn) half-century was a hell of a knock!

Took nearly five hours for 56.

It was torture in cricket form that knock, not a patch on jinmys against Australia

Ah, but Boycott loved it!

Moeen on for a double ton here.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:19 am

Damn Wi-Fi robbing me of Moeen magic here Sad

by mystiroakey Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:21 am

Reboot your router

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