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#101 Post by Sisemen » Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:34 am

ian16th wrote:
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Men against boys!

Watching the goings on at Old Trafford, England shouldn't be in this event.

Ireland, Scotland or Zimbabwe would have put up a better show,
A slight change =))

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#102 Post by Woody » Sat Jun 29, 2019 4:13 pm

Come on Afghanistan :-bd
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#103 Post by ian16th » Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:03 am

Well YJB does seem to bat more freely when he has Jason Roy at the other end.

Simply a confidence thing?

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#104 Post by Woody » Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:39 pm

England back in the competition :D
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#105 Post by ian16th » Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:02 pm

Went out for a steak.
Was told I was being attentive!

I had a seat facing the TV :-bd
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#106 Post by Woody » Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:11 pm

ian16th wrote:
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Went out for a steak.
Was told I was being attentive!

I had a seat facing the TV :-bd
The amount of times MrsWoody has fallen for this =))
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#107 Post by ian16th » Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:57 pm

Well done the Kiwi's!
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#108 Post by Woody » Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:16 am

Settling down to watch a few hours of the semifinal. Australia won the toss and will bat first L-)
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#109 Post by ian16th » Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:39 am

Why I have 2 screens!
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Aus 4 for 1.
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#110 Post by Woody » Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:29 pm

I’m sure Ian knows, but Australia 223 all out, hopefully England will bat properly and reach that total quite easily :-bd
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#111 Post by ian16th » Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:58 pm

104 - 0 :-bd o:-) :-bd
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#112 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:27 pm

Looks like England v NZ in the final. Long odds on that at the start.

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#113 Post by ian16th » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:52 pm

Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote:
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Looks like England v NZ in the final. Long odds on that at the start.
Not from me, I always thought the NZ were the dark horses of this WC.
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#114 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:10 pm

I know what you mean, but does not "dark horse" imply long odds?

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#115 Post by ian16th » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:16 pm

Job done!
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#116 Post by ian16th » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:18 pm

Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote:
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I know what you mean, but does not "dark horse" imply long odds?

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I said, not off me.

You would have got better odds from a bookmaker, 'cos he would only want to balance his book.
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#117 Post by Woody » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:45 pm

Ian, what channel is the final on in ZA as I’m flying out tomorrow night :D
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#118 Post by ian16th » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:21 pm

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Ian, what channel is the final on in ZA as I’m flying out tomorrow night :D
It is not on SABC terrestrial service, only on satellite DSTV Channel 202.

If you don't have DSTV, but you do have access to WiFi, send me a PM.
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Re: Cricket

#119 Post by Woody » Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:35 pm

Thanks Ian, I’ve just been invited to a braai n cricket do, by a neighbour, so I’ll take some Savannah cider with me and enjoy :o)
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#120 Post by ian16th » Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:57 am

I am very disappointed with all of the jingoism in the UK press.

Why don't people understand that limited over cricket is NOT 1st class cricket and is played under different rules?

Just because a batsman throws his bat and connects quite often in a one day limited over game is NOT grounds to play him in a Test Match.

In a Test Match there are no rules restricting a captain from placeing his field exactly where he wants them. He can also use which ever bowler, whenever he wants.

In a Test Match an opening batsman is going to start an innings facing the best fast bowlers with a field that includes 4 slips and a gully! They will gobble up any chances from loose strokes.
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