Twenty20 World Cup

[fear-n-loathing]

looks like Bangladesh are gonna beat the windies

 

[fear-n-loathing]

decent start by england 16 off the first 2 overs

 

[fear-n-loathing]

spoke to soon

 

[Santino]

Good old KP.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Mubarak's just taken 29 off an over.

 

[fear-n-loathing]

260 off 20 overs thats some going!!

 

[gabi]

20/20 is a joke! i mean its kinda enjoyable, but i really hope it doesnt mean the end of the 50 over game...

anyway - predictions for this afternoon's game?

 

[Santino]

anyway - predictions for this afternoon's game?

Not a fucking clue. Which way is the betting going?

I wonder if England will let both Maddy and Wright in the top order again. One I can understand as an experiment, both seems foolish. I'd go with Wright since at least he's proved himself once against an international class bowling attack.

 

[gabi]

Cant access betting sites from work, but i'd think its about even. 20/20 really is fucking impossible to call amongst the top tier nations. lottery.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

I don't think that's true: some have more experience and more specialists than others.

 

[gabi]

I don't think that's true: some have more experience and more specialists than others.

So who would you think would win in say a game between new zealand and australia?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

I'd make NZ favourites, which is not to say they would win.

 

[fear-n-loathing]

come on england

 

[JTG]

just following the cricinfo commentary - apparently if England score 150 then Australia will need to win in 60 balls to knock us out. If we only get 100 then an Aussie victory in 51 balls or less will suffice

we're 31/1 off 5.1 overs

 

[JTG]

37/2 off 6.4

We need to start giving it some welly

 

[JTG]

ah, Pietersen. Five runs off the first two balls. More like it

 

[fear-n-loathing]

not looking good for us

 

[JTG]

48/3 off 7.3, Maddy gone for 20

 

[Donna Ferentes]

just following the cricinfo commentary - apparently if England score 150 then Australia will need to win in 60 balls to knock us out. If we only get 100 then an Aussie victory in 51 balls or less will suffice

Don't understand all that...

 

[JTG]

Don't understand all that...

neither do I but apparently the bloke who sent it in is at Princeton so it must be true

 

[JTG]

sixes off Symonds, this is more like it

 

[fear-n-loathing]

Don't understand all that...

If the aussies win it'll come down to run rate to see who goes through

 

[JTG]

Flintoff gone 127/6 with three overs to go

 

[JTG]

If the aussies win it'll come down to run rate to see who goes through

yep. so if England hit 150 (which we may), Aus need to knock them off in ten overs to knock us out. Any more than that and we're safely through

having said that, Shah's just gone. arse

 

[JTG]

132/9, one over left

 

[ScallyWag II]

Mascheranas just run out

 

[JTG]

135 all out

 

[fear-n-loathing]

we're gonna have bowl damn well

 

[souljacker]

According to the beeb, if Aus get 136 in 9.3 overs, were going home

 

[fear-n-loathing]

wish i was watching this