The Cricket Thread

[BonnieShels]

I woke up midway through their innings and we were coasting. And noe this ffs.

[BonnieShels]

O'Brien is next man in... Take the hit at this stage?

[BonnieShels]

Balbirnie gone. I'm going for blessing in disguise for that wicket.

My heart.

[BonnieShels]

Decent start for Kevin.

COYBIG!

[Real ale Madrid]

65 from 46......going to the wire this....

[BonnieShels]

Wheels coming off the Emirati wagon. Fitness problems. 4 replaced including captain!!!

O'Brien taking advantage.

[BonnieShels]

High O'Brien caught!
Dropped, and rolls for 4.

Phew.

[BonnieShels]

O'Brien gone after smacking a six.

Ffs. Can't deal with this before class.

[Spudulika]

Cheered when KOB arrived, but now....still, he did teh same against England and we're in good shape. Reminds me of happy school days in Railyway Union or 2nd yr uni with Civil Service, except everyone was drinking.

[nigel-harps1954]

Following a live tracker in lecture...this is horrible

[Real ale Madrid]

Ffs. Can't deal with this before class.

Ah come on Bonnie GRAB A HOLD OF YOURSELF.

[BonnieShels]

O'Brien got 50 from 24. Fasted Irish one day 50 ever.
Need30 off29.

[Spudulika]

Love Irish cricket, mad feckers, and now this!!!!! Wicket and then a 4. Great craic!

[Spudulika]

FFS@@!!!

[Real ale Madrid]

This is bat s**t mental now. 8 wickets down, 12 runs to get in 14 balls.....

[BonnieShels]

Why do we play like we need an RR of 36 when we ate so close to the finish line.

[Real ale Madrid]

Different kettle of fish when you are NOT the underdog.

[Spudulika]

We need Joe Schmidt in as our coach, make us boring but unbeatable!

[Real ale Madrid]

Never in doubt.

[Mr A]

Never in doubt.

[Mr A]

Yeeeeeeoooooooooooooooooooo.

[Real ale Madrid]

You are supposed to use the Quote function Mr. A when quoting other posts.

[Spudulika]

Now properly back to work, or just crack open a bottle of beer and take the day off properly......hmm

[BonnieShels]

My heart my heart my heart.

[swinfordfc]

I take it back ........ but christ my heart! :)

[BonnieShels]

4 of the top 10 chases in world cup history were made by Ireland.

[nigel-harps1954]

Damn it all to hell. My phone battery died in class and I missed the end. Great to see the victory again, even if we love to make it difficult for ourselves. Must grab a look at the highlights later.

[culloty82]

Darned associates - ruining World Cups with dramatic comebacks and last-over finishes!;)

[Stuttgart88]

Jeez, that was painful. How lucky were we? Joyce's bails (bales?) staying on the stumps, O'Brien dropped on the boundary, makeable run outs missed, edges not finding the keeper's, gloves, Wilson's LBW review resulting in umpire's call - a half inch from being out.

[bennocelt]

That was close, a bit too close for comfort
Ireland def got out of jail with that one, phew.

[BonnieShels]

When O'Brien got caught I thought it was over.

[Real ale Madrid]

Just sat down with some Custard Creams and the tea ( alright Gandpa ) and watched the highlights.

I must say what a turn around from the West Indies game - never did we look comfortable at any stage at all. Still tho if we can just beat Zimbabwe you would never know!

[BonnieShels]

Gonna watch them at 11

[geysir]

When O'Brien got caught I thought it was over.
Fickle and faithless. Basically O'Brien's intervention transformed the chase into being doable.
Also it just so happens that Dockrell can bat a bit as apposed to that wastrel Boyd Rankin, who couldn't bat if his own life depended upon it.

In the league of NERVE WRACKING matches, Ireland v Zimbabwe, "our" first WC match, is still tops, my nails are still only growing back after watching that game.

[mypost]

The days of Jeremy Bray getting 100. He disappeared off the radar after that.

Rankin can't bat or bowl. Hence why he can't play for the butchers aprons anymore. I know our players speak highly of him, but I never thought he was great. His bowling in the last World Cup was awful.

[Real ale Madrid]

West Indies took a serious hammering from SA this am. Give us a bit of an edge on the NRR if we can put up some type of performance against them ourselves. Our bowling is going to have to improve!

[bennocelt]

Surely Sri Lanka will beat England tomorrow????

[Real ale Madrid]

I might be on my own but I shout for England in the cricket when I'm not shouting for Ireland - especially with one of our own as captain - christ the abuse from the Brit media is, as per usual, disgusting - I hope he sticks away 100 tomorrow and England win.

[Spudulika]

Always supported England in cricket, especially against the Windies and Aussies. Have no time for Australia as they are ott wannabe brits, and the Windies, back in the 90's, were always just short of picking up something and splitting you.

[Spudulika]

ust back in from Moscow, showered, switched on cricket.....Sheep Sh@aggers.....brilliant!

[nigel-harps1954]

UAE looking like taking an absolute hammering from India here. 8 wickets down after 22 and only dropped a great chance for another a couple of balls earlier. A walk in the park for an India side that are bowling fantastically well.

[nigel-harps1954]

Make that 9 from 24. Combining an exhibition in bowling with a horrible innings with the bat from UAE.

[Spudulika]

Am afraid to switch on and check!

[nigel-harps1954]

That be all. Out for 102..lowest score of the WC so far.

[Charlie Darwin]

Always supported England in cricket, especially against the Windies and Aussies. Have no time for Australia as they are ott wannabe brits, and the Windies, back in the 90's, were always just short of picking up something and splitting you.
Tee hee

[bennocelt]

Anyway I might actually lump on SL
Its not an anti England thing at all, just find it funny how rubbish they are at cricket all things considering.
Have backed the Aussies from the start, but they display the usual arrogance one can associate with teams from down under. Might see if I can cash in when they get to the final, as I see India as the team to beat so far!

[bennocelt]

Loving this world cup, ha
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[swinfordfc]

Loving this world cup, ha
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So what you betting for tonight/tomorrow?

[bennocelt]

Too much work tomorrow to watch tonight/tomorrows game, not that we (ireland) wud have any chance anyway. Stayed up over the weekend to watch the england game, nearly killed me, was wrecked after it!

Hopefully will awake to some good news

[ForzaForth]

South Africa 66-1 after 12 overs. Great bowling from John Mooney who took the wicket. Poor from Sorensen and Kevin O'Brien.