Definetely nerves in the field. What a brilliant bit of Irish sport. Best chance will be against Pakistan (albeit slim)who are missing 3 players. Wish I was out there. Instead we will have to put up with Stans rants!
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Definetely nerves in the field. What a brilliant bit of Irish sport. Best chance will be against Pakistan (albeit slim)who are missing 3 players. Wish I was out there. Instead we will have to put up with Stans rants!
Exactly! Thats why it was such good craic today. No Delaney. No Stan. Less corporate bull**** than you will witness at Croker for the next 2 games. And how many postman are in the 22?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint
That no-one in Ireland really cares? Oh wait...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheridan
Enthralling last half hour or so, I must say. Shame about the couple of hours of tedium which went before. I reckon they should start these games with one team needing an unlikely but just possible target. Remove all the nonsense which goes beforehand!
Ah p1ss off, you philistine.
I was trading on it on betfair and was in decent sized profit no matter who won. *******ds :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint
In fairness the Zimbabwean fielding was awful tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Sheridan
Fabulously entertaining though.
Close to €11m on the game on betfair I noticed - all wiped due to one ball. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Me da and bro are out at it.
They said the craic was brilliant and the atmosphere was absolutely rocking near the end.
Yes, great game. Irish fielding hopeless but from the game looking dead and buried, they came back to tie the game. Some of the female fans were in tears from the emotions. With 9 needed from the last over we should have won the game. Part-time bowler bowls the last over :confused: Surprised at that.
Aidan Cooney on TV3 called the Irish centurian McBrady rather than McBray. :mad:
Looking forward to Saturday (after the rugger and the soccer results - lots of channel surfing on the cards).
Its neither, his name is Jeremy BrayQuote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
A real Jeckyl and Hyde game from both teams, great entertainment.
There was enough good in the Irish performance to suggest that they could give Pakistan and the Windies a game...Some gutsy batting from Bray and the middle order, Generally good line and length from the bowlers, generally good fielding.
There was also enough bad in the Irish performance to suggest they could get hockeyed....Top order collapse, poor fielding in pressure situations, lack of any real threat in the bowling.
Not really a cricket fan but it was nice to see that the smaller cricketing nations made the headlines for something positive...
I have noticed that there is alot of sledging from the Aussies about how the little teams shoudlnt be there and that pile of carp!!
At the end of the day it is good for the sport and liek any sport the more publicity it gets around the home nation and the world the better the sport will grow!!
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Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Listened to the last hour or so on BBC Five Live. I found it while channell surfing on NTL digital. Uninterrupted and had me jumping out of my chair. Great excitement. Pity we didn't nick it in the end.
That was very entertaining.
Come on to **** Ireland.
Throw the ****ing thing.
When's the next match?
Might get the cans in.
Pakistan tomorrow, West Indies FridayQuote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
wats an over:DQuote:
Originally Posted by TheBoss
Cheers Davey. Is that on Sky late at night?
Won't i look great asking the barman to switch from the rugby?
:o See he even confused me :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
It starts at 2:30, so the rugby will be into the second half by then (The Ireland rugby match is 1:30 isn't it?). You won't miss too much of the cricket (Unless Ireland get put in and get skittled) if you ask the barman to switch after the rugby:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
Highlights on BBC late.
It's on Sky Red Button Interactive thing so it won't be available on NTL :(Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveyCakes
Anyone reckon the pubs will be open to pushing that red button instead of showing whatever wicketless game is on one of the other channels:confused:
Feck it - it's only opposite Bangladesh v India. Sky should really make it their main game after yesterday's performance.
Not a chance given the amount of South Asian cricket nuts in the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint
KOH
fantastic performance but not good for the nerves. The crowd seemed to be loving it as well. Fingers crossed they can put Pakistan under a little pressure - it's a game where they are expected to get walloped so have nothing really to lose.
You can say that again -my nerves haven't been that shattered in a long time, so I can only begin to imagine what it must have been like for the players.Quote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
A pity that wickets taken isn't used as a tie-break. With that last ball stumping, it would have been some ending to the game. Roll on Pakistan !!
If the tournament produces a few more games anywhere near the excitement of last night, even though the actual quality wasn't that great, it will be well worth watching.
Since I got pulled up previously, I'll mention that it wasn't a stumping. That attempt was not out but apparently as never shut up O'Brien (the keeper) ran down the pitch celebrating he threw down the stumps at the other end running out the non-striker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steveoc
I think I understand that. The last batsman was not bowled out?
There looked to be a hint of obstruction when Ireland were trying to run out the Z's, when they were flinging the ball from one wicket to the other, near the end of the game, if there was then the umpire would have called it?
Any advantage to batting first in a one day game?
Very seldom obstruction is called as usually all parties have their eyes on the ball and if a fielder does send a batsman flying on to the seat of his pants, he won't be run out in the spirit of the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
As for batting first, depends on a host of matters such as conditions at the start of play: will it be conducive to the ball swinging etc etc.
I see "our man" Joyce got a duck for England today who are struggling so far against the Kiwis.
Watch who wins the coin toss, and see if they decide to bat or not. That will tell you. It will depend on what will happen to the wicket as the game progresses - whether it will become more or less helpful to the batting side.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Thanks for that.
So that's why the Toss is the first highlight.
England recovered well with Nixon and Plunkett to finish on 207. I would still fancy New Zealand to reach that.
Gibbs just hit 6 sixes in an over against holland :eek: :D
I read somewhere in the last few weeks that there is a documentary team following the Ireland team, does anyone know anything about this? Like when it started etc. it would be a fantastic programme especially if it started as far back as the ICC tournament in 2005 when we qualified.
What a catch by Flintoff :cool:
great start for england. Kiwis 3/2
NZ need 11 from 60 balls, as the Monty Python sketch says, luxury.
Get in there NZ :)
Ireland giving Pakistan a hiding so far :eek: 66-5!
68/5 after 20 overs. Amazing scenes
72/6 !!!
103/7 30.2 overs gone
Pakistan still favourites but stunning performance by Ireland
109 for 8
130 for 8 now
130 for 9.
Serious chance of winning now, surely?
132 all out. Remarkable score. Thnk if we win, we're through to the Super Eight as well.
Botha with quite amazing figures of 2 for 5 off 8 overs.