Group B - 9th Match Netherslands v Pakistan

[Skater]

Sorry, but absolutely no atmosphere before the game at the moment. An opening ceremony in an empty ground would be a total farce.
More reason why the ICC have messed it up. England v Pakistan would`ve been a perfect lung-opener.

Has the TV coverage started? It hasn't begun yet here.

 

[King Pietersen]

So Sidebottoms back in your good books.

He is. I'm still not convinced he should be in the XI come Cardiff, but I was way too harsh on the bloke. He was bowling with injuries in the last year, and he's finally fit, and seems to be bowling well. I'd still take Broad, Anderson, Flintoff and Swann ahead of him atm, although Onions vs Sidebottom should be the big discussion point for the selectors, with the possibility of Rashid coming into the discussion for Cardiff alone. MSP surely has to be discarded for a while.

 

[Howsie]

Doesn't look to good out there.


Did I just hear that Pietersen could be out, big blow if true. England could be in trouble.

 

[Skater]

I hear Alesha Dixon is performing. Well we might as well have Susan Boyle, Alesha Dixon is Irish!

 

[Howsie]

He is. I'm still not convinced he should be in the XI come Cardiff, but I was way too harsh on the bloke. He was bowling with injuries in the last year, and he's finally fit, and seems to be bowling well. I'd still take Broad, Anderson, Flintoff and Swann ahead of him atm, although Onions vs Sidebottom should be the big discussion point for the selectors, with the possibility of Rashid coming into the discussion for Cardiff alone. MSP surely has to be discarded for a while.

If Sidebottom is fit he has to be in the England XI, he is too good to be left out.

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Oh god, two minutes into the telecast and they are already talking about India.

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Rashid is playing!!!!!!

 

[King Pietersen]

Pietersen's out Key's in This sucks.

 

[aditya123]

Has the TV coverage started? It hasn't begun yet here.

Its been an hour since it had begun. The crowd seems to be swelling up now.
Hopefully, we will have a full house with the weather clearing up.
No KP today !

 

[Skater]

Its been an hour since it had begun. The crowd seems to be swelling up now.
Hopefully, we will have a full house with the weather clearing up.
No KP today !

Ah, it started at 4.30pm here.

 

[Themer]

Nor Swann both supsected to be injured not looking good.

 

[aditya123]

Is everyone else here getting the feed with Harsha Bhogle, Simon Doull and Sanjay Manjrekar hosting it.

 

[Howsie]

Adil Rashid looks a lot like Ben Barba.

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Is everyone else here getting the feed with Harsha Bhogle, Simon Doull and Sanjay Manjrekar hosting it.

I've only heard one Indian guy the whole time.




And it's raining.

 

[aditya123]

Adil Rashid looks a lot like Ben Barba.

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I've only heard one Indian guy the whole time.




And it's raining.

Its Harsha Bhogle you were listening to.

 

[Skater]

Is everyone else here getting the feed with Harsha Bhogle, Simon Doull and Sanjay Manjrekar hosting it.

Nope. Ian Ward presenting our coverage with Michael Atherton and Nick Knight.

And they just fecked up the world feed, should have just let us do it. I don't know why Star Sports got the job when Sky are ten times better at covering cricket. At football finals, if the host broadcaster is seen as not up to the job the coverage is given to Sky. Same should happen here.

 

[King Pietersen]

I fear we're under-rating the Netherlands and resting Swann and Pietersen. If this backfires it will be incredibly embarrassing. Hopefully it won't.

Eugh, it's raining. It's not rained for about 2 weeks, and the day the T20 WC's about to start and it rains, typical.

 

[Themer]

England has the Sky team hosting the tournament not the feed you have.

Yay rain, doesn't look like its very bad just looks like a passing drizzle.