jacobfelix
International Coach
Until yesterday I had a feel that SL will win......but from today morning I am having a strange feeling 
that they might have an upset...
that they might have an upset...
Mar 26 - Sri Lanka v England (Quarter-Final 4)
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Big toss calls for a big tosser - enter Andrew Strauss!
Unchanged is a bit of a surprise, thought we would dump Shight at the very least. One swallow does not a summer maketh
Wright's last 10 ODIs
187 runs @ 23.38 (2,21,15,0,48no,1,32,24,44)
1 wkt @ 234.00 (ER 4.89, only wicket 1/16 vs Pakistan)
He's bowled only 48 overs in his last 10 ODIs. He's batted at seven SIX times scoring 131 runs at 26.20 with one 48no making up a third of that. He may well bat at six, but he's averaging 26.40 there only and you'd think England would have gone either with a stronger batsman (if they had one I guess would be the counterargument) or someone who can bowl more usefully in the conditions - assuming Rashid was called up in time, why did Yardy wait so long to pull out? (cue bishop jokes)
Unchanged is a bit of a surprise, thought we would dump Shight at the very least. One swallow does not a summer maketh
Wright's last 10 ODIs
187 runs @ 23.38 (2,21,15,0,48no,1,32,24,44)
1 wkt @ 234.00 (ER 4.89, only wicket 1/16 vs Pakistan)
He's bowled only 48 overs in his last 10 ODIs. He's batted at seven SIX times scoring 131 runs at 26.20 with one 48no making up a third of that. He may well bat at six, but he's averaging 26.40 there only and you'd think England would have gone either with a stronger batsman (if they had one I guess would be the counterargument) or someone who can bowl more usefully in the conditions - assuming Rashid was called up in time, why did Yardy wait so long to pull out? (cue bishop jokes)
darthlewis1
Club Captain
Bell's gone
I didn't mind strauss going as he wasn't really looking comfortable at the crease, but Bell was going well.
I didn't mind strauss going as he wasn't really looking comfortable at the crease, but Bell was going well.I swear my dead grandparents play spin better than these dimwits .
And also Mr.Owzat , i would like you to help me out with the statistics regarding the part time bowler's performances of each team in this world cup . Is it only me or does everyone feel that England's part-timers are the least effective when it comes to taking wickets ??
And also Mr.Owzat , i would like you to help me out with the statistics regarding the part time bowler's performances of each team in this world cup . Is it only me or does everyone feel that England's part-timers are the least effective when it comes to taking wickets ??
Lassana Dias
Club Cricketer
how is my indian fans dowing ... happy
AkshayS
Chairman of Selectors
Well they are going too slow here and with not so strong bowling, I don't think they will be able to contain SL batsmen.
Yeah, drop our best batsman from the last game, who is the reason that we had enough runs to win. You're an Idiot.
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Bopara needs to open the shoulders here, Trott needs to anchor, so we need some aggression.
Depending on how "part-time" you classify some bowlers, shouldn't be too hard to put together, that withstanding. Part problem is because it is being played where it is, spinners can be more effective part-timers and England's only spin part-timer is Pietersen
World Cup 2011 (Test part-timers in order of wickets taken)
5 : Dilshan (SRI) @ 10.40
5 : Kallis (SAF) @ 24.60
4 : Styris (NZE) @ 28.75
2 : Samaraweera (SRI) @ 4.00
2 : Hussey (AUS) @ 15.50
2 : Bopara (ENG) @ 20.50
2 : Ashraful (BAN) @ 26.50
2 : Duminy (SAF) @ 42.50
1 : Raina (IND) @ 12.00
1 : Du Plessis (SAF) @ 38.00
1 : Ryder (NZE) @ 67.00
1 : Collingwood (ENG) @ 116.00
I've included Kallis, he is an all-rounder with a lean towards his batting, but with less than five overs per match he is bowling less than 1/10 of the overs in a match. Styris likewise. Others who might normally bowl less have bowled more with spin being promoted so those normally more part-time make up overs for seamers not included (if that makes sense) I could include Yuvraj and arguably Hafeez and players like that. Not sure about Woodcock, not a player I know much/anything about.
There are a lot who have bowled and not taken a wicket, Wright is one as is Pietersen for England.
Perhaps more noteable wicketless part-timers include Gayle (WIN), Clarke (AUS), Matthews (SRI) before today, and Franklin (NZE), although I would classify Franklin as more of an all-rounder except he's not bowled that much (14 overs in six ODIs)
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Lassana Dias
Club Cricketer
He wasn't top scorer so "best batsman" is your conjecture, and just because he scored some runs last match doesn't mean he is good enough. Time will tell, but then I can tell what you consider most important by your username.
England retained Tremlett so what happened last match isn't the be all and end all.
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