WC2007: Super 8

[Ireland_Rule]

Most people who say Bangla and Ireland don't deserve to be in the Super 8 are either Pakistan or India fans who are in denial. Face it, you get beaten fair and square, Bangladesh have proved they deserve to be in the Super 8 and even if Ireland don't win another game, they beat Pakistan and nearly beat Zimbabwe for gods sake!

Oh and you're moaning about Ireland, we have 4 players who were born overseas, what about England? Strauss, Pietersen, Joyce. You're just trying to find an excuse now but Bray, Langford-Smith, Botha and Johnston all live in Ireland and are now Irish citizens.

Oh and about you saying the WC is about winning lots of games, well not it isn't, the game of Cricket has been done a lot of good by teams like Ireland and Bangladesh, a lot of other countries will see this and think they can do the same.

 

[Helpman]

I wish Lance Klusener would come back.... Justin Kemp is no Lance Klusener, Justin Kemp useless.

 

[andrew_nixon]

As for Ireland, they wouldn't have the side they have if they didn't "steal" Australians. This isn't a point of heredity or birthright or pointless nationalism; arguably their best players weren't produced by their system.

Sorry, but that's just rubbish. The four non-Irish born players all moved to Ireland for non-cricketing reasons. And their best players weren't produced by their system? Ed Joyce? Eoin Morgan? Niall O'Brien?

Oh and you're moaning about Ireland, we have 4 players who were born overseas, what about England? Strauss, Pietersen, Joyce.

And Dalrymple.

Of course everyone in Australia's squad was born in Australia weren't they?

 

[Mars Maximus]

No Andrew Simonds is your kin folk haha

 

[BigCrickNan]

Pah, Symonds should be playing for us anyway as he has no real connection with Australia being born in bloody Birmingham to Windies parents.

I wish Lance Klusener would come back.... Justin Kemp is no Lance Klusener, Justin Kemp useless.

I agree with that, i've been pushing for The Zulu to come back ever since he had that amazing season with Northants, 6 Hundreds and 30-odd wickets and that's only first class. Kemp seems like the same sort of player but lacks the cricketing brain and class of Klusener, even if he is 35.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Pah, Symonds should be playing for us anyway as he has no real connection with Australia being born in bloody Birmingham to Windies parents.

What u mean by that Roy will play for England , he will never

 

[Hooper]

Pah, Symonds should be playing for us anyway as he has no real connection with Australia being born in bloody Birmingham to Windies parents.

Hes a true blue Aussie having lived here most his life, that's like saying Scotty Styris should be playin' for Aus, but he's a proud Kiwi.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Pah, Symonds should be playing for us anyway as he has no real connection with Australia being born in bloody Birmingham to Windies parents.

It is annoying that he did once sign a document saying that he was comitted to playing for England.

 

[Mars Maximus]

He's a fisherman in Queensland as well..lol that wasn't cricket related :

 

[BigCrickNan]

It is annoying that he did once sign a document saying that he was comitted to playing for England.

So we can sew him?

 

[Hooper]

It is annoying that he did once sign a document saying that he was comitted to playing for England.

Yeah, I read about that in his Auto-Biography. But he only did that so he could play County Cricket.


And John Adams, What did that post accomplish? lol.

 

[Mars Maximus]

I wouldnt have a clue, I just didn't want to feel left out haha

But yea I guess he's an Aussie as you say, in heart anyway...

 

[evertonfan]

It was almost as if South Africa couldn't be bothered batting out 50 overs and wanted it to be done by the 30 over mark with the way their top order played. With the greatest respect to Bangladesh, a lot of the Safricans got themselves out. Of course it was down to the tightness with which the Bangladeshi's bowled though.

I've a good feeling about England today. I feel we might be able to lose by less than 100 runs...

 

[Mars Maximus]

Englands playing who today?

 

[BigCrickNan]

I think we might avoid an innings defeat with Bopara's cool head .

Englands playing who today?

Peru...who d'you think? Your head been buried in sand the last week ?