WC2007: Super 8

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

So its now Aussie and Kiwis are in the Semi final , two spot still left

 

[evertonfan]

I thought Franklin was immense today Irottev and I feel his performance was left unsung by the commentators. As good as Bond was, I think Franklin was the main man today.

New Zealand got the best out of the conditions, that's all you can ask from your team really. The captain puts you into field and his team responds like that. Must work wonders for team spirit.

And Ireland are officially out of the running for a semi-final place now. Not that they were ever going to get there anyway.

 

[irottev]

Fleming's had a good tournament. People say he's no good, he needs to give up captaincy, he's "tentitive", etc. Without him, we would have a very unstable opening partnership. Played well, it's just a shame he got out when he did and not batted through. I love wathcing him play the spinners. Hit 1 nice drive off Pieterson.

Winning to toss played a part, but with us having played a match earlier we summed up the pitch well and did the right thing. SA fought well, their bowlers never gave up. A few chances went down but England will be happy with the result, a spots still open for them They just need to beat SA.

 

[aussie1st]

Nice win for the Kiwis, looks like we should get a Aus v NZ final if all things go according to plan.

Macca had one of his good days I see with 3 wickets and then some runs.

 

[Cricketman]

Well played NZ. Really top notch stuff in the field, backed up by no hiccups with the bat. Awesome.
Got to say that Pietersen shot in the last over was class

 

[aussie1st]

About Gilley again, yea even in the 2005 Ashes series he was bowled like that, so if he hasn't learned from back then, then I guess it was wrong for me to expect him to learn from earlier this year lol. Well that's just a weakness of Gilleys batting, and that's that really..just suprised he can't rectify it in the nets at least...

Gilly had this problem even further back than that. Caddick was one that exploited it along with Cairns think it was back in the 99 WC.

 

[surendar]

Suprised to see Patel having bowled well than Vetto.. and also Kiwis using two spinners in a major game. Anyways, well done Kiwis.. Aus and Kiwis already in semis. Lankans will be there for sure i guess. If i am right, SA Vs Eng going to decide who is going to be knocked out.

 

[angryangy]

Fleming's had a good tournament. People say he's no good, he needs to give up captaincy, he's "tentitive", etc. Without him, we would have a very unstable opening partnership. Played well, it's just a shame he got out when he did and not batted through. I love wathcing him play the spinners. Hit 1 nice drive off Pieterson.

Winning to toss played a part, but with us having played a match earlier we summed up the pitch well and did the right thing. SA fought well, their bowlers never gave up. A few chances went down but England will be happy with the result, a spots still open for them They just need to beat SA.

Fleming's critics still have plenty of fuel from that innings. He really shouldn't have made it to fifty, but he got the absolute best possible luck from players who really can make those kinds of catches look easy.

 

[irottev]

Suprised to see Patel having bowled well than Vetto.. and also Kiwis using two spinners in a major game. Anyways, well done Kiwis.. Aus and Kiwis already in semis. Lankans will be there for sure i guess. If i am right, SA Vs Eng going to decide who is going to be knocked out.

I'd take Vettori's crucial wicket. THe economy was better which proved important.

I think we have to stick to two spinners. Gillespie doesn't have time to get back into form. The only problem will be death bowling and maybe if we get thrashed at both ends early on.

And yeah, Fleming maybe shoulda been out, but dropped catches, you have to make the most of. Like Hayden did against us. His other innings have been great. Also Smith would have batted so he made the right call at the toss.

 

[Mars Maximus]

Gilly had this problem even further back than that. Caddick was one that exploited it along with Cairns think it was back in the 99 WC.

Mate you shouldn't of said that, simply coz it makes Gilley look like more of a fool lol. Almost 10 years, heck maybe ever since he's held a bat for the first time playing cricket as a kid, he's probably had that problem. Haha

Now let me congratulate Fleming on his fifty runs. I'm glad I didn't make an actual bet on him not getting any runs lol, though I admit I didn't think SA would bowl alot of rubish at him, but credit to him for dealing with that rubish, though some balls were good of course. Pollocks one that beat him early was a rippper! Well done NZ! Is SA still the 2nd best team?

Oh and thanks for the positive reps to whoever gave them to me!

 

[aussie_ben91]

Gilchrist only knows one way and that's to slog the ball around the park. Of course his going to have a weakness as his technique isn't as high tuned as what the normal casual batsman would have.

 

[Mars Maximus]

Well when he slogs out for little runs, that doesn't do the team any good...meh I'm just thinking out loud. I know his a great asset, but just hate when he gets out the same way over n over for years now...

 

[Master Khan]

Are Sri Lanka In The Semi-Final?
because they only lost one game in the super 8.

 

[Adarsh]

Well when he slogs out for little runs, that doesn't do the team any good...meh I'm just thinking out loud. I know his a great asset, but just hate when he gets out the same way over n over for years now...

There are some things that will never change. Ever. You can try and improve it but it'll always be there. For example you can't make some one like Ganguly dive for the ball. It's not in him. Gilchrist's technique is that he likes to punch good length ball off the back foot through the covers. Some times that means he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and therefore has problems when the ball swings, either into him or away from him (Flintoff).

 

[icyman]

Are Sri Lanka In The Semi-Final?
because they only lost one game in the super 8.

Yes they are,and I think the semis will look somewhat like this-
Aus v Saf
Srl v Nzl

with Aus- Nzl contesting the Finals !