WC2007: Super 8

[Sureshot]

lol straight but almost 45 degree angle haha ok nevermind yea its all old news

The 'angle' is irrelevant in terms of how the ICC judge a bowlers action, all to do with the the bend of the elbow during delivery iirc.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Well in my opinion I believe an arm that aint straight aint legal

Then your opinion bears no resemblance to the actual laws of the game, which state that the arm can not straighten during the action. It doesn't say it has to be straight.

 

[aussie1st]

SL won the toss and elected to bat. From the pitch report sounds like it will hold no fears for the batters but will assist the spinners as the game goes on so batting first works perfectly for SL.

 

[symonds_sixes]

Hope we bat first! I'm gonna stay up and watch the first 50 overs.

 

[aussie1st]

Hope we bat first! I'm gonna stay up and watch the first 50 overs.

Toss has already been done Go to cricinfo to find the toss outcome before the TV coverage.

 

[aussie_ben91]

Well that sucks. I hope Tait hits Jayawardene in the head for batting first.

 

[senthu@bm]

Surprise, surprise, Sri Lanka have rested Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan

 

[aussie1st]

Lol you gotta to be kidding me. SL has rested Vaas and Murali. How disrespectful! I can see where they are coming from seeing as they have qualified but resting players against Australia hmmm.

 

[aussie_ben91]

Sri Lanka looks like their just trying to make excuses now.

 

[Kev]

It's not disrespectful, It's disappointing from a spectators point of view but in the end it doesn't matter if SL win or lose this match so why risk your key players? Wouldn't they be sick if they played today and got injured for the semi's?

Also from a Sri Lankan point of view why give the Australians free practice against their best bowlers in what is now a pretty meaningless match.

If anything is at fault its the way the tournament is structured. Yes it should be a big game but the points situation has dictated that it isnt.

 

[Mars Maximus]

Then your opinion bears no resemblance to the actual laws of the game, which state that the arm can not straighten during the action. It doesn't say it has to be straight.

Not like I ever consulted an official cricket rule book, but no problem, opinions will always differ....

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Surprise, surprise, Sri Lanka have rested Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan

Thats more than a shock , they are preparing for final

 

[aussie1st]

It's not disrespectful, It's disappointing from a spectators point of view but in the end it doesn't matter if SL win or lose this match so why risk your key players? Wouldn't they be sick if they played today and got injured for the semi's?

Also from a Sri Lankan point of view why give the Australians free practice against their best bowlers in what is now a pretty meaningless match.

If anything is at fault its the way the tournament is structured. Yes it should be a big game but the points situation has dictated that it isnt.

Well for me resting players is disrespectful. We did it against Ireland, others have done the same. It would be like us resting players after being 3-0 up in the Ashes. In saying that I have no problem with it I see where they are coming from.

 

[Kev]

Some of us wish the Australians had have rested some players in the Ashes

When you are playing this many one day games in such a short space of time why not rest players, It happens in other sports all the time. There's no rule that says you must play your best side if you are playing the best opposition. Its not about having respect for teams, its about getting to the next round and also ensuring your team is fit to get through that too.

 

[aussie1st]

It's a smart move no doubt, heck I wouldn't mind if we did the same. We did it against the Kiwis in NZ and all the papers were talking about it as devaluing the series.