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[Aussie_Dan]

Australias players are too old.

Too old to win ICC Champs throphy? Too old to win The Ashes? Too old to win the World Cup? Definitely not.

 

[Ponting_14]

What's the GMT time in the West Indies?

 

[manee]

EDIT: Pretty sure it is -5hours.

 

[Ponting_14]

Australias players are too old.

I think this guy is on to something. :

 

[aussie_ben91]

ODI Batting Average - World Cups/In West Indies

Gilchrist: 31.60/31.65
Ponting: 41.58/26.41
Symonds: 163.00/45.83

Verdict: Young unproven ODI squad however, Symonds may notch up another world cup hundred and with Gilchrist's recent knock and Ponting and Hussey's legendary form Aussies could be looking at another cup.

You've forgotten a few noted players. And their not all from Australia either.

Verdict: Not a great history but with many young unproven in either sub-divide, it could be interesting. Danger man is KP with an average of 90 in ODIs.

KP's average has dropped down to 55? Hasn't it?

 

[Ponting_14]

EDIT: Pretty sure it is -5hours.

Ok, thanks

KP's average has dropped down to 55? Hasn't it?

55.55

 

[manee]

Sorry; will edit soon, it was last time I checked, must have been recently edited on cricinfo.

 

[Ponting_14]

14 March 2007 - Australia v Scotland - Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre

18 March 2007 - Australia v Netherlands - Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre

24 March 2007 - Australia v South Africa - Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre


Does anyone have the times for those games?

 

[andrew_nixon]

What's the GMT time in the West Indies?

Group Matches

Group A: St Kitts: GMT -4
Group B: Trinidad: GMT -4
Group C: St Lucia: GMT -4
Group D: Jamaica: GMT -5

Other venues

Antigua: GMT -4, -3 for DST
Guyana: GMT -4
Grenada: GMT -4
Barbados: GMT -4

Obviously, the UK moves to BST during the tournament, so subtract one hour from each time listed above at that point, ie. -4 becomes -5/ (that's if you're in the UK of course!)

 

[wolf]

Could we start the poll again?

 

[aussie_ben91]

I'm watching some of the 2003 World Cup matches. Currently I'm watching Gilchrist and Punter decimating Sri Lanka.

Hayden gave one of the bowlers a charge with a premeditated pullshot but he bowled a fulltoss and had to quickly change his shot into a straight drive.

 

[cricketmad09]

Too old to win ICC Champs throphy? Too old to win The Ashes? Too old to win the World Cup? Definitely not.

Considering out ODI team is a bit younger aswell.

 

[LA ICE-E]

what time are the matches going to start? for usa or least in local time than ill convert it into our time

 

[cricketmad09]

what time are the matches going to start? for usa or least in local time than ill convert it into our time

A large majority of the time, day matches start at 10-11am, and day nighters 2.15pm

 

[Aussie_Dan]

I think matches for Australians will roughly be from 12AM - 7AM. Daynighters probably a bit earlier in the morning.