2011 ICC World Cup Thread

[Baddar]

I like to remain optimistic, but I really can't see England getting 4 wickets before WI get 33 more runs here. I didn't think we'd get it when they needed 60-odd.

I hope they prove me wrong, but ugh, not looking good.

And that last one was a six, no doubt about it.

[Plubby]

Oh shit son, game on now.

[Baddar]

Come the fuck on. Two more!

[Starvinho]

COME ON!!!!!!!

[Baddar]

ONE MORE!

I DON'T FUCKING BELIEVE THIS!

[Plubby]

No sense dying wondering here, Windies. We can't count on Bangladesh to beat South Africa!

[Baddar]

Swann's finished, Tredwell's finished.

Come the fuck on, Ravi, make yourself a hero. I've been waiting to change my name to Ravi Badpara, anyway...

[Starvinho]

Magic! Just fucking magic!

[Baddar]

YEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSSS!

[sahyder1]

What the hell were they doing!

Great game though.

[9 to 5]

Without England, this world cup would be dull as ditchwater.

[Plubby]

Magic! Just fucking magic!

If this is magic, then it is like...Expecting David Copperfield then only getting a guy pull plushy bunnies out of his hat, but only after an extreme effort because the bunny was stuck to all the lint in the hat. *technically speaking* magic, but you still feel like something better should have happened.This should have been a cakewalk at six down, and England made it hard for themselves, but didn't leap *all* the way in to the fire.

Some perspective here, lads.

[Baddar]

Oh shut the fuck up.

WIN! WE'RE GONNA WIN THE CUP! >_>

[badotori]

Never been more happy to be proven completely wrong.

Just spent an entire Russian history lecture frantically refreshing Orange's shitty cricket text commentary - from the sounds of it, all the bowlers picked up their game after the Windies powerplay. Bopara finishing with 8.4-2-22-2, that's fucking magic right there, and it looks like Swann bowled at his restrictive best. Just need South Africa to beat Bangladesh and/or India to beat the Windies and we're through. Craziness.

[Starvinho]

Oh shut the fuck up.

WIN! WE'RE GONNA WIN THE CUP! >_>

This.

[Sir Alan LCSugar]

I know this is ridiculous to say this because we lost to Ireland and Bang. BUT, England are unbeaten against the so called 'bigger' nations in their group, in the supposed tougher group of the two. That in itself is one hell of an achievement. Weirdly I think the players could go into the quarters quietly confident. If we end up in third in the table I assume we will play Sri Lanka, who will of course be a tough game, but I think we could give it one hell of a crack against them.

Also, as a Fan of Kent, COME ON TREDDERS!

[The Future]

Died a little inside after West Indies choked, Bangladesh hasn't performed when playing at Mirpur and it's a pitch that suits Dale Steyn...if we can bowl first and restrict them to a poor total then we have a chance, hoping and praying for an upset but I don't see it happening.

[gunnar hendershow]

My username paid off today. Sri Lanka have put themselves in good position here, but if the wickets don't continue to fall it'll quickly change.

[sahyder1]

Bangladesh/South Africa underway. Must win game for Bangladesh. I'm surprised Tahir is back already for South Africa. They are resting Steyn and Morkel though.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

South Africa messed up a bit with the last powerplay again......A few overs earlier would surely have made sense...?