Reply to: England Twenty20

[oracleslave]

Who'd have thunk it? Aussies out of Twenty20, England through to Super 8!

Nice quote. I would have picked the bit he said about having to spend 2 weeks in Leicester.

[DS23]

correct. if memory serves the netherlands beat one of the top seeded teams (india iirc) at the last one.

[Mich the Tester]

Let me just point out that Holland are actually not that bad a team. Up until a few years ago they played in the English county one day championship and would still be there if not for the TV people who didn't see Holland as a commercially interesting team. They have a few players in English counties and the top level of Dutch domestic cricket includes several Pakistani and Sri Lankan professionals; the standard in the premier division is comparable to English city leagues like the Birmingham league. OK, so England shouldn't really be losing to them, but it's not such a disgrace; any top team can have a bad day, and if they have a bad day against a team of that standard there's a chance they'll be beaten.

[Moscow Mule]

Who'd have thunk it? Aussies out of Twenty20, England through to Super 8!

It's disappointing to go out of the tournament and I can't explain why.
The training was spot on and there was a good attitude but in the big moments we haven't been able to play and we made too many mistakes

[Doggy Styles]

it's a conspiracy.. as detailed by the daily mash

[chef]

it's a conspiracy.. as detailed by the daily mash

[Doggy Styles]

Pakistan were piss poor.

Yes, that's always the case when England win - it was the opposition being piss poor, not England being any good.

[oracleslave]

Scotland however were very unlucky to go out.

Yes, they had SA in real trouble at one stage

[minestrone]

Pakistan were piss poor.

Scotland however were very unlucky to go out.

[johnreid]

Your England thrashed the pants off Pakistan tonight. They have qualified for the next round.

But none of you are being funny about that, are you.

[denver2k]

I may be old fashioned, but cricket is a game played over 5 days where the participants wear white. Whatever else this sport is, and however carp we may be at it...it most definitely is not cricket.

Its evolution...init

No one got time to sit under umbrella n watch it in rainy patches.

And game has to compete with the likes of other global sports i.e. footie

I must say, Netherlands played really well today and deserved that.

I cant see the reason why England had put that young Leg spinner Adil Rashid in T20 format. He is a decent prospect and rare legspinner in this country. He should be polished first and should be used in proper one dayers or Tests.

[PM-Junkie]

I may be old fashioned, but cricket is a game played over 5 days where the participants wear white. Whatever else this sport is, and however carp we may be at it...it most definitely is not cricket.

[minestrone]

I think you're under-selling the test side there. Twenty20 side are a bit pants, but the test side know how to win at home.

Aussies to retain the Ashes 2-2.

I think we will have to disagre on that, England may get a win by luck but 2 is totally pushing it.

[Moscow Mule]

England are going to get spanked from the greenest Oz team in 30 years.

Only the rain will save it being 5-0

I think you're under-selling the test side there. Twenty20 side are a bit pants, but the test side know how to win at home.

Aussies to retain the Ashes 2-2.

[minestrone]

England are going to get spanked from the greenest Oz team in 30 years.

Only the rain will save it being 5-0