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Anderson bowled dreadfully and I'm really not sure Broad shouldn't have had some domestic cricket in the southern hemisphere to ensure his fitness first. The Dutch seem to be England's cricket bogey team and after beating us at Lord's in the World T20 I can understand their confidence. The batters are going to have to go some here and score at a good lick - KP is due a big score. Got a feeling we'll win with 4 balls to spare but Flower should be reading them the riot act and we definately need fresh blood into the ODI team this summer.

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Cracking match though, could have gone either way.

 

Don't see many draws in 50-over games.

 

This was a 'tie'' not a 'draw'. I think it's only a 'draw if it's rained off. Actually that may be a 'no result' i'll be honest i never understood the difference between a 'tie' and a ''draw'. Maybye someone can help me out here.

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This was a 'tie'' not a 'draw'. I think it's only a 'draw if it's rained off. Actually that may be a 'no result' i'll be honest i never understood the difference between a 'tie' and a ''draw'. Maybye someone can help me out here.

 

According to my dictionary, a draw is a contest that ends in a tie.

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I am amazed by the fact that so many of you are interested in probably the most boring sport ever invented. (probably got something to do with the fact that I don`t understand the rules).

 

The rules are simple !

 

 

The Rules of Cricket You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!

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I am amazed by the fact that so many of you are interested in probably the most boring sport ever invented. (probably got something to do with the fact that I don`t understand the rules).

 

There are only 2 sports - football and cricket (and maybe women's beach volleyball).

 

The rest are mere games.

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What a horrible few days, Saints lose, England lose and that lot down the road keep winning - I am glad someone else feels sick like me!!

 

Not happy either at the moment so much so the Indian in the office who hasn't shut up about it can find his own bloody way home tonight. Sod giving him a lift.

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Just caught up with the highlights of Pakistan v Canada. Great bowling performance by Canada but Shahid Afridi saved Pakistan again. Quite amusing when Canada batted. Umar Gul had a loud shout against Gunasekera for lbw, looked plumb to me but given not out. Pakistan didn't even seem sure whether to review, they did in the end and the ball was hitting middle stump, half way up. So one correct referral. A few balls later Razzaq had an lbw appeal given out, fair to say it looked to be missing leg. Canada referred it, the ball was missing leg stump, so another correct referral but 2 very iffy umpiring decisions ! Well clearly 2 wrong decisions, the 2nd was not so clear cut so fair enough but the 1st was so clearly out I cannot believe it was given not out. It was one of those where you instinctively know it is out.

 

Edit : 3rd incorrect lbw decision, looked to be too high but given out. Referred, not out.

4th lbw decision, Afridi appeals, not out. Referred again. Is out :lol:

Edit again: Another review, umpire ( Daryll Harper) gives not out. Reviewed, out again . Now 5/5 correct referrals !

The umpires are looking a bit silly to say the least :rolleyes:

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Yeah so the whole tournament is on pitches that turn miles and favour the spinners and we take Yardy who has totally lost form since the ODI's in Aus.

 

Look at the SA line up 7 bowlers used and loads of tweakers. Just felt we are too rigid in our best team concept in these tournaments (look how long it took to drop Colly) as well as being burnt out from the Ashes.

 

Luckily we'll now get knocked out by WI and won't have to worry about it

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