20/20... England... Crushed... Oops

What a game. Highest score ever. 11.05 an over! Wow. Read and Weep... or Cheer!

Long, long hot summer! C'mon Aussie, C'mon, C'mon! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Other cricket....Like the African Field Cricket perhaps ?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...g?t=1168353654

Okay... I just read that article, and I *know* I'm completely clueless.

This sentence:



means.... what? Claimed the scalp... the redskins did that years ago. Caught at square leg? Is it pirate day again?

*shakes head*

If ever I'm in a place where they play cricket, I'm going to have to head there with someone who can explain it to me...

It's the obscure technical vocabulary that alienates cricket's audience.

Scalp is just another way of saying dismissed, as it shows the victory over an opponent.

The square leg is the place on the field where the ball bowled to Flintoff was caught

And "run out Kevin Pieterson" means that KP was running between the two wickets, and the fielding team managed to get the ball to Harwood, who knocked the bails off the stumps before KP could get close enough. That it was "for six" means that KP had only scored 6 runs previously in the match.

Hit and giggle stuff, but good to know that our 2nd string attack can also do the business eh. :D

Just wait until 'Silly Point' comes up!!

Yet another great preformace by England :rolleyes:
The tri-series will be a disaster and the world cup even worse!! I bet Scotland will put up a better preformance in the opening match of the WC against the Aussie than England will.

How about "silly mid-off"? or "backward square leg"? :D

I want to see Canada play England now. That would be a fair match up!

I was thinking French Cricket, or Jiminy Cricket!

http://www.toonopedia.com/jiminy.jpg

[ 01-11-2007, 12:16 AM: Message edited by: Leonis ]

Oh dear, looks like England are going to loose the first 1 day match...not really a surprise. But loosing KP to that rib injury is going to cost us any chance of winning any match :(

This quote seems to sum it up quite well...
"Clearly the loss of Kevin Pietersen for the rest of the one-day series with a broken rib makes a difficult task close to impossible. Essentially England are a one tactic team – hope Pietersen fires or else."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2007/...ngland_1.shtml

[ 01-12-2007, 10:22 AM: Message edited by: Target ]

Actually, twenty20 cricket is where the middle order batsmen really shine. They're accustomed to having less time to do the job.

I'm glad it's not just England who get thrashed by Oz :D Mind you I think NZ will still beat us. :(

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Well, we're about to find out. It will be interesting actually. England chasing 206...
If they bat along well...

I bet it was a good finish!!! England winning with 1 ball left!! At last England has won a match on this tour!!!

It was an odd match! I saw the second innings and somehow, despite the circumstances, it seemed a little sluggish and drowsy. It did get more interesting as the runs required and balls left fell into sync...
Flintoff was good to watch though. If he'd got out I reckon they would've lost. Nice game. NZ seriously on the back foot now...

Is Vaughn OK? It would be terrible for him to have to retire.

I know, I hope he's OK as well. He's not had the best of luck has he.

Todays one day match looks like it's going to be closer than I thought it would be, espically after Englands inngings.

The OZ need 25 off 90 to win.

And they got it!! Nice to get 6 wickets [img]smile.gif[/img]
I think we can call that a win for England!! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Amazing that after that we still won with a bonus point.

BEACH CRICKET!!!

This is great! I've just been watching the first round of the Tri-Nations beach cricket comp - Australia/England/West Indies.

Legend players playing around Aussie beaches during the summer. It's completely tongue in cheek... The players and Umpire (Dickie Bird!) are mic'd up and can talk with the commentators. Dickie was asking them their opinion before making a few descisions...
Predictably ;) England got knocked out, and the Australia have just won the final against the Windies.

:D

(Aside: I have 1234 posts. Cool)

[ 01-20-2007, 12:52 AM: Message edited by: Leonis ]

Wow, New Zealand are attempting a cracker in the latest ODI... After making 218, they've got the Aussies @ 3/17 after 7 overs.

Well, finally we may have a game on our hands. However, the last game showed, there's no need to be worried yet... :D

176 for 6, come on NZ!!!!

Ah well... :D Can't win, er, any of 'em... ;) It was a good one!

However, the last two matches against Australia have been close. They could be beaten. Maybe. I find it more exciting watching when it's not a given that we'll win. I enjoyed this.

It's that Hussey who seems to turn up and do the damage, esp in the last 2 matches!!

[ 01-22-2007, 05:38 AM: Message edited by: Target ]

Woooomaaaaan, I need ya womaaan. I got that feeeling of looove. :D

Sorry, that's just the song by a meteorically rising band called Wolfmother that I sing whenever I see Hussey getting it on! ;) (They are a bit slow with getting together new material but...)

It seems as if Australia is well and truly going to clean up in this series, which is a shame for me, because being rather un-patriotic, I really like to see them pushed to the limits. Whilst there has been moments where its been close, I haven't exactly started biting my nails yet. ;)

New Zealand pride themselves upon their performances in one day games against Australia and usually do that little bit better.
Man, I miss the days of Mark Greatbatch opening their batting and smashing stuff around!

Still, here's to hoping the finals will produce three games and not just two!

Cheers,
CD

Well I think Australia should be tested more at the world cup, well at least I hope they will or that will be rather dull!!

England making hard work of a small chase against NZ, 4-77 chasing 211, 134 needed from 149. Superman is at the crease - streaky single through the slips cordon gets him off the mark.

Making hard work of it, you can say that again!!! one more wicket for NZ and that will be it!!

Making hard work of it, you can say that again!!! one more wicket for NZ and that will be it!! </font>[/QUOTE]Flingtoff gone for 9, Poms 5-93 now. 118 needed from 119 with a very long tail.

Joyce, Nixon and Dalrymple will have to somehow come up with 100-odd additional runs between the three of them.

Joyce on 41, nearly caught at deep midwicket but the ball bounces short of the fielder.

Well they did lose another, but are still up on the comparative run race... Flintoff took a big chunk out of the outfield in a fall earlier. Hope it doesn't cause him problems...

At least with these two teams we get a real 'will they won't they' match going on. It's a run a ball required now. Cool.

Mems you somehow posted thrice while I was writing one...

Nixon's gone.

Mems, I forget, are you still in Boston June 1-3?

I do have a 12Mbps connection, you know. And another gone, Oram induces an inside edge from Nixon well caught by McCullum. Poms 6-107 and on their knees (again).

Most likely - I graduate in mid-May, and then it depends of where I end up working (if in Boston or elsewhere). I'm hoping to take a month off before I start work. Why, are you going to be around?

You mean it's actually a competitive match? :D