Re: 2011 WC, 1st QF, Pak v WI, Dhaka, March 23, 2011

by Brass Monkey Wed 23 Mar 2011, 16:59

WI ruined the forum. Look at you all, like sacks of mute flob. Not sure who I'm more ashamed of, WI or youse.

by furriner Wed 23 Mar 2011, 17:15

Are you going to declaim that WI didn't start the fire, next?

by beamer Wed 23 Mar 2011, 21:13

I thought WI might be the surprise package of this tournament, the surprise as it turned out was that they were so poor. The batting line-up seemed to have some experience along with a couple of big hitters but it turned out a complete disaster. As I pointed out before though it's a tournament for getting runs on the board early, not a double your score after 30 overs if you have wickets in hand tournament, and with Gayle out of form/injured they just didn't have any other firepower at the top. Losing every game against another "big eight" side says it all and this tournament could have set their recovery back some way.

by Zat Wed 23 Mar 2011, 21:40

Don't know why we were so surprised by the result of this match. According to the thread title it was played a year ago...

by Paul Keating Wed 23 Mar 2011, 21:55

hahahhah

that is gold!

by PeterCS Thu 24 Mar 2011, 00:30

Waste Undies.

by Henry Thu 24 Mar 2011, 05:55

There's an unusual professionalism about Pakistan in this tournament that suggests they may well be considered favourites to win the thing.

by LeFromage Thu 24 Mar 2011, 08:10

Won't last. Hasn't been much professionalism in their fielding.

Won't last.

by Henry Thu 24 Mar 2011, 08:11

They probably have the best bowling attack in the tournament, though. Afridi is bowling as well as i've ever seen him bowl.

Bookies on holiday?

by LeFromage Thu 24 Mar 2011, 08:14

Batting's got a floppy look about it. But I agree, their attack is, with South Africa's, the best balanced in the tournament.

by LeFromage Thu 24 Mar 2011, 08:18

PlanetPakistan wrote:From what i have seen Ajmal's doosra to Bishoo was the ball of the tournament.

Wasn't his action reported a while back? I guess he was cleared if he's out here bowling, but he looks very "elbowy" to me.

by skully Thu 24 Mar 2011, 08:24

Deadset chucker.

by Henry Thu 24 Mar 2011, 08:27

Most spinners only tend to get reported after they've played Australia.....

by LeFromage Thu 24 Mar 2011, 08:41

skully wrote:Deadset chucker.

I thought that when I last saw him, but evidently no-one really cares anymore.

Murali's legacy...

by Brass Monkey Thu 24 Mar 2011, 09:20

Yeah, I didn't think it about a year ago but now it's chuckycheese.

by spangler Thu 24 Mar 2011, 09:36

Chuquito.

by Brass Monkey Thu 24 Mar 2011, 09:49

So:

Pak - Ajmal, Ind - Bhajji, SL - Murali, SA - Botha, Aus - Tait. Seems like the sh!tter teams: NZ & Eng haven't got a chucker - is that where we're going wrong.

by Henry Thu 24 Mar 2011, 09:50

Well, Yardy's chucked it in.......

Coat.

by LeFromage Thu 24 Mar 2011, 09:51

Brass Monkey wrote:So:

Pak - Ajmal, Ind - Bhajji, SL - Murali, SA - Botha, Aus - Tait. Seems like the sh!tter teams: NZ & Eng haven't got a chucker - is that where we're going wrong.

We tried it for a while with James Kirtley. Didn't really work out.

by PlanetPakistan Thu 24 Mar 2011, 11:23

Dello wrote:
PlanetPakistan wrote:From what i have seen Ajmal's doosra to Bishoo was the ball of the tournament.

Wasn't his action reported a while back? I guess he was cleared if he's out here bowling, but he looks very "elbowy" to me.

He chucks his off spinner at times but the doosra seems fairly clean(most of the times)

Not as clean as Saqlain but still an amazing bowler

by PlanetPakistan Thu 24 Mar 2011, 11:29

The way Pakistan have played against SL, AUS and WI you would think that they are very hard to beat but there is always a DANGER of a bad Pakistan showing up to the pitch(vs NZ and Canada)

by Gary 111 Sun 27 Mar 2011, 09:28

I expected West Indies to do better.

Kemar Roach and Ravi Rampaul have pace and Darren Sammy is a steady bowler.

Suliemann Ben stokes contraversy every time that he bowls, but at times has bowled with some skill, every team could do with a combative left arm spinner. Even if he is a 6' 7" mentalist who winds up the likes of Steyn and Johnson. Losing Dwayne Bravo was a loss though.

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