Women's World Cup 2017

^^ 99/7. Your thoughts?

furriner wrote:I beg your pardon, That's the Indian War of Independence.

*snigger*

I remember my matric year in history when my teachers advised us not to discuss the two Boer wars but rather the 1st and 2nd wars of independence. Of course all the markers were of Afrikaans extraction.

furriner wrote:^^ 99/7.  Your thoughts?

They could've made perfectly good aloo parathas. Instead, they went to play cricket...

Seriously good match between England and Australia. Never looked like Australia were ahead in the match after lanning's dismissal. But they fell just 3 short.

Puts them out?

No. Saw v funny vision of La Healy stuffing up a stumping and a catch in consecutive balls. Bad genes will tell in the end.

Looks a cracking game. Well done Engulund.

Jenny Gunn still chucking

I thought the Aussies were impregnable, but that means they will have lost at least one game in the tournament.

Good effort by the England team. Not sure how the bowling changes were managed though. The SLA (Hartley) deserved her ten, but I am not sure how the star bowler, K Brunt, didn't bowl her full allotment: Shrubsole and Sciver niver. Danni Hazell and Gunn had already been more expensive, but they were the ones trusted to come good in the final overs. Well, maybe they did - by the skin of their teeth.(Hazell unlucky that an absolute sitter dropped off her.)

I am not sure where England Women are going - they seemed to be going backwards after the heady days of challenging, even defeating Aus for a couple of years, with retirements temporary or permanent and all. Consistency is still not their forte.

In the end is it likely to be an Aus v India final?

Ellyse Perry hits her 22nd half-century in ODIs & is averaging over 50 but still no tons.

A second ton from Nat Sciver. Well done her.

NZ may now struggle to get to the semis.

Good knock from Meg and great win to her Lanningtons.

PeterCS wrote:A second ton from Nat Sciver. Well done her.

NZ may now struggle to get to the semis.

Looks like either NZ or India will miss out with Australia, England and SA all qualifying for the semis.

Less than three an over after twenty is just asking for trouble.

Would say Raj and Raut deserve the main share of the blame for the defeat.

PeterCS wrote:A second ton from Nat Sciver. Well done her.

NZ may now struggle to get to the semis.

Move over "Dilscoop", we now have the "Natmeg" to add to the coaching manuals...

I always read her name as "Skiver", she's certainly not shirking any responsibilities in this tournament.

Never doubted for a second that the Indian women are the business... Semi finals all but confirmed

England Women shhhhneak over the line vs S Africa Women in the first semi. ...

Sassy Taylor may be back in form, hopefully.

SA conceded 17 wides

Impressed by the SA team. They weren't expected to make the semis.

taipan wrote:Impressed by the SA team. They weren't expected to make the semis.

Hehehe... So you were impressed by the 17 wides delivered by the Chokettes?

Great to see when it comes to world cups, the saffies are gender neutral

horace wrote:

taipan wrote:Impressed by the SA team. They weren't expected to make the semis.

Hehehe... So you were impressed by the 17 wides delivered by the Chokettes?

Hehehe, hard but fair, h.

Derbyshite weather

Derby clearly has a big weather magnet to deflect all the rain from Trent Bridge...

Bannie women doing well...tight match.