World Cup 2011 (II)

Gary 111 wrote:What's the opposite of a choke? A swallow?

A f@rt?

vilkrang wrote:I actually want SA to win this I think, either way it's going to be funny though, if India win then we can all use the choke word, if SA win we can laugh at the entire stadium sat in stunned silence. Good times ahead .

We can use the choke word anyway.

For the stats nerds. Was India's the greatest all time ODI batting collapse?

India's batsmen lost them the game but I couldn't understand their selection. Nehra ahead of another spinner? Weird.

huzzah, Ponting the great tosser has said we're batting first

Mussey in for Dussey

Does YT have pics of Hilditch doing a Joel Monaghan?

And FMD the Snoozies have done it again the last 10.

Canada v New Zealand and Kenya V Australia. FFS.

Henry wrote:Canada v New Zealand and Kenya V Australia. FFS.

Aye, said as much yesterday.

To be fair this world cup hasn't been as boring as I thought it would be (mainly due to England of course) but days like today are best left forgotten.

taipan wrote:For the stats nerds. Was India's the greatest all time ODI batting collapse?

9-29 would be awfully hard to beat.

Ugh. Aus crabbing along at 4.5 per over v the giants of Kenya. ICC inquiry, perhaps?

JGK wrote:Does YT have pics of Hilditch doing a Joel Monaghan?

Clearly.

Jeez, they've just gone back to the Foxy studios during the drinks break, and Bolly looks deadset p!ssed. He unshaven and slurring. Maybe he was nervous before his first appearance and got on the cans?

I have no idea what possible 'insight' a guy like Bollinger could offer. Hardly the sharpest tool in the box, is he.

skully wrote:

taipan wrote:For the stats nerds. Was India's the greatest all time ODI batting collapse?

9-29 would be awfully hard to beat.

The greatest collapse and choke was Ganguly's side failing to chase Lanka's total of 300 at Sharjah final and getting all out for 54.

to be recognised as a great choke, though, you have to look quite competent and controlled at some stage, even safe, before degenerating into a Keystone Cops parody of decapitated fowls

Having some friends over this afternoon, including a cricket fanatic from Orissa. Oddly, I look forward to it more now than I did 24 hours ago...

I would definitely hope the ICC investigate this scorecard.......

Coca-Cola Champions Trophy 2001 - final scorecard - LINK!

lardbucket wrote:to be recognised as a great choke, though, you have to look quite competent and controlled at some stage, even safe, before degenerating into a Keystone Cops parody of decapitated fowls

The only reason that crap Lanka final counts as a choke was because it upheld the tradition India started of making most finals and choking since summer of 1999. We went on to choke at least dozen such finals before tying a couple of finals default on account of weather/rains causing match abandonment and that Natwest thriller against England.

Even then yeah, I suppose 9/29 must be the crappiest now that I take a second look at that Sharjah final. The first wicket fell at 8. the rest for another 46 runs.

skully wrote:Jeez, they've just gone back to the Foxy studios during the drinks break, and Bolly looks deadset p!ssed. He unshaven and slurring. Maybe he was nervous before his first appearance and got on the cans?

Unshaven - or wearing a face toupee?

An interesting look at lowest test scores of all test playing nations. Among all below 50 knockouts, India & WI features just once. Bangars, Lankans & Paksters none. Eng & Aus twice. The snoozers thrice. And leading the pack with 7 below scores are the Saffars of yore.

Lowest totals (team scores) in all test matches, ever - Link!

Mmmm. And only three or so of those occurrences post-date 1960, and reliable covering of wickets. Most of those debacles occurred very early in Test history, when there were only three Test nations ... and were probably suffered on minefields.

Meanwhile White flops again.

Victorian, not called Warne ... remind me why he's in the team again?