Twenty20 World Cup 2014

Basil wrote:Ben Stokes misses the T20 W.C. because he hurt his lickle ickle hand by hitting a locker.

Broken wrist. At least he committed to the punch, I guess - none of this kicking over crutches like a precious diva business.

The real tragedy is that Jade Dernbach wasn't stood between him and the locker.

Silly boy.

JGK wrote:What's the format again?

I think it might be 20 overs per side - but don't quote me on that.

Basil wrote:

JGK wrote:What's the format again?

I think it might be 20 overs per side - but don't quote me on that.

Unless it rains.
In which case it'll be 7 overs a side.

Merlin wrote:

Basil wrote:

JGK wrote:What's the format again?

I think it might be 20 overs per side - but don't quote me on that.

Unless it rains.
In which case it'll be 7 overs a side.

WE might have a chance then.

Instead of a preliminary round of minnow-bashing ahead of 8 teams making it to the tournament proper, instead we've got a week of minnows bashing super-minnows with 10 teams in the main part of the event...

Tom Cooper called up for Holland,that at least makes them competitive.

... does that make him ineligible for Australia for x years?

lardbucket wrote:... does that make him ineligible for Australia for x years?

he's already ineligible under the "crap Sozzie cricketer" rule

Opening game tonight on Fox 3 at 8.10 pm - Bangers v Ghanis.

Haven't paid much attention so far, (and this has probably already been mentioned) but it seems the first 12 matches up to next weekend are qualifiers for the minnows (BD, Zim, UAE, Ire, HK, Hol, Afg, Nep), some of who had to already pre-qualify!!

If I'm reading it right only the top 2 (winners of minnow Group A and minnow Group B) go on to match it with the top 8 in 2 Groups (1 & 2) in the remaining rounds, with the semis being winner Group 1 v 2nd Group 2 and winner Group 2 v 2nd Group 1. Then game 35 (!!!) will be the Final.   

Should really be the group decider....

lardbucket wrote:... does that make him ineligible for Australia for x years?

Nope, Nannes did the same.

Has to be NTR.... but the new cricinfo scorecard is dogshite.

Midge is out for Aus

http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2014/3/16/lehmann-casts-doubt-of-johnson-for-world-t20

Nath wrote:

lardbucket wrote:... does that make him ineligible for Australia for x years?

he's already ineligible under the "crap Sozzie cricketer" rule

voided by the dubber birth certificate rule

Blackadder wrote:Midge is out for Aus

http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2014/3/16/lehmann-casts-doubt-of-johnson-for-world-t20

Bollinger seems an odd choice

Sangakarra retiring from Int T20 after this WC. Jayawardene might also. Afghanistan in deep trouble 4/38

pitch is turning square for the spinners, according to Cricinfo

Easy for the Manics against the Hounds, the hosts avoiding the biggest potential banana-skin in their preliminary group.

Did the Hounds even show up, or was that a set of puppies they sent out?

Big turnaround from a couple of weeks ago. Expected it to be a bit closer.

brockley wrote:Tom Cooper called up for Holland,that at least makes them competitive.

Brilliant! Looking forward to Eric Morecambe's call-up to the England squad.

England's recent efforts have been more Cannon and Ball than Morecambe and Wise...

Not Little and Large though.

Tremlett's been given the elbow, and Jimmy Taylor has been frozen out.

Nepal thrashed Hong Kong in the second match.

Hong Kong team:

Waqas Barkat
Irfan Ahmed
J J Atkinson (C, W)
Babar Hayat
M S Chapman
Nizakat Khan
Tanwir Afzal
Aizaz Khan
Najeeb Amar
Haseeb Amjad
Nadeem Ahmed

Lots of traditional Chinese names in there...

Were there many Tenzings in the Nepal team?

Well done to the Bangers and Nepalese.