Re: World Cup 2015

by taipan Thu 12 Feb 2015, 07:47

Red wrote:The Scots seemed to be doing okay to this juncture.

aye it puts SA's tremendous form against them into perspective.

by Blackadder Thu 12 Feb 2015, 08:51

Just tuned in to a few mins of the opening ceremony. . Cringe. .

by skully Thu 12 Feb 2015, 10:39

Crikey, that was a bit awful!!! Shocked

I watched snippets when there was a break in Ridiculousness and it looked just a bit twee and done on a very small budget.

by Brass Monkey Thu 12 Feb 2015, 11:15

Superb efforts from the Irish and especially the Scots. Top business. Let's hope they can make waves that the ICC really don't want them to

by tricycle Thu 12 Feb 2015, 14:19

Hopefully someone will come to their senses and revert the stupid decision not to have any associates.

by Merlin Thu 12 Feb 2015, 16:20

horace wrote:Grand opening ceremony of the WC tonight

You Australians really do go in for grand openings ...
Didn't Julia Gillard have one?

Here's the call -
WC winners - Snoozers
Runners up - Paksters
A poor third - England

Out of the frame - Australia and the ROW.

by horace Thu 12 Feb 2015, 21:25

that is just what the Forum needs - some merlo madness...

WC winner - snoooooozies
WC r/up - saffies (of course)...cough, cough
3rd - Oz
4th -Lankans

by Blackadder Thu 12 Feb 2015, 23:04

Seems the Opening ceremonies weren't the only thing done on the cheap by the ICC.

http://workinglife.org.au/2015/02/13/why-the-world-cup-is-just-not-cricket/

Friday, 13 February 2015

THE eyes of the sporting world will be on the Melbourne Cricket Ground tomorrow night when ancient enemies Australia and England meet to open the cricket World Cup.

A global audience of a hundreds of millions is expected to tune in for the highly-anticipated opening match of the tournament, while Sunday’s clash between India and Pakistan in Adelaide is likely to set a cricket world record of more than a billion viewers.

But it won’t be Australian – or New Zealand – camera operators, sound people, editors and broadcast technicians putting the show together. They have been shut out of the tournament.

Instead, the pictures will be sent around the world from a crew of temporary foreign workers brought in especially for the tournament on a visa that allows them to be paid less than Australian workers would be.

The controversy over the use of foreign crew has cast a shadow over the beginning of the tournament, and will be the focus of protests outside the MCG tomorrow.

by Blackadder Thu 12 Feb 2015, 23:20

by horace Thu 12 Feb 2015, 23:27

some folk have had a lot of fun over a slab or two in designing these....I really did spill water (not the bag) laughing over Ireland (England A) and Scotland (England B)

by Blackadder Fri 13 Feb 2015, 01:41

In the final WGAF warm up game Afghans vs UAE @ Junction Oval.

AFG 115/4 (26.0)

by embee Fri 13 Feb 2015, 02:27

horace wrote:some folk have had a lot of fun over a slab or two in designing these....I really did spill water (not the bag) laughing over Ireland (England A) and Scotland (England B)

I think they missed England C

by skully Fri 13 Feb 2015, 05:33

BoM forecast for opening game day:

Very high (95%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending north to northeasterly in the evening.

Hopefully Bleak City doesn't let us down for the opener.

by embee Fri 13 Feb 2015, 05:41

I think some red quotes from the spivcentral jamodi may re-surface if it pisses down

by skully Fri 13 Feb 2015, 05:57

Heh, yes, I would fully expect so. Very Happy

by Blackadder Fri 13 Feb 2015, 07:43

In the final warm up game.

Afghanistan 308/9 vs UAE 294

by Merlin Fri 13 Feb 2015, 08:03

embee wrote:
horace wrote:some folk have had a lot of fun over a slab or two in designing these....I really did spill water (not the bag) laughing over Ireland (England A) and Scotland (England B)

I think they missed England C

Who would that be MB?
Australia?

Coat. Forget the hat. I'm outta here.

by beamer Fri 13 Feb 2015, 08:08

The Yarps - the ones that slipped through our recruitment net...

by Nath Fri 13 Feb 2015, 08:16

skully wrote:BoM forecast for opening game day:

Very high (95%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending north to northeasterly in the evening.

Hopefully Bleak City doesn't let us down for the opener.

it's very thunderstormy right now (and for overnight and tomorrow morning). they're predicting sunshine around midday.

by Brass Monkey Fri 13 Feb 2015, 09:32

skully wrote:BoM forecast for opening game day:

Very high (95%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending north to northeasterly in the evening.

Hopefully Bleak City doesn't let us down for the opener.

Wow - England are quids in!!!

by skully Fri 13 Feb 2015, 10:31

Jimmeh bowling first in steamy conditions may prove interesting.

by Brass Monkey Fri 13 Feb 2015, 10:41

I meant because we may get a no result!

by lardbucket Fri 13 Feb 2015, 11:00

Guaranteed points to both sides. Ideal.

by Guest Fri 13 Feb 2015, 11:25

lardbucket wrote:Guaranteed points to both sides. Ideal.

You're still going with this nonsense?

I'm sure it's already been posted but if you are genuinely feeling pessimistic, have a quick read of this, might allay your fears somewhat if you haven't managed to watch many England matches over the past year:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/31428625

by Red Fri 13 Feb 2015, 13:29

Would be incredibly ironic if it did rain for the opener because we've barely had precipitation for months. We had a fair dumping earlier this evening which was inevitable after the high relative humidity these past few days.

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