Champions Trophy 2017

tricycle wrote:Horrible overrate. 3.5 hours and still 6 overs to go.

Williamson should be banned too. Sometimes even makes me wish for that bullshit system of docking overs.

Trouble is that you can only penalise the team bowling first.

True, that's why I did mention that it was shit.

310 is all it is.

Four scores between 48 and 64.

Otherwise, Plunkett highest scorer with 15 from 10.


Hmmmm ,,, Rashid and Mo both 12 off 11; Morgan 13 off 12 .... odd pattern.

Roy 13 off 23. "Lightning" start, as well as another failure.

taipan wrote:

tricycle wrote:Horrible overrate. 3.5 hours and still 6 overs to go.

Williamson should be banned too. Sometimes even makes me wish for that bullshit system of docking overs.

Trouble is that you can only penalise the team bowling first.

In fact, the original twentyw0 cup rules were far better for this. A 6 run penalty for every late over. Can easily afford to make more punitive.

Ronchi plays a defensive stroke Chris martin would be proud of.

Taylor and Williamson have ridden their luck a bit, but doing it pretty easily - passing 150-2 with 21 overs to go, England desperate for a couple of wickets.

Sheep in strife

Taylor falls while trying to attack. Last 6 or so overs have been very decent for England.

Plunkett in the wickets again. Still don't rate him, but fair do's he has performed in ODI's for a while now.

Can't stand our kit though. Bleeghh... much prefer the WSC kit in the mid 80's

Only you could turn into our fashion critic, JK!

Frankly, I'm slightly nonplussed that Ball didn't get tonked. He held up. Not just a hand.

Wood too. I like him, a lot (partly just for the heart & dedication - and the self-effacement), but generally would prefer his started with his second spell. Today he was on the ball fairly quickly.

Plunkett takes wickets. Clever bowler. Batsmen sometimes take a swing because they can't work him out.

I should have said well done to Morgan's men. What, qualified? Already? Wh'appen??


For Australia, same as it was before this match. Third up, they have to smash the Poms. (Or at least nibble a way past them.)

England won't have any trouble v Aust. (no, its not a woof)

Actually, even a double washout would be enough. ... !

SO we get through if (a very very big IF) we beat England. Pack your bags, boys.

Rofl....Reeks will play a blinder...Oz to bolt in.

Icc logic... ban Tharanga, fine Williamson.

no logic

Tharanga's was a serious over rate offence.

2 overs and under = fine
over 2 overs = suspension

That's still logic out of the arse.

Much better to use the original T20 rules.

tricycle wrote:2 overs and under = fine
over 2 overs = suspension

That's still logic out of the arse.

Much better to use the original T20 rules.

SL were almost 40 minutes over. But I agree that a run sanction is a better idea.

Fair enough, that. Tharanga did take the piss against South Africa.

SA win toss and bat

Not a great start. Imad should really be targeted as a 50 run bowler. Can do that with minimum risk.

And now de Villiers gifts his wicket with a poor stroke facing Imad.

tricycle wrote:Not a great start. Imad should really be targeted as a 50 run bowler. Can do that with minimum risk.

And now de Villiers gifts his wicket with a poor stroke facing Imad.

Not surprised at AB . He basically hasn't given a shit since the WC.