The fuck is Bumrah's weird action/ run up all about?
Thought I was watching a sportsman-dies-on-pitch clip for a second.
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The fuck is Bumrah's weird action/ run up all about?
Thought I was watching a sportsman-dies-on-pitch clip for a second.
Yuvraj Singh is the most egregious example - just not good enough for this level of cricket - and whilst Harbhajan didn't get onto the pitch, he was remarkably still in the squad. Raina has had no form for possibly two years and wasn't that great to begin with, if we're being honest. Ravi Jadeja is total horseshit and everyone knows it, but he gets picked every time on Dhoni's coat tails. Many are excited by Pawan Negi, but he doesn't get a game.
Hardik Pandya was probably their best selection because, whilst still raw, he offers them something they don't otherwise have with both bat and ball.
Their second highest run scorer was Dhoni with 89 runs. Even Shahid Afridi scored more than that.
Ashwin wasn't picked for "marketability" more that he's Dhoni's mate from Chennai Super Kings (RIP). Even though he is actually rubbish and Dhoni rarely even used him this tournament even when they found themselves on slow pitches. Can also explain Raina.
CSK also the team of ICC president N Srinivasan of course.
That goes hand in hand with who you want on the posters though.
The other problem they have is the IPL is actually crap cricket, but whisper that. No bid for Guptill, Amla or Khawaja at this year's auction. I wonder why, especially on the latter two counts.
Chris Morris $750,000 though. I'll never understand the IPL I'm afraid.
I looked through the squads in detail the other day in an attempt to unravel its mysteries, but there's no real rhyme or reason to it. Sri Lankans seem to be very much off the menu, and there's a mysterious predilection for filling up the excess overseas berths with workaday Australian medium pacers, like Ben Cutting and Joel Paris.
The player values themselves are all based on supply and demand. It's like when City overpay for young English players. There are only 32 starting berths for overseas and everyone wants to be there, so the teams have a stronger hand, but when it comes to Indian players the opposite is true, hence Ravi Jadeja being worth sixteen Kane Williamsons.
Even that fails to explain Chris Morris, but then Surrey have signed him as well for reasons that elude me, so I should button up.
Harbhajan is a waste of space now, but he'll get in the squad until he dies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
Jadeja's the curious one, because you're not wrong, and I can't stand him. But you can't deny that he's been weirdly effective prior to this tournament - certainly far more than his ability would suggest he should be.
His record is propped up by a huge amount of success against England. Averages 22 against us and 56 against Australia in ODIs, both in a decent number of games. 'FML', as they say.
He's an odd duck.
In other India-related news: http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-worl...ry/993955.html
Aw.Quote:
Dhoni blames no-balls, dew factor for loss
"But you have to realise it was half an hour early start, a bad toss to lose."
"It was quite difficult to score 190. We are saying 10-15 short based on the second innings but you have to analyse that the surface was completely different."
I watched a fair bit of IPL a year or two back (I still don't know anything about cricket but I quite like watching it) and came to the conclusion that it had to be completely bent. Was I entirely or just mostly correct?
Aww, let me get out my violin.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItalAussie
Entirely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disco
Two of the 8 teams are currently banned for corruption, although they've been replaced by another two.
Think this'll be the first time I've gone out of my way to watch a full T20 match.
Batting first. What'd be a good score here?
Fucking hell.
Lol, here we go.
Great start there.
Wahey Roy :D
Oh no.
:(
Just turned and it's 9-2, and Morgan's just played a textbook forward defence.
Great.
Morgan looks perpetually dead behind the eyes. I know he's in poor form, but I don't think I've ever seen him look cheerful. He gives me the willies a bit.
That won't help. Eugh. Edit: Eoin's demeanour, I mean. In terms of run rate it might actually help us.
That was inevitable.
Did I hear that Windies have won 10 tosses on the spin?
Well this is a bit shit.
These sort of T20 games are shit. We'll score something pathetic, Gayle will get out for nothing, and Marlon Samuels will plod his way to victory. Everyone will cry.
Yep. With our deep batting line-up and sketchy bowling attack we'd be better served just going for it rather than consolidating. I'd rather see us all out for 100 trying to get 200 rather than eking out 132-7.Quote:
Originally Posted by Davgooner
You should put a quid on that exact score. I can see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by igor_balis
Feel so fucking sorry for Joe Root. He's a class act.
Root. :cool:
Everyone else. :sick:
That's that, then.
Double-jinx team!
Played, Rev. o/
Have windies collapsed horrifically this tournament at any point?
They failed to chase the 124 set by the Afghans, but they were already through at that point.
Need a few more here, but it's not the worst score in the world with 4 overs to go.
West Indies scores so far:
183 - England
127 (18.3 overs) - Sri Lanka
123 (19.4 overs) - Saffers
117 (already through) - Afghans
196 (19.4 overs) - India
Jesus how have they got so far with them scores. Not completely over then.
You can only beat what's in front of you (or what the other team sets).Quote:
Originally Posted by leedsrevolution
We would never chase this down.
And, by the same token, even if the Windies are 33-6 after 5 overs, they'll still get it. I was at the Oval for that Champions Trophy final.
Still when you consider the overs to the run rates it isn't brilliant.Quote:
Originally Posted by hfswjyr
Roooooooooooooooooooot
omfg
'mon.
Root! :drool:
Get fucked, Universe Boss. Jimmy will be nursing a semi just now.
What a fucking hero. Even if we loose he deserves to be knighted.
Just as I was about to change my opinion on Jordan he delivers this tripe.
Dave Willeys aving a party
Willey's been great. Made it tight again after it looked like they'd bagged it.
I'm pretty sure Hales caught that exactly how you are taught not to as a kid.
He'd have looked a right pleb if he'd dropped it as well.
This is tense.
They'll have to go for it now, that run rate is starting to creep up.