Cricket World Cup 2023

[QueenOfGoths]

Test Match Special. Biggest Stadium in the World. Bairstow larruping a six off the second ball. India v Pakistan upcoming.

Bring it on!!

 

[two sheds]

On R5 TMS, highlights 19:00 ITV before the rugby

 

[surreybrowncap]

Have downloaded my SKYGO to work's computer..
Will dip in and out..
But sometimes I like to watch highlights without knowing the result..

 

[QueenOfGoths]

New Zealand on fire at the moment

 

[QueenOfGoths]

"Death by a Thousand Cuts" as they've just said in TMS!!

 

[Idaho]

We made it look difficult, apparently.

 

[Petcha]

Once again NZ underestimated. They're a complete side. Even without KW. Finalists.

 

[tommers]

Well now.

 

[planetgeli]

Inauspicious start but then again I really don't fancy us this time. Don't think Moeen should be coming in at 5 above Buttler.

India will win it.

 

[Spymaster]

Well that was a jolly good thumping

 

[Petcha]

An empty stadium. And another 2 month tournament. During monsoon, I don't know what the the organisers of these things are thinking.

Well played NZ though.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Was the bowling that atrocious?

The scorecard shows a rusty Wood. That’ll change.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

oops

 

[Petcha]

Was the bowling that atrocious?

The scorecard shows a rusty Wood. That’ll change.

I didn't see the game. But that must have been a very flat pitch. This is going to be a very long two months.

 

[Spymaster]

Great start from Holland here.

Pakistan properly struggling at the moment, edging it all over the shop.

 

[Spymaster]

Shame there are only about 10 spectators in the ground

 

[Petcha]

What a bizarre way to start a World Cup. On a lazy Thursday afternoon. With the hosts nowhere to be seen. Is the ICC the worst organising body in world sport?

 

[Petcha]

I'm fairly sure they're piping in crowd noise like those bizarre days of lockdown

 

[surreybrowncap]

What a bizarre way to start a World Cup. On a lazy Thursday afternoon. With the hosts nowhere to be seen. Is the ICC the worst organising body in world sport?

No - FIFA....

 

[Petcha]

No - FIFA....

FIFA open their world cups on the weekend, prime time, and with the host nation playing. And have an opening ceremony. Oh and they get it done in a month. Not two.

 

[surreybrowncap]

And come up with such crazy schemes to host 2030 World Cup on three continents and six countries...
Anyway - back to the cricket...

 

[Petcha]

50 over cricket is dead in India. This reminds me so much of the 2007 world cup in the Caribbean which I went to for the whole gruelling two months. The cameramen were so desperate to find supporters to focus on that me and my mates were regularly being beamed around the world much to my mum's amusement.The stadiums were empty. They overpriced the tickets, the booze and even banned musical instruments which in the Windies is sacrilege.

btw i l love that the next footy one is spread across such a range of places. im gonna be doing an epic road trip.

 

[Spymaster]

My word Sri Lanka are taking a shellacking here!

De Kock's hitting boundaries for a laugh. I reckon South Africa might get close to 400.

Loads of dropped catches and some of the worst bowling of the tournament so far. Check-out Pathirana's action ... WTF?

One of those games where things go wrong they go REALLY wrong.

 

[Spymaster]

Just been reading about this Pathirana kid who's been going for 10 an over. Apparently he has modelled his action on Lasith Malinga. Now Malinga was a great bowler but why on earth would anyone deliberately copy his action?

Malinga was great despite his action, not because of it.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Australia in danger of not seeing out their 50 overs

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Good start by England, but that outfield looks terrible!

 

[planetgeli]

Good start by England, but that outfield looks terrible!

Pretty spectacular scenery mind you.

Middle order hasn't quite established itself without Stokes.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Pretty spectacular scenery mind you.

Middle order hasn't quite established itself without Stokes.

Only listening on the radio, but sounds like a tricky pitch. I think the middle order did ok really. Top three did amazingly well. Middle order could then come in and just keep swinging. Only Curran scored at under 100. I'm still not convinced by Curran...

 

[Petcha]

Curran's the most expensive overseas player in the IPL so he's doing something right

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Curran's the most expensive overseas player in the IPL so he's doing something right

Chris Morris also went for huge sums in the IPL but had an underwhelming international career. A certain kind of reasonable bowler who can also swing the bat can fetch big prices. If you look at Curran's numbers in tests, Odis and t20i, only his t20i bowling numbers are good.

Anyhow, England are cruising to a huge win here. That total was probably about 100 above par.

Disappointing lack of close matches so far in this WC.