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World Cup Predictions

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Poker Boy

State Vice-Captain
World Cup Winners : Australia
Biggest "big 8" flop: Pakistan
Top run scorer: Mike "Mr Cricket" Hussey
Best strike rate : Justin Kemp
Highest score: Ganguly ("rabbit-killer" batters Bermuda)
Most wickets : Murali
Best economy rate :Shaun "scrooge" Pollock
Best bowling figures: Murali (Bermuda won't have a clue against him)
Best emerging player: Paul Nix....no, seriously Ross Taylor
Most disappointing player:Lara (host nation pressure takes its toll)
Surprise Package: England or NZ (and Dwayne Leverock might run a batsman out...that WOULD be a surprise!)
Biggest Dissapointment: Hope i'm wrong...WI failing to do themselves justice (like SA in 2003, England in 1999 etc)
Semi-Finalists : Australia, SA, India and SL (England or NZ next best chance)
 
Mr Mxyzptlk

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You'd predict England to reach the semi-finals ahead of the West Indies? Surely the West Indies isn't that bad a team...
 
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Anil

Hall of Fame Member
world cup winners: india
"big 8" side to perform most poorly: new zealand
player with most runs: yuvraj singh
player with best strike-rate: kevin pietersen
player with biggest score of tournament: ricky ponting
bowler with most wickets: zaheer khan
bowler with best economy rate: shaun pollock
bowler with best performance of tournament: makhaya ntini
tournament's emerging player: don't know, robin uthappa maybe
most disappointing player: kumar sangakkara
surprise package: england
biggest disappointment: south africa and england will have fallen short again
 
Corli

Corli

U19 Cricketer
World Cup Winners : South Africa
Biggest "big 8" flop: India
Top run scorer: Ricky Ponting
Best strike rate : Mike Hussey
Highest score: Graeme Smith
Most wickets : Makhaya Ntini
Best economy rate :Shaun Pollock
Best bowling figures: Murali
Best emerging player: Don't really know...
Most disappointing player: Glenn McGrath
Surprise Package: New Zealand
Biggest Dissapointment: No minnow upsets
Semi-Finalists : Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies
 
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FRAZ

International Captain
world cup winners: Australia
"big 8" side to perform most poorly: Pakistan
player with most runs: Michael Hussey
player with best strike-rate: Shahid Khan Afridi
player with biggest score of tournament: Michael Hussey
bowler with most wickets: Bond
bowler with best economy rate: Murali
bowler with best performance of tournament: Rana Naveed
tournament's emerging player: Peter G Littleheart
most disappointing player: I******-Ul-***
surprise package: Pakistan (making it to the super 8)
biggest disappointment: South Africa (who else)
 
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Fiery

Fiery

Banned
World Cup Winners : New Zealand
Biggest "big 8" flop: Australia
Top run scorer: Stephen Fleming
Best strike rate : Jacob Oram
Highest score: Lou Vincent
Most wickets : Shane Bond
Best economy rate : Daniel Vettori
Best bowling figures: Shane Bond
Best emerging player: Ross Taylor
Most disappointing player: Shane Watson
Surprise Package: Bermuda
Biggest Dissapointment: England
Semi-Finalists : New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies
 
pasag

pasag

RTDAS
Fiery said:
World Cup Winners : New Zealand
Biggest "big 8" flop: Australia
Top run scorer: Stephen Fleming
Best strike rate : Jacob Oram
Highest score: Lou Vincent
Most wickets : Shane Bond
Best economy rate : Daniel Vettori
Best bowling figures: Shane Bond
Best emerging player: Ross Taylor
Most disappointing player: Shane Watson
Surprise Package: Bermuda
Biggest Dissapointment: England
Semi-Finalists : New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies
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:laugh:
 
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Poker Boy

State Vice-Captain
Mr Mxyzptlk said:
You'd predict England to reach the semi-finals ahead of the West Indies? Surely the West Indies isn't that bad a team...
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I'm not saying WI are a bad team, I just doubt if they can cope with "host nation pressure". Australia (1992) and SA (2003) IMO were beter teams than the current WI team and they flopped at home (as did England in 1999 but that wasn't host nation pressure - that was a crap team!) Sometimes its the "junior" host nation - NZ (1992), SL(1996) and Zimbabwe(2003) who do better sice there wasn't as much pressure on them.
 
haroon510

haroon510

International 12th Man
World Cup Winners : Sir Lanka
Biggest "big 8" flop: Australia
Top run scorer: Kumara sangakara
Best strike rate : shahid khan afridi
Highest score: sanath jaysurya
Most wickets : murli
Best economy rate : polly
Best bowling figures: shoaib akhter ( if he plays if not murli)
Best emerging player: Imran nazir
Most disappointing player: Sachan Tendulkar
Surprise Package: Pakistan (without asif and akhter)
Biggest Dissapointment: Aus
Semi-Finalists : New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Pakistan
 
Mr Mxyzptlk

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Poker Boy said:
I'm not saying WI are a bad team, I just doubt if they can cope with "host nation pressure". Australia (1992) and SA (2003) IMO were beter teams than the current WI team and they flopped at home (as did England in 1999 but that wasn't host nation pressure - that was a crap team!) Sometimes its the "junior" host nation - NZ (1992), SL(1996) and Zimbabwe(2003) who do better sice there wasn't as much pressure on them.
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So... you'd predict England to reach the semi-finals ahead of the West Indies? Bold call.
 
Magrat Garlick

Magrat Garlick

Global Moderator
World Cup Winners : Oz
Biggest "big 8" flop: South Africa
Top run scorer: Ricky Thomas Ponting
Best strike rate : Christopher Henry Gayle
Highest score: Ponting
Most wickets : Nathan Wade Bracken
Best economy rate : Ian David Russell Bradshaw
Best bowling figures: Bracken v Scotland
Best emerging player: Kieron Pollard
Most disappointing player: Graeme Smith
Surprise Package: India (reaches the final again)
Biggest Disappointment: South Africa
Semi-Finalists : Australia, India, West Indies, Sri Lanka
 
Jungle Jumbo

Jungle Jumbo

International Vice-Captain
World Cup Winners: Australia
"Big 8" side to perform most poorly: Pakistan
Player with most runs: Ponting
Player with best strike-rate: Dhoni
Bowler with most wickets: Muralitharan
Bowler with best economy rate: Pollock
Tournament's emerging player: Uthappa
Most disappointing player: Lara
Surprise package: Sri Lanka (will make final)
Biggest disappointment: New Zealand
 
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