Group C - New Zealand, England, Kenya, Canada

[Pup Clarke]

According to the Beeb, English team management fined several team members after being out late in a nightclub following their defeat against NZ.

 

[marc71178]

Bell, Plunkett, Anderson and Lewis.

Leave them all out tomorrow I say.

 

[The Big Cheese]

Bell, Plunkett, Anderson and Lewis.

Leave them all out tomorrow I say.

And replace them with who?

 

[steds]

Whoever's left!

 

[Prince EWS]

And replace them with who?

Strauss, Mahmood and Bopara. Lewis doesn't need to be replaced because he didn't play.
I'm quite sure he was joking though.

 

[The Baconator]

Anyone fancy Canada tomorrow?

 

[Turbinator]

Anyone fancy Canada tomorrow?

You betchya' .

 

[marc71178]

Strauss, Mahmood and Bopara. Lewis doesn't need to be replaced because he didn't play.
I'm quite sure he was joking though.

Actually I'm not.

What they've done is a disgrace and nothing would let them know that it is more than by not selecting them for the next game.

 

[Richard]

So it's worth sacrificing the Super Eight for?

I for one am now taking nothing for granted against Kenya. Settling petty disputes can be solved elsewhere.

 

[Dick Rockett]

I don't think NZ "utterly outclassed England in all departments". They got the significant benefit of conditions, which has probably made it an easy win for NZ. Watch Vaughan trying to pull the ball in the first innings. Compare it with Styris. Styris got a few boundaries (nice one Jimmy) and Vaughan got a few mis-hits and a ball onto the stumps.

It's a shame the toss should play a part in the game as it happened a lot in the last World Cup with day-nighters, but it clearly has effected this match.

NZ would have probably played the early conditions better than England anyway, but we'll never know now. You can't bowl sides out on pitches like this and England couldn't force the pace, so where were England going to claw the difference back?

Hahaha, be sure to let us all know when you've found your missing eye.

 

[Richard]

at 16toS coming-in and making the exact same comment every other Kiwi who read the thread did!

 

[James]

I don't like the sound of this by John Bracewell.... Hopefully he's learnt from the Ireland/Pakistan game that you don't take the minnows for granted.

Nevertheless he will rotate his side for the remaining group games against Kenya and Canada on Wednesday and Friday.

"In the Kenya and Canada games we'll make sure the whole squad gets a run out now we have got this one of out the way," he said.

 

[Dick Rockett]

at 16toS coming-in and making the exact same comment every other Kiwi who read the thread did!

I know I shouldn't be surprised every time he posts something like that, but I just can't understand how he can possibly be so utterly, abjectly biased.

He doesn't even like one day cricket, ffs.

James: too true mate. Luckily Braces has remained firmly in the background lately. Let's hope we beat Canada and Kenya and we don't have to start baying for the idiot's blood again.

 

[Richard]

I don't like the sound of this by John Bracewell.... Hopefully he's learnt from the Ireland/Pakistan game that you don't take the minnows for granted.

I shall henceforth cringe whenever I hear such statements... be greatful for small mercies, FCOL...

 

[Tim]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21401995-5012554,00.html

Sounds like Freddie deserves to be left out too!!!

 

[pup11]

Shocking to hear Freddie being so reckless he definietly needs to dropped for today's game (atleast).

 

[pasag]

Only report so far is from a British tabloid though.

 

[Evermind]

Amusing quote from one of the BBC blog comments:

"A typical England performance is what I'd call what I witnessed, the customary batting collapse, a gritty if somewhat comical fightback ( I say this because even tho he scored 40 odd I'm still at a loss as to Nixons inclusion and after hearing his dulcit tones through the stump microphone all innings I can only conclude that all the oppsing batsmen hear is blah eurgh der dar ner *** on boys ner bler, his wicket keeping was somewhat errrm interesting!)"

 

[PY]

I'm appalled that they went out drinking after that terrible performance on Friday. They should be ashamed of themselves, they obviously aren't taking the WC seriously enough if they topped up at 4am less than 48 hours before an important game.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I know I'd be smashed every night (Y)