Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
"It happens"?
If you don't post swear-words, it doesn't happen.
Not swearing is not difficult.
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Format ideas for future World Cups.
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If you don't post swear-words, it doesn't happen.
Not swearing is not difficult.
LA ICE-E
State Captain
hell no it wouldn't...ireland vs england is going to be way better ...plus ireland had more fan support this world cup than india or pakistan...so it will have a better atmosphere..
LA ICE-E
State Captain
looks like giving teams so many chances isn't much fun is it? so one chance two chances is enough and so its still vital and still fun...though to get the best possible out of super 8 it needs this kind of format...
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
That'll be a Greigy nomination on Friday.
It's been more visible, and now they're in the tournament for longer, so of course the unwary are going to think they've got more support.
Hamilton B
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Er, actually I do. Except for the quarterfinals bit, it gave teams a much fairer chance of reaching the next stage. You don't get the point of it. There was an upset, WI still made the next round, and I have absolutely no problems with that since that format made sure one loss to Kenya didn't seal the deal for them. Contrary to what you would like to paint me as, I so like a World cup to be reasonably less of a lottery and as fair as possible.
geez. The quarterfinals were the next round, in case you missed it. So it makes utterly zero sense to state that the second round was a reason for them making the second round
. Simple distinction: WI lost to Kenya and India, and made the next round of 8 (and just so you don't get yourself lost, next round of 8 = the quarterfinals). India now lost to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and didn't make the next round of 8. Comprende ?Yes they do. And do those matches result in a culmination into crickets premier tournament ? No they don't. They count for absolutely diddly squat.
Take it up with the ICC and other boards. That has absolutely no relevance to the discussion at hand.
Way to go round and round in circles. After being repeatedly pointed out why there are better formats than the one you espouse so wholeheartedly, you still think repeating yourself is a good idea. Try posting when you can actually prove how the current format is fairer than the previous ones, because that is the point of it all, and you haven't managed to do that yet in multiple attempts. And even ignoring the cussing and the lame 'huh huhs', please learn the concepts of capitalization and paragraphs.
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
How exactly?
LA ICE-E
State Captain
i never said the format is fairer...i said the format is better...a format doesn't need to be fair it just needs to be exciting...also it looks like the 20/20 championship is going to have a similar format too but with 12 teams instead of 16...just for starters but i think they will bring the number up in the next ones
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Unless you also believe Pakistan would have been annhailated by England. Which, FTR, I do...
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
No, even if you do believe such a thing, the notion that Ireland would be more competitive - not as competetive - is still one that can be woefully incorrect.
And seriously - I'd not back against Pakistan beating England. They might be terrible, but so are we. For Azhar Mahmood, we have Sajid Mahmood. For Mohammad Sami we have Liam Plunkett. And the list goes on.
And seriously - I'd not back against Pakistan beating England. They might be terrible, but so are we. For Azhar Mahmood, we have Sajid Mahmood. For Mohammad Sami we have Liam Plunkett. And the list goes on.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
True as that may be, England hammering Ireland wouldn't prove such a post worthy of a Greigy, as the poster could still believe England would beat Pakistan by a larger margin. The Greigy is a "bad prediction" award - I don't think hypothetical predictions really count.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Indeed, much better match all round.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
No, indeed.
Can't even get Michael Vaughan's part-time spin away...
Ireland have been completely outclassed today by a very, very average England performance. I'd be surprised if a Pakistan with the squad they had wouldn't have done better.
No, there is indeed no way to prove that.
Can't even get Michael Vaughan's part-time spin away...
Ireland have been completely outclassed today by a very, very average England performance. I'd be surprised if a Pakistan with the squad they had wouldn't have done better.
No, there is indeed no way to prove that.
LA ICE-E
State Captain
really richard you wont ever give them the credit they deserve...even if they won today you would say something like "England are not good at ODIs anyway, plus they cant repeat that again. Its just another fluke...etc etc etc". You probably said in the game vs SA " it was just an warm-up SA didn't care, they wont beat anyone...etc etc etc"
Its not like Vaughan never bowled before and its not like he's been put away all the time...
Ireland haven't been outclassed in everything...they were in it until like the 33rd over and doing it ok too...they bowled all tile the last five overs where england broke free(and that had something to do with Rankin crapping up and not being able to bowl) and if they could have done a better job there this game would have been much much closer...
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