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crickmate
U19 12th Man
loved this peice of Article:
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/289343.html
specially this part:
Beaten for pace?: Most new-ball bowlers revel in pushing batsmen on to the back foot with pace. Syed Rasel does the opposite. At times on Saturday, he was so slow through the air that the batsmen could have changed strokes twice. Smith almost did before getting bowled, and Kallis lofted one straight to mid-on. As Neil Manthorp said on the radio, "He's perhaps the only new-ball bowler who gets batsmen out with his lack of pace."
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/289343.html
specially this part:
Beaten for pace?: Most new-ball bowlers revel in pushing batsmen on to the back foot with pace. Syed Rasel does the opposite. At times on Saturday, he was so slow through the air that the batsmen could have changed strokes twice. Smith almost did before getting bowled, and Kallis lofted one straight to mid-on. As Neil Manthorp said on the radio, "He's perhaps the only new-ball bowler who gets batsmen out with his lack of pace."
andyc
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Good call. Highlight of the WC so far for me.
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Great chance? Bangladesh have to win 3 consecutive games, two of which are against teams rated about them. I wouldn't say a "great" chance. They're in with a chance though.
The Baconator
International Vice-Captain
Fair play to the Tigers today, South Africa just weren't up to it, especially with the spinners tying them down in the middle overs. Rasel's two early blows were crucial as well.
Great Birtannia
U19 Captain
South Africa - forever mouthy, forever failing to back it up. **** I hate them.
Salamuddin
International Debutant
Precisely........Australia talk the talk but they back it up by walking the walk...
The Saffies just talk BS and subsequently screw up......it's amazing how overrated they are....al their good performances have come on the high veldt...away from home, they haven't played anywhere near the level a world no 1 side should.
Look at the Aussies, they blew the opposition away in Malaysia, in India and now here in the West Indies they are unbeaten. Contrast that with RSA, well beaten in Sri Lanka 5-0 in 2004, 4-1 in New Zealand in 2004, failed to make the semis of the VB series in Aus in 2005/2006, could only hold India 2-2 in 2005 and scraped into the semis of CT 2006 where they were subsequently hammered and here, they have been hammered by Australia and have turned in a brilliant performance against Bangladesh
Wonderfull stuff by the Number 1 team in the World, South Africa !!!!
Hey, I was born and brought up and lived in Colombo most of my school life, so how do you think I communicated with most of my friends .
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LA ICE-E
State Captain
UH, I don't think they are overrated. They were number one because they performed well over the last year or so. Not what happened in 2004. didn't australia lose to the saffies 3-2, remember that? caused by the 400+ plus innings? Uh then didn't Australia put up a brilliant performance against Bangladesh in cadriff? Didn't the aussies lose to england and whitewashed in new zealand?Precisely........Australia talk the talk but they back it up by walking the walk...
The Saffies just talk BS and subsequently screw up......it's amazing how overrated they are....al their good performances have come on the high veldt...away from home, they haven't played anywhere near the level a world no 1 side should.
Look at the Aussies, they blew the opposition away in Malaysia, in India and now here in the West Indies they are unbeaten. Contrast that with RSA, well beaten in Sri Lanka 5-0 in 2004, 4-1 in New Zealand in 2004, failed to make the semis of the VB series in Aus in 2005/2006, could only hold India 2-2 in 2005 and scraped into the semis of CT 2006 where they were subsequently hammered and here, they have been hammered by Australia and have turned in a brilliant performance against Bangladesh
Wonderfull stuff by the Number 1 team in the World, South Africa !!!!
It was wonderfull stuff by the number 1 team in the world then, Australia!!!!
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Congratulations Bangladesh.
SA loss means the race for 3 of the 4 spots has , IMO , opened up again and any of the 5 teams could make the 3 semi final berths still.
SA net run rate being poor means, they have to win all three remaining games.(West Indies, NZ , England)
England need to win at least 3 of the remaining 4 with only a narrow loss in the 4th .( Australia, Bangladesh, SA, West Indies)
West Indies must win their remaining 3 .(SA, Bangladesh, England)
SL must win 2 of three . ( NZ, Australia, Ireland) but may sneak in with narrow losses to NZ and Australia and a big win over Ireland.
NZ must win 2 of their remaining 4 (Ireland, SL , Australia, SA) but may sneak in with 1 win and narrow losses in remaining 3 .
SA loss means the race for 3 of the 4 spots has , IMO , opened up again and any of the 5 teams could make the 3 semi final berths still.
SA net run rate being poor means, they have to win all three remaining games.(West Indies, NZ , England)
England need to win at least 3 of the remaining 4 with only a narrow loss in the 4th .( Australia, Bangladesh, SA, West Indies)
West Indies must win their remaining 3 .(SA, Bangladesh, England)
SL must win 2 of three . ( NZ, Australia, Ireland) but may sneak in with narrow losses to NZ and Australia and a big win over Ireland.
NZ must win 2 of their remaining 4 (Ireland, SL , Australia, SA) but may sneak in with 1 win and narrow losses in remaining 3 .
pup11
International Coach
Wow, what a result for the Bangers beating the South Africans by 67 runs, Ashraful was amazing with the bat and with 251 on the board Bangers always had a great chance to upset the Saffies and they did it in style.
I think the Proteas were never allowed to get any flow into their innings by the left-arm spinners.
It would have been really funny to see what Smith had to say in the post-match presentation.
I think the Proteas were never allowed to get any flow into their innings by the left-arm spinners.
It would have been really funny to see what Smith had to say in the post-match presentation.
JaiMurugan
Cricket Spectator
Australia took a half strength team to New Zealand...
Salamuddin
International Debutant
yes and all South Africa's good performances came in the comfort of home....they haven't won anything of significance away for a very long time, unlike Australia.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
That keeps getting said, however their replacement players - the middle order batsmen - actually did fairly well. The problem in that series was some completely dire bowling... and their bowling attack, if they play Hodge now that Watson is injured, is actually worse now than it was in that series.
Salamuddin
International Debutant
I'd be extremely surprised if England upset Australia so really I think if Saffies beat the Windies, they're probably thru to the semis.
Salamuddin
International Debutant
But would their first choice have done even better than their replacements ?.....NZl may have had to chase even more had the likes of Punter been around.....
Brett Lee was also missing was he not and Australia lacked Symond's bowling options in the middle overs ? In any case, it doesn't detract from my original point, that there were mitigating circumstances at play for Australia......and thus, the series is not a good gauge by itself of how good a team they really are.