Go for it I reckon. If they get Smith early, it's on, especially with Gibbs injured.
Good call. Highlight of the WC so far for me.But seriously, Bangladesh-- guns. Best day.
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.Bangladesh are agreat chance they have only lost to the top 3 sides, so if they are able to beat Enland Ireland and West Indies they can still make it
South Africa - forever mouthy, forever failing to back it up. **** I hate them.
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 .hey for a tamil guy u know sinhala pretty well
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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 !!!!
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?
It was wonderfull stuff by the number 1 team in the world then, Australia!!!!
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.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?
It was wonderfull stuff by the number 1 team in the world then, Australia!!!!
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.Australia took a half strength team to New Zealand...
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.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 .
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.