Group B - Pakistan, England, Netherlands

[wpdavid]

How come Dimitri Mascheranas didn't play?

And how come no-hopers like Key and Morgan are in the middle order?
And how come we're playing a young leggie in this form of the game?

I know it's daft to get anoyed over 2020 but the lack of brainpower that's gone into picking this side is beyond me.

 

[stumpski]

They haven't mentioned it on the radio, but that rain looks quite hard to me.

 

[superkingdave]

Don't know why Broad is trying to bowl this dross, he needs to take wicket, bowl at the ****ing stumps ffs

 

[King Pietersen]

I'm happy with the selection of Morgan. Key and Rashid are another matter though.

The lack of brainpower continuing with Broad bowling round the wicket when England need wickets. Thats it boys, rule out all but 1/2 methods of dismissal. Genius.

Edit: Thank god for that, over the wicket now.

Edit 2: Oh no, back round. ****.

 

[kingkallis]

Smits can bat as well, he is no mug with bat!

This performance of NL should pump the other minor teams up as well...

 

[Chubb]

Cool heads needed from the Dutch now. They should do it. They should.

 

[kingkallis]

WIDE? WTF, I never liked Ashoka de Silva - poor poor umpiring this!

 

[Neil Pickup]

Never, ever wide. No consistency.

 

[Neil Pickup]

What evidence do you have that Smits can bat? He's a nine at best.

 

[Burgey]

HaHa Broad - gets a dodgy wide call and looks like a Sloane Square brat told by his mummy he can't have a biscuit.

Harden the **** up, Princess.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Rashid...

A bad over from him and it's all over.

 

[grecian]

Smits can bat as well, he is no mug with bat!

This performance of NL should pump the other minor teams up as well...

Nah, doubt it, none of them will be playing England!

 

[Cruxdude]

Great tactics from England. Negative cricket against associate countries.

 

[atisha_ro]

And let's give them extras while we're at it. Wonderful.

 

[stumpski]

Van Bunge certainly can bat though.

 

[wpdavid]

Rashid...

A bad over from him and it's all over.

Makes sense giving the wet ball to your legspinner at this stage of the game

 

[cricman]

Holland were 20/1 by the bookies too

 

[kingkallis]

Shot!

 

[King Pietersen]

Brilliant. Rashid still bowling short. More genius captaincy from Collingwood....

 

[S Chanderpaul]

Still expect the Dutch to bottle it, but hoping they win.