Group E - England, India, South Africa, West Indies

[wpdavid]

Fair play to the Saffies, they're looking faintly embarrassed about getting this shower out.

Comes to something when you can't even bat out 20 overs

Thing that strikes me about 2020 is how quickly we've been left behind in this form of the game. At least we took about 20 years in ODIs. But in this format we're already so far off the pace it's just embarassing against anyone who's competent.

 

[Scaly piscine]

More brain dead batting. He's a 90 odd mph bowler. JUST GET A BAT ON IT.

 

[wpdavid]

Quite a funny match, wouldn't the Netherlands have been a better opponent? Can they play against Australia this summer?

Good to see Cricinfo refuses to dumb down though

Still time for England to post a competitive. They just need both these batsmen to go absolutely mental


I'd give my right nut to have a job that involved text commentary updates and watching cricket all day.. Looks like they've employed someone with about as much nouse as Stuart Broad

You'd be a bit more convincing if you spelt nous properly

 

[Evermind]

LOL @ England. I think they're the reason I watch international cricket.

 

[Howsie]

England needed an innings like Redmond's.

 

[S Chanderpaul]

Rashid

 

[Howsie]

England is such a massive joke.

 

[wpdavid]

Rashid

Poor sod's out of his depth. Blame the idiot selectors who picked him.

 

[TT Boy]

Feel for the kid. Everytime I have seen him, he hasn't come across as a slogger or a clean hitter of the ball.

It is the ****e at the top of the order which take all the blame.

 

[Howsie]

5-0 Australia.

 

[TT Boy]

England will take those four extra, shame it looks like they need about 40 more.

And Parnell gets his second.

 

[wpdavid]

Feel for the kid. Everytime I have seen him, he hasn't come across as a slogger or a clean hitter of the ball.

It is the ****e at the top of the order which take all the blame.

Quite.

 

[Langeveldt]

You'd be a bit more convincing if you spelt nous properly

I was more worried about the Stuart/Stewart issue..

Oh, on a side note.. Parnell was at the same bar as me a few weeks ago, with a distinctly ropey looking girl on his arm.. Think he deserves an upgrade now

 

[stumpski]

Now that's something you don't see very often - Anderson was bowled off and leg stump while the middle stayed in!

I've heard of that happening before but I couldn't see how it could be done - now I've seen it with my own eyes. I don't think he knocked one over himself.

 

[Langeveldt]

Feel for the kid. Everytime I have seen him, he hasn't come across as a slogger or a clean hitter of the ball.

It is the ****e at the top of the order which take all the blame.

Not sure thats applicable, the guy is playing T20. If he can't deal with it then he shouldn't be in there.. Kind of feel for him in a Darren Pattinson kind of way.. Just shouldn't have had a look in

 

[popepouri]

Parnell. what a prospect and we still haven't seen him bat yet.

 

[wpdavid]

I was more worried about the Stuart/Stewart issue..

Oh, on a side note.. Parnell was at the same bar as me a few weeks ago, with a distinctly ropey looking girl on his arm.. Think he deserves an upgrade now

tbh I hadn't even noticed the Stuart/Stewart mis-spell, which serves me right really.

So do you regularly hang out with FC cricketers nowadays? I'm impressed.

 

[popepouri]

Smith gone. Scooter needs to come good now.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Not sure getting Fat Gray* out the best move tbh. Gibbs far more dangerous in the format. Still 18/1 off 4 a decent start from us.

*& he's really filled out of late too, hasn't he? Kallis as well. Too many celebratory lunches IMHO.

 

[grecian]

*& he's really filled out of late too, hasn't he? Kallis as well. Too many celebratory lunches IMHO.

Think it's these new Saffie strips, not too complementary for the blokes of a fuller figure.