*Official* Quarter Final 1 - Pakistan v West Indies

[TT Boy]

This is ****ing pathetic.

 

[ankitj]

Hafeez 8 overs, 12 runs. WTF

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

This is ****ing pathetic.

...or absolutely genius!

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Who would you have replaced him with? Rampaul is in for the reverse swing, Bishoo for spin, Roach for aggression. Hard to see who they could have left out.

Sammy.

Sammy.

Sammehhhh!

 

[smash84]

Afridi bowled well tbh

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Sammy.

Sammy.

Sammehhhh!

The horse has bolted. The ship has sailed.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

No surprises, dropped sitter at long off.

 

[TT Boy]

...or absolutely genius!

Sammy's last stand.

LOL @ Gul.

 

[Daemon]

Lol. Gul is begging for another Ross Taylor

 

[kingkallis]

Why is Gul opening the bowling? Usually bowls first change?

Why is Hafeez opening the bowling? Usually bowls tripe?

What is Waqar smoking?

Whatever he smoke need to be shared with Eric Simmons

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

The horse has bolted. The ship has sailed.

......and the Sammy still has done nothing???

 

[smash84]

yeah i hope that drop doesn't turn into another taylor

 

[_Ed_]

The funniest part of that dropped catch was when he stood up and did a full 360-degree turn looking for the ball.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

......and the Sammy still has done nothing???

You don't replace your captain halfway through a tournament. Sammy's ineffectiveness as a captain was evident before the World Cup, but the selectors went brave anyway. His brand of (non-playing) captaincy can sort of get by in Tests, but in ODIs it's woefully outstanding.

 

[smash84]

Whatever he smoke need to be shared with Eric Simmons

agreed....it has worked well so far

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

You don't replace your captain halfway through a tournament. Sammy's ineffectiveness as a captain was evident before the World Cup, but the selectors went brave anyway. His brand of (non-playing) captaincy can sort of get by in Tests, but in ODIs it's woefully outstanding.

Indeed.

In all fairness to Sammy though, he did win the toss.

 

[_Ed_]

Haha, way too close to cut.

 

[Jono]

Agree, poor shot. Gul bowled great overall, but that particular shot was a poor piece of batting.

missing the point. Gayle plays plenty of those shots in ODIs. You have to bowl differently to him compared to Smith. He gave him no room knowing Gayle would do what he did. Result is a wicket.

Not every smart piece of bowling involves a jaffer. It often is just reading the batsman well.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Coincides with a big domestic season for Daren Ganga... Jokes.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

missing the point. Gayle plays plenty of those shots in ODIs. You have to bowl differently to him compared to Smith. He gave him no room knowing Gayle would do what he did. Result is a wicket.

Except he did bowl the same way to Smith...

I'm thinking he was bowling straight to keep things tight and give himself a chance. Not to try to get Gayle to pick out midoff.