*Official* Champions League Twenty20 2011

[Burgey]

Haha, what were they?

They were odes to the players in each team, in rhyming couplets.

About as incisive as Annabel Crabb's tweeting of Question Time.

 

[Howe_zat]

Somerset coming back into this pretty well. Another tight finish looming.

Dibble looks handy (1-24 today), and I've just looked at his record and apparently he took 9-26 in a seconds game this year.

...What a drop. Worth it for Kirby's reaction though.

 

[chalky]

Think the Wessels getting PO'd with all the choking references

Anyway fine effort from Somerset didn't think they had enough but have come back well.

 

[Spikey]

hahahahahhahahahaha SA

 

[Howe_zat]

Alfonso Thomas: Master of the intentionally terrible delivery. Messes with your head.

Another one gone in the last over. Somerset have got this.

 

[benchmark00]

Redbacks.

 

[Jayzamann]

So with Tait back, Redbacks would need about 20-30 more on the board to feel just as safe as they would without him.

 

[The_roc]

Thought we were about 20 runs light. Still got the result and that's all that counts.

I'm currently on holiday in Lanzarote and struggling to find anywhere that shows the games live. Was out about 3 nights ago and got chatting to Jos Butler's mum. Hope the boy picks up the pace for the semi finals.

 

[The_roc]

So with Tait back, Redbacks would need about 20-30 more on the board to feel just as safe as they would without him.

Which ever way you read that it don't sound like a compliment.

Saw Tait about 2 seasons ago playing one day cricket against England and he looked world class. A month later he was playing one day cricket for Glamorgan and Tresco was slapping him all around the park. Is motivation tha problem, or is he just a crap bowler who gets lucky from time to time?

Anyway come on the convicts. Lets keep these IPL playboys where they deserve to be, bottom of the pile.

 

[Jayzamann]

Nannes playing a pooey tourney so far.

@roc: I remember the series you're talking about, and watching Tait bowl then was sublime. You could tell he had malice and the batsmen feared him as a result.

He's a killer, but also a liability.

 

[Jayzamann]

"No Indian side has ever beaten an Australian side in the CL"

Surely not?

 

[Howe_zat]

Harris gets to 47 off 20, then takes another 10 balls to reach 50. Nice and weird, I quite like him.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Don't get why you'd bring Tait back after what happened in the first game today. He could easily go for 50+ off his 4 (if you let him) on a pitch where 146 was a winning score. These lower scoring pitches that typically don't reward pace make him such a massive gamble.

 

[Jayzamann]

Taiters saying he wants to bowl with freedom with 170 on the board.

Just don't spray it dude.

ed: just realised how optimistic 170 is. olol

ed2: or mebbe not

 

[Scaly piscine]

Taiters saying he wants to bowl with freedom with 170 on the board.

Just don't spray it dude.

ed: just realised how optimistic 170 is. olol

Should get it comfortably from here.

I guess I can see that with dew the ball will skid on and makes the par score a little higher and they probably want Tait to take out Gayle, but just don't think it's a good pick. Pace is still getting killed compared to slower bowlers.

 

[Howe_zat]

God that was a top shot from Fergie. Nice innings this.

 

[Howe_zat]

Just delving into the records to see if Harris can be the first player to hit a T20 hundred without hitting a six - turns out it's been done twice, by Jimmy Adams and Jeevantha Kulatunga.

Edit: Just when he hits a six anyway.

 

[Jayzamann]

Nannes must have knocked over a statue of Buddha or something.

 

[Jayzamann]

Bang!

Hot piss.

 

[Howe_zat]

214. I reckon that's a competitive total.