Yeah IDK, I get that he'll be chastised if he loses regardless. It just seems like a longer drop to the sword when he's effectively saying 'we have the best team in the world so if we lose, I must be a pretty *** captain, because I have the best resources at my disposal".
Yeah I can understand that. I think I had a row with Athlai or Flem (same thing) during the quarter final when I posed this question. As a Parramatta fan I can understand where that sort of emotion comes from, especially on match days. But I seriously reckon the fact they've in such a good space needs to be embraced and just enjoyed.
Yeah this, imo. Applies to Australia from my POV too. Not wanting to derail this match thread, but I genuinely don't understand why Australia are such firm favourites for Thursday. I don't see the difference between those two sides as being any greater than between SA and NZ.
Shame that a loss will waste it
Yeah you see, I do. I think Australia have a considerable edge over India, more so than the gap between SA & NZ (if there really is one at all atm considering NZ's home advantage ).
Agree with this entirely. Same feelings. I actually think this should be the final because, despite losing two matches, I think RSA has the best, most rounded team, followed by NZ who have a lot of players who are yet to reach a point in their careers like AB, Amla and Steyn have already reached.
That was just my *Waves dick around some more* reply to wellAbidarned.
Give it a few months and he'll call him simply AB imo.oh my times have changed
I think India are slightly weaker than the other three teams. Not the extent where I'd be really surprised if they won -- it's a one off ODI afterall -- but I definitely put them one level down.
Yeah I was taking the piss out of his post, not yours.
I definitely won't be calling it a choke regardless because I think the term has lost all useful meaning. I see you've encountered the growing "South Africa losing a cricket game" definition a fair bit.
Sacrilege!!
Yeah, although palpably NZ aren't favourites, at least according to most bookmakers. Most I've seen have SA slightly ahead paying $1.80 to NZ's $2.
NZ are not being tipped as slight favourites. SA are the favourites. Aussie's Centrebet has SA at 1.83, NZ at 2.00. England's William Hill has SA at 1.73, NZ at 2.10. (Ignore NZ's TAB, too much parochial money.)
I can't speak for anyone else, but until recently only a small portion of people I talk to actually care about cricket, and even less know what they're talking about.
I didn't meet another person who liked test cricket till I went to Uni.
