Group B - Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe

[Fuller Pilch]

Congrats to Ireland for their all-around dedicated performance.
No surprises there from 'Waste' Indies. The players and staff will be getting their paycheck and that's what matters to them. The only win they can think of picking up is an award for - "Longest running **** show in any sport" ( have been turning the corner since 2000, 22 years and counting).
Zimbabwe has been playing with great heart and passion. ( Not to say, that Scotland hasn't been). Hopefully, they will qualify.

They won the thing in 2012 and 2016.
Test team shows some good signs (esp at home).

 

[CricAddict]

Pace leaking runs. Zimbabwe could have persisted with spin longer.

 

[_Ed_]

Leask's little cameo was fun while it lasted.

 

[Beamer]

They won the thing in 2012 and 2016.
Test team shows some good signs (esp at home).

Based on pomnotenglish's previous posts, they don't like us very much and those particular facts don't matter

West Indies need a white ball reset. This particular squad is not great and lacks cricket smarts, but they shouldn't be this bad. There were some very strange decisions made (e.g King and Mayers kept getting us off to rollocking starts in 2022, so they didn't bat them together once in the lead up to the tournament, Evin Lewis appeared to be playing an anchor role at 3 etc).

I think Phil has to go in white ball cricket (split the coaching roles) and Pooran's captaincy hasn't been the best. We need some new ideas.

 

[straw man]

Missed this innings but Chatara bowling 4 overs for 14

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Stirling with a strong pound for a change.

Not surprising Stirling had a much better day now Truss has gone.

 

[_Ed_]

Well!

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Not surprising Stirling had a much better day now Truss has gone.

Lol

 

[grecian]

It is a decent seam bowling attack. The greatest Scottish cricketer ever Josh Davey obviously. This may be a slight bias on the County he plays for.

 

[trundler]

Not surprising Stirling had a much better day now Truss has gone.

Call me Liz Truss because I'll give you a weak pound then **** off

 

[Shady Slim]

@pomnotenglish would you say the west indies limited overs sides play a brand of "calypso cricket", overly reliant on athleticism and fasttwitch reaction time and entertaining when it comes off but ultimately lazy and unsustainable when it doesn't?

 

[grecian]

They should bring back Jimmeh or Broad to play a t20 so they could break that Sean Williams record.

Edit, Just looked only Broad could do it.

 

[TheJediBrah]

@pomnotenglish would you say the west indies limited overs sides play a brand of "calypso cricket", overly reliant on athleticism and fasttwitch reaction time and entertaining when it comes off but ultimately lazy and unsustainable when it doesn't?

subtle

 

[Shady Slim]

subtle

i am just here asking a fellow poster his opinions on the west indies cricket team my good man ?

 

[Chubb]

They’re going to bollocks this up I know it.

Wish I was there, it’s a lot more bearable when you’re surrounded by singing and cheering ?? fans.

I’m in this photo.

 

[straw man]

Raza key, obv. He, Ervine and maybe some biff from Jongwe at the end.

 

[CricAddict]

Raza key, obv. He, Ervine and maybe some biff from Jongwe at the end.

Raza, Burl and a biff from Jongwe. This has been zimbabwe cricket for past 6 months.

 

[social]

There’s some really good cricketers among the minnows but WI should still be ashamed of themselves

 

[Chubb]

Here comes the choke.

 

[CricAddict]

Here comes the choke.

If they can't get 27 off 30 with 6 wickets in hand, it will be a deserved exit.