1999 World Cup Final...............scandal????

[Lillian Thomson]

I've been sorting through loads of old VHS tapes of old films from the 90's. On one of the tapes from 1999 there is a short Channel 5 news headlines programme.
The main headline of the day centres around the 1999 World Cup Final and a suggestion that Pakistan threw the match, there is even an interview with Wasim Akram refuting the allegations. I remember little about the game other than it finishing about 2pm after a very low Pakistan total which included Inzy getting a bad decision from umpire David Shephard.
Until I saw this old news summary I had no idea that any such suggestion had been made.

 

[Turbinator]

WTH are you talking about?

 

[nightprowler10]

I remember that as well. Not many people who know me in real life know this about me, but I was one of the people who actually believed those accusations. I was so disheartened that I actually boycotted all cricket from then on until 2004, when I was gradually sucked in again by the Asia Cup.

Anyway, I watched the final and I really don't think Pakistan threw it away, but just had a bad day. There were reports suggesting that most of the team had been out partying the night before celebrating their thumping 9 wicket semi-final win over New Zealand. Over confidence may have had a part in it as well.

 

[steds]

WTH are you talking about?

 

[nightprowler10]

By the way, he's not missing an "A". That means What The Hell.

 

[steds]

By the way, he's not missing an "A". That means What The Hell.

I know.

 

[social]

C-H-O-K-E of massive proportions

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I've uploaded the report to Rapid Share just in case anyone is interested in the story. It's only about 3meg.

http://rapidshare.de/files/35882796/Wcf1999.avi.html

 

[Turbinator]

I've uploaded the report to Rapid Share just in case anyone is interested in the story. It's only about 3meg.

http://rapidshare.de/files/35882796/Wcf1999.avi.html

You wasted your time ...none cares

 

[Lillian Thomson]

You wasted your time ...none cares

You obviously wasted your time when you should have been at school, that's life.

 

[Turbinator]

You obviously wasted your time when you should have been at school, that's life.

If you are commenting on my spelling errors and msn type of language, wut can I do, I have had the privelage of being on msn, unlike you, whose mom told him to get off it because of the fear of having her son kidnapped by a cyber bully.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

This is what my mummy told me, goodbye you dull old half-wit.

 

[Turbinator]

This is what my mummy told me, goodbye you dull old half-wit.

Then why'de your mummy feed you?

 

[superkingdave]

ha ha what a merchant banker, i'd thought we'd got rid of him

 

[Armadillo]

Then why'de your mummy feed you?

That was awful, the kind of comeback I would have used in year 4.

 

[dubai194]

whats the point of this thread? who really cares the 99 world cup final sucked austraila beat the crap out of pakistan, no one cheated

 

[shortpitched713]

pakistan always cheat. Don't you get it?

 

[Slats4ever]

whats the point of this thread? who really cares the 99 world cup final sucked austraila beat the crap out of pakistan, no one cheated

people care because the integrity of the game is just as important as the result. What's wrong with discussing allegations that pakistan threw it

 

[Salamuddin]

people care because the integrity of the game is just as important as the result. What's wrong with discussing allegations that pakistan threw it

Just like we should discuss allegations that Mark Waugh and Shane Warne match fixed and the possibility that the Aussies may have thrown the 1994 Australia v Pakistan test at Karachi ?

 

[nightprowler10]

Just like we should discuss allegations that Mark Waugh and Shane Warne match fixed and the possibility that the Aussies may have thrown the 1994 Australia v Pakistan test at Karachi ?

The man's got a point.