42nd Match - Ireland v Pakistan (15th March)

[OverratedSanity]

Never quite realised how bad Shehzad's off side technique is. He's almost exclusively all hands and gets squared up pretty easily. Has he toured england/sa yet? Won't be pretty imo.

 

[Zinzan]

Real sense of inevitability about this sadly. Really hard to see where Ireland are going to get wickets here with the lack of scoreboard pressure.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Should win from here.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Real sense of inevitability about this sadly. Really hard to see where Ireland are going to get wickets here with the lack of scoreboard pressure.

Yeah needs a monumental choke from Pakistan it looks like.

Dockrell 's spell is going to be vital but at the end if the day it's just 10 overs and they can afford to play those out safely with the required rate as low as it is.

 

[Niall]

Real sense of inevitability about this sadly. Really hard to see where Ireland are going to get wickets here with the lack of scoreboard pressure.

Agreed, even South Africa would chase this.

 

[Niall]

Oh man, Thompson is bowling, go home Ireland ffs.

Why is this guy playing, even Younis would hit him about.

 

[Fusion]

Stop blaming South Africa peeps. Pakistan bowled like beasts against them. Ireland have their destiny in their hands here. If they are good enough they earn it.

This so much. It annoyed the heck out of me how everyone just kept doing the cliché "South Africa choked" analysis and gave zero credit to the Pakistani bowlers who were ****ing brilliant that day.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Did Afridi say what I think he said?

 

[Jono]

Hahaha my friend asked me that. Can't be true surely?

 

[Niall]

This so much. It annoyed the heck out of me how everyone just kept doing the cliché "South Africa choked" analysis and gave zero credit to the Pakistani bowlers who were ****ing brilliant that day.

They did choke though, but yeah Pakistan bowled like beasts as well to be fair.

Thompson, just no, he is playing ahead of Mc Brine and Young cos??

 

[Jono]

Wow, nice bowling by Pak. Shame I missed it but my sleep is more important.

One WC every 4 years, team playing for survival. Your sleep is worth ****.

 

[Jono]

Mooney stop bowling so wide of the crease on this pitch. Bowl stump to stump boi.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

One WC every 4 years, team playing for survival. Your sleep is worth ****.

lol Angry Jono is nothing like Steyn.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This so much. It annoyed the heck out of me how everyone just kept doing the cliché "South Africa choked" analysis and gave zero credit to the Pakistani bowlers who were ****ing brilliant that day.

This argument is tired. Saying SA ****ed the chase up doesn't somehow take all credit away from Pakistan. It's never mutually exclusive yet this argument gets trotted out repeatedly here. It's always a little from column A, and a little from column B ffs.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Did Afridi say what I think he said?

Boom Boom's Booker T moment

 

[Jono]

Dockrell owned. Pakistan at home. Dang, was hoping for a choke.

That being said, thank **** we aren't seeing Aust vs. Ireland in a quarter final with this bowling line-up. **** that.

 

[anil1405]

At this rate Dockrell might eventually make it to the English side.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Wtf Dockrell. Trust the only good bowler in the attack having a shocker.

 

[Jono]

lol Angry Jono is nothing like Steyn.

Not angry, just making sure you understand your sleep isn't worth much.

 

[_Ed_]

Come on, Ireland. You're better than this.