Champions Trophy 2017

[91Jmay]

Groups announced:

Group A: Australia, New Zealand, England and Bangladesh

Group B: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa

15 matches in 18 days.

Cardiff, the Oval and the best ground in the country (Edgbaston)

Reckon it will be a belting tournament.

 

[ImpatientLime]

why is it in england again?

and cardiff? **** ground. get rid.

 

[91Jmay]

Does seem odd it is in England. Cardiff should be subbed for Trent Bridge I reckon.

 

[Marius]

why is it in england again?

and cardiff? **** ground. get rid.

Big Three buddy. Only India, England, and Australia are hosting any ICC events until 2020 I think.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah, lame that it's in England again. No West Indies is a good thing.

 

[vcs]

Almost identical groups as last time, except SL instead of WI in India's group and Bangladesh taking SL's place in the other group.

Expect England to win, beating SA in the final.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Yeah, lame that it's in England again. No West Indies is a good thing.

I didn't even notice that until you mentioned it. Love this br00tal side of the ICC.

 

[weldone]

This should be the ultimate test for Dhoni. If he (and the team) fails here, get rid of his captaincy before the 2019 WC.

 

[Daemon]

Pretty much all the teams besides SL and Australia are somewhere near the best they've been in the last few years, and even then a Starc led Australia is pretty strong. Should be good.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Finding it hard to pick a favourite here.

 

[ImpatientLime]

no west indies is great for england.

couldn't beat those guys in a major limited overs final if our lives depended on it.

 

[Cabinet96]

Same grounds and almost the same groups as 2013.

 

[StephenZA]

I think that SA was going to be the venue until the recent embargo on international events in SA...

 

[G.I.Joe]

Why do India and Pakistan end up in the same group so often? I smell an ICC conspiracy to profit off the ratings.

 

[Howe_zat]

It's in England again because like the 2013 tournament, they were trying to get a World Test Cup in England moving but it didn't work out.

 

[weldone]

Why do India and Pakistan end up in the same group so often? I smell an ICC conspiracy to profit off the ratings.

Not a conspiracy - the groups are based on rankings

 

[G.I.Joe]

But I like the conspiracy idea.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Big Three buddy. Only India, England, and Australia are hosting any ICC events until 2020 I think.

Well Australia has literally only hosted 1 ICC event (2015 world cup) in the last 20 years

which is ridiculous when you think about it

 

[91Jmay]

I think that SA was going to be the venue until the recent embargo on international events in SA...

It has been scheduled in England long before that embargo. SA is not an attractive destination for cricket. Barely sell out SA games, let alone other teams.

 

[weldone]

It has been scheduled in England long before that embargo. SA is not an attractive destination for cricket. Barely sell out SA games, let alone other teams.

But their spectators are attractive.