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England vs. Australia, 21st Sept
- Thread starter Barney Rubble
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Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
where are those grapes again?Kent said:
Also baseball doesn't have prestigious titles, they're just club titles with over-the-top names.
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Slow Love™
International Captain
Don't worry - they're on order to arrive just in time for when the English dream comes crashing down after Ashes '05.Scaly piscine said:
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Don't worry, Kent.Kent said:
While you are metaphorically losing your guts, I shall be smiling quietly to myself safe in the knowledge that you are an extremely sore and ungracious loser.
It's possible that you just haven't had much practice in being at the bottom of the pile over the last few years (which, God only knows, we have), but looking back on the test series between our two countries this summer and the standard of some of the 'up-and-coming' Kiwis, I'm sure you'll have plenty of opportunity to get used to it.
Slow Love™
International Captain
Personally, I've only seen one person in these parts describe Ponting as a "great" captain, although maybe I've just not seen the rest. I think he's competent in his field settings, but I don't think he handles his bowlers terrifically well. On the other hand, I thought Vaughan handled his bowlers very capably tonight.maxpower said:good victory for ENG, congrats. A lot of ppl have said the ponting is a "great" captain, and I understand this is just one loss, but how good was the captaining from ponting while AUS was bowling and on backfoot, anything creative ? any conviction ? Again its only one loss but AUS should not have raised the standards that high and expect me not to complain
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
They have 'World' titles - only they don't let anyone else play - not even the Japanese and Cubans (especially the Cubans who are as good, if not better than the US on occcasion) just in case.Scaly piscine said:
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Kent's also not very good at maths.
Why a 2 in 3 chance?
All things being equal (and there is, frankly, little difference between the standard of the 3 teams remaining), England now have a 50% chance of winning the whole thing. Both Pakistan and the West Indies have a 50% chance each of making it to the final.
That's (0.5 + (0.5 * 0.5)) in 1, or 75%
Why a 2 in 3 chance?
All things being equal (and there is, frankly, little difference between the standard of the 3 teams remaining), England now have a 50% chance of winning the whole thing. Both Pakistan and the West Indies have a 50% chance each of making it to the final.
That's (0.5 + (0.5 * 0.5)) in 1, or 75%
biased indian
International Coach
Ricky ponting has lost in one of his missions of winning the ICC trophy
hope he loose on the next one also
one disappionting fact for me today was the crowd at the ground. a stadium which was full of noise when Ind and Pak where playing was half empty when the Aus and Eng were playing
hope he loose on the next one also
one disappionting fact for me today was the crowd at the ground. a stadium which was full of noise when Ind and Pak where playing was half empty when the Aus and Eng were playing
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
So right - Kumeu (SP?) River - wonderful.Kent said:
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Forty quid a ticket - and on a weekday too.biased indian said:Ricky ponting has lost in one of his missions of winning the ICC trophy
hope he loose on the next one also
one disappionting fact for me today was the crowd at the ground. a stadium which was full of noise when Ind and Pak where playing was half empty when the Aus and Eng were playing
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
*cough*Afridi*cough*Kent said:
deducts a further 23% for cheek
biased indian
International Coach
i had seen a couple of indian fans on a news channel in india, who had paid 250 pounds for the ticket of india vs pakistanluckyeddie said:
Loony BoB
International Captain
I don't like the taste of alcohol. It's often argued amongst my friends that I'm the most out of place New Zealander in the world.luckyeddie said:
luckyeddie said:
Come now.luckyeddie said:
NZ is pretty good at being at the bottom, mind you. We spent enough time there to build a city!Still, the English have taught me a lot of things - Always look on the bright side of life being one of them, and at least we won every completed match we played in an ODI triseries over two of the potential winners.
Everyone who follows cricket knows there's always some way to figure out some kind of excuse or process that would make your team the best in the world if you're blind enough! 
Top international level baseball tournaments between various countries are played over 160 games?! Goodness. I thought only domestic teams played tournaments of such length.Kent said:
Kumeu! Man, I used to live not far from there. Good times. Although Kumeu wines weren't as nice as those in Henderson, from memory. Not that I'd know, I just got forced into a study of Waitakere Wine in 5th form Geography.luckyeddie said:
Can't believe any sport can get away with charging £40 a ticket. That's just over NZ$108, and that's insane.
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Tom Halsey
International Coach
England comprehensively thrash Australia. How nice does that sound?
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Very. Now you've had your 'woo-hoo' - let's go back to being all reserved and stiff-upper-lipped.Tom Halsey said:England comprehensively thrash Australia. How nice does that sound?
Until Scally shows up
