Group 1 Second Round - Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Netherlands

[OverratedSanity]

If this is out, it's absolutely pathetic

 

[OverratedSanity]

So so bad. Brainless running

 

[grecian]

Copper's batting, this should be a barrel of laughs.

Get, Get it, oh suit your ****ing selves.

Oh NMD

 

[GGG]

What an embarrassment, all out for 39.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Sri Lanka's bowling should be a matter of debate in The Hague. Nuclear destruction here

 

[Daemon]

fmd, that was some really club standard batting

 

[Furball]

Cunning tactic from the Netherlands, they'll avoid any dew issues now.

Genius.

 

[YorksLanka]

glad to see a comprehensive win from our boys today. Yes with all due respect, i know its Holland but we were clinical in performance and looking forward to the England match now...

 

[Maximas]

Sri Lanka really like bullying the crappy teams don't they

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

NZ practiced this in warm up game vs Australia and learned nothing.

Yeah, was thinking this after the 666 Morne over. Taking it way to close. Taylor getting starved of strike. Munro/Ronchi/McCullum being useless ****s at not going for the easy single. I suppose it would all have been different if Ronchi edged that first ball for 4 instead of into de Kock.

Dale Steyn however. Whadda playa!!

 

[GGG]

Yeah should of gone for it much earlier, Tsotsobes 46 over is where it should of been won, pushing for singles with wickets in the bag and the knowledge that Steyn was coming back. So who is Neesham going to replace? Munro or Southee?

 

[Furball]

Sri Lanka really like bullying the crappy teams don't they

Was it against the Dutch in 2007 where they scored about 3 billion runs?

 

[hendrix]

Yeah should of gone for it much earlier, Tsotsobes 46 over is where it should of been won, pushing for singles with wickets in the bag and the knowledge that Steyn was coming back. So who is Neesham going to replace? Munro or Southee?

they only needed 7 off the last over. even against Steyn they should have managed that.

The timing of the chase was fine, Ronchi and NcCullum just screwed it up.

 

[Maximas]

Was it against the Dutch in 2007 where they scored about 3 billion runs?

Yeah

 

[Howsie]

N McCullum was woeful. First the two dots trying to smash it, but then after he actually managed to get the boundary away surely he realises that he just needed to get a single and Ross on strike. Would have at the very least ensured a tie.

That is what we call classic Nathan McCullum. Swing as hard as you can no matter what, and miss. Couldn't tell you how often he's done that.

 

[SteveNZ]

Absolutely butchered that last over. Steyn didn't actually bowl it that impressively if you look back - no changes of pace, provided length and width, McCullum should've been able to get a single off the 2nd ball (if he was smart) and even the final ball could've been carved behind point if Ross hadn't predetermined (although Steyn knew him well enough to know he probably would). And Ronchi probably thought he'd give it the hero approach despite a guy at the other end on 62 off 30 odd.

 

[Jono]

Absolutely butchered that last over. Steyn didn't actually bowl it that impressively if you look back - no changes of pace, provided length and width, McCullum should've been able to get a single off the 2nd ball (if he was smart) and even the final ball could've been carved behind point if Ross hadn't predetermined (although Steyn knew him well enough to know he probably would). And Ronchi probably thought he'd give it the hero approach despite a guy at the other end on 62 off 30 odd.

See its interesting, I was talking about it at work and someone who didnt see it said "what'd he do, bowl just ripsnorting yorkers".

And that was the first I really thought about it and just said - "actually no, just quick length balls outside off".

NZ just were deer in headlights. I reckon the ball McCullum got out to was almost a wide as well by the way.

 

[SteveNZ]

Slight rethink on what I said...length with pace was probably exactly what you need to bowl with nigh-on a run a ball with wickets in hand, and batsmen/lower-order players who are not set. The first ball was nigh-on an HV, which Ronchi gave himself much less chance of by backing away. the second ball was a horrendous slog which should've been knocked at his feet (surely Ross said 'give me the strike' when Nathan came in?) third ball was good, fifth could well have gone the same way as the fourth and sixth I'll give him credit for smart bowling to relevant player.

The final ball would've been a wide too but no chance Ross was going to leave it.

But hey, that's cricket. Another day the first nick goes to the boundary and it's game over. Steyn bowled more than well enough before that to deserve a bit of 'fortune'

 

[straw man]

Just saw a couple of highlights and losing such a close match immediately made the last T20 WCs' infuriating ties/losses spring to mind. We don't have a good record in these close games in recent times.

I guess we have to beat SL to make the semis - looks difficult. I'd probably lean towards retaining both Southee and Munro for that match - Munro to edge and reverse sweep the spinners for a handy 30 while Southee just needs to bowl better.

 

[hendrix]

The length balls outside off had been working well for Steyn the whole innings. But Taylor would've been able to carve them through point had Ronchi or NcCullum just got him on strike.

Particularly poor shot from NcCullum. When you need 3 from 2, what you can't afford is a dot ball. Hitting it along the ground anywhere but straight back to the bowler is the obvious choice. But hitting it in the air was diabolical.