Group C - New Zealand, England, Kenya, Canada

[Nemesis27]

Precisely. Cricket is elitist and old-fashioned enough as it is. To just exclude nations from playing simply because it's obvious beforehand that they're not good enough would be ludicrous and totally out of line with every other global sport.

Sure, the chances of Bermuda beating England are close to zero, but that's what happens in any other World Cup in any other sport as well. Don't go moaning about it, accept it and enjoy the little battles won by the minnows. India 204ao against The Netherlands in the 2003 WC is still one of my all-time favourite games of cricket. It doesn't really matter that the Dutch made only 130-odd in reply.

I would have Bermuda as favourites if those two teams were to verse, personally. Surely you could of used a better example than England

 

[Richard]

there is its a tournament to get the top 6 out of the 97 you know...

"Top" is something of a joke description.

uh yes it can and two the better a team gets the more fans they get...and i don't think kenya beating sri lanka in the super 6 was a dead game...may be i am wrong...

Err, no. If there is no cricket culture (which there never has been in Kenya), a team won't get a fan-base. What has the SL-Ken game being live to do with anything?

 

[Richard]

I would have Bermuda as favourites if those two teams were to verse, personally.

We'll see, when England pile-up 370...

 

[Nemesis27]

We'll see, when England pile-up 370...

They might scrape 250, IF they are lucky.

 

[Richard]

As I say.

We'll see.

 

[LA ICE-E]

ah thats why you see pictures of schools going to ken for keyna when it was played at their home. err err err how is the "top" a joke err they are the best team out of the rest so it is top of the rest whats so hard to get?

 

[Natman20]

Kenya should replace Zimbabwe in International cricket although their old players are near retiremen, are they not?

 

[LA ICE-E]

but aren't most old player from any team near retirement?

 

[Richard]

ah thats why you see pictures of schools going to ken for keyna when it was played at their home.

Err, what?

how is the "top" a joke err they are the best team out of the rest so it is top of the rest whats so hard to get?

"The best of the rest" is certainly not a "top" team.

 

[LA ICE-E]

Err, what?

you see schools going to their games right now in wcl

"The best of the rest" is certainly not a "top" team.

its not saying top team out of all its saying top team out of the rest...its called ICC HPP countries and you asked what HPP was and some said the top of associates ...so you can be quiet now

 

[Richard]

you see schooling going to their games right now in wcl

Eh? Schooling?

its not saying top team out of all its saying top team out of the rest...its called ICC HPP countries and you asked what HPP was and some said the top of associates ...so you can be quite now

Be quite what, exactly? Quite clever? Yes. Quite informed about cricket? That, too.

Using the terms "top" and "high performance" in terms of such teams is laughable.

 

[Richard]

Best only post in the history of CW.

This must rival it

A controversial one that, seeing as it was editted from a post which then appeared a few minutes later as:

http://forum.cricketweb.net/showpost.php?p=883790&postcount=731

Actually, my vote's now on this.

Or maybe this.

they're both great

No, we now definitively have a winner!

 

[LA ICE-E]

Using the terms "top" and "high performance" in terms of such teams is laughable.

whatever you just dont get that these 6 teams are best/high performing teams outside test status not so hard to get really

 

[GIMH]

No, we now definitively have a winner!

try this for size...

 

[GIMH]

Welcome, best first post ever IMHO

Haha, if you had nothing against gay people, why are you hoping this is not true?


And I agree. Best first post ever.

Maybe it's a female with a huge crush on Younis.

Seems I'm not alone in said opinion

 

[Richard]

We now await to see if it remains an only post...

And I still think that DTFR forum post is better!

 

[Richard]

whatever you just dont get that these 6 teams are best/high performing teams outside test status not so hard to get really

And given they're outside the Test-standard sides such terms are laughable.

 

[pacespinner]

England no doubt!! ALL THE WAY

 

[Richard]

No offence here but is there any chance you could change that avatar? It's just that M Burns is, well, tec's avatar, and it just doesn't seem right (as well as being confusing) for anyone else to have it.

 

[pacespinner]

I won't mind, but how do I do that, I looked all over, may be a spot that I am missin...Please do let me know. Appretiated..Thankz