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*Official* Champions Trophy Discussion
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thewizard1o1
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Bad bowling (mostly from me 
) early in the game cost us badly, allowing Pakistan get off to a flier. After that the team as a whole done well to fight back in difficult conditions to give us a chance in the match. Still have two games to go, so this is far from over 
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) early in the game cost us badly, allowing Pakistan get off to a flier. After that the team as a whole done well to fight back in difficult conditions to give us a chance in the match. Still have two games to go, so this is far from over .
kears_falcon_9
International Debutant
James90 said:
It's not knockout. We still gotta play the others in our section.
badluck boys, just didnt quite click. Hopefully we win the next one.
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No, bad batting from the top order on a track that was good enough for me to hit 11* off 10 balls, including launching Mohammad Sami back over his own head for four, was what cost us.thewizard1o1 said:Bad bowling (mostly from me
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GROUP 1:
Webheads pull through
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa
at Edgbaston
Facing a must-win situation against the unbeaten South Africans, the Cricket Web XI took the field at Edgbaston with a keen task at hand. Things started on a shaky note for the Webheads, when Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bowl first. Camps was then dismissed to a lovely outseamer from Shaun Pollock, and it was 5/1.
Run didn't come easily in the early going, and after 8 overs the score was 27/1. It was then that Brendon Goff began to assert himself, stealing two boundaries off a Pollock over. The second wicket partnership began to take shape in definite fashion, and by the time Goff dragged Boje onto his stumps, the score was 158/2.
Ian Markus was out soon after, caught by the lone slip for a good knock of 73. Though Andre Nel proceeded to dig in with 3 wickets late in the innings, another solid unbeaten knock from Marc Robbins held things together for a challenging score of 273/8.
Cricket Web was then off to a superb start in defence, and Nathan Hoy trapped Graeme Smith in front with the first ball he bowled. Gibbs and Hall rebuilt steadily before Camps had both within the space of 5 balls.
At the dismissal of the latter, yorked by a slower ball, Ashwell Prince joined Jacques Kallis at the crease to revive the innings again with a dangerous stand. The 59 runs added for the 4th wicket took just 57 balls. Just as Kallis looked to be getting on top of his game, the Ginger Wizard stepped in.
Boucher and Prince added a further half-century stand, but the early dismissal of dangermen Kemp and Pollock toward the end proved essential. Only 56 runs were managed from the final 10 overs - a good reflection of the nerve of the Webhead bowlers in the clutch. The brave effort clinched a comfortable 26-run victory, and extended life in the Champions Trophy.
Conditions: Overcast; lots of seam movement; decent pace
Toss: South Africa
Cricket Web XI 273/8 (50 overs)
South Africa 247/8 (50 overs)
Cricket Web XI won by 26 runs.
Cricket Web XI (4 points) South Africa (1 point)
Man of the Match: BJ Goff
Allround Symonds revives Australia
Australia vs Pakistan
at Old Trafford
A keen allround performance from Andrew Symonds lifted Australia from the despair of consecutive defeats to a comfortable victory over Pakistan. Much like the Webheads, Australia entered the match with everything to play for. An unbeaten half-century and 3 wickets from Symonds went a long way toward achieving the goal by 59 runs.
Matthew Hayden was dropped due to poor form, as Damien Martyn made his way back into the side. The change meant Michael Clarke opened the batting with Gilchrist, but his stay at the crease was cut short with 7 runs on the board. Rana Naved was the successful bowler, and he got Ponting caught at slip a ball later to stir Pakistan's hopes - 17/2.
Martyn started calmly, with Gilchrist playing beautifully at the other end. The two added 103 for the 3rd wicket, then Martyn gave way to Symonds, who added a further 92 with Gilchrist. Mohammad Sami found the top edge of Gilchrist's bat at the start of the final 10 overs, but Michael Hussey was up to the task, batting with Symonds to ensure that 64 runs were scored off the last 59 balls.
Set a target of 277 for victory, Butt and Akmal were quickly victims of McGrath. Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf played superbly in the middle order, but none could offer good support, and Symonds and Watson shared 6 wickets for the Australian cause.
Conditions: Overcast; lots of seam movement
Toss: Pakistan
Australia 276/5 (50 overs)
Pakistan 217 ao (46.3 overs)
Australia won by 59 runs.
Australia (5 points) Pakistan (0 points)
Man of the Match: A Symonds
Webheads pull through
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa
at Edgbaston
Facing a must-win situation against the unbeaten South Africans, the Cricket Web XI took the field at Edgbaston with a keen task at hand. Things started on a shaky note for the Webheads, when Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bowl first. Camps was then dismissed to a lovely outseamer from Shaun Pollock, and it was 5/1.
Run didn't come easily in the early going, and after 8 overs the score was 27/1. It was then that Brendon Goff began to assert himself, stealing two boundaries off a Pollock over. The second wicket partnership began to take shape in definite fashion, and by the time Goff dragged Boje onto his stumps, the score was 158/2.
Ian Markus was out soon after, caught by the lone slip for a good knock of 73. Though Andre Nel proceeded to dig in with 3 wickets late in the innings, another solid unbeaten knock from Marc Robbins held things together for a challenging score of 273/8.
Cricket Web was then off to a superb start in defence, and Nathan Hoy trapped Graeme Smith in front with the first ball he bowled. Gibbs and Hall rebuilt steadily before Camps had both within the space of 5 balls.
At the dismissal of the latter, yorked by a slower ball, Ashwell Prince joined Jacques Kallis at the crease to revive the innings again with a dangerous stand. The 59 runs added for the 4th wicket took just 57 balls. Just as Kallis looked to be getting on top of his game, the Ginger Wizard stepped in.
Boucher and Prince added a further half-century stand, but the early dismissal of dangermen Kemp and Pollock toward the end proved essential. Only 56 runs were managed from the final 10 overs - a good reflection of the nerve of the Webhead bowlers in the clutch. The brave effort clinched a comfortable 26-run victory, and extended life in the Champions Trophy.
Conditions: Overcast; lots of seam movement; decent pace
Toss: South Africa
Cricket Web XI 273/8 (50 overs)
South Africa 247/8 (50 overs)
Cricket Web XI won by 26 runs.
Cricket Web XI (4 points) South Africa (1 point)
Man of the Match: BJ Goff
Allround Symonds revives Australia
Australia vs Pakistan
at Old Trafford
A keen allround performance from Andrew Symonds lifted Australia from the despair of consecutive defeats to a comfortable victory over Pakistan. Much like the Webheads, Australia entered the match with everything to play for. An unbeaten half-century and 3 wickets from Symonds went a long way toward achieving the goal by 59 runs.
Matthew Hayden was dropped due to poor form, as Damien Martyn made his way back into the side. The change meant Michael Clarke opened the batting with Gilchrist, but his stay at the crease was cut short with 7 runs on the board. Rana Naved was the successful bowler, and he got Ponting caught at slip a ball later to stir Pakistan's hopes - 17/2.
Martyn started calmly, with Gilchrist playing beautifully at the other end. The two added 103 for the 3rd wicket, then Martyn gave way to Symonds, who added a further 92 with Gilchrist. Mohammad Sami found the top edge of Gilchrist's bat at the start of the final 10 overs, but Michael Hussey was up to the task, batting with Symonds to ensure that 64 runs were scored off the last 59 balls.
Set a target of 277 for victory, Butt and Akmal were quickly victims of McGrath. Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf played superbly in the middle order, but none could offer good support, and Symonds and Watson shared 6 wickets for the Australian cause.
Conditions: Overcast; lots of seam movement
Toss: Pakistan
Australia 276/5 (50 overs)
Pakistan 217 ao (46.3 overs)
Australia won by 59 runs.
Australia (5 points) Pakistan (0 points)
Man of the Match: A Symonds
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Tom Halsey
International Coach
Wahey!
kears_falcon_9
International Debutant
Good win there lads.. could we get a look at the tables so far?
thewizard1o1
International Debutant
I think everyone in our group is level on 5 points, so we need to win to go through.kears_falcon_9 said:
Great win against South Africa, but a huge game next against the Aussies, winner goes through, while the loser goes home....ooohhh the pressure
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[B]Champions Trophy
Group 1
Team P W L Bonus Pts NRR[/B]
South Africa 2 1 1 2 6 0.26
Australia 2 1 1 1 5 0.11
Cricket Web XI 2 1 1 1 5 0.09
Pakistan 2 1 1 0 4 -0.42
[B]Champions Trophy
Group 2
Team P W L Bonus Pts NRR[/B]
Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 4 0.82
West Indies 1 0 1 1 1 -0.82
England 1 0 1 1 1 -1.37
India 1 0 1 0 0 -1.37Neil Pickup
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Come on then you bunch of convicts, let's see if you can do it when it really matters.
Liam, why can you bat well in one game, bowl well in the next, but never the two together?
Liam, why can you bat well in one game, bowl well in the next, but never the two together?
33/3from3.3
International Vice-Captain
nice one guys
Slats4ever
International Vice-Captain
great win guys. that'll shows those south africans who's boss. It was great to be involved in another big partnership with goffy. Thankfully unlike last time when we broke the record the team went on with it well and the bowlers did the job as well.
Bring on the Aussies. It's do or die.
Bring on the Aussies. It's do or die.
ash chaulk
International Captain
uh oh im not going to well but we won i need to bat better to help the team.
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I blame the weather. It's too... British.Neil Pickup said:
kears_falcon_9
International Debutant
Unchanged team i guess?