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***Official*** Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series
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superkingdave
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sadly no, I'm in Melbourne at the moment, went on Friday though. Been down at the St Kilda festival all day but really hungover so I'm having a detox day. Leaving Melbourne on Tuesday but i reckon i'll get back here at some point in the year
tooextracool
International Coach
Which was only the 2nd part of the bet. The first part of the bet included all the bowlers: Anderson, Lewis, Flintoff, Dalrymple, Yardy and Giles and stated that they would all have better ERs than Mahmood which was exactly what happened.
the 2nd part whether you include Plunkett or not still turned out to be true.
Jeez, half of the people on here still seem to be grumpy from landing up on the losing side of their bets.
Matt79
Hall of Fame Member
Accidently just clicked on the first page and saw this - too long ago for a Greigy?No prizes for guessing who's not going to make it to the finals......
Not to pick on Salamuddin - lots of people thought that no doubt...
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Blaze what do you have to say to this victory?
Anyway goodstuff, brilliantly played.
Anyway goodstuff, brilliantly played.
KiWiNiNjA
International Coach
England will lose to both Kenya and New Zealand, and not make the Super 8!
tooextracool
International Coach
To be honest though, dont think anyone would have expected an England ODI side to have won the series let alone one without more than half of its regular players. Even more remarkable is that no one in their right mind would have expected Collingwood to win 3 games nearly completely on his own. Other than Strauss and Mahmood both of whom the former should never wear an England ODI shirt again, i hope they stick with the same nucleus for the world cup squad as i feel that at least these players have some experience of winning together in ODI cricket.
And while i was right on that bet, i have to admit that Plunkett has gone up by at least a couple of notches from where i used to rate him before although i still dont think he should be in the starting XI for the first ODI in the WC.
And while i was right on that bet, i have to admit that Plunkett has gone up by at least a couple of notches from where i used to rate him before although i still dont think he should be in the starting XI for the first ODI in the WC.
Matt79
Hall of Fame Member
A very big well done to England - certainly they produced something of a turn-up and delivered some happiness for their long-suffering fans on this tour. Tournament cricket is all about producing your best when it counts, and in the last few games they certainly put in performances a class above the Aussies.
With Pietersen to come back into the team, presumably for Strauss, they can go to the World Cup confident that they can pose a threat. Certainly some of the pieces of their jigsaw puzzle would seem to have been resolved in the second half of this tournament, particularly with Plunkett now a must to play in the Caribbean and Paneser growing in assurance as the ODI spinner of choice. The return to form of Collingwood and Flintoff must also provide a great deal of heart to English fans.
For Australia its a good opportunity to go away and have a good think about what they need to fix up before the World Cup. Certainly its not time for panic stations, but the degree to which they have relied upon Ponting to play match winning innings is something of a concern. Both Clarke and Hussey appear to be out of form at the moment, and all Oz fans should be on their knees praying for Symonds to heal up much quicker than is expected. Again, there are some positives we can take out of this - the fast bowling situation has become clearer, with Johnson now clearly the preferred 4th quick and Tait and Clark confirmed as capable replacements. Hayden has had something of a return to form - hopefully it will be good enough to carry him through the Cup. And Ponting has continued as clearly the best ODI batsman in the world at the moment. The big question is the allrounder slot. I think Watson has shown enough to merit his spot, particularly as White didn't push his case as much as he could have. Watson should bat higher than seven, and if Symonds doesn't come up, I'd be tempted to slot Watson in at 5, ahead of Hodge and Hussey. Really, Clarke should be below Watson and Hodge as he seems to thrive in the finisher role whereas they produce their best up the order. The other advantage of Watson is he provides scope for the 4 seamers to be complemented by Hogg, rather than Clarke/White. Haddin MUST go to the Cup as well - hope he dominates in the Chappell-Hadlee...
This has certainly spiced things up a bit in the run-up to the WC...
Happy for all the English fans here on CW who've bourne the disappointments of this tour with good grace by and large. To all the Kiwi fans indulging in vicarious gloating... see you next week lads!
With Pietersen to come back into the team, presumably for Strauss, they can go to the World Cup confident that they can pose a threat. Certainly some of the pieces of their jigsaw puzzle would seem to have been resolved in the second half of this tournament, particularly with Plunkett now a must to play in the Caribbean and Paneser growing in assurance as the ODI spinner of choice. The return to form of Collingwood and Flintoff must also provide a great deal of heart to English fans.
For Australia its a good opportunity to go away and have a good think about what they need to fix up before the World Cup. Certainly its not time for panic stations, but the degree to which they have relied upon Ponting to play match winning innings is something of a concern. Both Clarke and Hussey appear to be out of form at the moment, and all Oz fans should be on their knees praying for Symonds to heal up much quicker than is expected. Again, there are some positives we can take out of this - the fast bowling situation has become clearer, with Johnson now clearly the preferred 4th quick and Tait and Clark confirmed as capable replacements. Hayden has had something of a return to form - hopefully it will be good enough to carry him through the Cup. And Ponting has continued as clearly the best ODI batsman in the world at the moment. The big question is the allrounder slot. I think Watson has shown enough to merit his spot, particularly as White didn't push his case as much as he could have. Watson should bat higher than seven, and if Symonds doesn't come up, I'd be tempted to slot Watson in at 5, ahead of Hodge and Hussey. Really, Clarke should be below Watson and Hodge as he seems to thrive in the finisher role whereas they produce their best up the order. The other advantage of Watson is he provides scope for the 4 seamers to be complemented by Hogg, rather than Clarke/White. Haddin MUST go to the Cup as well - hope he dominates in the Chappell-Hadlee...
This has certainly spiced things up a bit in the run-up to the WC...
Happy for all the English fans here on CW who've bourne the disappointments of this tour with good grace by and large. To all the Kiwi fans indulging in vicarious gloating... see you next week lads!
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Whilst SL are a quality bet, they're paying the same as South Africa, $8. Both value IMO (SA are bound to win one eventually... aren't they?)
Edit: Actually, for some weird reason, SL have gone up 50 cents to 8.50, despite beating India without Murali and Vaas.
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andyc
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Yeah fair call that. I know I wouldn't have been able to do the same (and probably haven't, really), hats off to them.
Zinzan
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Possibly, although I really like the Lankans atm. Especially their top 5 batsmen and their bowling line-up particurlarly if the reports of slow wickets in the West Indies are correct.Whilst SL are a quality bet, they're paying the same as South Africa, $8. Both value IMO (SA are bound to win one eventually... aren't they?)
Edit: Actually, for some weird reason, SL have gone up 50 cents to 8.50, despite beating India without Murali and Vaas.
Matt79
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Agreed. Thought Ponting spoke ok as well - particularly in acknowledging the English.
Zinzan
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Might take a piece of that $8.50 ..surely worth a lazy $20Whilst SL are a quality bet, they're paying the same as South Africa, $8. Both value IMO (SA are bound to win one eventually... aren't they?)
Edit: Actually, for some weird reason, SL have gone up 50 cents to 8.50, despite beating India without Murali and Vaas.
pasag
RTDAS
Agreed.Happy for all the English fans here on CW who've bourne the disappointments of this tour with good grace by and large. To all the Kiwi fans indulging in vicarious gloating... see you next week lads!
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I have had a dissapointing little betting session, made about 1.3 K with England winning the series but lost around 300 as India lost 
Well done England anyway.
Well done England anyway.