**Official** Group A Discussion

[Howe_zat]

As a completely self-educated cricket watcher, it took me more than a year to find out what the M was in OMWR....

Never heard that before...

 

[Maximas]

OK surely that's it, hopefully Faulkner and the bowlers just collapse now, SL still in business to top the group.

 

[Maximas]

Never heard that before...

Overs Maidens Wickets Runs? can only assume so...

 

[Cabinet96]

Yeah, he must mean it took him ages to work out what maidens were in the bowling figures

 

[Stapel]

Never heard that before...

It's mostly because I started watching cricket completely on my own in the early 90s (BBC at the time), without knowing a single person to actually play the game. No internet either...

 

[Stapel]

Yeah, he must mean it took him ages to work out what maidens were in the bowling figures

Indeed. At some point it became a real brain cracker. Once I got it, I really felt lame.

 

[Howe_zat]

Overs Maidens Wickets Runs? can only assume so...

Yeah, he must mean it took him ages to work out what maidens were in the bowling figures

Of course.

 

[Furball]

Just seen Bailey's run out...jesus.

 

[Maximas]

I think Seneneyake would have been a better option for this match, more of a container.

 

[Furball]

Nothing to see here.

 

[Stapel]

Just seen Bailey's run out...jesus.

Same for me. Missed the original during my personal drinks break. I play cricket at the lowest level imaginable....., yet have not encountered such a thing.

 

[Cabinet96]

I really don't see NZ going through at this stage. Australia will put all of their resources into getting the total in the next 6 overs, and will almost definitely lose wickets as a result.

 

[superkingdave]

So looks like Eng-SA in one semi at least. I guess we would fancy our chances more against them than the other two

 

[Cabinet96]

Sri Lanka have got this wrapped up. They'll be playing India at Cardiff.

 

[Dissector]

They need 90 in 5 overs which is pretty much hopeless. They may decide to go for the win which is still doable at an RRR of 3.5. Like I said this could become like a test match situation with SL pretty much needing to bowl out Australia.

 

[Furball]

Just thump it out the park Johnson you **** ****.

 

[superkingdave]

SL-India should be an interesting semi, it must have been ages since they played each other in a ODI...

 

[Furball]

Was Bailey's run out worse than Sehwag's against Sri Lanka?

 

[Maximas]

Was Bailey's run out worse than Sehwag's against Sri Lanka?

I don't think either is as bad as Vettori's against England where his foot was in the air above the crease and he didn't ground his bat.

 

[Dissector]

Australia is clearly going for the 50 over win now. If Johnson was still there, I think they would have a quarter of a chance, 83 runs with two wickets is probably just too much. It could be quite intriguing though while Voges is still there.