**Official** Group B Discussion

[Cabinet96]

So I was right, you were confusing it with IPL

Nah, I just confused one of the group games (against Sri Lanka, where he was MoM) with the super 8's.

You seem to be confusing how good an ODI player is with how he performs in a tiny proportion of ODI games. Shock horror, if you only care about 2% of the ODI's he plays then you might have a different opinion to how those of us who watch all of his games rate him.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Okay, I've just had a check. I reckon in the last World T20, South Africa played two games that you would class as important matches. In those two he had a decent but not spectacular innings against Pakistan, and a pretty crap one against Australia. In the one knockout game of the last 50 over World Cup he was run out. In the 2010 World T20 he was the only one to stand up in the Pakistan game, which ultimately saw South Africa knockout.

You think all that is enough to make his overrated, despite the fact that he's been an absolute monster in one day cricket in the last few years and throughout his career?

No use trying to prove anything to this guy. He will ask the same questions next week.

 

[Prince EWS]

I feel like such a moron. I was checking the updates of this game on CricInfo thinking it was the last warmup match, not realising it was actually the first group match and fully televised in my country. Woopsie.

 

[Contra]

Time to bring on a spinner MS, change it up cuz this is too easy for them atm.

 

[Furball]

ABDV is quite over rated.....when was the last time he played a good knock under pressure......in a LO tournament?

If that's your criteria then there's about 2 good ODI batsmen.

 

[Furball]

Also, given that I left the house when India were just taking the batting powerplay, can someone explain to me how a) they only scored 331 and b) since when Robbie P bats 3?

 

[Prince EWS]

Tempted to say leaving Virus out was a mistake for South Africa but given they're chasing 330, maybe not. Not exactly a chasing 330 kind of guy.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Some of these shots from AB have been sublime.

 

[Cabinet96]

I feel like such a moron. I was checking the updates of this game on CricInfo thinking it was the last warmup match, not realising it was actually the first group match and fully televised in my country. Woopsie.

Ouch.

Also, given that I left the house when India were just taking the batting powerplay, can someone explain to me how a) they only scored 331 and b) since when Robbie P bats 3?

a) Constant wickets. b) Since about 3pm UK time.

 

[smash84]

If that's your criteria then there's about 2 good ODI batsmen.

Brilliant logic there.

A good batsman can be an over rated batsman

 

[NUFAN]

I feel like such a moron. I was checking the updates of this game on CricInfo thinking it was the last warmup match, not realising it was actually the first group match and fully televised in my country. Woopsie.

Lol. Didn't it say Champions Trophy game 1 or something on Cricinfo?

 

[Prince EWS]

Lol. Didn't it say Champions Trophy game 1 or something on Cricinfo?

Yeah. I wasn't following the commentary or anything though; I just had the main scorecard refreshing. Being a warmup, I had minimum interest in it. I feel ripped off slightly.

 

[Cabinet96]

Robbie P needs to try and attack the spinners and just let AB play.

 

[Prince EWS]

Robbie P needs to try and attack the spinners and just let AB play.

Yeah; he's not been sent up the order to build an innings. It'll be conflicting for him though because he legitimately does bat in the top three in domestic one dayers a bit and while he's aggressive in that role, he doesn't just swing from the hip.

 

[Furball]

Brilliant logic there.

A good batsman can be an over rated batsman

wut

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Robbie P needs to try and attack the spinners and just let AB play.

If anything they need to rotate the strike for 20 overs at 5-6 an over. or just continue as they are going. one will need to bat through.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Fact he is playing ok as well and the captain looks imperious might fry his head too.

 

[Cabinet96]

Yeah; he's not been sent up the order to build an innings. It'll be conflicting for him though because he legitimately does bat in the top three in domestic one dayers a bit and while he's aggressive in that role, he doesn't just swing from the hip.

Yeah, he's done a pretty good job so far, I just think it would be tragic if de Villiers were to get out trying to up the scoring rate after a few quite overs. de Villiers has to bat the majority of the innings for SA to win, and with a RRR of over a run a ball, they will have to take the odd risk. I just hope it's Peterson that does them.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

wow.

we only need 218

 

[Dan]

Which channel is it on?

Internet won't load FoxSports.com.au or anything else to check.