*Official* Quarter Final 3 - New Zealand v South Africa

[Jono]

Raghav is a fan of teams that scrap to the very end. They may be mainly working class, but boy do they punch above their weight.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

You are going to get a lot of flack for that Jono from Flem, Bhanz, kiwininja, etc for using that phrase 'punching above their weight'.

 

[_Ed_]

Seething aws. SEETHING.

 

[Raghav]

Raghav is a fan of teams that scrap to the very end. They may be mainly working class, but boy do they punch above their weight.

I get angry on Indian media whenever they use this phrase,,,,,

 

[Jono]

I get angry on Indian media whenever they use this phrase,,,,,

hatred to Indian Cricket after match fixing scandal and I found the sense of collective game from NZcricket,..Even though they dont produce great players regularly..they always put in 100% efforts..and that impressed me ..love their cimmitment to d game

You basically do the same.

 

[Flem274*]

Bloody Indians. All the same. But I suppose it must be a great novelty watching seamers trying really hard actually taking wickets.

 

[Jono]

Trying the key phrase

 

[Flem274*]

If I were an Indian seamer I'd just give up too.

 

[Jono]

Wish Nehra would give up tbh

 

[Flem274*]

Wasn't Nehra doing all right 12 months ago?

 

[Raghav]

You basically do the same.

It is nt same!!!

Check the population to players to performance ratio, yyou got to admire NZ considering the amount of resources it have

 

[Jono]

No, he's retiring.

That's an incorrect article by the way.

Graeme Smith made it clear he is not retiring from ODI cricket, and is putting himself up for selection as a batsman only.

Still, Smith is not planning on disappearing from the ODI set up, and is available for selection for the limited-overs sides, both 20 and 50 overs. "I feel like I still have a lot to offer SA cricket. I am looking forward to carrying on as a batter and a senior player," he said. He has already performed the role of a senior player in the Twenty20 squad, which Johan Botha has been captaining since August last year, and said that he enjoyed being in the outfield and being freed of responsibility.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508174.html

 

[vcs]

That's an incorrect article by the way.

Graeme Smith made it clear he is not retiring from ODI cricket, and is putting himself up for selection as a batsman only.

Still, Smith is not planning on disappearing from the ODI set up, and is available for selection for the limited-overs sides, both 20 and 50 overs. "I feel like I still have a lot to offer SA cricket. I am looking forward to carrying on as a batter and a senior player," he said. He has already performed the role of a senior player in the Twenty20 squad, which Johan Botha has been captaining since August last year, and said that he enjoyed being in the outfield and being freed of responsibility.

World Cup 2011: Graeme Smith the devastated captain ends it where it began | Cricket Features | ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo

Ah, OK. He's not really performing in ODI's these days, very sporadic and inconsistent. Last really good innings I can remember from him was in the CT '09 match against England.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ah, OK. He's not really performing in ODI's these days, very sporadic and inconsistent. Last really good innings I can remember from him was in the CT '09 match against England.

That was his last ton. He scored few decent knocks last year, I remember him gettinng 90-odd against Pakistan in the UAE.

 

[Jono]

That CT 09 knock was ridiculously good.

 

[Furball]

Wish Nehra would give up tbh

Good call

 

[Jono]

Haha yeah. Tbf I openly acknowledged earlier in this thread that Nehra served me the biggest piece of humble pie one could eat.

 

[marc71178]

Does that mean he'll go back to delivering his normal pies on Saturday?

 

[vcs]

I daresay most Indians prefer the humble-flavoured ones.