***Official Under 19 World Cup Thread***

[aussie]

goodness what happened to England batting this morning, well this India team looks superd they may well and win this thing.

 

[Langeveldt]

Cor, lol at that England performance.. Weird how it seems to have no correlation with cricketing strength in the adults game (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, New Zealand being incredibly naff)

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Cor, lol at that England performance.. Weird how it seems to have no correlation with cricketing strength in the adults game (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, New Zealand being incredibly naff)

I dunno, SA seem to be naff in both

 

[Jono]

Oh my what a belting. Extras second highest run scorer... ouch.

Ahmed's figures are superb and well batted by Pujara.

 

[Tim]

NZ incredibly naff in the adult form? you're an idiot.

 

[sirjeremy11]

NZ incredibly naff in the adult form? you're an idiot.

Have to concur. If we are naff, how good are Sri Lanka - beat them 4-1 in Odi's and a test series in the last year. Sure we were naff in South africa, but that wound is almost healed for me. Hopefully, we can all get over it.

And if NZ are naff, wait how naff the Windies look in the next couple of months.

 

[Tim]

NZ hammered USA by 170 runs to reach the plate final. Andrew De Boorder scored 100*..he's been one of the batting successes along with Todd Astle.

Hopefully NZ can turn up in the final and play well.

I just find it a ridiculous comment to make that NZ are naff when really only Australia have dominated them in ODI's (and who doesn't lose to Oz anyway?) and really the only slip up recently was in South Africa. Our test cricket has been disappointing, but we are capable of better.

 

[sirjeremy11]

I just find it a ridiculous comment to make that NZ are naff when really Australia have dominated them in ODI's (and who doesn't lose to Oz anyway?) and really the only slip up recently was in South Africa. Our test cricket has been disappointing, but we are capable of better.

Point is bar those two matches against Zim last year, we have played fairly average test cricket for a while, but we haven't had a hell of a lot of practise at it. At least we have six tests in the next couple of months to prove ourselves.

And who doesn't get dominated by Aus in ODI's?

 

[adharcric]

Oh my what a belting. Extras second highest run scorer... ouch.

Ahmed's figures are superb and well batted by Pujara.

Here's my India Under-21 Team.

G Dhiman (all-rounder)
S Dhawan (lefty opener)
C Pujara (top u19wc run-scorer thus far)
S Raina (national regular)
R Sharma (solid u19 middle-order batsman)
D Karthik (national level if it weren't for ms dhoni)
P Kumar (all-rounder)
P Chawla (highly touted leggie who can bat)
P Ojha / S Nadeem (left-arm spinners recognized by national selectors)
RP Singh (national regular)
V Yomahesh (destroyed England alongside Ahmed)

Reserves: R Uthappa, A Rayudu, P Bipinbhai, A Ahmed

 

[Barney Rubble]

NZ incredibly naff in the adult form? you're an idiot.

I'm sure he meant that the things that don't correspond in the Under 19 game are Bangladesh and Zimbabwe being very good and ok respectively (when they're crap in senior cricket) and NZ being incredibly naff (when they're good in senior cricket). It's a difficult sentence to word properly, Rich isn't that much of an idiot.

 

[andyc]

Cricinfo's got an article up on Moises Henriques, the Australian all-rounder and captain. Certainly gives him a big write up.

 

[TIF]

Nepal, have beaten South Africa twice now in 2 world cups as Nepal, beat South Africa again by 2 runs in the plate semi-final to make the plate finals now. Nepal, should win the Plate championship from here on considering that they will be facing New Zealand, who have struggled so far in the tournament being woefully off-form. I do hope Nepal lifts the plate now.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Well, that was a pounding.

 

[chris.hinton]

England were woeful it does not look good for the future when beating bangladesh is considered a shock result

 

[Tom Halsey]

England were woeful it does not look good for the future when beating bangladesh is considered a shock result

Except Bangladesh are a decent team at U19 level.

 

[steds]

A conversation I had with my mum not long ago.

Me: It's the under-19 World cup semi final tomorrow. Australia vs. Pakistan.
Mum: What's so important about that?
me: I know someone who's playing
Mum: Really? Who?
Me: His name's Jack McNamara
Mum: Jack McNamara? That doesn't sound very Pakistani!

 

[sirjeremy11]

Nepal, have beaten South Africa twice now in 2 world cups as Nepal, beat South Africa again by 2 runs in the plate semi-final to make the plate finals now. Nepal, should win the Plate championship from here on considering that they will be facing New Zealand, who have struggled so far in the tournament being woefully off-form. I do hope Nepal lifts the plate now.

Sad thing, as a New Zealander, I will of course, be happy, if NZ win the plate, but I don't think (unless they give Nepal a convincing trouncing) they really deserve to.

 

[marc71178]

England were woeful it does not look good for the future when beating bangladesh is considered a shock result

Do you ever know what you're talking about?

 

[sirjeremy11]

Do you ever know what you're talking about?

 

[aussie]

England were woeful it does not look good for the future when beating bangladesh is considered a shock result

nah man, judging a team future on performances in these tournaments have proven to not be the best guide. Take for example England again they won the 98 tournament & none of the players their aren't anywhere in the England setup today..