*Official* Warm-up Matches Discussion

[slugger]

Associate news: Players back Associates for World Cup | Other Countries Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo seems that some players agree.

is nt it nice how we all root for the minows.. i just dont want them to embarrass themselves and thus far they havent.

 

[Jono]

Kohli

 

[pup11]

Didn't even come close to losing a game in the 2007 WC warm-ups, though.

T20 warm-ups are always going to be a bit more unpredictable/volatile because T20's are. Reckon ODI warm-ups are a batter predictor and that OZ are in real trouble once they play someone half-decent.

"Obviously the result did not go the way we would have liked but again we all understand that they are practice games."

"It's more about giving boys an opportunity than about winning."

"A practice game is a practice game. So it's important to maximize the chance to give everybody the opportunity to bat and bowl, and more importantly, to get used to the conditions.''

This is what Michael Clarke had so say regarding the practice game defeats, guess that just makes it clear exactly how upbeat for these games the whole Australian team was.

 

[vcs]

Canada are still fighting.. 27 runs needed in 6 overs..

 

[slugger]

thats what i would say aswell if I was the losing captain.

 

[Blaze 18]

Looks like MS Dhoni has been reading Howzat's posts; Yuvraj has been pushed down to six.

 

[Jono]

Would be so awesome if Canada win this.

Bret Hart should have walked in as the #11 batsman.

 

[Blaze 18]

Meanwhile, Canada need 17 runs off 25 balls with one wicket left. Can the Indo-Pak pair get the job done for Canada ?

 

[pup11]

Would be so awesome if Canada win this.

Bret Hart should have walked in as the #11 batsman.

 

[benchmark00]

C'mon nucks!

I NEED THIS!!!!

 

[Howe_zat]

All of a sudden Strauss favours Tredwell over Shahzad when he needs a wicket. Shaz now unable to bowl out his 10. The man can't count.

Oh, great, another boundary.

For ****'s sake England. What the **** is wrong with you.

 

[Mike5181]

Would be so awesome if Canada win this.

Bret Hart should have walked in as the #11 batsman.

Shawn Michaels would bowl him

 

[Jono]

Damn

****ing Broad. What a spoilsport.

 

[vcs]

Broad the man to end the fun as well.

 

[slugger]

they just needed to survive the 6 from board and they may have made it. pity. good fight back.

 

[Spark]

Haha wow, epic carry by Broad. That would've been proper embarrassing, and there'll be some red faces regardless.

 

[benchmark00]

C'mon nucks!

I NEED THIS!!!!

Haven't seen a bigger jinx since the time Sandy Roberts said Winston Abraham was a certainty while he was 25m out directly in front.

 

[Blaze 18]

England win! Great fight from Canada though, gave England quite a scare.

 

[morgieb]

England can't afford to play like that against most sides. I wouldn't be surprised if they failed to make the quarter-finals personally.

 

[Turbinator]

Would be so awesome if Canada win this.

Bret Hart should have walked in as the #11 batsman.

Reckon' Elisha Cuthbert and Justin Bieber should've filled in for the top order.