Potential Shocks - Who will cause the Biggest Upset?

[silentstriker]

I think Ireland will beat Pakistan and tie with Zimbabwe.

 

[nightprowler10]

Perhaps Bangladesh beating India and SL on their way to Super 8 perhaps...

Perhaps...

 

[Tomm NCCC]

If I was the legal age, I would go and put £5 on New Zealand winning the trophy.

You heard it here first.

 

[Richard]

Tomm NCCC <16?

 

[Richard]

I think Ireland will beat Pakistan and tie with Zimbabwe.

That's what they call "posthumous"...

 

[The Baconator]

Tomm NCCC <16?

Yerr, 15 I think. He's in my year definitely, we took the same maths exam last week.

Isn't the gambling age 18 anyway though?

 

[Richard]

Never knew that!

Neither his age nor that the two of you were affiliated.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Never knew that!

Neither his age nor that the two of you were affiliated.

Same maths exam != Same school...

 

[Richard]

Read too much into words...

 

[Richard]

Isn't the gambling age 18 anyway though?

It's one of the few things I'm not actually 100% sure on. Fags, alcohol, vids, etc. I'm all fine with. But gambling? Never done a thing relating to it.

I do know for a fact, however, that I was buying lottery tickets at 16.

 

[Prince EWS]

Well, in Australia, the gambling age is 18. I don't think you'll find any places where it is 16... although in some parts of the world, it is either 21 or totally banned.

And in every state except South Australia, the lottery tickets/scratchie age is also 18 - for some reason though, it's 16 in SA.

 

[Richard]

UK

70% of population gamble
Legal age to gamble is 18 (though lotteries and pools and low stake machine permit 16)
£53 billion gambling expenditure in 2006
UK received £1.3 billion in gambling duties in 2006
Online gambling permitted

...

 

[Prince EWS]

Same gambling age laws as South Australia then.

 

[Nishant]

i think ireland may beat a team in the super eights....dunno who....

 

[Richard]

I'll say it again.

No chance.

Lightning striking twice is even more unlikely than it striking once.

 

[Neil Pickup]

I'll say it again.

No chance.

Lightning striking twice is even more unlikely than it striking once.

No chance of Ireland beating Bangladesh eh, Rich? Interesting...

 

[Richard]

I'd have to doubt it - but in any case, Bangladesh are not yet qualified.

 

[Neil Pickup]

However, there is not no chance. Year 5 probability.

 

[Richard]

There is not no chance of them beating West Indies, South Africa or New Zealand.

"No chance" was an exaggeration on my part and you know it.

 

[Prince EWS]

I don't think Ireland have a hope in hell of winning a game in the Super 8 stage except for possibly against Bangladesh if they qualify, and this is from someone who genuinely predicted their defeat of Pakistan.