Semi Finals/Final - Australia, Sri Lanka, England and Pakistan

[AlanJLegend]

Can't wait to watch the final. It is 12:22am here; my birthday and I will not be getting any sleep

It's hard to say Australia don't deserve to win after rolling basically every team, then doing the absolute unthinkable against Pakistan. Would love nothing more than to see 10 overs of W&W extrapolating 'DLF Maximums' with us batting first!

 

[grecian]

We'll bloody kill them, I'm sticking £800 on us

Right so will we having a whip round for Gimpy, so he'll be able to eat for the rest of the month

Expecting to be humiliated, TBH, anything else a bonus

 

[Nate]

Happy Birthday.

Can't see anything other than a big Australian win tbh.

 

[andyc]

Happy birthday mate. I'm probably only going to be able to catch the first innings, so here's hoping we bat first and Watto tees off.

 

[vcs]

The lead-up programme to the match in India is mind-numbing.

 

[King Pietersen]

Won the toss and fielding first. Very happy with that. You can't lose the game in the first 5 overs with the ball, but can lose it in the first 5 with the bat. Should be an awesome match, looking forward to it a lot.

 

[four_or_six]

So excited.

 

[Furball]

Poor decision from Collingwood IMO.

 

[Jarquis]

Clarke to top score.

 

[Nate]

You can't lose the game in the first 5 overs with the ball, but can lose it in the first 5 with the bat.

That sounds so negative! Stoked to be batting first.

 

[Spark]

Well I hope this is a breathtakingly tense, exciting, nerve-wracking...

What the **** I am saying. This is England, I hope we bloody flog 'em

 

[Jarquis]

Comparing those sides, you see where the strengths lies. At six and seven coming out for Australia is Cameron White and Michael Hussey - England have Luke Wright and Tim Bresnan.

Is why we're favourites IMO.

 

[pasag]

Well I hope this is a breathtakingly tense, exciting, nerve-wracking...

What the **** I am saying. This is England, I hope we bloody flog 'em

Not nervous for three reasons

a) We've had so much LO success against them in the past
b) Won't be embarrassing if we lose, they deserve it
c) not really in the spirit of the thread to talk about another format, but....

 

[Jayzamann]

Pretty stoked that we're batting first. Although it means if Mussey is called to again, it'll be to post a total and not to chase one down.

 

[Jamee999]

Steel drums national anthems = Best. Thing. Ever.

 

[Jarquis]

Lolling at odds for Australia's top scorer.

 

[NasserFan207]

Not a fan of bowling first, to me it seems negative. It sends the wrong message to your opponents.

 

[four_or_six]

Swanneh!

 

[Jarquis]

Widebottom

 

[BoyBrumby]

Sid! Kies parries it to first slip. Not today Watson.