South Africa v Sri Lanka

[luckyeddie]

Re: South Africa out of World Cup!

They couldn't even qualify for the super six!! They were supposed to be one of the favourites . I had said long ago that South Africa won't win the cup because of CHOKING FACTOR (this statement of mine didn't go well with some members of this forum). However i never thought that SA won't be able to make it to the super six??

You were dead right, WY - and I take my hat off to you.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Re: South Africa out of World Cup!

This statement of mine didn't go well with some members of this forum

If you're going to try putting people down, name them and quote them, don't just state.

 

[Gotchya]

It does really take a lot of competetiveness out of the cup

 

[Langeveldt]

SA choked it against Fleming at Joburg and Lara at Cape Town, and they payed the highest possible price, but I guess the whole lot was fair.

I would rather have Duckworth and Lewis, than what we had in '92! They get a load of flack for being complicated, but cricket is a complicated game, and they normally get things right...

 

[warrioryohannan]

No Neil , i wasn't trying to put anyone down, just because some people didn't realise that Afrikans are susceptible to pressure doesn't mean that one should now go after them.However i just hope that next time people would be a bit more careful before attacking me

As for names, no point in it, they know it themselves.

 

[warrioryohannan]

It does really take a lot of competetiveness out of the cup

And if Zimbabwe goes through to super six, then Super six stage would become (nearly) meaningless!

 

[Rik]

Re: Re: South Africa out of World Cup!

If you're going to try putting people down, name them and quote them, don't just state.

I was one of them, I genuinely didn't think SA would choke, but I've been proven wrong and I accept that

 

[warrioryohannan]

Well Rik, i would say that i wish you had be right, and i had be wrong, because without SA the world cup seems to have lost some of its charm (atleast for me )

 

[Tim]

Well if the 6 teams shape up as Australia, NZ, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Zimbabwe & India...then without being negative to Zim & Kenya, the semi finals kind of pick themselves.

Obviously if Pakistan or England are in place instead of Zimbabwe then things will be different.

 

[Rik]

Well Rik, i would say that i wish you had be right, and i had be wrong, because without SA the world cup seems to have lost some of its charm (atleast for me )

Well it's lost one of the best teams in the world and one of the few teams who can challange Australia. Let's hope England get through and have another go then

 

[Gotchya]

Well it's lost one of the best teams in the world and one of the few teams who can challange Australia. Let's hope England get through and have another go then

Noooooo!!!!!

 

[krkode]

hehe, It'll take a miracle for Pakistan to pull this off, but I've seen them do great things before, and I know they can do it.

I'm just happy India are through and looking good

 

[Gotchya]

Actually, its not Pakistan...I just dont want see another on the grill on, a slow fire England v Australia

 

[krkode]

Maybe they won't play again

I personally think Aus, Ind, SL, and NZ will make the semis...

Feel free to disagree

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

just because some people didn't realise that Afrikans are susceptible to pressure doesn't mean that one should now go after them

Isn't that comment a bit discriminatory and stereotypical?

 

[PY]

Does that mean Afrikaans? cos I thought that Klusener was a Afrikaan and never seen him choke before, in fact I think he's one of the best under pressure batsmen in the world. Look at first game, he almost took them to victory. and you might quote the "almost" part but they would have had no chance without him so almost is better than never.

 

[Langeveldt]

I think he means South African as a pose to Afrikaans like Donald, Dippenaar, Boje etc.. I dont think they are necessarily chokers, but they know full well they are second best in the world, and of course were under huge pressure from the SA public, who are a fanatical nation when it comes to sport as a whole. Not quite as fanatical as India, but not far off...

 

[Bazza]

I think it all (well mostly) revolves around the whole 99 semi and stuff, where frankly SA stuffed up big time. And they've done it again.

krkode I disagree - Kenya should make the semis at the expense of NZ in my opinion.

"I think in hindsight, Group B should've been called the "Group of death". It consumed the second favourites, SA, the tournament dark horses, WI and propelled a hitherto unheralded Kenya into the SS. Wow!! Talk about shock results!!!"

I dunno. Maybe in hindsight but you can see why it wasn't. WI were underrated, SL were struggling BIG TIME, and NZ had suffered a dodgy series with India, whereas Group A had the mighty Australia, India, Pakistan another power, and England who were looking better and better leading into the tournament. Still we didn't do enough.

 

[marc71178]

I think there's a difference between the choking in 99 and the **** up they made the other night.