Under performing XI

[jonbrooks]

I think all teams have now played 2 games. Who are your picks for the Under performing XI so far? Help me fill this out:

1) Gayle
2)
3) Sangakarra
4) Ross Taylor
5)
6)
7)
8)
9) Steyn
10)

 

[Agent Nationaux]

The whole Pakistani team.

 

[theegyptian]

2 games is too short a time IMO

 

[Dan]

England.

 

[Zinzan]

I think all teams have now played 2 games. Who are your picks for the Under performing XI so far? Help me fill this out:

1) Gayle
2)
3) Sangakarra
4) Ross Taylor
5)
6)
7)
8)
9) Steyn
10)

Younis would have to be your other opener no?

 

[Athlai]

I've watched pretty much every game, lets do this.

Gayle
Dilshan
Sangakkara
Taylor
Morgan (c)
Samuels
Buttler (+)
Broad
Anderson
Roach
Malinga

12th man Watto

I went for the players you'd expect most out of in the ODI game.

Hashim, de Kock and Rohit very unlucky not to be featured but I don't think they've looked as terrible as the others occupying their team position.

 

[jonbrooks]

I've watched pretty much every game, lets do this.

Malinga

He got a 3fer in the weekend, didn't he?

 

[Athlai]

He got a 3fer in the weekend, didn't he?

Has been really poor and Afghanistan can't bat.

 

[Zinzan]

I've watched pretty much every game, lets do this.

Gayle
Dilshan
Sangakkara
Taylor
Morgan (c)
Samuels
Buttler (+)
Broad
Anderson
Roach
Malinga

12th man Watto

I went for the players you'd expect most out of in the ODI game.

Hashim, de Kock and Rohit very unlucky not to be featured but I don't think they've looked as terrible as the others occupying their team position.

Assume you not mentioning Younis suggests you didn't expect him to perform to start with..

 

[Athlai]

Assume you not mentioning Younis suggests you didn't expect him to perform to start with..

Exactly. He is pretty much performing to expectation right?

 

[Goughy]

Has been really poor and Afghanistan can't bat.

Yeah. Visualise the poor shape he is in, bowling not much more than 130kph, complete lack of consistency, combined with his action and his hair. Now imagine we had never seen him play or heard of him and instead of playing for SL he plays for a minnow. That player would be crucified by the commentators if he was, for example, called Jason Booth from Scotland or Dawat Attar from Afghanistan.

He has looked terrible and bowled marginally better. Still functional but not the player we once knew and kinda coasting by on reputation.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I've watched pretty much every game, lets do this.

Gayle
Dilshan
Sangakkara
Taylor
Morgan (c)
Samuels
Buttler (+)
Broad
Anderson
Roach
Malinga

12th man Watto

I went for the players you'd expect most out of in the ODI game.

Hashim, de Kock and Rohit very unlucky not to be featured but I don't think they've looked as terrible as the others occupying their team position.

I think we all realise that you mean Ross, but how many Taylors are in this tournament? Ross, Brendan, Jerome, James, Rob - are there any more? Apart from Tubby in the commentary box

 

[YorksLanka]

Yeah. Visualise the poor shape he is in, bowling not much more than 130kph, complete lack of consistency, combined with his action and his hair. Now imagine we had never seen him play or heard of him and instead of playing for SL he plays for a minnow. That player would be crucified by the commentators if he was, for example, called Jason Booth from Scotland or Dawat Attar from Afghanistan.

He has looked terrible and bowled marginally better. Still functional but not the player we once knew and kinda coasting by on reputation.

+1..absolutely right mate.. I said before the tournament started that he wouldnt be anywhere near his best..It is simply too close to his ankle surgery and whilst there is a standard recovery time, his action puts a lot of stress on that ankle(probably more than a bolwer with a classical action)..If i am honest, we probably picked him as a) it will his last WC and b) our bowling is gash so we didnt have any other choice..

 

[Teja.]

Amla is a lock surely, considering he is rated as arguably the best LO bat in the world.

 

[_Ed_]

Buttler was okay today - might be enough for him to make way for Q de Kock.

 

[Athlai]

Amla is a lock surely, considering he is rated as arguably the best LO bat in the world.

IIRC Sangakkara is actually rated higher.

 

[ankitj]

The whole Pakistani team.

We are talking about under performing players who were expected to perform tbf.

Which means Pakistani players can't make even this XI. Hahahahaha.

 

[Daemon]

lulz ankit ur so funny

 

[_Ed_]

Gayle's smashing his way out of this XI as we speak.

 

[Niall]

Was Smith expected to do much? He has been dreadful.