Who will get through to the Semis?

[GIMH]

England will beat Oz on Sunday...are they important?

 

[sirdj]

I think these will be the four teams going through to the Semi-Finals:

New Zealand
Australia
Sri Lanka
England

Who do you think will go through?

England????...................

Boy are you optimistic.

Its going to be Aus, NZ, SL and SA.

 

[Ash_A55]

Through to the semis;
Australia
Sri Lanka
New Zealand
South Africa

England blew thier chance last night not beat Sri Lanka

 

[Perm]

I am picking basically the same as every one else, I never thought that England or the West Indies were going to advance past the Super Eight stage. Before the tournament started, I did have India as one of my semi final picks though, in favour of Sri Lanka.

Australia
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
South Africa

 

[Ash_A55]

I think England & West Indies were the outside teams who had a chance of making the finals. Seems niether of them are up to the standard this world cup!

 

[Richard]

It'll take a hell of a turnaround for either of them to get there now.

 

[_Ed_]

Indeed, and not only that but they'll also a turnaround of the opposite kind by Sri Lanka, South Africa or NZ. Of those I believe only NZ is capable of it...but I'm desperately hoping they won't do it.

 

[Richard]

Here's a suggestion... presuming everyone beats Ban and Ireland who still has to play them...

Eng beat Aus
SA beat WI
SL beat NZ
SA beat NZ
SL beat Aus
SA beat Eng
WI beat Eng
NZ then have to beat Aus to get through...

 

[_Ed_]

 

[Richard]

Don't worry, I'm sure at least one of those will go not-according-to-plan.

 

[marc71178]

NZ losing both of the next 2 looks unlikely to say the least.

 

[SpinnaInATurban]

England????...................

 

[GIMH]

 

[Ash_A55]

England will never make the semis

 

[pup11]

You never know with England one day they play like beggars and like kings on another.


So counting out England atm would not be right, especially when you take into account that they just lost their last game by 2 runs.


But once they lose to Australia they would be virtually knocked-out.

 

[SpinnaInATurban]

You never know with England one day they play like beggars and like kings on another.

90% of the time like beggars though, so you pretty much do know.

That's like taking Bangladesh's win over Aus in the 05 England ODI series and saying you never know with them as one day they play like beggars and like kings on another.

 

[Prince EWS]

90% of the time like beggars though, so you pretty much do know.

That's like taking Bangladesh's win over Aus in the 05 England ODI series and saying you never know with them as one day they play like beggars and like kings on another.

Similar things could be said about Afridi, too. He bats like a "beggar" 95% of the time and then flukes a good innings once a year - at which time you always start a new thread praising him as the second coming.

 

[Ash_A55]

90% of the time like beggars though, so you pretty much do know.

 

[GIMH]

Similar things could be said about Afridi, too. He bats like a "beggar" 95% of the time and then flukes a good innings once a year - at which time you always start a new thread praising him as the second coming.

 

[Richard]

Loving the new improved-quality big pic...