ICC Champions Trophy 2013

[Jim05]

Australia going to lose and Warney is giving everyone involved in Australian cricket a spray!!!

And rightly so
Put all these duds on a plane and send them home, absolutely pathetic

[helicopterking]

Australia going to lose and Warney is giving everyone involved in Australian cricket a spray!!!

I'm getting very irritated by the amount of egos in the Australian side. T20 cricket has caused inflated egos and bank accounts of numerous cricketers, where mediocre performances have become the norm and the mentality has become one of " what's in it for me and how can I be made to look like a superstar" .
I understand teams need characters in them, but more importantly learning to becoming a good team moulds your character into one that doesn't have a need to have a " look at me" mentality.

[jackpot jim]

Australias batting line up is their worst in 30 years imo.
Warners footwork in his last 2 dismissels has been deplorable.
50 over cricket is a completely different game to T20 but batsmen dont seem to adjust.
Need to get more technically correct batsmen into the side to handle the 2 new balls.
Would like to see Klinger have a go at the top of the order and whilst Fergusson hasn't set the world alight (hasn't been bad either) since his injury, he has a fantastic ODI record for Aust and is the sort of guy that seems to play better at the higher level. Definitely deserves another chance.
Aust going nowhere whilst Mickey is still in charge and as for Inverarity as a selector

[carey]

Sri Lanka v NZ

SL win the toss and bat. I like the look of SL on paper should get the job done her I would imagine although the kiwis form against England has been pretty good.

[carey]

First ball 1 for none.

Good catch by McCullum at 3rd slip.

[carey]

In actual fact after watching the reply that's a great catch!

[The Dark Knight]

Great to see the great man Vettori back.

[carey]

Great to see the great man Vettori back.

Got a big wicket in his first over as well. SL struggling along at 4/35 after 9

[The Dark Knight]

Great to see the great man Vettori back.

Got a big wicket in his first over as well. SL struggling along at 4/35 after 9

Yep saw that, typical Vettori wicket. SL in all sorts at the moment.

[jackpot jim]

Sri Lanka All Out 138

[whufc]

Having the series before will really put NZ in good shape for this tournament!

[jackpot jim]

Sri Lanka All Out 138

NZ 4/70 off 14 overs, have given Sri Lanka a sniff

[jackpot jim]

Now 5/70
Vettori and B.McCullum at the crease.
NZ have only beaten Sri Lanka once in their last 10 matches.

A good stat for NZ is that of the 8 ODIs played on this ground at Cardiff, the team batting 2nd has won 7 times.

[jackpot jim]

NZ 6/79
Vettori LBW. Big inside edge but their 1 and only review has been used by Williamson who was Plumb LBW earlier.

I know teams dont always use their reviews wisely BUT the 1 review ONLY is RIDICULOUS !!!!!!
There has to be a better system than this bcos WRONG decisions are still being made and affecting results.
Last 4 wkts have been LBW as well as about 10 other massive shouts as well.

[jackpot jim]

Nathan McCullum faint bottom edge to keeper given Not Out but surprise surprise Sri Lanka have used their 1 and only review. McCullum follows it up with 2 boundries off next 3 balls.
NZ 6/110, 29 to win

[jackpot jim]

B.McCullum bld by Malinga for 18

NZ 7/115

24 to win

[Interceptor]

Kiwis doing their best to lose it.
Malinga makes Brendon McCullum look like a fool.

[jackpot jim]

N. McCullum LBW Malinga 32. Looked suspiciously like it was missing leg stump.
Lets see what Hawkeye says.
Indicates clipping Leg Stump. Very marginal decision there.
LBW No. 5 for the innings

NZ 8/122

NZ 8/127 12 needed off 102 balls RR Req 0.71 RPO

Southee PLUMB LBW to Malinga and given NOT OUT as the ball goes for 4 and given RUNS as well.
Was a yorker and came off his toe, his bat was jamming down on it at the same time so gotta have some compassion for the umpire there even tho he made a blue.
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's ALL Happening !!!!!!!!!!!!!

8/132 7 runs to win. Thats at least 3 or 4 decisions that would have been reversed if not for the 1 review limit.
Not expecting the incompetent, useless ICC to come up with a solution any time soon tho.

[Interceptor]

9 down after an "accidental" run-out

[jackpot jim]

Run Out review coming up ................................

OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, hit to Mid on and the throw at the stumps at the bowlers end missed but went down to the batsmans end to which he wasn't even aiming at and hit them with Mills short of his crease not even expecting to be in trouble.
Unbelievable game, Stick T20 up ya arse.

4 to tie, 5 to win