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

[Xuhaib]

Originally Posted by nightprowler10

Aussies win the toss. Pakistan to bat.

this will be over quick pity can't watch as I am at a bekaar shaddi

[nightprowler10]

Pakistani TV being so annoying right now. Geo actually had an astrologer on for the match.

[BoyBrumby]

Originally Posted by slippyslip

I can imagine English people picking up a newspaper and seeing the headline "England into cricket world cup final" and being excited. And then of course they find out a little bit more information that this "world cup" is held every couple of months and is soon forgotten pretty much by everyone. Now that India is out the BCCI has already forgotten this "world cup" and is probably dreaming up new "world cup" style tournaments they cram in the next few weeks.

Shame. Could have been a real shot in the arm for English cricket.

Well, frequency of the tournament notwithstanding, England's success in reaching our first global final since 2004 (stunned to find the CT we lost to the Windies was that long ago, seems like yesterday, tempus fugit and all that) has relegated the FA Cup and World Cup build ups off The Guardian's back page (well, front page of sports pull out, technically).

The arm's had a small shot at any rate.

[Faisal1985]

I am not even watching it on Geo. Watching Super Sports....almost not a single adv. other then soccer and F1. Very good channel.

[Xuhaib]

Originally Posted by Faisal1985

I am not even watching it on Geo. Watching Super Sports....almost not a single adv. other then soccer and F1. Very good channel.

yeah SS is quality cant believe at no Asif.

[nightprowler10]

We don't get Super Sports here.

[Jayzamann]

cricinfo sez Australia are batting?

ed: fix'd

[Faisal1985]

Going with the same combo...a bit disappointed at no Asif for sure....tough day for batting as per the tall dude with beared standing on the pitch.

[Xuhaib]

Originally Posted by Faisal1985

Going with the same combo...a bit disappointed at no Asif for sure....tough day for batting as per the tall dude with beared standing on the pitch.

Latif,Misbah,Hafeez against this attack on a seaming track couyld get comical.

[Marcuss]

Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

Well, frequency of the tournament notwithstanding, England's success in reaching our first global final since 2004 (stunned to find the CT we lost to the Windies was that long ago, seems like yesterday, tempus fugit and all that) has relegated the FA Cup and World Cup build ups off The Guardian's back page (well, front page of sports pull out, technically).

The arm's had a small shot at any rate.

Was amazed about the number of people that I've heard talking about the T20 in school over the last week. Has definitely had an impact.

[Faisal1985]

Seriously they couldn't arrange a better set of people to play the Pak national anthem that is so messed up....in the beginning i couldn't tell if it was Australia's or Pakistan's anthem...

[GingerFurball]

Originally Posted by nightprowler10

Aussies win the toss. Pakistan to bat.

Not sure that's a bad thing. I reckon a lot of the Aussies success has come from teams being forced to chase a total and play shots at balls they should maybe be leaving.

If Pakistan can put a competitive total up, it'll be interesting to see how they chase. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have had the Aussies in major trouble, that they've done well to recover from, but there's a difference rebuilding when you're setting as opposed to chasing.

[Marcuss]

Great first over that from KAkmal.

[nightprowler10]

Just not very confident of our batting ability on a moist pitch against this bowling.

[GingerFurball]

Brain fade from Tait there.