Champions League Twenty20

[Flem274*]

nah the commentators are wanking on about coloured six zones

 

[Flem274*]

de Boorder has been a bit messy behind the sticks today. Bit disappointing from someone rated as the best gloveman in the country by some.

 

[Flem274*]

Why have the words to that black and yellow song been changed to blue and yellow? I didn't know there was an Otago favouring version.

 

[Flem274*]

****ing lol nice shot bro

 

[GGG]

Hmm McCullum, your brother bowled poor in the last game, bowled a shocking first over but hey lets give him another! McMillan not bowling out his 4 overs, he has been their best bowler. Unless he got an injury, this is terrible captaincy.

 

[GGG]

Oh and RN ten Doeschate - 2 overs 2 for 9.

 

[GGG]

Ten Doeschate what a player.

 

[straw man]

Pleased for Otago having all-but qualified now. Top work.

 

[Kippax]

Officially in now - two teams with two wins, two with no wins.

 

[Hurricane]

Any fleeting feelings I guilt I have that RTD is a hired gun disappear when I think about the 4 hired guns the Indian sides will have in their line ups.

 

[karan316]

Wish Otago wins the tournament, would be a big boost for them. They have a very balanced team, and the wickets will also be fresh coz its just the start of the season, so they won't be too troubled by spin bowlers, a decent chance for them..

 

[Flem274*]

Any fleeting feelings I guilt I have that RTD is a hired gun disappear when I think about the 4 hired guns the Indian sides will have in their line ups.

After the year Ross Taylor and Jacob Oram were stolen from CD (When Ross was the main reason we qualified in the first place, along with the Mason/Napier opening combo which didn't eventuate either) I have precisely zero guilt about NZ teams containing hired guns. I wouldn't mind if we upped the limit from one or two(?) per HRV game to 3. I hope Jimmy McMillan cracks some IPL skulls in this tournament. Neither of the subcontinental sides have enjoyed the bounce Otago's quicks have generated so far and I want them to try and kill every IPL side they meet.

 

[Immenso]

Anyone know story with Duffy? Match report I read was that McMillan only played in game 1 due to an injury to Duffy. E.g, anyone seen a report if what his injury is? And if he a chance of now playing the dead rubber v Hyderabad?

 

[Flem274*]

Duffy is on his way home because he ****ed him hammy I think.

 

[Kippax]

Otago's group has already been locked in before their final qualifying position btw, an arbitrary thing to do with 4/10 teams being Indian I guess.

20 September
(2.30am NZT)
Otago Volts
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad

Main Draw

23 September
(2.30am NZT)
Mumbai Indians
v
Otago Volts
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad


25 September
(10.30pm NZT)
Perth Scorchers
v
Otago Volts
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur


29 September
(11.30pm NZT)
Highveld Lions
v
Otago Volts
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur


1 October
(11.30pm NZT)
Rajasthan Royals
v
Otago Volts
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

 

[Bahnz]

Otago's group has already been locked in before their final qualifying position btw, an arbitrary thing to do with 4/10 teams being Indian I guess.

I presume the thinking is that they want the 4 Indian teams split evenly between the two groups. It seems that the standards are pretty even across both groups, so once you've qualified it doesn't really matter whether you do so first or second.

 

[Kippax]

2013 Champions League Twenty20 squads - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Handy link if you have no idea and are just mildly interested in your home side's travails.

Saw Justin Langer was hinting at Agar and Turner to maybe feature up the order a bit with bat and ball in a depleted side there.

 

[Kippax]

Comms talking up Neesham as a huge prospect for an IPL contract already! Up to 143kph on the gun, his signature pull shot and lovely languid towering sixes over the on side getting a good run.

Oh boy, that six must be into 'the orange zone' for distance by the looks. Blue and yellow, blue and yellow. blue and yellow, blue and yellow. The wig, the glasses, the catchphrase - brilliant.

Extras catchphrase scene - YouTube

 

[NUFAN]

Good stuff Jimmy and Otago!

For the lads in Aus, all games are being shown on Ten or One, starting tonight from 12:30.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Heh @ that given not out