32nd Match - England v Australia

[Burgey]

Buttler has essentially played three innings under pressure in this World Cup and scored a 75 ball century in one of them. Can't hack it clearly.

A 33% strike rate under the kosh plainly makes him a real clutch performer.

 

[vcs]

I still think this England side ought to win one of their next two games tbh. If they don't then, yeah, chokey-mc-chokeface. But 10 points probably still sees you in the door more often than not.

Pakistan losing tomorrow will make them feel a lot more comfortable. If they won that, you'd think they'd then beat Afghanistan and Bangladesh to get to 11. They're probably banking on India to beat both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as well.

 

[Burgey]

If England wins only 1 and Pakistan wins all 3 (v NZ, Afg, BD) Pakistan go through

I don’t think they’ll beat NZ, but it’s Pakistan so who can say?

 

[91Jmay]

Stinking chase, bunch of chokers. Need Roy back to remove dog**** Vince, still the rest of the side played absolute pony. Bairstow, Morgan giving it away.

 

[trundler]

Wasn't that a JAMODI? Seen a lot of Sachin/Kohli innings written off for that reason..

Not by me! He put up a century stand for the last wicket IIRC. Insanity.

I'd have Dhoni's 183, Anwar's 194, Sachin's desert storm all in the mix.

 

[Spark]

If England wins only 1 and Pakistan wins all 3 (v NZ, Afg, BD) Pakistan go through

Which you would not bank on happening a majority of the time. I think Bangladesh is pound-for-pound a better side than Pakistan anyway.

 

[Spark]

Wasn't that a JAMODI? Seen a lot of Sachin/Kohli innings written off for that reason..

JAMODIs have only really become a asterisk-worthy thing in recent years IMO when teams have quite clearly stopped taking them seriously at times and played obviously crap sides just to see how they went. Also with many series just shoehorned into random slots in the calendar purely to fill FTP/broadcast obligations rather than any sound cricketing reason, which only heightens the sense of "why are these happening and who cares". So I wouldn't hold it as a mark against Sachin, since he his peak was predominantly before that was a thing.

 

[trundler]

I wish we still had Cow around

 

[trundler]

Anyway, Starc is no doubt the best bowler of the decade. Walks into an ATWC XI for me.

 

[Burgey]

Not by me! He put up a century stand for the last wicket IIRC. Insanity.

I'd have Dhoni's 183, Anwar's 194, Sachin's desert storm all in the mix.

You can play remarkable innings in JAMODIs, but they’re not worth a squirt of piss compared to a pressure knock in a WC.

 

[Spark]

I wish we still had Cow around

wash your mouth out with soap

 

[trundler]

You can play remarkable innings in JAMODIs, but they’re not worth a squirt of piss compared to a pressure knock in a WC.

JAMODIs have become completely worthless only in the last few years.

 

[Moss]

Not by me! He put up a century stand for the last wicket IIRC. Insanity.

I'd have Dhoni's 183, Anwar's 194, Sachin's desert storm all in the mix.

Kapil's 175 against the Zimbos in 1983 should be in the discussion, too bad the BBC went on strike for that day (so the story goes?)

 

[trundler]

wash your mouth out with soap

Come on, he'd have been fun to bully right now. Maybe Miyagi too

 

[Niall]

Pakistan losing tomorrow will make them feel a lot more comfortable. If they won that, you'd think they'd then beat Afghanistan and Bangladesh to get to 11. .

Pakistan v Bangladesh is very much 50/50 for me at the moment.

 

[Burgey]

I wish we still had Cow around

No.

He’s a ****

 

[Cabinet96]

A 33% strike rate under the kosh plainly makes him a real clutch performer.

For a number 6? I think it probably does.

 

[trundler]

Kapil's 175 against the Zimbos in 1983 should be in the discussion, too bad the BBC went on strike for that day (so the story goes?)

Was only including non WC innings. If we include those then Richards 138, Ponting 140 and Gilchrist 149.

 

[Burgey]

Kapil's 175 against the Zimbos in 1983 should be in the discussion, too bad the BBC went on strike for that day (so the story goes?)

Yes. Must win game in the only tourney which matters

 

[OverratedSanity]

I'd vote for Aravinda's hundred in the WC final as the greatest ODI knock for having the best combination of pressure situation+ high quality opposition+ great strokeplay. There are lots of other innings which are better from one of the individual components but none with all three at such a high level.