Australia could be ranked below Ireland

[silentstriker]

Why are you guys arguing? I'll make it easy.

Both ODIs and T20s suck. They're both completely unmemorable 99% of the time. And no should care how anyone does in either format. This is like arguing if Justin Langer is a better bowler than Matthew Hayden. Even if you figure it out, you really haven't achieved anything. It's a pointless question.




Carry on.

 

[smash84]

 

[Senile Sentry]

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd T20I, Dubai : Australia slide below Ireland in T20 rankings | Cricket News | Pakistan v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

Australia have slided below Ireland. Could salvage the situation if the win the last T20I against Pak though.

Still , not at Australia in particular, but the moronic ranking methodology.

 

[Jayzamann]

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd T20I, Dubai : Australia slide below Ireland in T20 rankings | Cricket News | Pakistan v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

Australia have slided below Ireland. Could salvage the situation if the win the last T20I against Pak though.

Still , not at Australia in particular, but the moronic ranking methodology.

Equal parts I'd say. Aus are dire as heck at t20is.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Equal parts I'd say. Aus are dire as heck at t20is.

 

[uvelocity]

who gives a ****, ireland have beaten nobody

 

[BoyBrumby]

How do "matches" differ from "qfy" (qualifying?) matches?

 

[Uppercut]

who gives a ****, ireland have beaten nobody

Still better than Australia I hear, suck a fat one aussies, we're #9

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Does this really matter in the grand scheme of things?

England are 2nd and current world champions, who cares it is only hit and giggle cricket anyway.

 

[straw man]

Does this really matter in the grand scheme of things?

England are 2nd and current world champions, who cares it is only hit and giggle cricket anyway.

Everyone knows this - shows what CW thinks of T20 that such a prime opportunity to troll Australia is all but ignored

 

[Migara]

Some times rankings do look stupid. This is one of the instances.

 

[BeeGee]

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd T20I, Dubai : Australia slide below Ireland in T20 rankings | Cricket News | Pakistan v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

Australia have slided below Ireland. Could salvage the situation if the win the last T20I against Pak though.

Still , not at Australia in particular, but the moronic ranking methodology.

From that article:

In the current rankings period, which began on August 1, 2010, Australia have won only four of their 13 games, which have all come against South Africa, Pakistan, England, India, Sri Lanka and West Indies.

By comparison, Ireland have won eight of 11, but all of their victories have come against Associate nations: Kenya, Scotland, Canada, Netherlands and Afghanistan. The only matches they have played against full ICC members came during a three-match series against Bangladesh in July - and Ireland lost all three games.

Yes, Australia aren't very good at T20, but those rankings are a complete joke (just like T20 itself, imo). Look at the teams Australia are playing compared to Ireland. Unless you have a system (like the Test rankings) of every team playing every other team over the ranking period, then the rankings are completely meaningless.

 

[GIMH]

Does this really matter in the grand scheme of things?

England are 2nd and current world champions, who cares it is only hit and giggle cricket anyway.

3rd, India won in 07 and Pak in 09

 

[Scaly piscine]

Yes, Australia aren't very good at T20, but those rankings are a complete joke (just like T20 itself, imo). Look at the teams Australia are playing compared to Ireland. Unless you have a system (like the Test rankings) of every team playing every other team over the ranking period, then the rankings are completely meaningless.

Nah. There just isn't enough data. Simple as that.

 

[Burgey]

A serious question here for the Aussie fans.. If Twatto is the VC for the longer formats to Clarke, why is he not leading the T20 outfit?

Good question. Have often asked the same myself.

There's this great doco out a out Usain Bolt...

 

[Red]

Why are you guys arguing? I'll make it easy.

Both ODIs and T20s suck. They're both completely unmemorable 99% of the time. And no should care how anyone does in either format. This is like arguing if Justin Langer is a better bowler than Matthew Hayden. Even if you figure it out, you really haven't achieved anything. It's a pointless question.




Carry on.

Hayden- right arm medium: 17 FC wickets at 39.47. SR of 64.5.

Langer- right arm medium: 5 FC wickets at 42.00. SR of 77.2.

(fml)

 

[Agent Nationaux]

India are the ODI champs and England the T20I champs. We don't need stupid rankings for the limited over games.

 

[smash84]

Hayden- right arm medium: 17 FC wickets at 39.47. SR of 64.5.

Langer- right arm medium: 5 FC wickets at 42.00. SR of 77.2.

(fml)

haha.....Hayden clearly the better bowler in this case

 

[honestbharani]

Good question. Have often asked the same myself.

So honestly, nobody from the media ever asked this?

 

[Prince EWS]

So honestly, nobody from the media ever asked this?

The selection of the T20 side isn't something that's covered much in the press here in general.

I think Watson would be captain right now he was actually fit when Clarke retired and Bailey was given the job. He wasn't actually overlooked at such; he just wasn't available and I think the selectors wanted to start the planning for the T20 World Championship then and there, getting some sort of structure in place. After they made Bailey captain initially, I don't think they were too keen to take the job off him straight away when Watson recovered, especially given they actually brought him in as a specialist captain.

I think it's all pretty silly personally so I'm not defending it, but that's the rationale behind what happened.