Warne dismisses South AFrica's chances

[Salamuddin]

http://home.skysports.com/cwc/artic...14&lid=7201&title=Warne:+Aussies+will+be+fine


Would be funny either way a) if the Saffies choked b) they actually won the damn thing after this.

 

[Craig]

Never misses an opportunity does he.

I assume he has been elected President of the Bitter Former Test Greats Association (BFTGA)?

 

[pasag]

Warne's been talking to the media so much recently. Getting abit annoying tbh.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Never misses an opportunity does he.

I assume he has been elected President of the Bitter Former Test Greats Association (BFTGA)?

Boycott's the life president, in all fairness.

It's quite interesting to read Warney's thinking & see how flawed it is. He reckons Oz will be ok because they're scoring 350s still. Hmmm, well given that all the players missing from the Chappell/Lillee thingy were primarily batsman (Ponting, Gilchrist, Symonds) rather than bowlers I'd say the inability to defend such scores was cause for concern at the very least.

 

[howardj]

Never misses an opportunity does he.

I assume he has been elected President of the Bitter Former Test Greats Association (BFTGA)?

Neil Harvey, the founder?

Anyway, contrary to what Craigos said, I didn't detect much bitterness in Warnie's comments. In fact, for Warnie, the comments were quite measured.

 

[andmark]

Sometimes I worry about Warney...8)

 

[Scaly piscine]

Boycott's the life president, in all fairness.

It's quite interesting to read Warney's thinking & see how flawed it is. He reckons Oz will be ok because they're scoring 350s still. Hmmm, well given that all the players missing from the Chappell/Lillee thingy were primarily batsman (Ponting, Gilchrist, Symonds) rather than bowlers I'd say the inability to defend such scores was cause for concern at the very least.

There's a big difference chasing 350 against a weakened Australia attack in a standard ODI and chasing 350 against a pumped up Australia side in a World Cup.

 

[Richard]

Ignore-list material, that is, surely...

 

[Richard]

Boycott's the life president, in all fairness.

You ARE joking, aren't you?

If there's one thing Sir Geoffrey isn't it's bitter about being a former player! He achieved more than most in the game.

 

[IndianByHeart]

There's a big difference chasing 350 against a weakened Australia attack in a standard ODI and chasing 350 against a pumped up Australia side in a World Cup.

Maybe they will be pumped up, but their bowling attack is certainly not all that strong (though its effective)anymore after the loss of Lee.

 

[pup11]

This is the least Warney can for his mates.

 

[BoyBrumby]

You ARE joking, aren't you?

If there's one thing Sir Geoffrey isn't it's bitter about being a former player! He achieved more than most in the game.

Clearly I wasn't. He's a good analyst of the sport & actually quite fair-minded in his criticisms, but he's forever moaning about this-or-that imagined slight. He blamed the media's southern bias for not getting a regular job at the BBC when he retired, for instance. &, TBF, I didn't say he was bitter about being an ex-player, rather that he was an ex-player who was bitter.

 

[Richard]

Oh, right, well every ex-player is, then.

Same as you and me.

Most of us are pretty bitter about some stuff every day of our lives.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Clearly I wasn't. He's a good analyst of the sport & actually quite fair-minded in his criticisms, but he's forever moaning about this-or-that imagined slight. He blamed the media's southern bias for not getting a regular job at the BBC when he retired, for instance. &, TBF, I didn't say he was bitter about being an ex-player, rather that he was an ex-player who was bitter.

The BBC has a huge southern bias, like a lot of things in this country. I'm sick of seeing old boy network toffs who went to Eton and then Oxbridge (who themselves have a southern bias) and so are guaranteed numerous opportunities at the BBC because of it. Watch any of those series of programs in the evening on BBC1 where they show the background of some successful sitcom series. As sure as crap floats to the top there'll be a load of the cast that knew each other from Oxbridge.

Until recently cricket was just as bad with its old boy network. There are plenty of northerners who are made outcasts at the earliest opportunity - they get selected for England as late as possible and when their career finished they were shut out by the ECB (or older equivalent, that sort of thing) in favour of know-nothing southern yes-men.

 

[haroon510]

holly smokes... u know what amazed me there. poll of who is going to win world cup in the side of the page. the winner of that poll is pakistan. can u belive it lol.

 

[Beleg]

Eh, I think you folks are taking this a bit too seriously. He's obviously playing his team up/taking a pot-shot at the Saffies pre world cup, probably hoping to fray a few tempers and rattle some resolves.

It's part of the psychological warfare being preptuated against the Saffies, re: Hussey's comments.

 

[Jono]

Still, even Arjuna Ranatunga came out and said he doesn't rate SA's chances because of how they play in big tournaments. Its not just Warney, people feel the need to cut them down considering the high they're on.

I wouldn't be surprised if they prove everyone wrong.

 

[Beleg]

Warne and Ranatunga agreeing on something?

I didn't know the lunar eclipse would bring about the apocalypse!

 

[pup11]

I think in a way Warne's assessment of South Africa is not far of the mark, there attack hardly has any variation and with that they don't have any handy part-timers who can be really usefull in odi's.


They have been nothing but extraordinary at home, but their record away from home is hardly anything to write home about.

 

[Anil]

Still, even Arjuna Ranatunga came out and said he doesn't rate SA's chances because of how they play in big tournaments. Its not just Warney, people feel the need to cut them down considering the high they're on.

I wouldn't be surprised if they prove everyone wrong.

i think they are going to make the final this time...