Which team has had the worst road to the World Cup

rodzilla1010 · 01-03-2007, 07:49 AM

Ussually teams like to be at thier best, have a winning momentum and a full strength side before a world cup begins. However this time around most teams are desperate to get a full strength 11, forget about 15, some teams have thier key players joining the team after one round is over. Players are thinking about cutting off their body parts to get rid of injuries.....what not

But which team has had the worst road to the biggest tournament in cricket this year?

Richard · 01-03-2007, 08:16 AM

England.

By several miles.

rodzilla1010 · 01-03-2007, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard

England.

By several miles.

giving the champs their first defeat in a finals in 13 years is not bad

Richard · 01-03-2007, 08:28 AM

But it's just 2 games.

Most of the rest of the last 3 years has been utterly wretched.

Scaly piscine · 01-03-2007, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by rodzilla1010

giving the champs their first defeat in a finals in 13 years is not bad

Doesn't matter about that, after all winning games in a best of 7 series at a fag-end of a tour with a largely different team 2-3 years ago is the sort of thing matters come a World Cup - especially when there's absolute no pressure and meaning in a World Cup, obviously. Beating the best team in the World in a pressure situation... just meaningless really, that's why every other team does it every other week...

Richard · 01-03-2007, 08:41 AM

Someone had to do it eventually.

This one's overrating of England's ODI team just because they happen to have beaten Australia once of late and once 2 years ago beggars belief.

Mr Mxyzptlk · 01-03-2007, 08:50 AM

The most obvious case is that of Pakistan.

1. Two best bowlers out of the tournament with "injury".
2. One of the most potent ballstrikers in the game out with injury.
3. Convincing series loss to South Africa, admittedly a very hard opponent.

Australia too have issues, but you can't erase years of dominant form so easily.
The West Indies results-wise have had a poor immediate buildup, but have looked competitive for the most part - something that couldn't be said of the team a year or so ago.

Hard to say which team has had the most troubled road to the tournament, but I think it's safe to say that South Africa have had the most impressive immediate buildup.

rodzilla1010 · 01-03-2007, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard

But it's just 2 games.

Most of the rest of the last 3 years has been utterly wretched.

So their road to the cup has been better than thier ODI campiagn between 2003-07

haroon510 · 01-03-2007, 03:20 PM

i am proud to say that pakistan is going to be the winner of this poll if not of wc. lol

DCC_legend · 01-03-2007, 03:51 PM

Pakistan

Richard · 01-03-2007, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rodzilla1010

So their road to the cup has been better than thier ODI campiagn between 2003-07

If that road consists only of the last 2 games, yes, but I'd personally say it consists of the time since the last Cup.

Somerset · 01-03-2007, 09:41 PM

If you class road to the World Cup as last three weeks it would have to be Australia imo - losing Lee and having Symonds in doubt, Gilchrist missing for the opening of the tournament and five consecutive defeats. Pakistan a close runner-up.

If the road was a tad longer, would have to give England the vote.

Poker Boy · 02-03-2007, 04:01 AM

Has to be Pakistan - badly beaten by SA and definately without three top players (at least the likes of England and Australia's crocks might come back at some time). Time to find the "cornered tiger" spirit I reckon...

Scmods · 02-03-2007, 04:39 AM

Pakistans is self inflicted for the most part.

We've had an absolutely shocking run with injury, utterly ridiculous.

pup11 · 02-03-2007, 04:47 AM

Without doubt it would be Pakistan, their world cup aspirations are as good as over even before the tournament has begun.

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rodzilla1010 U19 Cricketer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: new york Posts: 453	Which team has had the worst road to the World Cup Ussually teams like to be at thier best, have a winning momentum and a full strength side before a world cup begins. However this time around most teams are desperate to get a full strength 11, forget about 15, some teams have thier key players joining the team after one round is over. Players are thinking about cutting off their body parts to get rid of injuries.....what not But which team has had the worst road to the biggest tournament in cricket this year?

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Mr Mxyzptlk Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) Posts: 36,795	The most obvious case is that of Pakistan. 1. Two best bowlers out of the tournament with "injury". 2. One of the most potent ballstrikers in the game out with injury. 3. Convincing series loss to South Africa, admittedly a very hard opponent. Australia too have issues, but you can't erase years of dominant form so easily. The West Indies results-wise have had a poor immediate buildup, but have looked competitive for the most part - something that couldn't be said of the team a year or so ago. Hard to say which team has had the most troubled road to the tournament, but I think it's safe to say that South Africa have had the most impressive immediate buildup. __________________ Sreesanth said, "Next ball he was beaten and I said, 'is this the King Charles Lara? Who is this impostor, moving around nervously? I should have kept my mouth shut for the next ball - mind you, it was a length ball - Lara just pulled it over the church beyond the boundary! He is a true legend." The Blog The Portfolio The...er...Twitter

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Richard Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 2005 Posts: 80,407	But it's just 2 games. Most of the rest of the last 3 years has been utterly wretched.

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Richard Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 2005 Posts: 80,407	Someone had to do it eventually. This one's overrating of England's ODI team just because they happen to have beaten Australia once of late and once 2 years ago beggars belief.

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Somerset Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 9,863	If you class road to the World Cup as last three weeks it would have to be Australia imo - losing Lee and having Symonds in doubt, Gilchrist missing for the opening of the tournament and five consecutive defeats. Pakistan a close runner-up. If the road was a tad longer, would have to give England the vote.

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Poker Boy State Vice-Captain Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kilbirnie, Scotland Posts: 1,105	Has to be Pakistan - badly beaten by SA and definately without three top players (at least the likes of England and Australia's crocks might come back at some time). Time to find the "cornered tiger" spirit I reckon... __________________ Ian Botham, Freddie Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen, Brian Laudrup, Gazza and Daniela Hantuchova....a fan of you all FOREVER!!! Can't wait to see Australia field a crap leg-spinner like Hollland or Hohns again..... Congratulations to Daniela Hantuchova on her 3rd career title.... Bob Woolmer 1948-2007..farewell to the best coach England never had... Arise Sir Beefy.... Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb...

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pup11 International Coach Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: India Posts: 12,134	Without doubt it would be Pakistan, their world cup aspirations are as good as over even before the tournament has begun.

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