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*Official* Match 34 - Ireland v South Africa
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Blaze 18
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Ooooh, South Africa doing that thing they do.
FaaipDeOiad
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Ireland are so consistently competitive. Must be an awesome time to be an Irish cricket fan.
Magrat Garlick
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Must be a tad frustrating too though...eight years until they get to play anyone decent again in anything more than Twenty20.
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And we're nowhere near as good at T20.
**** yeah, caught slip. Porterfield has to take credit for that.
Spark
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Haha, genius.Ooooh, South Africa doing that thing they do.
Gotta say, rate Porterfield as a captain extremely highly. Would take him - tactically speaking - over all the other captains in the WC. Backs his bowlers to the hilt, despite them not being the best, and it's no surprise he gets good results.
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Mmmm. He does make more silly minor mistakes than someone like Ponting or Strauss. Stuff like putting the wrong men on the fence during the batting powerplay. There's no getting away from the fact that he's much less experienced than those guys.
But yeah, it's not just Porterfield, it's the entire ethos of the team. It's all about pressure- energy in the field, variety in attack, making sure the batsmen have to worry about losing their wicket at every stage. I definitely think we have a tactical edge with the ball in ODIs.
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Morgan get your ass back to Ireland please, would love to see more of them and with him they would become even more competitive.
Only minnow + bang and zimb to not have received a thrashing. Put up a decent show against India and WI, poor batting against Bangladesh but they did well with the ball.
Only minnow + bang and zimb to not have received a thrashing. Put up a decent show against India and WI, poor batting against Bangladesh but they did well with the ball.
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Spark
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But put him with an experienced team man, like a Ponting or Strauss, then I think add a huge amount to a side.
