First week thoughts

[_Ed_]

Best innings: a few worthy contenders, but I thought Miller was outstanding in his 138* against Zimbabwe
Best bowling: Southee v England
Best game: Ireland-WI

Your thoughts?

 

[Athlai]

Best innings: a few worthy contenders, but I thought Miller was outstanding in his 138* against Zimbabwe
Best bowling: Southee v England
Best game: Ireland-WI

Your thoughts?

Southee will take some beating. I'd probably go with that. Maybe give a shout out to Stirling or McCullum with the bat.

 

[Flem274*]

They really need to boot that count down thing. It's terrible.

 

[Daemon]

Best catch: Ervine

 

[_Ed_]

For sure, although I'd give an honourable mention to Milne's diving effort today.

 

[Daemon]

For sure, although I'd give an honourable mention to Milne's diving effort today.

Yeah that was good. Very similar to de Villiers in the same Zimbabwe game.

 

[Athlai]

de villiers had such a gun day in the field against zim.

 

[Pratters]

Why don't they have 3-4 games every day? Would make so much more sense.

 

[Cabinet96]

I think it's good they actually do what they can so you can watch most of the thing. I mean, if they showed 4 matches a day people would probably only see a quarter of the tournament at best.

 

[Athlai]

Why don't they have 3-4 games every day? Would make so much more sense.

Can't have too many games overlapping for dem TV rights. But yeah 2 a day would make sense.

 

[fredfertang]

When do the Ashes start?

 

[_Ed_]

I think it's good they actually do what they can so you can watch most of the thing. I mean, if they showed 4 matches a day people would probably only see a quarter of the tournament at best.

Exactly. I wouldn't want more than 2.

 

[Pratters]

Can't have too many games overlapping for dem TV rights. But yeah 2 a day would make sense.

I wonder how long Wimbledon would be if they followed this logic. Even the fifa world cup has minnows but they have more games so the lesser games don't mean a big dent on any thing. Would also solve the issue of ICC worrying about too many minnows making more games bad to a degree.

 

[Cabinet96]

The football world cup doesn't have any overlapping games apart from the final round of group games. The CWC already does when there are two games.

The Football world cup can do three games a day because matches take two hours not eight.

As for tennis grand slams once they get to about 16 names they never have games happening at the same time.

 

[ImpatientLime]

the lowest ranked 2/3 full status teams should be made to qualify with the associates. garbage teams like england and the west indies should not be handed an automatic pass to the tournament.

 

[Pratters]

The football world cup doesn't have any overlapping games apart from the final round of group games. The CWC already does when there are two games.

The Football world cup can do three games a day because matches take two hours not eight.

As for tennis grand slams once they get to about 16 names they never have games happening at the same time.

In cricket also you may choose to not have games at the same time in later stages like tennis.

 

[NUFAN]

Its been a good wicket of cricket without the excitement of tense finishes. Pretty hard to go past Ed's choices, I loved Masakadza's 80 vs South Africa and Stirling's 92 vs West Indies, just to add a couple of good knocks.

I'm happy with 2 games max per day, I really don't get why the tournament organisers thought that one game was enough every week day though. Australia only hosted the one match during the working week, which seems a bit wrong.

 

[marc71178]

Why don't they have 3-4 games every day? Would make so much more sense.

Apart from having days with no games on every 3 days or so.

 

[Antihippy]

I was going to say that Finch's century was better than miller due to showing that he can bat according to the circumstances but I can't decide which bowling attack is worse between england and zimbabwe.

 

[Debris]

Apart from having days with no games on every 3 days or so.

16 teams, 8 games. Teams play every second day. I don't see any days without games.