I think it's pretty much NZ v SL in one semi and SL were happy with that as we have a lot of trouble with their bowlers - u could almost argue they threw the Oz game...if they'd beaten Australia they might have had to play SA in a 1 vs 4 semi and they lost to them in the super 8... Now it's guaranteed NZ v SL and it'll be Oz v SA or the poms in the other - tonights game should be a boomer!
Ha - great to hear from u Richo - sorry we didn't put up much of a fight...though don't think u will mind - make sure u plug ozcards next time yr on TV!!!!
Cliffy - agreed - SL seem to clean us up each time but who knows??
And AUstralia wins with the help of some rain and some bad light and Sri Lanka taking that light.... thats a little giving up I think I'd risk injury to try and win the bloody World Cup...
awesome innings by Gilly - way to go boys!!!! 2 unbeaten world cups in a row!!!
No wait maybe we have to come back tomorrow for three more overs.... lol
no wait again Jawardene has had common sense prevailed and his boys are coming back on to face the final three overs....
At first I felt Hayden was stfifed... but I thought about it.... there was no shortage of runs by anyone at this World Cup (I mean Geeze Styris even averaged 100 at one stage before a couple bad innings) - it was Bowling efforts that changed games and Mcgrath led the wicket taking tally so it was well done!
And for eevryone that knocks Ricky Ponting's captaincy - that is TWO unbeaten World Cups in a row... both with their own problems - this time our form coming in hurt us and the last one was the controversy with SHane Warne. He has made all the right decisions...
Well Done boys, you guys deserved to win another cup after going undefeated again. Great ending to McGrath's career, and possibly Hayden and Hogg as well...
Yeah you're right - he's a fantastic bowler as well.....
Seriously - Styris played outa his skin at the WC, he was blitzing it in the semi too (well...till he went out) with 37 including 3 6's. One of our few guys to stand up when the going got tough.
Overall the WC was crap - there were very few great games, about 3 from how many?? For some reason - heaps of one sided contests - I can see why Ireland and england games were one sided but why NZ/SA? etc The toss seemed to be v important. The way the ICC ran the tournament was shite. Malcolm Speed should resign for his terrible desicions on crowd restrictions etc - u had to register your conk shells for Christ sake!!
It went on way too long and IMO there shoulda been more than one game a day. I think the best WC was the 91-92 one in NZ/OZ where there was a Super 8 or 9 right from the start, everyone played everyone and then the semifinals etc. They should do that with say 2 non Test nations added - and they have to qualify for the cup.