Jmothecat2 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Is this really the best format for the world cup?It just seems so meaningless until the semis, and complete unfair when a game is rained off. It's pretty awful. There's a lot about this World Cup that hasn't been done well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 In other news, has anyone else watched that awful piece of fielding in the Womans T20 between England & the Windies yesterday? If that happened on the sub continent we would all be screaming about match fixing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, Moomintroll said: 16 minutes ago, pandarilla said: Is this really the best format for the world cup? It just seems so meaningless until the semis, and complete unfair when a game is rained off. It absolutely is not, has been structured this way to maximise TV revenues in India for Star Sports via the BCCI dictating the format within the ICC. Interestingly enough the shite format(s) can all be traced back to a single day - 17th March 2007. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Tarmo Kink Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 India not looking great today to be honest. They’ve missed the solid opening partnership of Dhawan (injured) and Sharma (out for 1). Said it before but Shankar and Jadhav are too pedestrian to start together, Pant should bat instead. Mujeeb is an absolutely superb bowler for his supposed age. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo said: Interestingly enough the shite format(s) can all be traced back to a single day - 17th March 2007. Yes. I remember the two planes crashing into the stumps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 After a decent start India are struggling a bit here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Tarmo Kink Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Pandya should smash that up to about 230 IMO. Not a great score from India, it’s definitely defendable though. Meanwhile, Sheldon Cottrell has bowled Guptill for a golden duck on the first ball of the innings. Williamson then hits 7 off 3 balls and Cottrell has bowled Munro for a second golden duck in the first over... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 It's always a bit confusing to me the level of support England get on here, so I'm glad they lost. Scots cricketers support England at cricket IME 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 That's a shocking LBW, rightly overturned, but Rashid Khan has been magnificent today, considering what Eion Morgan did to him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Tarmo Kink Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Really poor from India here... Scots cricketers support England at cricket IME England was basically a UK team until the 90s. It still represents Wales and I guess you could say they still technically represent Scotland and Ireland (until very recently) in Test format. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Changed over to the New Zealand and West Indies game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Tarmo Kink Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Afghanistan have no chance now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Tarmo Kink said: Really poor from India here... England was basically a UK team until the 90s. It still represents Wales and I guess you could say they still technically represent Scotland and Ireland (until very recently) in Test format. The team hasn’t represented Scotland since 1992. And even prior to then there was never any mention of Scotland in the name. P&B the only place where I’ve seen such level of support for them amongst Scots. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Tarmo Kink Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 The team hasn’t represented Scotland since 1992. And even prior to then there was never any mention of Scotland in the name. P&B the only place where I’ve seen such level of support for them amongst Scots.I don’t support England personally, but I know plenty that do. It’s not the same as football or rugby where Scotland hate England and vice versa. Their media/fan arrogance is still present, but not to the extent of other sports. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 14 minutes ago, eez-eh said: The team hasn’t represented Scotland since 1992. And even prior to then there was never any mention of Scotland in the name. P&B the only place where I’ve seen such level of support for them amongst Scots. I'm surprised by that as I've played cricket for years and there has always been a lot of support for England. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I'm surprised by that as I've played cricket for years and there has always been a lot of support for England. This. If you’ve played cricket up here then you’ll have seen support for England. If you’re a non cricketer you could be unaware. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Getting quite interesting in the India Afghanistan match, if this pair can put on another 30 odd runs then we could be in for a shock result. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 This. If you’ve played cricket up here then you’ll have seen support for England. If you’re a non cricketer you could be unaware. Gavin Hamilton played for England post 1992. The majority of cricket fans in Scotland have a primary interest in test cricket. The England team represents Scotland at test level. At one-day, it’s a legacy from Scotland not being an international side. It’s quite possible to support both Scotland and England in a way that’d be a bit weird in most other sports, because there’s no rivalry there. I think it’s refreshing. The “anyone but England” thing doesn’t exist in cricket. I’m not sure why anyone would take issue with it other than parochial politics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I'm surprised by that as I've played cricket for years and there has always been a lot of support for England. Any time I have been to an England game I have ended up talking to another Scottish person supporting them. Same with Lancashire County games as there seems to be a lot of support from Scotland through being the nearest until Durham got in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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