MikeP
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20Twenty World CupCan anyone pick a potential winner besides Australia? I would like to think that England have a reasonable chance!!
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Jeremy
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England have actually played six 20Twenty Internationals, which is probably more than anyone else at the moment, and domestically they play more 20Twenty than anyone else, so in theory, the players should know what they're doing. In practice, 2oTwenty games can swing so easily with one bad / good over that really it's a bit of a lottery. The problem is, just about every major team in the tournament (and by that I mean everyone except the associate nations, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh) is at the very worst / least a 'dark horse' and at best, Australia.
In other words, your guess is as good as mine! 
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Keith
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20/20 WORLD CUPAnyone beat those bloody aussies, south africa!!! England - there cricket team is like the weather - you dont know what to except day in day out at times, something us english (Thats doesn't include me!) good at talking about the weather - so you knows, Australia might not win and there again!!
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Jeremy
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Shahid Afridi is warming up nicely for the 20Twenty World Championship - he scored 57 not out in 15 balls in Nairobi today - but then again Pakistan were playing Uganda!
Still, I think someone needs to explain to the Ugandan opener that 14 in 30 balls in a 20Twenty match just isn't a fast enough scoring rate...
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MikeP
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South Africa have NO chance! Sod Boom Boom Afridi, Luke Wright is the man to take us to 20Twenty glory! 
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Jeremy
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South Africa have some, shall we say, 'odd' selection policies. For instance, They didn't pick Andrew Hall for the 20Twenty World Championship, which is slightly baffling as he is one of their better one-day players and as well as this has played plenty of 20Twenty cricket-31 matches apparently. And now, supposedly as a result of his non-selection, he's gone and thrown his hat in with the alleged Indian Cricket League, walking out on his central contract with the South African board. I can kind of understand them leaving out Kallis - his style is not as suited to 20Twenty cricket, but to leave out Hall was a strange decision.
There's quite a lot of hacked off South Africans out there at the moment who are turning their back on their own country and becoming 'Kolpak' players in England (Garnet Kruger, a fast bowler who has played ODIs for South Africa is the latest example) or as with Hall, eyeing up the Indian Cricket League. And then there was Kevin Pietersen....
| Quote: | | Luke Wright is the man to take us to 20Twenty glory! |
I hope he does, he's got something about him in 20Twenty.
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MikeP
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Watched him score very rapidly in a Pro40 game the other night. Just hope he isn't over-awed by the occasion.
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Keith
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World cup winners - 20/20Bangladesh!! if not my team or austarlia - certainly not country live in
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MikeP
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I look forward to England v SA with great interest (if they meet). May the better team win.
If that happens to be SA, I am going to set fire to Keith's shirt!!! 
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Keith
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SA VS EngSa vs eng best team win - we find out soon in another world cup that staring friday - Rugby world cup, Fri 14th Sa Vs Eng, Part one
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Jeremy
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Sounds like 'Hurricane Gayle' has landed - 9 sixes so far, and he's just got his hundred - the Proteas are on the run at the Bullring...
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Jeremy
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Oh dear. The Windies lost the plot in a major way. 
I guess the South Africans have finally laid a few 2003-related ghosts to rest, although the early diagnosis on Graeme Smith's hand is not sounding good.
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MikeP
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Looks like Zimbabwe could cause a major upset this evening!!!
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Jeremy
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I'll be seeing my 'fair dincom Aussie' mate Chris tomorrow - I think we're going to have to have a conversation. 
I hope my current smugness won't come back to haunt me though....
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Keith
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dont cry for me australia!!Today could be bye bye australia!!! World cup winners, ashes winners, best test team, one day team etc etc, but hell are there wont be 20/20!!!
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MikeP
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Don't tell me that you are supporting England today Keith?!
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Keith
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EnglandYes, i was supporting england at cricket friday - There is a few occasions i do, and one wasnt friday nite - 36-0 36-0 36-0   
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Keith
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ENGLAND!!!Mike sorry bog whatever name is!! you started this subject think england got a reasonable chance of wining 20/20!! well we see in few hours as england got thras india and hope "MY TEAM" lose to new zealand to day and then india!!!
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Keith
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BYE BYE BYEBye bye bye england!! another formart of cricket cant play!! I be waiting for the backlash willing  
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Jeremy
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| Quote: | | Bye bye bye england!! another formart of cricket cant play!! |
Erm...steward's enquiry, please!
Can I just remind you, England 4 India 3,
And don't forget who is the number two rated Test team in the World?
(But I do admit we've been a bit crap in the 20Twenty.  )
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MikeP
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Needless to say that after all of that abuse I shall be supporting anyone other than SA, even the Aussies!!!!
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Keith
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Supporting australia!!!No hope for your skipper - if there was any hope in the first place!!!
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MikeP
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Can you hear the scorer sing? No! Where are you Keith? I want a blow by blow account of how SA got beaten by the Indians AND failed to score enough runs to edge out the Black Caps!
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