2015 Cricket World Cup

[raizzonWAN]

whats a cricket?? are we talking about bug in here??

 

[KuroKaze]

Ireland beats West indies #not an upset

 

[Conspirator.]

Ireland beat the Windies by 4 wickets. They also beat Pakistan in a previous World Cup IIRC, so full credit to the.
I think it's New Zealand vs Scotland tomorrow?

 

[BLAZE]

lololololol Ireland chased 300+ with 5 overs remaining

 

[The Sach]

I don't think any bowler will like to play in that world cup, it's already pretty hard for the bowlers with new rules and T-20 matches .

It was sarcasm at people who think that shorter the format, better is the game.
OT-Ireland has become a really good cricket team, I wonder when will they get a chance to play test cricket now?

 

[SasukeTheEmo]

Two things certain in a cricket world cup:
1) Sold out tickets for Ind-Pak game
2) South Africa choking

 

[Kishi Uzumaki]

Cricket is a Tough an diffcult sport after field Hockey . Bowlers have to many Rules . I have no idea how LBW is still given . It's like Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle to me .

I found Basketball to be one of Easiest Sports to understand ( Diffcult to play though )XD . there is just few rules in this game .Generally meaning is Rules is bit more Relax and any Novice of the game will not have problem to understand

It's not that hard, when you understand them and just have to stick to the basics and LBW means leg before wicket and that means you covered a ball that going to hit the wickets with your leg pads instead of using the bat to hit it but maybe you still won't understand, I'm just good with complex games

and Basketball is easy to understand but i haven't played other than once or twice with friends , it's not popular in these parts as Cricket lol

It was sarcasm at people who think that shorter the format, better is the game.
OT-Ireland has become a really good cricket team, I wonder when will they get a chance to play test cricket now?

i got it lol was just adding something to it and they think hitting sixes and fours is cricket

longer formats tests player's mental strength, endurance and patience that makes them tough minded .

 

[DoubleKamui]

Me and my mates want to go the semi-final game held at the SCG, but our preferred seatings have been booked already. :|

 

[Rand al'Thor]

lololololol Ireland chased 300+ with 5 overs remaining

The pitches have been terrible. EVery match, 300+ runs are being scored. I feel sorry for the bowlers.

 

[Conspirator.]

The pitches have been terrible. EVery match, 300+ runs are being scored. I feel sorry for the bowlers.

Well, New Zealand vs Scotland was a low scoring affair with 17 wickets in total.(The Kiwis won by 3 wickets)

 

[Ryu Kishi]

Well, New Zealand vs Scotland was a low scoring affair with 17 wickets in total.(The Kiwis won by 3 wickets)

If NZ had batted 1st they would have def scored 300+

 

[Shanks]

whats a cricket?? are we talking about bug in here??

You have Internet in your hand go and Search it .

 

[Conspirator.]

You have Internet in your hand go and Search it .

Exactly. So many people are too lazy to use Google.

 

[Shanks]

CA is thinking of Revamping ODI . This is a good news for Cricket fans all over the globe .

In his final year as the Cricket Australia chairman and an ICC powerbroker, Wally Edwards is intent on making further changes to ODI cricket as he watches the World Cup contested according to playing conditions he had a major hand in bringing about.

Edwards has believed for some time that the 50-over game should be re-branded as "World Cup cricket", with a more vigorous points and rankings system linked to Cup qualification across the four-year cycle that culminates in the global tournament. Such a system would create the context many have yearned for in ODIs for decades.

Edwards' concept for World Cup cricket will be discussed in detail at an ICC subcommittee meeting in Melbourne next week. Edwards serves presently as chairman of the influential Executive Committee or ExCo, a key plank added to the ICC's governance under the raft of "big three changes" pushed into place by India, Australia and England at the governing body's annual conference in June 2014.

"I'd like to see a lot more context for 50-over cricket," Edwards told the Sydney Morning Herald. "I would call it World Cup Cricket. We've got a meeting on Monday in Melbourne with the ICC and one of the subjects is this. From my point of view this is one of the big strategy items, which is also focused on making the world of cricket better.

"I would have a system where maybe after one year the top two teams play off in a best-of-three [series] or something, which would take a week," said Edwards, a former opening batsman for Australia. "That counts for one year and if you could work the points out so that even teams like Ireland have a chance that would be quite interesting. There [would be] a decent prize at the end of it, a decent lump of money.

"In the second year [after a World Cup in the current cycle] you've got the Champions Trophy, which I would like to call the World Cup qualifying tournament. In the third year you'd be finishing off the rankings for the World Cup and then in the last year you've got the World Cup. Something like that where each year there is a some pinnacle at the end that everyone is playing to achieve, and then the World Cup is the big one. It will make a lot more sense to people I think."

The proof of Edwards' ability to influence the thinking of the game's global governors has been demonstrated by the presence of two new balls at either end and tighter fielding restrictions at this World Cup, meaning fielding teams can only use four fielders outside the circle at most.

Edwards pushed for these changes - which India, among others, have not appreciated - because he believed strongly that the game's regulations should encourage attacking cricket, rather than the sort of percentage run-saving tactics that had become commonplace in ODIs.

His philosophical views predated the arrival of Darren Lehmann as Australia's coach, but the host team's aggressive way of playing the game, striving for boundaries with the bat and wickets with the ball, has dovetailed neatly with Edwards' view of how the game should be played.


Source : ESPN Australia

 

[Conspirator.]

CA is thinking of Revamping ODI . This is a good news for Cricket fans all over the globe .

In his final year as the Cricket Australia chairman and an ICC powerbroker, Wally Edwards is intent on making further changes to ODI cricket as he watches the World Cup contested according to playing conditions he had a major hand in bringing about.

Edwards has believed for some time that the 50-over game should be re-branded as "World Cup cricket", with a more vigorous points and rankings system linked to Cup qualification across the four-year cycle that culminates in the global tournament. Such a system would create the context many have yearned for in ODIs for decades.

Edwards' concept for World Cup cricket will be discussed in detail at an ICC subcommittee meeting in Melbourne next week. Edwards serves presently as chairman of the influential Executive Committee or ExCo, a key plank added to the ICC's governance under the raft of "big three changes" pushed into place by India, Australia and England at the governing body's annual conference in June 2014.

"I'd like to see a lot more context for 50-over cricket," Edwards told the Sydney Morning Herald. "I would call it World Cup Cricket. We've got a meeting on Monday in Melbourne with the ICC and one of the subjects is this. From my point of view this is one of the big strategy items, which is also focused on making the world of cricket better.

"I would have a system where maybe after one year the top two teams play off in a best-of-three [series] or something, which would take a week," said Edwards, a former opening batsman for Australia. "That counts for one year and if you could work the points out so that even teams like Ireland have a chance that would be quite interesting. There [would be] a decent prize at the end of it, a decent lump of money.

"In the second year [after a World Cup in the current cycle] you've got the Champions Trophy, which I would like to call the World Cup qualifying tournament. In the third year you'd be finishing off the rankings for the World Cup and then in the last year you've got the World Cup. Something like that where each year there is a some pinnacle at the end that everyone is playing to achieve, and then the World Cup is the big one. It will make a lot more sense to people I think."

The proof of Edwards' ability to influence the thinking of the game's global governors has been demonstrated by the presence of two new balls at either end and tighter fielding restrictions at this World Cup, meaning fielding teams can only use four fielders outside the circle at most.

Edwards pushed for these changes - which India, among others, have not appreciated - because he believed strongly that the game's regulations should encourage attacking cricket, rather than the sort of percentage run-saving tactics that had become commonplace in ODIs.

His philosophical views predated the arrival of Darren Lehmann as Australia's coach, but the host team's aggressive way of playing the game, striving for boundaries with the bat and wickets with the ball, has dovetailed neatly with Edwards' view of how the game should be played.


Source : ESPN Australia

That's pretty interesting. The future of cricket would be spiced up greatly if something akin to that ended up being implemented.

 

[Shanks]

What a humiliation defeat for English team . It was perhaps one of the worst defeats i have seen recent times .

English batting and bowling department were ripped apart by New Zealand ,this ends the campaign of English team in this world cup .

 

[Conspirator.]

What a humiliation defeat for English team . It was perhaps one of the worst defeats i have seen recent times .

English batting and bowling department were ripped apart by New Zealand ,this ends the campaign of English team in this world cup .

Well, they can still make it to the quarters. We must note that they had to play the two toughest teams in the group right off the bat, which is obviously very difficult. Things will get easier for them from now on.

 

[Zee Seh]

Check this out guys, WC 2k15 might be FIXED already Don't know how credible the source is but still.......

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[Shanks]

Well, they can still make it to the quarters. We must note that they had to play the two toughest teams in the group right off the bat, which is obviously very difficult. Things will get easier for them from now on.

Ya i hope they don't lose to Bangladesh and particularly scotland , have zero confidence on this team even going beyond the quarters.

Morgan should go for opening and send Ali back in middle order,opening pair is a disaster . Moen Ali was never a natural opener if they don't think fast they will lose even to Bangladesh.

 

[uchihamad]

Check this out guys, WC 2k15 might be FIXED already Don't know how credible the source is but still.......

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West Indies won against Pakistan...So it's fake