England v New Zealand | CT 2009 | Johannesburg| 29/9/09

[Cover Drive]

Mccullum pulls and get 4 more runs

 

[Afridi_Fan]

A rare defensive shot.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

10 over 70 Runs without a Loss .

Can be England get any more pathetic ;/

 

[Cover Drive]

A rare defensive shot.

loll yeahh I was about to say that

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Guptil joins the party.

75/0 after 11

 

[Cover Drive]

Guptill smashes a four as well

 

[Cover Drive]

It says after 11 over England were 146 loll

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Collingwood maar khaaney aaya.

 

[Cover Drive]

Here comes Collingwood

 

[Wassixpakistani]

My fear of Nz has risen a bit .

 

[Cover Drive]

Ahh man why did he take a single????

 

[Da Best]

Collingwood to bowl. 97 wickets for him in ODIs. NZ need 72 more runs to win.

 

[Cover Drive]

This Guptill guy is struggling against collingwood

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Colly putting on the brakes .

 

[IMMY69]

My fear of Nz has risen a bit .

a bit! i am shouting this out loud now!! sri lanka on these tracks are an easier opposition for pakistan then new zealand!!!!

 

[Cover Drive]

McCullum takes single f Collingwoods last delivery to retain strike

 

[PapaBear]

I see an Australia Pakistan final,!!!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

)

 

[Cover Drive]

a bit! i am shouting this out loud now!! sri lanka on these tracks are an easier opposition for pakistan then new zealand!!!!

If our bowler swing the ball as well as our spinner turn the ball I think NZ is much better than SL because SL knows how to play swing and spin. Whereas NZ isn't that great player of swing and spin

Mccullum ggoes for a six

 

[PapaBear]

My fear of Nz has risen a bit .

Dont worry, they cant hit Amer and Asif and Ajmal and Afridi like this, they wont last 20 overs.

 

[Cover Drive]

mcCullum 48 off 37 balls

 

[Gollum]

I see an Australia Pakistan final,!!!

Ditto I really want to beat them in a major tournament. We still have to take revenge for 99 WC!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

McCullum Gone.

 

[Cover Drive]

out

 

[Wassixpakistani]

a bit! i am shouting this out loud now!! sri lanka on these tracks are an easier opposition for pakistan then new zealand!!!!

You forgot what Nuwan/Thusara did to our batting line-up in the SL series on green tracks .

Don't worry , given the Pak-Nz semi-final record . I would love to have them as our opponents .

 

[Cover Drive]

McCullum gone for 48 Bopara takes a catch

 

[Gollum]

out

Surely too late now?

 

[Cover Drive]

Ditto I really want to beat them in a major tournament. We still have to take revenge for 99 WC!

99WC Final was fixed

 

[Cover Drive]

Here comes jaharuu

 

[Wassixpakistani]

just 2 runs away from his 50 .

Baz , your an Idiot but did the job for Nz well played .

 

[Cover Drive]

Surely too late now?

yes it is way too late

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Broom has come to clean the mess Baz had made of the England bowlers .

 

[Cover Drive]

Guptill trying to swing his bat like Mccullum

 

[Cover Drive]

88-1 off 13 overs

 

[Cover Drive]

Broom has come to clean the mess Baz had made of the England bowlers .

My driveway is really drity and I fear I might have to clean it before winter

 

[IMMY69]

If our bowler swing the ball as well as our spinner turn the ball I think NZ is much better than SL because SL knows how to play swing and spin. Whereas NZ isn't that great player of swing and spin

Mccullum ggoes for a six

if the track is anything like todays track and we bat first then nz's bowling will be extremely difficult to face and i can see us posting a small total. nz will then find it much much easier to chase it down...even if they bat first, i think nz's batsmen are far better at playing on these kind of wickets then both pakistan and sri lanka..sri lanka on the other hand look extremely jaded as a team and i think we could take them out on either ground!
malinga keeps getting smashed, we've always played mendis well, murali looks out of sorts and the only bowler of real potency is kalu but even he has struggled in the tourney.

Ofcourse i back pakistan to beat any opposition but given the choice i would prefer to face sri lanka. nz also have a good icc champions trophy record and the smallish tournament suits them right down to the ground!

 

[Wassixpakistani]

I don't know why but I'm getting a feeling England loosing on Purpose here .

 

[Cover Drive]

Collingwood spoikls a runout chance

 

[IMMY69]

You forgot what Nuwan/Thusara did to our batting line-up in the SL series on green tracks .

Don't worry , given the Pak-Nz semi-final record . I would love to have them as our opponents .

sri lanka dont look upto it...they have played constant cricket over the past 4 months and look jaded...their bowling also looks out of form!

 

[Cover Drive]

I don't know why but I'm getting a feeling England loosing on Purpose here .

They don't want SL to qualify for Semis.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

My driveway is really drity and I fear I might have to clean it before winter

You could ask Broom for help .

 

[Gollum]

So what are the scenarios? Assuming NZ win here, who plays whom and where?

 

[Wassixpakistani]

sri lanka dont look upto it...they have played constant cricket over the past 4 months and look jaded...their bowling also looks out of form!

No point in arguing that now , They are almost out of the tourny coutesy of Nz .

 

[Cover Drive]

I hope Aamer gets golden ball

 

[Cover Drive]

So what are the scenarios? Assuming NZ win here, who plays whom and where?

If Pakistan top there group then they will play England ad if they are second in there group then they will play new Zealand

 

[Wassixpakistani]

So what are the scenarios? Assuming NZ win here, who plays whom and where?

I'm guessing

Pak-Nz
Eng-Aus

 

[161]

So does NZ have a chance of finishing first in the group if they chase this down fast enough ?

 

[Cover Drive]

if the track is anything like todays track and we bat first then nz's bowling will be extremely difficult to face and i can see us posting a small total. nz will then find it much much easier to chase it down...even if they bat first, i think nz's batsmen are far better at playing on these kind of wickets then both pakistan and sri lanka..sri lanka on the other hand look extremely jaded as a team and i think we could take them out on either ground!
malinga keeps getting smashed, we've always played mendis well, murali looks out of sorts and the only bowler of real potency is kalu but even he has struggled in the tourney.

Ofcourse i back pakistan to beat any opposition but given the choice i would prefer to face sri lanka. nz also have a good icc champions trophy record and the smallish tournament suits them right down to the ground!

Agree with you. Except Bond nZ don't have a good bowling line up

 

[Gollum]

If Pakistan top there group then they will play England ad if they are second in there group then they will play new Zealand

OK, not bad. But can't take anything lightly. If everything goes to plan, we should meet the Aussies in the finals.

 

[Cover Drive]

So does NZ have a chance of finishing first in the group if they chase this down fast enough ?

If they chase before 40 odd overs (not quite sure Afridi_Fan had told me previously I think it was 44.3)

 

[Blitz]

Ditto I really want to beat them in a major tournament. We still have to take revenge for 99 WC!

We have beaten Australia in major tournaments just as much as they have beaten us

1975: Australia win
1979: Pakistan win
1987: Australia win
1992: Pakistan win
1999: 1 win each
2003: Aus win
2007: Pakistan win

4-4 by my count.

 

[Cover Drive]

what if England wins against Australia 9if they play)? They won against them in last odi, avoiding 7-0 whiteawash

 

[Cover Drive]

end of batting powerplay

 

[Afridi_Fan]

 

[Afridi_Fan]

India will be playing on the same pitch )

 

[cricketpassion]

So NZ will top this group ,its 85% confirmed

 

[Gollum]

We have beaten Australia in major tournaments just as much as they have beaten us

1975: Australia win
1979: Pakistan win
1987: Australia win
1992: Pakistan win
1999: 1 win each
2003: Aus win
2007: Pakistan win

4-4 by my count.

Can't get over 1999 WC final all the same!

 

[cricketpassion]

India will be playing on the same pitch )

Common windies

 

[Gollum]

India will be playing on the same pitch )

Windies got some tricky bowlers. Should be an interesting game to watch.

 

[jazba]

Broom has a 16 average in ODI.

 

[PapaBear]

So NZ will top this group ,its 85% confirmed

How did you come up with 85? Are you using some kind of algorithm?

 

[PapaBear]

Common windies

Remember the last pool match India played in T-20 world cup, I believe they lost it, becasue they were going home anyways.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Guptil 50.

 

[PapaBear]

Manjrekar talking about India chances, seeking some attention, he knows this is the last chance to mention India in CT, after tomorrow India's name wont be mentioned except on PP forums for the sole purpose of evil satisfaction.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Guptill Gone.

 

[sali]

Looks like Eng wants to loose this game so they play their semi at Centurion. Kiwis have really shown everyone how to bat on this surface.

Pak will have to bowl first. Looks like the early moister helps seamers then the pitch starts easing up. Obviously, the best option is to beat Aus (or rain draw) and play at Centurion against Eng.

 

[cricketpassion]

Remember the last pool match India played in T-20 world cup, I believe they lost it, becasue they were going home anyways.

In last T20 world during that match i was at lords sitting between indian fans and supportig windies

 

[cricketpassion]

what a catch by swann

 

[PapaBear]

Looks like Eng wants to loose this game so they play their semi at Centurion. Kiwis have really shown everyone how to bat on this surface.

Pak will have to bowl first. Looks like the early moister helps seamers then the pitch starts easing up. Obviously, the best option is to beat Aus (or rain draw) and play at Centurion against Eng.

Pak would top the Group inshallah and play at Centurion, one good reason why they should beat Australia.

 

[Oxy]

Super catch from Swann! Taylor out

114-3

 

[PapaBear]

In last T20 world during that match i was at lords sitting between indian fans and supportig windies

So it was WI, wow! how history repeats itself, would you like to share your experience and feelings of those moments? Do you want to tell us about hanging heads and other body language?

 

[hasanb]

A sharp short ball gets the 4th NZ wicket.

118-4 now

NZ need 21 more runs to qualify

 

[BD-fan]

Interesting development.

 

[hasanb]

Broad gets another, Hopkins out

130-5 but NZ now need only 9 more to qualify

 

[BD-fan]

8 more runs and NZ are through. 139 is the target actually.

 

[insaftak]

3 more runs and NZ qualify for Semis

 

[Afridi_Fan]

SL are officially on the plane.

 

[insaftak]

NZ qualify for semi finals, well played NZ

 

[hasanb]

NZ are 140-5

So they qualify for the Semis

Bye bye sanga

 

[insaftak]

Bye Bye Sanga!