England v West Indies | Group B | WC'11 | Chennai | 17/3/11

[iHammad]

33 from 72

 

[Batman]

West Indies | 6/211 | 38 Overs | Need 33 runs to win from 72 balls

7 off the over!

 

[KingKhanWC]

Lampard's goal comes to mind

What goal? It was 4-1 Germany zil

 

[Amjid Javed]

Russell playing it calmly here now!

 

[ace4rmspace]

That was heart stopping stuff!!!! Great catch though.

 

[Sherlock]

Oh Trott. What are you thinking.

 

[WNC]

Good call by the third umpire. I'd rather give the benefit of the doubt to the batsman than trust Trott, he just looks shady
Jokes aside, you cannot take a fielder's word when his side is under pressure and on the verge of being knocked out in a global tournament.

 

[Anfield]

LMFAO Manjarekar shuting down Hussain )

 

[iHammad]

3rd Umpire: Simon Taufel

 

[Amjid Javed]

33 needed from 72 balls now.

 

[Noman]

Nasser crying..Manjrekar shuts him up!

NICE::

 

[hussnainn]

What was trott triyng to do there?

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

38 gone - 211/6

 

[iHammad]

Russel 46 not out

 

[Sledger]

Trusting players has gone out of the game. We all remember Ponting's bump ball claim against India.

 

[Fawad2010]

33 more needed

Come one Kali Andhi

 

[asifp]

huge moment. Aussies win the WC's cause they always win these big moments

 

[Sledger]

Trott's face. )

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

russel just one meaty blow away froma 50

 

[Sledger]

Trott's face deserves to be immortalized in a avatar form.

 

[Sledger]

Single needed.

 

[tahaqureshi]

im not watching the match live....can someone fill me in of what just happened between nasser and sanjay manjraekar please

Nasser was complaining that you need to trust the player's word here. And Manjrekar replies saying, Nasser..that was in the old days. In 2011 we don't do that anymore. Enough has happened on the field in the past that we HAVE to go to the third umpire.

 

[Fawad2010]

OK Sanjay, we get it you had a close call. now pay attention to the game!

 

[Sledger]

There it is! Just 30 needed now, WI should seal this.

 

[Imran_m]

Trott still in shock

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

I think its gonna be a real tough decision as to who gets the MOM award

 

[Poison]

Trott is a major cheat

 

[murphyslaw79]

trott friggin cheater

Harsh!!! as it was not conclusive from the replay if he touched it or not. but the benefit of the doubt has to go to the batsman.

He did not react badly when it was given as a six, just got on with it.

Can you imagine Pontings reaction, grandad would have thrown his toys out of the pram.

 

[Fawad2010]

Trott's face deserves to be immortalized in a avatar form.

it was priceless, i hope someone caught it..

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Nasser was complaining that you need to trust the player's word here. And Manjrekar replies saying, Nasser..that was in the old days. In 2011 we don't do that anymore. Enough has happened on the field in the past that we HAVE to go to the third umpire.

thanks for that bro

 

[the Great Khan]

oh well the english will just forget about it and say they won the ahses so who cares??..lol

 

[Sledger]

47* Andre.

 

[ZenBowman]

I think its gonna be a real tough decision as to who gets the MOM award

If Windies win, it should be Russell, no question.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Russell pinches the strike.

 

[Sledger]

Russell is a class player, timing and power.

 

[Batman]

West Indies | 6/216 | 39 Overs | Need 28 runs to win from 66 balls

5 off the over!

 

[iHammad]

28 from 66

Russel 48 *

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

216/6 - 39 gone

 

[ads101]

I think its gonna be a real tough decision as to who gets the MOM award

yep. Very tough between Russell the bowler and Russell the batsman

 

[iHammad]

28 runs
4 wickets

Go Windies

 

[Sherlock]

Where's Whippy when you need him?

 

[Poison]

Harsh!!! as it was not conclusive from the replay if he touched it or not. but the benefit of the doubt has to go to the batsman.

He did not react badly when it was given as a six, just got on with it.

Can you imagine Pontings reaction, grandad would have thrown his toys out of the pram.

Trott should not have put the finger up as if he was 100% sure it was out, he was clearly touching the rope, should've said he was unsure.

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

If Windies win, it should be Russell, no question.

i was being sarcastic ...no seriousness was intended lol

 

[iHammad]

Tredwell on, smack him!

 

[Sledger]

Tredwell on. Swann's last over being saved?

 

[tahaqureshi]

Does anyone else find that "Pieterson tarbooja" advert really annoying?

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

yep. Very tough between Russell the bowler and Russell the batsman

absolutely

 

[KingKhanWC]

49*

 

[Imran_m]

I really wanna hear Botham's view on that incident

 

[Sledger]

Andre is fast as between the wickets!

 

[Anfield]

Trott is a major cheat

wth?!? I honestly think he thought it was out. like Manjeraker said it was in the heat of the moment and sometimes you're not quit sure so obviously he was going to say Out. heck anyone would've done that.

Edit: and yea he did apologise afterwards.

 

[Sledger]

3rd umpire was Simon Taufel.

 

[Fawad2010]

Where's Whippy when you need him?

he is probably coming up with excuses like fatigue, hangover from the Ashes or what not..

 

[Khan88]

Imagine if Ashoka Da Silva was 3rd umpire

 

[KingKhanWC]

Where's Whippy when you need him?

Probably watching the Ashes 05 and 10 on repeat mode.

 

[ZenBowman]

i was being sarcastic ...no seriousness was intended lol

Aaj Russell hai hum sub ka baap..... exciting player....

 

[iHammad]

27 to win

 

[Batman]

West Indies | 6/217 | 40 Overs | Need 27 runs to win from 60 balls

1 off the over!

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

27 more needed....bye bye strauss and co.

 

[Sledger]

Good over. 217/6.

 

[the Great Khan]

windies looking a major threat in this WC??

 

[Sledger]

Bopara on lol.

 

[iHammad]

Windies win, they go top of the table, India 3rd

 

[ads101]

Tredwell on. Swann's last over being saved?

yep.

The biggest thing that's cost England is poor squad selection. Prior should never have been included. Tredwell, Yardy, Wright, all rubbish in both bowling and batting, took up valuable spots in the squad. They should have had a back up batsman (so they wouldn't have to play Tredwell and Wright in the same team) to replace a failing batsman.

 

[iHammad]

Ravi Bopara....

 

[KingKhanWC]

I really wanna hear Botham's view on that incident

"The rope isn't a rope anymore"

"Ban the umpires"

 

[tahaqureshi]

Can people just confirm that an England loss here = Bangladesh qualifies??

Thats what I get from my calculations.

 

[duostyle]

Bopara to take 4 wickets.

 

[ZenBowman]

Windies win, they go top of the table, India 3rd

So we'll have to face SL or NZ? Both should be tight matches.....

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Probably watching the Ashes 05 and 10 on repeat mode.

 

[Sherlock]

LOL, The replays showed Trott's shirt hitting the boundary, check it out again. The shadow should give you a hint.

 

[Amjid Javed]

England need a wicket by any means possible here!

 

[Khan88]

Can people just confirm that an England loss here = Bangladesh qualifies??

Thats what I get from my calculations.

Yes, England out. Wi, India, Bang qualify.

 

[ZenBowman]

Can people just confirm that an England loss here = Bangladesh qualifies??

Thats what I get from my calculations.

Yes, England has only five points, Bangla already has 6. If they had hammered WI they could have even ousted India on run-rate, but with such a close game, India has also virtually qualified even if England win.

 

[Poison]

Strauss going back to his strike bowler .... BOPARA!

 

[Noman]

yep.

The biggest thing that's cost England is poor squad selection. Prior should never have been included. Tredwell, Yardy, Wright, all rubbish in both bowling and batting, took up valuable spots in the squad. They should have had a back up batsman (so they wouldn't have to play Tredwell and Wright in the same team) to replace a failing batsman.

Kiesvester was a good keeper and batsman ....


He deserved another go..

 

[ads101]

windies looking a major threat in this WC??

England haven't played particularly well today. West Indies have been pretty average as well, except for Russell.

They're looking pretty strong. But I'd still bet on Pakistan if we had to face them. Don't think they'll beat India either.

 

[MAJID-SHAH]

Can people just confirm that an England loss here = Bangladesh qualifies??

Thats what I get from my calculations.

your calculations are correct :kami

 

[Sledger]

Leg bye.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Can people just confirm that an England loss here = Bangladesh qualifies??

Thats what I get from my calculations.

Good maths.

England have 5 points.

Bangladesh have 6.