Christie Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 I felt he was worth the risk. Sadly it didn't pan out.I agree. The problem with this squad is that they took the risk on form and injury on a couple too many players: Amla, Duminy, Steyn, Ngidi. gemmerbal, babse and Mntboy 3
'Dale Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 5/3 The End Great to see the Kiwis in the final Vetplant and Eddy Gordo 2
Mntboy Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) I agree. The problem with this squad is that they took the risk on form and injury on a couple too many players: Amla, Duminy, Steyn, Ngidi.Agreed. It came back to bite us hard. Also it seemed that there was a reluctance to play all three of Morris, Phehlukhwayo and Pretorius in the same team. The moment we did we batted some what better and we ended up winning those matches (SL & Aus). All we had to do to accommodate Pretorius in the team was drop Amla. A hard but necessary call. All of that said I feel that we wouldn't have done much better than what we eventually did. Maybe fifth or sixth instead of seventh. Realistically we weren't going to be semi final contenders when we had no real idea of our best eleven and our best back up players. Edited July 11, 2019 by Mntboy Shebeen and gemmerbal 2
gemmerbal Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 agree 100%Agreed. It came back to bite us hard. Also it seemed that there was a reluctance to play all three of Morris, Phehlukhwayo and Pretorius in the same team. The moment we did we batted some what better and we ended up winning those matches (SL & Aus). All we had to do to accommodate Pretorius in the team was drop Amla. A hard but necessary call. All of that said I feel that we wouldn't have done much better than what we eventually did. Maybe fifth or sixth instead of seventh. Realistically we weren't going to be semi final contenders when we had no real idea of our best eleven and our best back up players.
gemmerbal Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 preach it brother, that is exactly my thoughts on why our campaign failed. (other than of course the deeper underlying issues of lack of development in our cricket structures at grassroot level etc etc.) I agree. The problem with this squad is that they took the risk on form and injury on a couple too many players: Amla, Duminy, Steyn, Ngidi.
Christie Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 The second factor imo is that the brains trust seemingly did not consider that we had a high probability of losing 2 of the first 3 games (India and England). Those losses seemed to have shaken the squad more than it should have.Thirdly, Bangladesh played inconveniently well - on the field it looked like it was approached like a low risk game.????
Shebeen Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 finch and warner have scored over 1100 runs this worldcup both back in the hut! england in the driving seat!
Shebeen Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 The second factor imo is that the brains trust seemingly did not consider that we had a high probability of losing 2 of the first 3 games (India and England). Those losses seemed to have shaken the squad more than it should have.Thirdly, Bangladesh played inconveniently well - on the field it looked like it was approached like a low risk game.Lara,Waugh, Elliott off the top of my head We have fallen foul to a few career highlight innings during world cups over the years.
Shebeen Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 I think it's high time we had a new winner on the trophy, it's been 23 years since that happened. Just wish it was us! (and the next one is in india, don't see us winning there)
gemmerbal Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 support the colonialists or the convicts? screw the colonialists... Vetplant and Warthog 2
Stretch Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 support the colonialists or the convicts? screw the colonialists... [emoji317]Wanting England to win is like kissing my sister.... Wanting Australia to win is like kissing my brother alfiebadseed, Piston ZA, WhuYu and 1 other 4
gemmerbal Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 [emoji1787] Wanting England to win is like kissing my sister.... Wanting Australia to win is like kissing my brother
Shebeen Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 aus 18/3 shamerepost, but a worthy one https://twitter.com/TheBarmyArmy/status/1148224862219112449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1148224862219112449&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fcricket-world-cup%2F114106451%2Fcricket-world-cup-2019-barmy-army-produce-pink-floydinspired-david-warner-song
gemmerbal Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 some proper mettle being shown by Alex Carey, dodgy head bandage and all...
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