2015 Cricket World Cup
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Matty76
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It was a pleasure to watch that innings from start to finish. Highest individual score in a World Cup match. If Guptill and McCullum both click against South Africa on Tuesday, look out!
Matty76
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643 runs in 80.3 overs of batting carnage today. 62 fours and 31 sixes. The batsman's World Cup continues, with the ICC nodding approvingly and counting the dollars.
Heavier bats, shorter boundaries, fielding restrictions.
The beauty of having three formats of cricket - Test, ODI and T20 - is that they are independent of each other by way of skill, ability and temperament. Having watched most of the World Cup games, my view is that 50 over cricket is purely an extension of T20 cricket and almost irrelevant.
Heavier bats, shorter boundaries, fielding restrictions.
The beauty of having three formats of cricket - Test, ODI and T20 - is that they are independent of each other by way of skill, ability and temperament. Having watched most of the World Cup games, my view is that 50 over cricket is purely an extension of T20 cricket and almost irrelevant.
mounteverest
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His last 137 runs of 52 balls some hitting
mounteverest
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Don't you think the players have got better at the game and the fact bowlers have to be able to swing the ball,the New Zealand grounds are small but in saying that you still have to hit the ball,and the bowlers swing the ball,there has been some big scores but games when the bowlers have kicked ass with swing at pace and a good spin bowler not just part-timers having said that bring on s.a at Eden park on Tuesday
Matty76
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As far as who should be picked do you mean mate? I think they should both play - Johnson, Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins - with Faulkner, Watson and Maxwell to be the "fifth bowler".
My ideal XI would be Warner, Finch, Smith, Clarke, Maxwell, Haddin, Faulkner, Johnson, Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins. I think that Haddin is wasted at No 7 in the ODI team and that Watson's inconsistent batting and bowling is too much of a liability.
I agree with all of that.
My team would be Finch, Warner, Smith, Ckarke, Maxwell, Faulkner/Haddin (6 and 7) Johnson, Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood. But if I had to choose between Cummins and Hazlewood I would probably go with Hazlewood.
bigrob2307
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2/94 11 overs down
Guptill and Taylor at the crease
should be a cracker
Guptill and Taylor at the crease
should be a cracker
mounteverest
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I'm running out of nails
COME ON KIWIS!!!
COME ON KIWIS!!!
Matty76
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I'm meant to be making the nightly cup of tea but this is a lot like Ashton Agar's debut Test innings.....I can't bloody move!! 
This is the final the World Cup needs, a thrilling, hoodo-breaking finish coming up.
Corey Anderson and Grant Elliott playing responsibly and they could almost see New Zealand home.
This is the final the World Cup needs, a thrilling, hoodo-breaking finish coming up.
Corey Anderson and Grant Elliott playing responsibly and they could almost see New Zealand home.
mounteverest
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Wow what a game full of everything we love about the game and played in good spirit
Now of to the "G" on Sunday
Come on Kiwis!!!
Now of to the "G" on Sunday
Come on Kiwis!!!
Wookiedragon
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That was such a great game of cricket.
Both side gave absolutely everything. The raw emotion from both teams, particularly South Africa. You could see how much it meant to them and to get so close yet to fall again. Heartbreaking....
Fairytale for the kiwis. Let's hope the Aussies can get past India on Thursday and set up an absolute cracker of a final.
Counting down the hours until Thursday!
What a world cup. Shame it has to come to a close.....
Both side gave absolutely everything. The raw emotion from both teams, particularly South Africa. You could see how much it meant to them and to get so close yet to fall again. Heartbreaking....
Fairytale for the kiwis. Let's hope the Aussies can get past India on Thursday and set up an absolute cracker of a final.
Counting down the hours until Thursday!
What a world cup. Shame it has to come to a close.....
Matty76
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We sometimes forget that sport is a microcosm of life...
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