tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post1669573576433543933..comments2024-03-21T21:25:28.098+04:00Comments on Well Pitched - a cricket blog: What Drama!obaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686432822347334520noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-10881030915868070802009-10-13T23:05:10.521+04:002009-10-13T23:05:10.521+04:00I just heard the Steve Harmison left out of the En...I just heard the Steve Harmison left out of the English squad. It looks like that the England team responsables have made the decision of Harmison’s retirement from International cricket for him buy omitting him from the team chosen to tour South Africa.<br /><br />With Plunkett, Harmison’s team mate at County Cricket level with Durham now included in the group with S Davies, A Rashid, and L Wright. On the other hand there seems to be no place for either R Bopara, who has been in low form for England (at least according to www.cricinfo.ws) all throughout the Ashes and ODIs, or Owais Shah which surprises me a bit.Bottha Kanhttp://www.ana.vgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-24910400027796152482009-10-01T17:00:45.373+04:002009-10-01T17:00:45.373+04:00@Q: What I found most interesting was that Austral...@Q: What I found most interesting was that Australia had qualified off the second-last ball by tying the game. If the match remained tied, it would have been Pak-Eng, Aus-NZ in the SFs.<br /><br />But the single off the last ball changed the SF matchups around. I don't think Australia were completely aware of the situation. If I were them and knew the exact situation, I would have defended or left the last ball to play NZ instead of England. But Australia, justifiably, wanted to win the match.<br /><br />On another note that Fayez brought up, Australia now have an advantage if the match is tied or washed out because they topped the group. So that one run could be crucial.<br /><br />A funny sport this is!SledgeHammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118623964622205754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-20142748769867786572009-10-01T02:32:59.917+04:002009-10-01T02:32:59.917+04:00Good point, Khurram - I had not realized that yet....Good point, Khurram - I had not realized that yet. We didn't show the sort of desperation (except for the last 20 overs or so) that I was hoping we would. Winning in our group was important for more reasons than one.<br /><br />Let us hope we can get the 20 overs necessary to complete a game. With rain in mind we'll have to be flexible in our game plan.<br /><br />We could end up playing our semi-final against NZ and final against England.Fayeznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-30419738676902510062009-10-01T02:02:30.217+04:002009-10-01T02:02:30.217+04:00I am concerned about the impending rain forecast o...I am concerned about the impending rain forecast on Saturday. If the match is rained off then NZ will go through as they topped group B.Khurramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-47902981025864675892009-09-30T23:42:00.271+04:002009-09-30T23:42:00.271+04:00Couldnt see the match but what I hear the end was ...Couldnt see the match but what I hear the end was really tense. Well for me its Pak all the way now to the Champions Trophy final and the eventual winners!Raydennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-58820920401707902872009-09-30T21:32:52.299+04:002009-09-30T21:32:52.299+04:00Uff! Sounds amazing! Why oh why did I miss this on...Uff! Sounds amazing! Why oh why did I miss this one, of all matches?? Must must see if it's on YoutubeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760799888416896858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-11205871453485655752009-09-30T21:21:31.938+04:002009-09-30T21:21:31.938+04:00That was riveting cricket, and definitely showed u...That was riveting cricket, and definitely showed us why the world needs a strong Pakistani team that plays often. Brilliant, brilliant bowling, maidens at the end of an innings, two in a row... unbelievable. And very well captured too Q.<br /><br />No doubt about who I'll be supporting to win the cup from here... and no, India didn't deserve a semifinal berth, not at the cost of Australia (I can't believe I'm saying that).achettuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177809419856216677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-46010341071910357102009-09-30T20:48:36.942+04:002009-09-30T20:48:36.942+04:00muhahahahahah... :Dmuhahahahahah... :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com