Iceland Cricket Association... hats off to you...

[MoeFOH]

Where would we be without a sense of humour?... God bless 'em. 

Us Aussies shouldn't laugh I guess... our invite from the Kazakhstan Rugby Association is probably in the mail. 

[JohnS]

The addition of Ben Stokes to their World Cup One-Day Cricket squad, after he had announced his retirement from the format, I'm sure upset the balance of things in their squad. Plus, I don't think they had the bowling required for the conditions. (I.e. Sure, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood worked out well in the Ashes this year in England, not so well in Indian conditions where the ball doesn't move so readily off-the-seam. Reece Topley, who is famously injury-prone lived true to form and got injured and Sam Curran spectacularly lost his form.)

[Ken Gargett]

On 11/1/2023 at 4:38 PM, JohnS said:

The addition of Ben Stokes to their World Cup One-Day Cricket squad, after he had announced his retirement from the format, I'm sure upset the balance of things in their squad. Plus, I don't think they had the bowling required for the conditions. (I.e. Sure, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood worked out well in the Ashes this year in England, not so well in Indian conditions where the ball doesn't move so readily off-the-seam. Reece Topley, who is famously injury-prone lived true to form and got injured and Sam Curran spectacularly lost his form.)

john, i'd be keeping any barbs for the English well quiet until after Saturday. i have a bad feeling. 

and is anyone in the world dumber than maxwell? falling off a golf cart. spare me. 

be very hard for anyone to top india or south Africa for the final. 

[JohnS]

27 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

john, i'd be keeping any barbs for the English well quiet until after Saturday. i have a bad feeling. 

and is anyone in the world dumber than maxwell? falling off a golf cart. spare me. 

be very hard for anyone to top india or south Africa for the final. 

I suspect you are right. I still think that if the Australians lose to England on Saturday, they will still qualify for the semi-final with games against Afghanistan and Bangladesh coming up.

[Ken Gargett]

16 hours ago, JohnS said:

I suspect you are right. I still think that if the Australians lose to England on Saturday, they will still qualify for the semi-final with games against Afghanistan and Bangladesh coming up.

true, but it would hurt.

apparently england have to finish 8th to qualify for the Champions trophy series, whatever that is. there'd be no pleasure for us aussies in England missing that, would there????

[PuroDiario]

PIF (i.e. The Saudi Arabian government Public Investment Fund) is coming for the IPL now, PGA-type move in the making (i.e LIV golf) which has geopolitical angles as well. Media rights are already second to NFL only just by a couple $ mill per game.