The Official 20/20 Cricket World Cup Thread!

[Jayesh87]

Are Holland playing?

Jeez donno what i was thinking then! Especially after my summer has been alot to do with NZ!

So when are India playing nxt

[Shaggy]

Yet another spineless, abject batting display from England.

[DeeGame]

Yet another spineless, abject batting display from England.

No change then

[dww]

No change then

How did that one day series end again?

[Tee]

How did that one day series end again?

[saveferris]

I had ruled out the Pakistani's, but two solid wins does the tricks against the 2 favourites

Our batting is good after number 3 (the top 3 arent good) but our bowlers are really doing well

[Red Chilli]

I had ruled out the Pakistani's, but two solid wins does the tricks against the 2 favourites

Our batting is good after number 3 (the top 3 arent good) but our bowlers are really doing well

Fair play to them, they are on fire.

Anyone who beats the Aussies when it counts are on form, that said, 20/20 is possibly the worst indicator of a good cricket team that there is.

[dww]

I had ruled out the Pakistani's, but two solid wins does the tricks against the 2 favourites

Our batting is good after number 3 (the top 3 arent good) but our bowlers are really doing well

That is a great result indeed.

[Tee]

I had ruled out the Pakistani's, but two solid wins does the tricks against the 2 favourites

Our batting is good after number 3 (the top 3 arent good) but our bowlers are really doing well

Yes, we are starting to really find our form and I just hope we can stay consistent - on our day we are the best, no doubt. The challenge is to prove it by winning trophies, and this one would be a great start for this new generation of talent.

Don't forget the talent we have in reserve as well - Under 19 and Under 16 World Champs!!

[Imy]

Yes, we are starting to really find our form and I just hope we can stay consistent - on our day we are the best, no doubt. The challenge is to prove it by winning trophies, and this one would be a great start for this new generation of talent.

Don't forget the talent we have in reserve as well - Under 19 and Under 16 World Champs!!

Pakistan will get to the final and...lose as per normal, always bottle it/bung it (not excusing the pun).

[Jayesh87]

Collingwood fined over strip club

England have fined one-day captain Paul Collingwood £1,000 after he went to a lap-dancing club on the eve of Sunday's Twenty20 match against South Africa.

England lost the Super Eight game by 19 runs, with the married Collingwood out first ball, and he said he later apologised to the England management.

"It's obviously unacceptable. I'm England captain and going to these places isn't the thing to do," he said.

"You learn from these lessons and hopefully it won't happen again."

The decision to discipline Collingwood was made by a panel including England coach Peter Moores, chairman of selectors David Graveney and ECB chief executive David Collier.

"Paul Collingwood has been levied with a suitable fine. The matter is now closed," said an ECB statement.

Collingwood's visit to the Cape Town bar the night before England's third Twenty20 World Cup game was revealed by The Sun newspaper on Tuesday.

Witnesses in the club said he was "looking pretty relaxed and drinking at the bar".

The 31-year-old claimed he had been taken to the club by friends and was not drinking seriously.

Collingwood said: "I had one beer there and thought, I need to get out of this place.

"I've made apologies to them and I realise it was inappropriate to go there and that was my mistake."

This latest off-field trouble comes just months after England courted controversy at the World Cup in the West Indies in March.

Andrew Flintoff was stripped of the vice-captaincy and banned for a match, while five other players were fined after being caught drinking into the early hours of Saturday with a game looming that Sunday.

Graveney told BBC Radio 5live before the fine was announced: "The players have committed themselves to training and the tournament - the results haven't gone our way, but they've been outstanding in their preparations."

"They are totally focused."

Asked if he thought Collingwood was a good captain he said: "Very good.

"I've been impressed with the way he has captained the team and the team's spirit."

Collingwood, who prepared for England's defeat to New Zealand on Tuesday with a round of golf in the morning, says he is now concentrating on Wednesday's must-win match against India.

"Hopefully we can quickly get over it and concentrate on this game on Wednesday. Mathematically we're still hoping we can get through."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/7001070.stm

[Red Chilli]

Hilarious.

Will they ever learn? They can pretty much do whatever they want so long as it's not the day before a match but STILL they get it wrong

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Collingwood fined over strip club

England have fined one-day captain Paul Collingwood £1,000 after he went to a lap-dancing club on the eve of Sunday's Twenty20 match against South Africa.

England lost the Super Eight game by 19 runs, with the married Collingwood out first ball, and he said he later apologised to the England management.

"It's obviously unacceptable. I'm England captain and going to these places isn't the thing to do," he said.

"You learn from these lessons and hopefully it won't happen again."

The decision to discipline Collingwood was made by a panel including England coach Peter Moores, chairman of selectors David Graveney and ECB chief executive David Collier.

"Paul Collingwood has been levied with a suitable fine. The matter is now closed," said an ECB statement.

Collingwood's visit to the Cape Town bar the night before England's third Twenty20 World Cup game was revealed by The Sun newspaper on Tuesday.

Witnesses in the club said he was "looking pretty relaxed and drinking at the bar".

The 31-year-old claimed he had been taken to the club by friends and was not drinking seriously.

Collingwood said: "I had one beer there and thought, I need to get out of this place.

"I've made apologies to them and I realise it was inappropriate to go there and that was my mistake."

This latest off-field trouble comes just months after England courted controversy at the World Cup in the West Indies in March.

Andrew Flintoff was stripped of the vice-captaincy and banned for a match, while five other players were fined after being caught drinking into the early hours of Saturday with a game looming that Sunday.

Graveney told BBC Radio 5live before the fine was announced: "The players have committed themselves to training and the tournament - the results haven't gone our way, but they've been outstanding in their preparations."

"They are totally focused."

Asked if he thought Collingwood was a good captain he said: "Very good.

"I've been impressed with the way he has captained the team and the team's spirit."

Collingwood, who prepared for England's defeat to New Zealand on Tuesday with a round of golf in the morning, says he is now concentrating on Wednesday's must-win match against India.

"Hopefully we can quickly get over it and concentrate on this game on Wednesday. Mathematically we're still hoping we can get through."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/7001070.stm

FFS

If that was Freddie then it would be all blown up

[-V-]

PAKISTAN

Just beat the two best teams in the world

Now if only we had a top order

[Tee]

PAKISTAN

Just beat the two best teams in the world

Now if only we had a top order

I would open with Afridi

The boy Misbah looks pure class. What a huge six he hit yesterday!

Just really hope we can keep this form going and actually win the thing!