Cricket World Cup

[waiopehu oldboy]

Aus have overhauled the Poms Wellywood effort.

Vettori has bowled out, Boult starting his last over so double-change coming up unless Boult gets a 6th........

Finishes with 5/27 & IF we win will no doubt get MOTM but for mine it was Vettori's spell that changed the course of the Aus innings. Southee back on, I guess Milne will replace Boult & they'll only use Anderson & Elliott if they have to.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Southee feeding Haddin rubbish to hit. Get him off strike FFS, have a crack at Cummins.

Finishes the over with yet another one heading down leg but gets the result, Cummins on strike & let's see how he likes Milne at 150 k-ish straight & full......

 

[Spieber]

Cummins has highest score of 11 but his average is 12.5 - gotta love stats.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Milne bowls 5 dots then goes for 4 but upside is that Cummins is on strike.

Or maybe not such an upside, Cummins with a beautiful on-drive for 4. Need to wrap this up pronto, don't wanna be chasing more than 175 I reckon.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Anderson's first goes for 6, second goes to deep gully, NZ will be chasing 152 in about 10 minutes...........

One way or t'other, this is gonna be well over before Chiefs & Crusaders kickoff

 

[light]

152 to win.

Should be a relatively easy chase

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

152 to win.

Should be a relatively easy chase

Oi! @light! If there's any jinxing gonna happen around here I'll be doing it, awright guv'nor?

Yeah, 152 to get, shouldn't lose more than 8 or 9 wickets getting them..........

 

[cyclopath]

Now, about that decision to bat first.

Not even angry. The Aussie odds are going to be fantastic after this game!

I still reckon the Kiwi's are overrated and won't stand a chance at the MCG.

Hard to say they're overrated when they're smashing everyone that comes up against them. Strong batting line up, very solid mix of bowlers, field well. Hmm, not sure if "won't stand a chance" would be the words I'd choose. Now, if you said the Aussies are overrated a bit......... They approached batting like millionaires without a care in the world for the large part. Warner and Haddin looked to have some application.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Guptil 4 off the first ball which is a no-ball, smashes the free hit for 6 over cover. C'mon lads, get this done & dusted so I can finish the lawns before footy starts (& whilst I'm sober enough to start the mower )

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Hoodoo . . . Schmoodoo
All Yesterdays are history. Today is a new day.
<snip>

Oops.
Leave the TV alone for an hour or two and WTF happens.

Hugh's Kiss of Death strikes. My next prediction is that the NZ rugby Team will win the RWC 2015, easily: in an absolute canter.

It doesn't help much, when defending a miserable total that is less than AB De V got, that the score after the 1st legal delivery is 11 runs.

This may be the wake up call that the Men in Gold need. So far the NZ team is handing us our buttocks in a picnic hamper with a black polka dot gingham cover. Full credit to them.

How many texts are you getting from your Australian based NZ friends right now?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Ouch! Never mind the strapping, get the fuck off & put some ice on it. Trust the other guys to get the job done. Or stay there & smack the next one for 4. Your call, Macca.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

McCullum: Ouch.!!!

That would hurt worserer than a contested divorce.

 

[cyclopath]

Guptil 4 off the first ball which is a no-ball, smashes the free hit for 6 over cover. C'mon lads, get this done & dusted so I can finish the lawns before footy starts (& whilst I'm sober enough to start the mower )

Don't wear your jandals, mate!

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Here comes the collapse.

NZ will be all out for 109. Time for dinner before tonight's Super Rugby games start.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Don't wear your jandals, mate!

Nah, I all about the safety, socks & beach scuff things so the bull ants don't bite

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Here comes the collapse.

NZ will be all out for 109. Time for dinner before tonight's Super Rugby games start.

From 45/1? No-one could possibly..... oh hang on....... as you were.

Macca clearly not right, needs to go off (cue 4 straight down the ground..... YES!)

 

[Hugh Jarse]

I can see that collapse happening any second now.

NZL 73 - 1 off 7 overs. McCallum breezes past 50, hurt arm, loses concentration. Middle stump to go. Cue collapse.

Edit: Picked it like a nose.

McCullum gone, holing out to Cummings. NZL 78 - 2. AUS were 80-1. We have this in the bag*.



* Yeah Right

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^ apart from him holing out rather than being castles, you're remarkably prescient, Mr Jarse Dave Dobbyn's "Loyal" belting out, almost makes me wish I was in Auckland right now (mainly as it's only an hour or so drive from there to Waikato Stadium, y'know).

Oh dreary deary me, 79/3: it couldn't possibly, could it? Tea break. The lawn awaits..........

 

[Hugh Jarse]

^^^ something something monkeys something typewriters something something Shakespeare.

30 minutes to get that Lawn done @Waiopehu OB.

 

[Strewthcobber]

The immoveable tea break has to be the stupidest thing about this world cup (excluding Slater obviously)