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Title: T20 Champions League
Post by: The_Bird on October 06, 2012, 06:14:50 PM
Just watching the highlights on Eurosport and Kartik is back playing for Somerset!!


Awkward    :(
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: Tumo on October 06, 2012, 06:20:47 PM
Just watching the highlights on Eurosport and Kartik is back playing for Somerset!!


Awkward    :(
It's last year's highlights mate... ;)
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: The_Bird on October 06, 2012, 06:31:24 PM
It's last year's highlights mate... ;)

Just seen....

Awkward   :(
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: uknsaunders on October 08, 2012, 02:04:14 PM
It's pretty much rigged in IPL/Aus teams favour. English counties would have to merge into a similar number of teams, either 2 or even 3 counties as one, to start on the same playing field. They would then have to be allowed 4 overseas players and be given an automatic entry into the main competition. Despite all this, nothing from last years competition says IPL teams are better as a group than English teams. With it being in SA, I'd be surprised if the winner is an IPL team.
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on October 08, 2012, 02:09:09 PM
Be interesting to see how many of the players from the Windies are involved as i imagine someone has Pollard/Gayle etc in their team?
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: Alvaro on October 08, 2012, 02:15:10 PM
Narine, Bravo, Pollard are all playing for IPL franchises rather than T&T.
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: 100 not out on October 08, 2012, 03:29:38 PM
who is broadcasting this? anyone know
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: Bruce on October 08, 2012, 03:42:04 PM
Think it's on Eurosport
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: Nickauger on October 08, 2012, 04:05:18 PM
It's pretty much rigged in IPL/Aus teams favour. English counties would have to merge into a similar number of teams, either 2 or even 3 counties as one, to start on the same playing field. They would then have to be allowed 4 overseas players and be given an automatic entry into the main competition. Despite all this, nothing from last years competition says IPL teams are better as a group than English teams. With it being in SA, I'd be surprised if the winner is an IPL team.
To be fair, if the counties were at all bothered by not winning it, I'm sure they would adjust the goalposts slightly!
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: cricketbadger on October 08, 2012, 04:15:29 PM
British EuroSport 2 tmro at 12.30 i think
also seen advertised they are showing the pakistan sri lanka test match next week

not bad for a free channel
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: cricketbadger on October 09, 2012, 11:31:49 AM
can anyone shed any light on a question
why is there no IPL teams in the qualifying stages? as t20 champions in england surely Hampshire shouldnt have to qualify. id have thought all the champions of each country would qualify by winning their countries comp, and all runners up are placed in the qualifying pools?
watching last years highlights there was 3 IPL teams in the main comp. how has that happened? its clear they have an advantage anyway due to the overseas player rules we have.
for instance today Yorkshire only have Miller (SA) playing
UVA Next have Oram, Gul, Chanderpaul and another i cant remember who
and most IPL teams will have 4 overseas players i presume.
it definately plays into IPL teams favour, after all they are more of a franchise than a county side, like our english teams
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: cricketbadger on October 09, 2012, 11:35:13 AM
Andrew Mcdonald is UVA's 4th overseas player
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: ajmw89 on October 09, 2012, 11:59:15 AM
They have 5.  Fawad Alam is Pakistani
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: cricketbadger on October 09, 2012, 12:19:29 PM
is he playing today? i didnt notice if so
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: uknsaunders on October 09, 2012, 12:21:18 PM
any good places to stream this?
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: cricketbadger on October 09, 2012, 12:24:25 PM
british eurosport 2 if uv got it?
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on October 29, 2012, 01:30:30 PM
Did anyone watch last nights final?

Personally didnt see many of the games that were played, I think the format is sound in principle but with T20 tournaments coming thick and fast there are a dime a dozen to watch.
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: Buzz on October 29, 2012, 01:34:48 PM
I watched a large chunk of it (thanks Father in law - who put his foot down when my son wanted to watch something else :) !!! ) Lumb batted really well. the Lions did not get their batting plans right - too many shots aimed over cow rather than straight. 
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: RightArmRapid on October 29, 2012, 01:56:50 PM
Watched most of the games that were on when I got home from school. Aaron phangiso looked quality throughout the tournament and a good shout for south Africa in future. David wiese looked quality in the semi final, put that dynadrive to good work.
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: The_Bird on October 29, 2012, 02:13:08 PM
Wiese and David's batted superbly in the semi, smashed Cummins etc everywhere
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: uknsaunders on October 29, 2012, 02:14:43 PM
seen a fair bit in lunch and evenings and Sydney were good value for it.

T20 hasn't really evolved beyond the best set of sloggers win. Windies had the best sloggers, Sydney did as well. I'm talking about sloggers in the sense of batsman that can bat but also hit better than the oppo. Sydney won it easily because their attack was better than the Windies.

You've also got to wonder why Lumb couldn't make our t20 side....
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: RightArmRapid on October 29, 2012, 02:53:22 PM
seen a fair bit in lunch and evenings and Sydney were good value for it.

T20 hasn't really evolved beyond the best set of sloggers win. Windies had the best sloggers, Sydney did as well. I'm talking about sloggers in the sense of batsman that can bat but also hit better than the oppo. Sydney won it easily because their attack was better than the Windies.

You've also got to wonder why Lumb couldn't make our t20 side....
I found Sydney to have an exhilarating young bowling attack, one of the highlights of the tournament for me!
Title: Re: T20 Champions League
Post by: lastmanstand on October 29, 2012, 02:55:31 PM

fairplay to Sydney, thought they deserved it.

Still think the tournament is a bit of a let down