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[uknsaunders]

Whether Steyn gets smashed or not, South Africa have a plenty of options with the ball.

lol - South Africa are held together by Steyn, Morkel, AB, Amla. Everyone knows it. Zim weren't good enough to finish the job but somebody will. Take those 4 out and you'd be England! If you want proof, even the Windies beat you when Steyn, Amla didn't play.

[qasim_aziz99]

lol - South Africa are held together by Steyn, Morkel, AB, Amla. Everyone knows it. Zim weren't good enough to finish the job but somebody will. Take those 4 out and you'd be England! If you want proof, even the Windies beat you when Steyn, Amla didn't play.

And they got hammered by NZ in the warm ups again with no Steyn or Amla

[joeljonno]

So Ireland take their third "scalp" in as many World Cups and people are still arguing about SA.

Great performance all round by Ireland, by all accounts.  Should put them in good stead for the knockout stages if they keep that up.  Will be interesting to see whether WI bounce back else they could miss out.

Thinking back to the England game, I wonder whether it will have an impact, the umpire error as there is the run rate.  I see England are currently bottom, what happens if two teams are on the same points come the end of the group stage, does run rate split them?

[WalkingWicket37]

If two teams are level on points isn't it decided by Head to Head result usually? Or had that changes this time?

[skip1973]

Windies didn't look interested in the field, anytime you chase 300 is a massive effort though so totally deserved.

[joeljonno]

If two teams are level on points isn't it decided by Head to Head result usually? Or had that changes this time?

Not sure, thought I'd ask rather than try to look it up. What happens if it is a three-way?


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[ppccopener]

it beggars belief the umpires got it wrong in the England game, everyone else watching must have known it was dead after the appeal was overturned.
Taylor deserved a hundred he was the only one who looked like a proper batsman,so it was a real shame...

But we have a very tough game against NZ on Friday and they a def favourites.If we have to rely on run-run scraping the barrel at the bottom of the group we don't really deserve to go thru...

[Sam]

13 more runs I think it was and we'd currently be ahead of SL in the group.

[uknsaunders]

So Ireland take their third "scalp" in as many World Cups and people are still arguing about SA.

Ireland were almost expected to beat the piss poor Windies.

[arsenal123]

I was going to put a tenner on Ireland as I was sure the Windies would be favourites and I was almost as sure that Ireland would win. 

I'm pretty sure the Irish were happy to play their game in New Zealand too, these conditions will suit them much more.

[rich041187]

Isnt it about time we took Dockrell and made him English? He was class last night in what I could stay awake for

[arsenal123]

Could really do with moving counties.  Somerset is going to do nothing for his averages with the ball and hence his prospects of getting in the England side!

[uknsaunders]

Isnt it about time we took Dockrell and made him English? He was class last night in what I could stay awake for

yep, so he can play for England and become rubbish.

Who reckons if Ireland get Full ODI status or even status, that Rankin and Morgan would go back?

[Sam]

yep, so he can play for England and become rubbish.

Who reckons if Ireland get Full ODI status or even status, that Rankin and Morgan would go back?

Doubt either of them could be bothered to wait the 4 years really given their ages and the fact that Morgan is currently captain.

[uknsaunders]

Doubt either of them could be bothered to wait the 4 years really given their ages and the fact that Morgan is currently captain.

Didn't on Joyce case.