That was a fantastic game of cricket. You can't help but wonder that when the scores are tied, they should take the number of wickets lost into account...

Not sure I'd be saying that if I was Indian like...



Time for Colly to be replaced by someone who can get the ball off the square as a batsman. If Broady is fit next match he should come in and play at 8 with Prior and Bresnan moving up one each to cover for Colly's loss. Bresnan is really blossoming as a second all-rounder to Broad. We have a tail that really bats!

despite that being a fantastic game of cricket I cant see the ODI form of the world cup lasting in the long run. The tournament in the WI last time around dragged on for what felt like and probably was months. 20-20 seems to be taking over as the crowd pleasing form of the game and perhaps the 20-20 world cup should replace the current WC format. Im struggling to get too exited about this competition

Talk about after the Lord Mayor's show!!
What a result for Ireland, I can't help thinking it has parallels with us on Friday night thinking that all they had to do was to turn up & the win would be theirs.

Poor fielding and bowling again and our middle order are not good enough. Time to replace Collingwood. This form of cricket doesn't suit us

Total embarrassment, well played Ireland

Just seen the result now. WTH happened?

O'Brien happened

brilliant knock, fastest ever WC ton, something like 113 off 63 well supported by Cusack, brilliant effort by the Irish.

It reminded me of the old days in the County Championship when you had 3 day cricket and a day was lost to rain so the captains had to agree a target and bowled the declaration bowlers while somebody hacked 100 off 40 balls.

I wonder if Broad and Bresnan had been down the Pakistani bookmakers last night

Great effort from the Irish lads ,Broad was woefull imo and should be looking athimself rather than posturing to the fielders who were c#*p also.
Got what we deserved got them 5 down and thought it was job done and yet again we are pooh in the 50 over format.

What a game! Haha great win.

Looks like no one from group B wants to actually take hold of it

A win against Bangladesh should see us through but the way we have performed against the lesser teams I wouldnt be surprised if we lost

What a game, it rescued my weekend after the fiasco of Friday night.
The low scoring games are often the most exciting & unexpected.
Strauss' captaincy still leaves me mystified at times.

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/9416537.stm Awesome bowling. Good to see Anderson finish with good figures aswell with some fantastic just nicking the bail tekkers. Not many bowlers can do that.

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/9416537.stm Awesome bowling. Good to see Anderson finish with good figures aswell with some fantastic just nicking the bail tekkers. Not many bowlers can do that.

Dilshan fails dope test? www.pitchero.com/clubs/headingle ... 72128.html

Dilshan fails dope test? www.pitchero.com/clubs/headingle ... 72128.html

Anderson certainly passed the dope test today.
What an absolute load of garbage.
It only needs for the Reds to beat us tonight, United to lose tomorrow & the Jocks to beat the rah rah mob on Sunday & my weekend will be complete!

Agree OF for a bowler of Andersons experience that was dire!!

Enbland play well, Rhinos lose.
England play crap, Rhinos win.
Let's hope England lose next week.

I'm up for that!

wonderful stuff from Tendulkar and Sehwag

Did I hear right 33 extras England gave away? That's f-cking awful. I guess one positive we can take from the Bang game is Shahzad's bowling?

it will have been there or there abouts as there were 21 wides alone

That is so bad. Think Anderson is absolutely knackered, like afew others.

So, have England actually been involved in a dull game this WC? They arent making it easy... and as I type they have taken 2 wickets in this over. England were coasting... then WI got back into and looked like they would coast over the line... now they are 223/9 needing 21 off 39 to beat us.

Great finish to that game, England don't like making it easy for themselves do they!

How strong must their nerves be?
I'd given that up for dead.
Still shows the folly of the selection process, why wasn't Tredwell picked for the Bangladesh game?
If they'd won that this game should have been academic.
Well bowled Bopara too.