ha_rooney
Correctly predicted France to win World Cup 2018
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That ending
For a team that dreams of becoming the best in the world, and who have possibly the least sporty players and some of the most unruly fans, seeing them choke gives an immense amount of pleasure. I possibly wouldn't be as distraught at losing to Pakistan as much as I would be at even the thought of losing to the mighty Bangladesh
That ending
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The decision to reduce teams is appallingGutted for Scotland.
They got a horrendous LBW decision against West Indies just 10 mins before a rain break which enabled WIndies to get a WC spot. They were just 5 short of the Duckworth Lewis score. feck off ICC.
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/australia-tour-of-south-africa-2018.436799/page-3#post-22331103No discussion of the Aussie ball tampering?
Smith standing down as captain.
I like that idea - on paper it should reduce the advantage home teams get from the pitch but home bowlers/batsmen should still be more used to the conditions so it'll be interesting if the rule changes & actually makes any difference. At the moment, too many teams struggle away from their own conditions & it's a reason (imo) why Test cricket is becoming less interesting.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44176355
Thoughts
I think I’d go for it, give the away captain the choice of batting or bowling
Personally the problem is the calendar, it’s too packed to give teams adequate tour games to be acclimatised to the conditions.
Shame. International cricket’s loss is franchise cricket’s gain!
Noooo I was looking forward to seeing him at the world cup next year
I don't know. Gilly was maybe more influential in terms of the way it's played, but De Villiers came closest to perfecting that style for now.AB will go down as one of the legends, he changed the way the game is played.