Cricket 2010 Thread

[cdbearsfan]

Superb effort well done lads.

Bears and Scotland won too so overall a great day's cricket.

[richard moore]

Excellent - always nice to spot a Villa shirt in the crowd too!

[KevinGage]

Excellent, comprehensive win.

I admit it doesn't sit well with me the amount of guns for hire in that team, but that's an argument for another day. There is a school of thought that says the team reflects modern England as a society, and there might be a degree of logic to that. But outside of London I don't think you'll find that many South Africans ;)

One good thing that can come from it (apart from trophies, obv) is that up and coming players in county cricket might adopt a more aggressive approach, like your Kieswetters, Lumbs and Pietersons et.c. Could bode well for the future.

[evalast1910]

Well done. COME ON ENGLAND!

[olaftab]

Was up the pub with the old man, brilliant. Basically we demolished them like we have pretty much everyone. We deserved to win. Broad, Sidebottom, Kieswetter and Pietersen were magnificent. It was absolutely brilliant.

What you said Paul. England were the  best team and they won. It's good when a tournament  ends like this.

[PaulWinch again]

What is brilliant is that from the Super 8's onwards we have pretty much demolished anyone in our path. We genuinely are the best and we won.

[Dave Cooper please]

Sorry, would have commented sooner, but I've been wanking myself into oblivion over beating the Aussies in a final, and thoroughly deserving to beat them too.

[Villan For Life]

Very pleased with that result and to see us finally win an ICC trophy.

A win against the Crims should always be cherished especially when we outclass them.

Kieswetter, Pietersen, Lumb and Broad were on top form but the man of the tournament for me has to be Swann. I don't think that anyone came close to tearing him apart.

Sets things up nicely for the cricketing summer.

[Mazrim]

That was absolutely marvellous. I'm still reeling from it.
I knew we had a good team going into the turnament and that we had a good chance but I'd never imagine we'd be so ruthless and systematic as well as imaginative and belligerent.

They all did their job. Collingwoods batting wasnt up to much but his fielding and leadership made up for it. Our lower middle order hardly had a bat.
Great stuff. Its not bad this 20/20 lark is it?

[Chris Smith]

Being used to seeing England limited over sides flying by the seats of their pantt and mixing months of inadequacy with the rare brilliant performance to suddenly see one look so confident and competent is a shock to the system.

Great stuff.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Being used to seeing England limited over sides flying by the seats of their pantt and mixing months of inadequacy with the rare brilliant performance to suddenly see one look so confident and competent is a shock to the system.

Just like the Villa, eh Chris? (winky)

[Risso]

That was absolutely marvellous. I'm still reeling from it.
I knew we had a good team going into the turnament and that we had a good chance but I'd never imagine we'd be so ruthless and systematic as well as imaginative and belligerent.

They all did their job. Collingwoods batting wasnt up to much but his fielding and leadership made up for it. Our lower middle order hardly had a bat.
Great stuff. Its not bad this 20/20 lark is it?

I'm not a huge cricket fan, but I really like 2020, and I loved the England win.  Does that make me the cricketing equivalent of a gloryhunting plastic Manc new footy fan?

[LeeB]

That was absolutely marvellous. I'm still reeling from it.
I knew we had a good team going into the turnament and that we had a good chance but I'd never imagine we'd be so ruthless and systematic as well as imaginative and belligerent.

They all did their job. Collingwoods batting wasnt up to much but his fielding and leadership made up for it. Our lower middle order hardly had a bat.
Great stuff. Its not bad this 20/20 lark is it?

I'm not a huge cricket fan, but I really like 2020, and I loved the England win.  Does that make me the cricketing equivalent of a gloryhunting plastic Manc new footy fan?

Yes.

[Mazrim]

You have to start somewhere Risso.

Now, you have to earn your stripes by watching an enthralling day or five of Test cricket.
But be warned, shouting obscenity and insisting the coaching staff resign after losing a wicket simply isnt on.

[Risso]

You have to start somewhere Risso.

Now, you have to earn your stripes by watching an enthralling day or five of Test cricket.
But be warned, shouting obscenity and insisting the coaching staff resign after losing a wicket simply isnt on.

Oh I like the tests as well of course, I've just never got as far as following a county.  I did get down to Warwickshire a couple of times in the early 90s when I was a student, and saw the final bit of Lara's 501.