The International Cricket Thread

[cdbearsfan]

Surely India will chuck the England game to shaft Pakistan?

[olaftab]

Fabrace is annoyingly spinning it upbeat and  blurting  blind adoration. I just couldn’t listen to him after Australian defeat. Too much froth and not enough substance.

[olaftab]

Surely India will chuck the England game to shaft Pakistan?

But would India want to play England in the semi final😉
At the match yesterday I could swear the two Kiwi fielders were smiling when Haris split them with another fab cover drive! I turned around and said to my friend there is no way they want England in the SF.

[PaulWinch again]

I see Bairstow has now come out complaining about Pietersen and Vaughan ‘waiting for England to fail’ and how we’re ‘playing a great brand of cricket’. Well firstly the last two games have been anything but a great brand, and I’d recommend less talk and get on with winning the next two games.

[OzVilla]

Agreed, it betrays a mindset of negatively and fear. Minds need to be 100% on the job so the outside noise becomes irrelevant.

[olaftab]

When asked if match against India was a big game our Jonny mumbled something like “ may be it is” FFS JB it is a big big match. Lose it and qualification is not in your hands.

[PaulWinch again]

Quite, and whilst it’s doing us a favour South Africa battering Sri Lanka is showing quite how terrible our result was.

I have no problem with England staying positive, but don’t get salty when you’re criticised after the last two displays. Hold your hands up and admit you performed poorly.

[London Villan]

Sounds like the england team’s motivational coach is Steven Gerrard.

[Meanwood Villa]

I'll be at Headingley today cheering on the Afghans.

[PaulWinch again]

Yes come on Afghanistan, spring an upset!

[PaulWinch again]

As an aside I see Buttler came out with a much more measured response than Bairstow.

[PaulWinch again]

Oh well, looks like we’ll need to win both!

[Meanwood Villa]

I don't think that is a winning score. Afghanistan not good enough at batting, none of their players look capable of getting big scores. Have they even got a 50 all tournament?

[PaulWinch again]

NZ also showing why us getting battered by Aus was embarrassing.

[Meanwood Villa]

Afghanistan bowling well here but still reckon Pakistan will nick it