dante77 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 SA vs Aus final, SA winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Params7 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) I'm calling an Aus vs SA final too. I don't think India will win against Australia. Their team looks too good. India's form is inflated because of how weak Pool B was. Though if Australia wins the final again, I'm just going to stop watching cricket for a while. Saffers please win it this time. Edited March 21, 2015 by Params7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentassassin Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 The match is in sydney.. Sydney has always been least fast bowler friendly pitch in Aus...More often than not it assist spinners and is very flat..Sl vs Aus match was a flat wicket.. Sa vs Sl match , Sa spinners picked 7 wickets.. So that says a lot about the pitches.. Its 50 : 50... No team has clear advantage in sf.. Except Clarke not many players in Aus have been in similar situation...A high voltage knockout match...Pressure will be immense.. If the pitch is anything sa vs sl pitch , Aus are going to have a nightmare... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 added a new poll. vote sensibly, its a public poll so others can see your vote. make sure you dont end up in the wall of shame list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixeljunkie Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 That's exactly what I said which made the jack asses erupt I'm calling an Aus vs SA final too. I don't think India will win against Australia. Their team looks too good. India's form is inflated because of how weak Pool B was. Though if Australia wins the final again, I'm just going to stop watching cricket for a while. Saffers please win it this time. Why is it that only a few of us realize that Pool B was weak as f**k thereby adding to our detriment in the final stages of the WC? I would've been happier if India played in the same pool as Aus and NZ. At worst, we would've lost both matches against hometeams/favourites Aus and NZ. However, despite both losses we'd still end up in the KOs. Those losses would've mentally prepped us for a second round against either Aus/NZ. No other team makes a gutsy comeback after learning from their losses than our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 @ the ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arv95 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Why is it that only a few of us realize that Pool B was weak as f**k thereby adding to our detriment in the final stages of the WC? I would've been happier if India played in the same pool as Aus and NZ. At worst, we would've lost both matches against hometeams/favourites Aus and NZ. However, despite both losses we'd still end up in the KOs. Those losses would've mentally prepped us for a second round against either Aus/NZ. No other team makes a gutsy comeback after learning from their losses than our team. We have played enough against AUS in the last few months. And the SF is just one big game and we have as much chance of winning as AUS has. NZ have played all their games at home and its going to be very difficult for them to win the finals, if at all they enter. Out of the 4 teams NZ would be the least likely to win at MCG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Who will end up as Man of the series? Starc? Boult? Guptil? ABD? Shami? Dhawan? Tahir? How these guys play in SF and Finals will decide who gets Man of the series. So far its too close to call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoyaHibari Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 they should just give it to sangarkara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlainDosa Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Who will end up as Man of the series? Starc? Boult? Guptil? ABD? Shami? Dhawan? Tahir? How these guys play in SF and Finals will decide who gets Man of the series. So far its too close to call. Shami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Who will end up as Man of the series? Starc? Boult? Guptil? ABD? Shami? Dhawan? Tahir? How these guys play in SF and Finals will decide who gets Man of the series. So far its too close to call. In a tournament tilted in favor of batsmen, it would be great to see one of the bowlers get it.. Shami, boult or tahir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentassassin Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Shami or Boult... Or may be Dhawan scores 2 back to back centuries and gets it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AflyingKiwi Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Shami or Boult... Or may be Dhawan scores 2 back to back centuries and gets it.. Hahha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushy Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 What would have happened or what could have happened is not the point anymore India played good no doubt about it But the problem with our country is(the whole sub continent if you ask me) that we don't motivate our players the right way If they perform good we pretend that heaven is ours & we have the trophy in our hand The expectations sky rockets & so does the pressure on players....coz they know that if they loose now all the love turns to hate in an instant & Dhoni is probably the first genius captain who understands this game of over expectation,pressure & psyche He knows how to distant his boys from media & fans during crucial periods of such tournaments But here lol It's Diwali if you beat Bong in QF World cup toh Apna hai ab Failing to realise that apart from SA India din give any major shocker in whole tournament so far HeyPlsK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZ Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I would say It will be Sangakkara.. 4 centuries.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach4life Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Don't forget Starc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixeljunkie Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 What would have happened or what could have happened is not the point anymoreIndia played good no doubt about itBut the problem with our country is(the whole sub continent if you ask me) that we don't motivate our players the right wayIf they perform good we pretend that heaven is ours & we have the trophy in our handThe expectations sky rockets & so does the pressure on players....coz they know that if they loose now all the love turns to hate in an instant& Dhoni is probably the first genius captain who understands this game of over expectation,pressure & psycheHe knows how to distant his boys from media & fans during crucial periods of such tournamentsBut here lolIt's Diwali if you beat Bong in QF World cup toh Apna hai ab Failing to realise that apart from SA India din give any major shocker in whole tournament so far We have played enough against AUS in the last few months. And the SF is just one big game and we have as much chance of winning as AUS has.NZ have played all their games at home and its going to be very difficult for them to win the finals, if at all they enter. Out of the 4 teams NZ would be the least likely to win at MCG You have a good strong point. Yes, we play more cricket than any other team. Also our team has come a long way under Dhoni's leadership. I could simply be over-worrying myself by comparing today's WC team with yesteryear's (before Dhoni's arrival). However, remember that even the best team will choke under enormous pressure. We won the world cup last time and don't think anyone in India is expecting us to win it again. Our progress in the WC tournament has proven that we are neither one-trick ponies nor flat-track bullies nor (more importantly) home ground bullies in a major tournament. BCCI, our team and the critics will surely have noticed this by now. This fact alleviates a lot of pressure on us. Again however, do not underestimate the power of the home-team advantage. In India, because of the popularity of the sport the home-team advantage adds more pressure rather than encourage our team. While in Aus and NZ, the home-team advantage is more likely to fuel team-spirit. Get ready for some serious chest-thumping from Aus especially on the 24th. So, India has little to prove itself in this tournament thus immensely reducing the pressure on themselves in the SF & Final's. But considering Aus and NZ are Ocenia countries, they will have some serious home-team advantage in the coming matches. What we need to ask ourselves is whether our progress has greatly reduced the pressure on ourselves? And is it enough to offset the home-team advantage that will drive Aus and NZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Hawk Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 'Haven't retired from any format' - Gayle Chris Gayle is not retiring from any form of the game, but a recurring back injury will keep him out of West Indies' upcoming home Test series against England. "Definitely want to play the T20 World Cup next year for West Indies, there's no doubt about that," Gayle told ESPNcricinfo. "I've got a few concerns and a few injury [cases] to try and solve. I'll give myself some time and hopefully look back at it and see how well I can actually progress for West Indies cricket at this point in time. "I'm actually out of the Test series, the back won't hold up for that format at this point in time. But I haven't retired from any format as yet. As I go on I will keep informing WICB about my progress in the future with West Indies cricket." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 You have a good strong point. Yes, we play more cricket than any other team. Also our team has come a long way under Dhoni's leadership. I could simply be over-worrying myself by comparing today's WC team with yesteryear's (before Dhoni's arrival). However, remember that even the best team will choke under enormous pressure. We won the world cup last time and don't think anyone in India is expecting us to win it again. Our progress in the WC tournament has proven that we are neither one-trick ponies nor flat-track bullies nor (more importantly) home ground bullies in a major tournament. BCCI, our team and the critics will surely have noticed this by now. This fact alleviates a lot of pressure on us. Again however, do not underestimate the power of the home-team advantage. In India, because of the popularity of the sport the home-team advantage adds more pressure rather than encourage our team. While in Aus and NZ, the home-team advantage is more likely to fuel team-spirit. Get ready for some serious chest-thumping from Aus especially on the 24th. So, India has little to prove itself in this tournament thus immensely reducing the pressure on themselves in the SF & Final's. But considering Aus and NZ are Ocenia countries, they will have some serious home-team advantage in the coming matches. What we need to ask ourselves is whether our progress has greatly reduced the pressure on ourselves? And is it enough to offset the home-team advantage that will drive Aus and NZ? when we came to the tournament, we had won nothing, absolutely nada in the trip. Boys did put up a fight, but had nothing to show for there efforts. You talk about Pool B being weak, can you explain me a team which had SA(Tournament favs) and Pak(there batting might not be great, but look at the bowling, tailor made for Aus conditions). We ended up beating them, not only beating them we basically beat them so bad, that they started asking questions to themselves. For me Pool A was much easier, Aus was clearly the fav and NZ just went from being a medicore team to a sensational team(Def home advantage). When they met each other it was a low score match where both exposed each other weakness, Aus will buckle under good bowling, and NZ can just go into pressure from any place. See the two clos matches they had, for a major part of NZ vs BD match, BD was on top. This time fans are not demanding much from the team, everyone is happy with how they are winning and enjoying every single victory. The fact we got the weakest team from Pool A, was because we played great cricket to top our group. It was that incentive. We might lose to Aus on 26th, honestly i would not care much, on paper Aus is a much better and stronger team then ours(So was SA). Until the team puts up a fight and go play as they belong, the result in the end will just be a byproduct of the effort put in. This team as i said has been a revelation, how many teams have gone on and taken 70 wickets in a WC match on a trot. Sometime it is mp to cherish these moments, as it makes you happy and as a cricket fan who saw his team struggle for majority of Aus tour, i am happy today to see that we were not rolled over. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentassassin Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I really dont understand the need of some people here to undermine the hope and belief of fans on the team...We believe in our team , what harm is it doing to u ? We think India is gonna win u think otherwise.. Agree to disagree and move on.. N suggesting we beat SA at their weakest ? Are you fkin kidding me ?Give credit where its due.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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