ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 24

[PhilkSVR]

I thought I would start this thread as we (England) will soon be on our way. Will be interesting to see how the US do.

[Arrivalist]

They’ve just beaten Canada but that’s probably not a good indication of their level.

[Scabutz]

Watching WI v PNG at the min. Dismal crowd numbers.

Lots of great Caribbean accents on commentary.

[PhilkSVR]

WI have a strong team if all their franchise players are back and selected/available particularly as they are at home. Smallish grounds high scores I’m guessing. At least it’s short and sweet. 29 days if I remember correctly.

[Scabutz]

PhilkSVR said:

WI have a strong team if all their franchise players are back and selected/available particularly as they are at home. Smallish grounds high scores I’m guessing. At least it’s short and sweet. 29 days if I remember correctly.

Andre Russell is in, back from the IPL.

Ground has a couple of long boundaries. Cover and straight over 80m.

Definitely going to plan a trip to the windies to watch some cricket one day.

[Piginapoke]

Scabutz said:

Watching WI v PNG at the min. Dismal crowd numbers.

Lots of great Caribbean accents on commentary.

The crowd is very disappointing for a home match

[Catweazle]

I'll jinx this by saying it's getting a bit tight out there. WI 97 for 5 after 16 overs.

[Scabutz]

Catweazle said:

I'll jinx this by saying it's getting a bit tight out there. WI 97 for 5 after 16 overs.

Dre Rus is out there now smacking them home

[PhilkSVR]

Just watching SA v SL. These drop in pitches are normally pretty decent, this one is very strange.

[Gordon Hill]

PhilkSVR said:

Just watching SA v SL. These drop in pitches are normally pretty decent, this one is very strange.

The Yanks probably put cheese on the wicket, they do with everything else.

[PhilkSVR]

Cheese, Onions, Sauce. This one was a Big Mac

[SydneyBridge]

3.30pm kick off for England v Scotland

Scotland win toss and bat first

Edited by SydneyBridge on Tuesday 4th June 15:04

[PhilkSVR]

Hopefully we will get a game in. We need full points from this one…

[waynedear]

Here we go

[Scabutz]

FFS Woody, he was half the way down the wicket

[thegreenhell]

How long before DLS comes into this?

[PhilkSVR]

I think that 5 overs per side constitutes a game. If it impossible for the team batting second to bat then I guess it is abandoned.

[Scabutz]

Yes minimum of 5 overs for it count as a game. DLS already in play. There is a decent buffer but we arent close to starting it doesnt look like so it will be shortened.

[PhilkSVR]

At least I would rather be chasing under these circumstances.

[thegreenhell]

They need to restart by 19:52 BST to fit in a 5 over run chase within the time limit, according to TMS.