I think there may be a few saffas on the Dutch side, but I hope there's plenty of focus on how well Holland played, despite how woeful England were, they were ace.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Friday, 5 June 2009 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Absolutely, the win was utterly deserved. England middle order poor, english fielding dreadful, but the Dutch played really, really well.
― Matt, Friday, 5 June 2009 22:14 (fourteen years ago) link
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE WORLD TWENTY20
― "too worldly to compete on /b/" (King Boy Pato), Friday, 5 June 2009 22:51 (fourteen years ago) link
RIP English Cricket, heaven needed another 5-0 Ashes whitewash
― "too worldly to compete on /b/" (King Boy Pato), Friday, 5 June 2009 23:59 (fourteen years ago) link
reporting to you from dutch media, players trying to remain in their underdog role "we were lucky" but also dreaming of the final! ("that's my birthday!")
― Ludo, Saturday, 6 June 2009 07:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Eng-er-land lost to....the Dutch??? Bwaahahahahahahahahhahahahahaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!
― S Wine Floozie (SeekAltRoute), Saturday, 6 June 2009 08:50 (fourteen years ago) link
I heard it was because of Holland's "Total Cricket" strategy...
― snoball, Saturday, 6 June 2009 10:00 (fourteen years ago) link
7 overs a side is farcical, no? Still, decent total by Scotland.
― dada wouldn't buy me a bauhaus (aldo), Saturday, 6 June 2009 12:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Yes, it's nonsense, I remember some friends going to a Twenty20 a couple of years ago which was rained into a five over per side match. But it gives a good chance for the underdogs to cause, well, not exactly an upset, because it's almost like flipping a coin, but put the cat amongst the pigeons a bit.
― GamalielRatsey, Saturday, 6 June 2009 12:04 (fourteen years ago) link
English cricket - bringing the lulz since 1882.
― Gordon Brown Reason to Live (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 6 June 2009 12:06 (fourteen years ago) link
i watched about an hour of the game in the pub yesterday while playing pool and actually found it fairly exciting. How queer.
― languid samuel l. jackson (jim), Saturday, 6 June 2009 15:05 (fourteen years ago) link
also lol england, fucking holland?!
I. Was. There.
― the England guy that throws the balls (country matters), Saturday, 6 June 2009 15:37 (fourteen years ago) link
all-time A+ lulz almighty
Anyway, you can argue that Australia just got even more comprehensively mullered by a non-team. Cricket = beautiful.
― the England guy that throws the balls (country matters), Saturday, 6 June 2009 17:22 (fourteen years ago) link
4.1
Lee to Gayle, SIX, One mighty wallop! He cleared the front hit and thwacked it high and over midwicket. Into the school beyond the boundary. What a whack that was.
4.2
Lee to Gayle, no run, yorker around the off stump, dug out to the off side
4.3
Lee to Gayle, SIX, Oh boy what a violent six this was .. Immense fun ... It was the slower one but he picked it up early, waited for it, cleared the front foot and killed it over long-on. Hope the school kids are not wandering around the stadium. It crashed into the roof .. what a big big hit ....
4.4
Lee to Gayle, no run, he moves towards off, comes back into position to dig out a yorker to the off side
4.5
Lee to Gayle, (no ball) FOUR, Violence refuses to abate at The Oval. Gayle is wreaking havoc. Lee, from round the stumps this time, serves one full delivery outside off and Gayle crashes it over covers in his inimitable style. What's more, it's a free hit too
Lee to Gayle, FOUR, That has almost decapitated Fletcher. It was full and outside off, Gayle murdered it past the startled Fletcher who dived to the ground. Blink. The ball is picked up from the long-off boundary. Lee is bleeding here. What can he do to stop this man?
4.6
Lee to Gayle, SIX, As it turns out, he can do nothing but watch Gayle dismiss him everywhere around the ground. It was a short delivery, Gayle opened up his stance, kept his front foot outside leg and smashed it high into the midwicket stands.The white ball is flying all over.
― the England guy that throws the balls (country matters), Saturday, 6 June 2009 17:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Chris Gayle: wasn't lying about Twenty20
― the England guy that throws the balls (country matters), Saturday, 6 June 2009 17:37 (fourteen years ago) link
I dont care about tests cos i'm ace at slogging it.
― Jarlrmai, Saturday, 6 June 2009 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
TBF It takes a team with fierce drive and a legendary work ethic to overcome Australia.
― Scrum of the Earth (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 6 June 2009 19:49 (fourteen years ago) link
4.5Lee to Gayle, FOUR, That has almost decapitated Fletcher. It was full and outside off, Gayle murdered it past the startled Fletcher who dived to the ground. Blink. The ball is picked up from the long-off boundary. Lee is bleeding here. What can he do to stop this man?
A brutal shot. Sky stats showed it travelled off the bat at over 90mph. Not bad when the ball was travelling around that speed before it hit the willow. Could never work the maths but that's some force at work.
― whatever, Saturday, 6 June 2009 20:02 (fourteen years ago) link
just watched the highlights gayle omg
― Jarlrmai, Saturday, 6 June 2009 22:55 (fourteen years ago) link
England with 3 changes from Friday's team. KP back in (and therefore out again very quickly with a duck). Mask-her-anus and Swann in for Morgan and Sidebottom.
Pakistan have a 79% win ratio in international T20, England 37%. No pressure then....
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 16:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Botham: 'both teams want to win tonight'
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 16:29 (fourteen years ago) link
1.2 overs - WICKET Bopara ct Malik b Aamir
good start
― Prince of Persia (Ed), Sunday, 7 June 2009 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
DON'T PATRONISE US WITH YR LACKADAISICAL FIELDING
― Westwood Ho (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 7 June 2009 16:51 (fourteen years ago) link
oh shit was that 7 balls then or what?
― Westwood Ho (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 7 June 2009 16:53 (fourteen years ago) link
nudging singles: clever batting tactics by England...
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 17:07 (fourteen years ago) link
shah a complete liability
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 17:14 (fourteen years ago) link
this fielding is appalling, i dread to think what englands will be like.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 7 June 2009 17:59 (fourteen years ago) link
gul great bowling
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 18:02 (fourteen years ago) link
one down, nine to go
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
broad 2 in 2...
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 18:43 (fourteen years ago) link
this is crunch time, afridi can win it all on his own or england get him out cheap. But they gotta get him quickly.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link
aww man how did that not go to a fielder, afridi escapes
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:11 (fourteen years ago) link
and again
not wanting to tempt fate (england fan, goes with the territory) but this is looking quite good...
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:13 (fourteen years ago) link
mind you at this run rate it would need to be one of the best innings of all timexpost
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:14 (fourteen years ago) link
the Holland vs Pakistan game might be a cracker if the Dutch can play as well as they did against England.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:16 (fourteen years ago) link
england have obliged in the past...
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:16 (fourteen years ago) link
AFRIDI OUT!
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:17 (fourteen years ago) link
afridi "been swinging like a rusty gate"
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:17 (fourteen years ago) link
he really did look out of form though, im shocked by that innings
agreed. his bowling had me worried though, good variation, seemed to pin england back.
i think pakistan assumed they would beat netherlands hence the two young players in their team. if i weren't english i'd be pissed off with their selection and play
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:21 (fourteen years ago) link
england got the selection wrong against the dutch too.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:23 (fourteen years ago) link
argh now bopara drops a dolly
shocking
But i think it's safe to say that no-one in this group is going to win the cup.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:24 (fourteen years ago) link
That bopara drop really is the worst I've ever seen.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Believe... ;-)
xp
― whatever, Sunday, 7 June 2009 19:26 (fourteen years ago) link
bopara was looking at the screen