Group B - Australia, England, Zimbabwe

[legspinner@fred]

Prehaps they should shout at him to get him riled?

 

[Leicester Fox]

Get Snape in then?
I don't know why, I just feel that Snape in would just work.
But you can't really drop Schofield, and can't play 2 spinners really, so that stuffs that idea.

Keep Kirtley?
Australia were always going to win this for me, because when the Australians get annoyed by a result the team playing the next is buggered by the anger...

Snape should have played in the first place but now he's there they won't drop him for Schofield. I'd keep Kirtley an give him the new ball, todays not really the bowlers fault but I just feel Snape has done so much more in T20 than Schofield to deserve a place in this side.

 

[Eddie]

i agreed we need snape in for schofield, KP at 3 with wright down the order..

someone tell broad to stop bowl short..

if they pick kirtley he hAS to OPEN the bowling..

i suspect freddie open today cos ofthe left handed openers and he bowls well at them..

 

[evertonfan]

Pietersen did the same thing against South Africa in the Super 8's at the world cup earlier in the year; Spent the entire build up talking about how it was his time and how he wanted to punish Graeme Smith. What happened? 1 from 3 balls.

If he's going to make himself look a twat in the press he needs to learn to back it up with performances. That way he's not just a twat, he's a twat with lots of runs.

 

[Eddie]

i think thats harsh,..

most of the time he produces the goods..just when he doesn't everyone throws it in his face..

In the world cup..1 off 3 bvalls V SAF.. run-a-ball hundred V Australia , faster than run a ball V WI..

people just like to remember the mistakes...

 

[evertonfan]

Because before those innings he never talked himself up before hand. :

 

[RoboRocks]

Because before those innings he never talked himself up before hand. :

Look evo it doesn't matter what he says off the field.
Its what he does on the field.
England lost because they all played badly.

 

[evertonfan]

It does matter what he says off the field. It clearly does.

Whenever he goes and spouts his mouth off we don't win. Doesn't take a genius to realise why.

 

[RoboRocks]

Look.
Its just attempted mind games, Glenn McGrath has been doing it for years.
People just ignore him and get on with what they are supposed to be doing.

 

[evertonfan]

No there's a difference. McGrath backs his words up and his team follow him. Pietersen doesn't do that. Kelv is a world class player, but he thinks he's a lot better than he actually is.

 

[RoboRocks]

McGrath doesn't need to say anything.
He could do it with out words.

Anyway the point is people ignore Pietersen and get on with what there doing.
England have only lost today from playing bad cricket which is unfamiliar.

 

[evertonfan]

We have won and now we are also leading the Group

India aren't in this group mate. Australia won this group, not India who are your team.

 

[Gilly Fan]

India aren't in this group mate. Australia won this group, not India who are your team.

Maybe WC shoul be posting his happiness for India in this thread?

 

[baburao]

Maybe WC shoul be posting his happiness for India in this thread?

WC is a confused identity.

 

[RoboRocks]

Well it says his team are Australia.
I don't know what you were watching