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[VC the slogger]

It does not matter what kind of pitch or ground (MCG is heck of a size), you know the team bowled exceedingly well when you have bundled out under 300 twice in the same match and that too in their own backyard.

Yeah. Even Slater was limited to a strike rate in the mid 30s. This team could have really won had Lara and Hooper clicked.

 

[Umair7]

Yeah. Even Slater was limited to a strike rate in the mid 30s. This team could have really won had Lara and Hooper clicked.

But they didn't cause Our Bowlers are love

 

[Samuels]

Yeah. Even Slater was limited to a strike rate in the mid 30s. This team could have really won had Lara and Hooper clicked.

We got to expect that now that they have a world class attack. I would not bank on Hooper to click as much as Richie, Lara and Chanders. Lara in particular has played some of his best cricket against Australia.

 

[Aravind.]

Our bowlers were too good for them,the king McGrath was awesome. @Umair2000 it will be good if we give a chance to Justin Langer in place of retired Michael Slater in the next match.

 

[VC the slogger]

Our bowlers were too good for them,the king McGrath was awesome. @Umair2000 it will be good if we give a chance to Justin Langer in place of retired Michael Slater in the next match.

Axe the guy who's scored most runs for your team? Smart move indeed..

 

[Aravind.]

Axe the guy who's scored most runs for your team? Smart move indeed..

Thanks for pointing it out.

 

[TSPrathik]

was away due to my computer crash
will be active from next rounds


bowlers bowled well, but batsmen couldn't show what they are

 

[Fenil]

Strategy change. Hassett will be our new skipper. Let Bradman play freely.

Unchanged.

 

[VC the slogger]

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Group A standings

|Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | BAT | BWL | Points

| South Africa A | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 43

| West Indies B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 31

| West Indies A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29

| Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26

| Australia C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 23

| New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15

Group B standings

|Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | BAT | BWL | Points

| Australia B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 43

| Australia A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 33

| South Africa B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 33

| India | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 29

| Legends XI | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 22

| West Indies C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13

Round 5 fixtures

South Africa A v West Indies B at Johannesburg

- Very good pitch for batting. Spinners will be required to hold up one end with big totals expected.
- Players unavailable: Clyde Walcott (1 match)

Pakistan v West Indies A at Lahore

- Good for batsmen, but has something on offer for spinners capable of turning it and bowlers with out-and-out pace.
- Players unavailable: none

New Zealand v Australia C at Auckland

- Offers an even contest between bat and ball on a mostly pace-friendly wicket.
- Players unavailable: none

West Indies C v India at Trinidad

- Batting and spin-friendly wicket. Don't make the mistake of playing only spinners though.
- Players unavailable: Javagal Srinath (2 matches), Curtly Ambrose (1 match)

South Africa B v Australia A at Cape Town

- Good batting track that also has a little something on offer for swing bowlers.
- Players unavailable: Glenn McGrath (1 match)

Legends XI v Australia B at Lord's

- Bowler-friendly as usual, but slightly better for batsmen. Teams MUST bat deep.
- Players unavailable: Keith Miller (1 match)


The final round's upon us. The table toppers from both groups are basically through to the playoffs but it's a very close call between those fighting for second place. The two legendary West Indian sides are battling it out in Group A. Group B is even closer with Australia, South Africa and India all at each others throats. This is it.

Please post your lineups. I will take a little while longer to update the statistics. The post-R3 stats can be viewed on post #4 and match links on post #2.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Really need some magic otherwise we are done & dusted.

Aamer Sohail
Ramiz Raja
Mudassar Nazar
Zaheer Abbas
Saleem Malik
Javed Miandad
Saleem Yousuf
Imran Khan
Wasim Akram
Abdul Qadir
Mushtaq Ahmed​

 

[Gaurav_7]

le Roux in for Pollock please.

 

[TSPrathik]

Richardson in for Campbell
Nixom in for Ambrose

Hoping for a victory in the end

 

[themusketeer]

So the match between 2 UNDEFEATED teams.......Hope my team plays well....So that we can keep our second Position....

And have to keep an eye on the fellow west indian team's match also.......

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Squad

Conrad Hunte
Jeffrey Stollmeyer - Right-arm legbreak
Frank Worrell - Left-arm fast-medium/slow
Everton Weekes
Rohan Kanhai
Garry Sobers
Gerry Alexander
Wes Hall
Roy Gilchrist
Lance Gibbs
Sonny Ramadhin

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[PCA]

Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Sourav Ganguly
MS Dhoni
Irfan Pathan
Harbhajan Singh
Anil Kumble
Zaheer Khan

We should win this handsomely and move to semis.

 

[VC the slogger]

Richardson in for Campbell
Nixom in for Ambrose

Hoping for a victory in the end

This is a bit confusing because Richardson was in the lineup alongside Campbell last match. So, who comes in for Campbell while Richie opens?