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Windies are so drat terrible.
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Feb 16, 2015 06:41
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Windies are so drat terrible. They've been on a downward slide for ages now. The warm-up matches were shambolic and this one looked to be just as horrific at the start. Something is happening in that team to cause what almost appears to be disillusionment. Gayle can't be arsed to bat, bowl, or field with any sort of energy while Holden just fumes every time the team fucks something up (which is often). The middle order seemed to give a poo poo today, but only while batting. Once they hit the field to defend, all the vigor seemed to drain once more. There was no chatter, no sledging, no effort, nothing. I don't really know what they do from here. If they are going to play this way every time, why the gently caress even bother showing up? And it isn't even like they're trying to channel the swagger of the Windies teams of old through their nonchalance. They're just acting like they'd rather be anywhere else and depending on why it is happening there's only so much you can do about it. Maybe the weight of dealing with the horseshit WICB has finally broken their spirit.
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Feb 16, 2015 06:51
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This is the third World Cup in a row where Ireland have beaten a test playing nation.
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Feb 16, 2015 06:52
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West Indies are so bad now  This is good news for the top qualifiers in the other group though, doubt anyone wanted to risk coming up against Gayle on a good day.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:07
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Great win for Ireland, genuinely happy to see it regardless of how shithouse the Windies were
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Feb 16, 2015 07:08
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 est of all victories.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:16
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This is pretty hilarious to watch: http://www.iplt20.com/playerauction
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Feb 16, 2015 07:18
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MaoistBanker posted:This is pretty hilarious to watch: http://www.iplt20.com/playerauction 
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Feb 16, 2015 07:26
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A bargain for Kane Williamson.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:27
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Mister Chief posted:A bargain for Kane Williamson. Yeah holy poo poo. Also lol at Hyderabad picking up Pieterson, Morgan and Bopara. Bad indeed.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:28
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Josh Lyman posted:The stream keeps dying forcing me to manually restart it. F5-F5-F5-F5-F5-Connected! "-be taking a five minute break. We'll be ba-" Disconnected! 
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Feb 16, 2015 07:30
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No Brendon McCullum.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:31
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I cannot believe how stupid this schedule is. Why is there only one game per day?
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Feb 16, 2015 07:35
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Tater Love 
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Josh Lyman posted:The stream keeps dying forcing me to manually restart it. I'm pretending I'm in India and it's not doing that to me anymore. Could just be a coincidence though. e: nvm this was completely useless. Airstream Driver fucked around with this message at 07:50 on Feb 16, 2015 |
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Feb 16, 2015 07:38
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Trent Boult went for a lot of money for some reason.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:38
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Mister Chief posted:No Brendon McCullum. I'm rather surprised no-one grabbed Ronchi as a not-quite McCullum.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:44
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I forgot. Some players are on multi-year contracts.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:45
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zakharov posted:I cannot believe how stupid this schedule is. Why is there only one game per day? Not enough commentators to go around.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:51
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Mister Chief posted:No Brendon McCullum. He's already contracted by Chennai, they are allowed to 'reserve' some players from the previous season. edit: nvm you figured it out.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:53
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No one picked up Amla because racism.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:55
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The auctioneer straight up talking poo poo about Mitchell Mcclenaghan.
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Feb 16, 2015 07:55
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zakharov posted:I cannot believe how stupid this schedule is. Why is there only one game per day? needs lots of mrf tyre ads ireland to win the world cup imo
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Feb 16, 2015 07:56
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zakharov posted:I cannot believe how stupid this schedule is. Why is there only one game per day? It's bullshit, yeah. Comp doesn't need to go for six weeks.
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Feb 16, 2015 08:14
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zakharov posted:I cannot believe how stupid this schedule is. Why is there only one game per day? Advertising revenue.
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Feb 16, 2015 08:16
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Airstream Driver posted:Yeah holy poo poo. Imagine using one of your four foreign player slots in an XI for Bopara when you have Steyn, Boult, Warner and Williamson.
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Feb 16, 2015 08:19
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Brett824 posted:Imagine using one of your four foreign player slots in an XI for Bopara when you have Steyn, Boult, Warner and Williamson. Must have thought he was local.
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Feb 16, 2015 08:21
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Pvt. Public posted:Gayle can't be arsed to bat, bowl, or field with any sort of energy I joked about it during the T20s they recently played, but I really am starting to think he's lost it either physically or mentally. He just doesn't seem to be in the game for more than about half an hour any more.
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Feb 16, 2015 15:08
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I suppose Ireland have now chased down 300+ scores against full member sides as many times as England ever have.
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Feb 16, 2015 15:52
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Lionel Richie posted:I suppose Ireland have now chased down 300+ scores against full member sides as many times as England ever have. In world cups England has only chased down 300+ once (v. WI in 2007), while Ireland has done so three times (yesterday, and twice in 2011). Useless stat, but I like it.
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Feb 16, 2015 17:39
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zakharov posted:I cannot believe how stupid this schedule is. Why is there only one game per day? I have to wait a freaking week before my team plays again. This is the one thing that has always pissed me off about the WC. The bloated schedule that makes a simple tournament run for a month. I heard something about leaving out the minnows for the next world cup which is also stupid as having them there provides for some upsets and also promotes the games worldwide. Keep the minnows and just have teams play every second or third day.
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Feb 16, 2015 18:10
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Should keep the WC going for a month and just add 20 teams imo
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Feb 16, 2015 18:29
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Didn't the last world cup run for 8 weeks? I remember it seeming like it was on for a year.
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Feb 16, 2015 18:51
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Started in the middle of February, ended a day into April
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Feb 16, 2015 20:21
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they can play two games in a day though, so why they haven't scheduled it for games past the first few days is dumb.
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Feb 16, 2015 20:28
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Somehow FIFA manage to get a much bigger (in every sense) 32 team tournament done in 32 days, where the winners always come from a small handful of nations, why not just copy that? And just rig it to always have an India vs Pakistan match to keep the Bcci happy.
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Feb 16, 2015 20:53
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Some days including weekends will have 2 games but yeah there really should be 2 every day, especially the games involving the minnows. e: Ten years ago today the first T20 International was played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewK5gJ4wEIw Wandle Cax fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Feb 16, 2015 |
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Feb 16, 2015 20:55
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Spedman posted:Somehow FIFA manage to get a much bigger (in every sense) 32 team tournament done in 32 days, where the winners always come from a small handful of nations, why not just copy that? And just rig it to always have an India vs Pakistan match to keep the Bcci happy. It is a bit easier to schedule four hours a day in a way that keeps the advertisers and broadcasters happy than it is ~14. Because it's them who'll be mandating the timetable, not the ICC.
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Feb 16, 2015 22:00
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Starting soon: Scotland vs New Zealand in the Battle of Funny Accents
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Feb 16, 2015 22:22
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We speak the Queen's English thank you very much.
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Feb 16, 2015 22:24
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Mister Chief posted:We speak the Queen's English thank you very much. I can't tell which country you are referring but in either case you are wrong.
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Feb 16, 2015 22:27
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