2026 T20 WORLD CUP Feb 7 - Mar 8, in India & SL

[Cheese sandwich]

We needed less than 2 runs a ball before Stoinis got out so Instead of just hitting the gaps run 2s we try to bash the leather off the ball

Tactically outplayed by Zimbabwe. Not much of a surprise when McDonald and stoinis are the brains trust. Wankers

 

[TheParraboy]

29 of the last over

 

[TheParraboy]

24 from 4

4 x 6s ??

 

[Bazal]

Lol.

I mean our selectors are seemingly immune to criticism but that's pretty funny either way.

 

[TheParraboy]

Good news

We can still make up the numbers and progress to the super 8 stage...

 

[edabomb]

He's lucky the rest of the players are all about 39, he's been the token younger player pick because he can bat and bowl a bit despite not being very good at either.

Bats like Shane Lee, bowls like Jacob Oram.

 

[Cheese sandwich]

Lol.

I mean our selectors are seemingly immune to criticism but that's pretty funny either way.

It's one of those ones where you obviously want us to win but a loss means we can happily tee off on them.

 

[Bazal]

It's one of those ones where you obviously want us to win but a loss means we can happily tee off on them.

Also it's only T20s and tbh after the way the ICC have f**ked the smaller nations in the ODI WC I'd happily see every single full nation not go onto the Super 8s in this format

 

[Cheese sandwich]

Bats like Shane Lee, bowls like Jacob Oram.

That's pretty spot on.

The selectors think he's Jacques Kallis though

 

[TheParraboy]

Why isnt Haydos excited about this ?

If India beat Australia the dope would have a permanent hard on, let alone wouldnt shut up about it

 

[Cheese sandwich]

Also it's only T20s and tbh after the way the ICC have f**ked the smaller nations in the ODI WC I'd happily see every single full nation not go onto the Super 8s in this format

Be nice to see India fail but that's probably not going to happen

 

[Cheese sandwich]

Why isnt Haydos excited about this ?

If India beat Australia the dope would have a permanent hard on, let alone wouldnt shut up about it

Probably can't summon up any excitement because its not the IPL

 

[TheParraboy]

Thunder should sign MOM Muzarabani

 

[Marshall_magic]

I feel like the shambolic preparation has something to do with this. Even halfway through the group we haven’t locked in a squad of 15.

 

[TheParraboy]

I feel like the shambolic preparation has something to do with this. Even halfway through the group we haven’t locked in a squad of 15.

We picked the squad way to early, which was fine for that time but things changed pretty quick in the weeks ahead, with injury and poor form...

Pick your best squad after the BBL final, which would have included Smith, Carey and Turner, all would thrive on the sub continent. Liam Scott and Joel Davies possibly should have been considered as new blood

 

[Fangs]

Just saw the headline. Was it really bad?

Its worse to lose an ODI to a minnow. And its unbelievably worse to lose a test.

T20? Eh its evolved and its quite skilful but any team on their day can get it done. Only 20 overs. 1 player alone can decide the result.

 

[Marshall_magic]

We picked the squad way to early, which was fine for that time but things changed pretty quick in the weeks ahead, with injury and poor form...

Pick your best squad after the BBL final, which would have included Smith, Carey and Turner, all would thrive on the sub continent. Liam Scott and Joel Davies possibly should have been considered as new blood

Picking a stack of players under injury clouds, taking a different squad to Pakistan for the warm up. It was all a mess. Even before the Ireland game we had a squad of 14 named. Abbott is over there on standby in case they need another quick. The whole thing is a shemozzle.

A lot of T20 cricket is players getting on heaters.c so with that in mind leaving Smith out is absolute lunacy.

 

[Haffa]

Maxwell looks done as a player.

 

[Twizzle]

f**k me, that was atrocious, but when you look at our bowling line up it's not surprising

 

[Bazal]

f**k me, that was atrocious, but when you look at our bowling line up it's not surprising

Again I don't think the bowling is the issue, especially when you look at be outs.

I just think we have no idea on slower decks. We should have bowled Renshaw and Head for eg over Green on a deck like that. At least used the slowness.

But also we should have batted first.