CWC Day 18 Thread - Super 8's Ireland V England

KevIRL

Collingwood in.

Bell made 31 b O Brien c O Brien

Steibhin

Back in the game! Let hope we can keep it under 200 and give ourselves a fighting chance down in the pub this evening.

Run rate cicra 4.2 at the moment giving a projection of 211.

KevIRL

92-3 (22ovs)

Rjd2

Either of these two wickets would be good, I still want KP out.

KevIRL

4 for Collingwood

mickith

good to hear lads. get that petersen lad out soon and we'll be doin well

KevIRL

97-3 (23ovs)

KevIRL

Ireland fielding really well. Saving valuable runs

KevIRL

Great jump from morgan, nearly....

100 up for England

100-3 (24ovs)

Rjd2

Good point about the fielding the run rate is not to high as well, keep it down and we may have a chance.
I can't state the importance of getting KP out enough though.

KevIRL

104-3 (25ovs)

mickith

will be doing brilliantly well to keep it under 200
no more extras please

Rjd2

these few overs look crucial Pieterson is trying to step this up he may give us a chance or he may take the game away from us.

KevIRL

Rjd2 wrote:

Good point about the fielding the run rate is not to high as well, keep it down and we may have a chance.
I can't state the importance of getting KP out enough though.

I agree. With him and some of the other big guns England could rack up a big score in the last 10 or so overs

KevIRL

nice 4 for Collingwood

KevIRL

112-3 (26ovs)

Steibhin

KevIrl, this is great stuff with the updates. Go raibh milé maith agat. Bringing cricket to the nation! You are way ahead of BBC's TMS.

Peter B

Wow Pieterson out~!!!!!!!!

MySelf56

I hope boundries will dry up, keep run rate for under 5 might give us one more wicket with in 5 overs.

KevIRL

KP gone!!!!!

great catch!!

ninebeanrows

Woooooo bye bye Pietersen!

Keeping them to 200 would be sweet, come on the lads!

Chucky the tree

Huge wicket.

Steibhin

As a cricket novice: Is it reasonable to expect England to up the run rate over the final overs? Play less conservatively. So making projections based on the run rates is a bit pointless and perhaps showed be viewed as more of a minimum score rather than a maximum.

Also whats a decent run rate? 4.0+?

KevIRL

113-4

Flintoff in

McCallan took Pietersen wicket for 48

Kingp35

Thats a huge Wicket!!

Chucky the tree

someone tell Flintoff happy hour has just started. He'll be out in a jiffy.

MySelf56

>>>Also whats a decent run rate? 4.0+?
4.0 is not a good Run Rate for game like this

KevIRL

Flintoff with a 4 first ball

KevIRL

IRL now 9/2 with paddypower

117-4 (27ovs)

Rjd2

Be wary England still have wickets Collingwood on his day does what Hussey does for Australia and their tail has done well in the last few games especially Nixon.
Oh and I have a feeling that Freddie is due a few runs.

KevIRL

Rankin back in bowling.

C'mon Boyd, give us another one

Hyzepher

At least they are getting the wickets in order

Whatever happens the Irish team have not disgraced themselves at all - made a real match of it now

Steibhin

I hear the Irish fans have a special song lined up for Flintoff while at the crease:
"What will we do with a drunken sailor?"

MySelf56

good captancy by Johnston, bringing WK McCallan, KJ O'Brien (rmf) for this spell. They proved them self's. We have take this Drunk Sailor (Flintoff) now.. Come on...

Rjd2

Hyzepher wrote:

At least they are getting the wickets in order

Whatever happens the Irish team have not disgraced themselves at all - made a real match of it now

I agree but I really hope we are not bowled out for 120 lor something low though.

Peter B

KevIRL wrote:

IRL now 9/2 with paddypower

117-4 (27ovs)

Went from 13/2 to 9/2 with Pietersons wicket

MySelf56

Rjd2 wrote:

I agree but I really hope we are not bowled out for 120 lor something low though.

I dont think soo, i saw O' Brien, JP Bray and Irish middle order, decent batting line up.

KevIRL

121-4 (28ovs)

KevIRL

122-4 (29ovs)

KevIRL

Rankin with some cramp

KevIRL

KevIRL wrote:

Rankin with some cramp

and with that...drinks

mickith

I hear the Irish fans have a special song lined up for Flintoff while at the crease:
"What will we do with a drunken sailor?"

very good. im sure hes expectin a bit of stick alrite

KevIRL

125-4 (30ovs)

balkieb2002

heres some ball by ball commentary:

http://www.cricketeurope4.net/LIVE/2/commentary.shtml

(come on Ireland!)

KevIRL

128-4 (31ovs)

KevIRL

DLS back into the bowling.

Need an improvement Dave...

KevIRL

KevIRL wrote:

DLS back into the bowling.

Need an improvement Dave...

First ball - a 4 from Flintoff

KevIRL

2nd bal...another 4

KevIRL

136-4 (32ovs)

DLS recovers with 4 dots

Kingp35

DLS is having a mare.

EDIT: Well recovered though