2015 World Cup - Day 29 - UAE v WI, IRE v PAK

force eleven

Never more did we need a wicket from somewhere. Anywhere.

Cricket fan

Oh FFS, we have no luck

force eleven

axe2grind wrote: »

Pakistan are being sensible and are comfortable...

Not a sign of any worry or nervousness.

riffmongous

Did they explain the reasoning behind batting first?

booth70

70/0 in 11

You never know with Pakistan but it's looking like its bye bye Ireland if they don't strike big in the next 5 overs

Pudsy33

riffmongous wrote: »

Did they explain the reasoning behind batting first?

Pakistan are ropey chasers and the pitch is good

Cricket fan

riffmongous wrote: »

Did they explain the reasoning behind batting first?

We'd have been chasing something massive plus Pak suck at chasing but we cant capitalize.

Oh god Kevins bowling now

booth70

riffmongous wrote: »

Did they explain the reasoning behind batting first?

No doubt worried about a chase under the lights against Pakistan's quicks

Batting first the right decision but obviously 70-80 shirt of a winning total

pajor

Commentary on ICC app saying that KOB "has been expensive this World Cup but is still Ireland's leading wicket taker in ODIs." Where is that nowwww?

KevIRL

pajor wrote: »

Commentary on ICC app saying that KOB "has been expensive this World Cup but is still Ireland's leading wicket taker in ODIs." Where is that nowwww?

He has 70 odd wickets. Posters on here been extremely disrespectful to him but he's always done a job for us bowling even though he is a part time bowler. The new way the game is played and the higher standard batsmen has done him no favours at this world cup though

Cricket fan

Just me or have these games where we bowled second just made you really annoyed at Rankin?? Guy could've been here but he's doing nothing instead

booth70

Dropped!!!

KevIRL

Poor from Wilson there. Should have been taken really.

Cricket fan

Oh eff off. Niall would never drop that

booth70

Cricket fan wrote: »

Just me or have these games where we bowled second just made you really annoyed at Rankin?? Guy could've been here but he's doing nothing instead

Morgs will be wondering the same as well!! ...... The switch to England I meant!!

KevIRL

Cricket fan wrote: »

Just me or have these games where we bowled second just made you really annoyed at Rankin?? Guy could've been here but he's doing nothing instead

Can't blame him for wanting to play at the highest level. Pity it hasn't worked out for him so far.

BarryD

Looks like the wheels are coming off our wagon. Pity no one else could really build a good innings with Porterfield. But our bowling anyway is a bit toothless.

We've done well though overall and ridden our luck a bit - those were close wins against UAE and ZIM and could have gone the other way.

Cricket fan

KevIRL wrote: »

Can't blame him for wanting to play at the highest level. Pity it hasn't worked out for him so far.

I'd rather be at WC's than swanning about with the Lions tbh

KevIRL

Cricket fan wrote: »

Oh eff off. Niall would never drop that

More disrespect. You are really on the search for someone to scapegoat. Who is it? Thompson? KOB? Rankin? Wilson?

Poor form imo, these guys are doing their best with varied limited abilities and given us a great world cup here and in the past few years

ninebeanrows

A walk in the park so far

axe2grind

Why wasn't Sarfraz playing in the first matches.

Cricket fan

KevIRL wrote: »

More disrespect. You are really on the search for someone to scapegoat. Who is it? Thompson? KOB? Rankin? Wilson?

Poor form imo, these guys are doing their best with varied limited abilities and given us a great world cup here and in the past few years

A relax mate, I'm not trying to scapegoat anyone, just pointing out that although Wilson is a decent keeper Niall is more reliable behind the stumps.

That was a pretty regulation looking catch

Rjd2

axe2grind wrote: »

Why wasn't Sarfraz playing in the first matches.

Wanted to have Younis "average of 31 in ODI cricket" Khan and Harris in the side. Mental call, but he is back now, so all worked out well in the end.

booth70

After watching Pakistan being thrashed by Ind and WI I thought Ireland had a real chance of making the last 8 but they messed it up big time against UAE and not kicking on today when 300 looked on at one stage......

This match still not over by any means but typical of a Pakistani team that they are rubbish at first but when they get it together that can beat anybody....

Australia will be secretly hoping for an Irish win today!!

axe2grind

Cricket fan wrote: »

I'd rather be at WC's than swanning about with the Lions tbh

The picture is much bigger than world cup and ODIs

Barney92

We've two and a bit overs for it to start lashing rain.

pickarooney

Cricket fan wrote: »

I'd rather be at WC's than swanning about with the Lions tbh

Maybe instead of one v one tests they could make a sort of Lions setup with representative players from Europe, sanzar, the sub continent etc. That way these guys could play test cricket at the highest level and still play ODI cricket for their own countries.

Pudsy33

axe2grind wrote: »

The picture is much bigger than world cup and ODIs

True but realistically he's not going to play tests again

Rjd2

KevIRL wrote: »

Can't blame him for wanting to play at the highest level. Pity it hasn't worked out for him so far.

Not just that though, Warwickshire his county were throwing strops that he was coming back injured and tired after playing for Ireland, so it was understandable he walked away. I know playing for his country should be everything, but bills need to be paid, and his family needed to be provided for.

Warwickshire are a quality county,so you could understand him now wanting to ruin that.

Nobody is slagging Taylor for retiring for Zimbabwe for the financial security of Notts, it was a somewhat similar scenario for Rankin.

booth70

As Bumble says think it's time to start the car.....

riffmongous

re Morgan and Rankin it's a pity the rules require them to declare in every format for England, rather than letting them play test for England but odi/20-20 only for Ireland, until we qualify for tests. It's mental imo having guys who have no hope of getting back into the test squad playing odi for England

KevIRL

Wicket. 9 more please!

KevIRL

Irish fans at the ground in good voice anyway

riffmongous

Nice to see Thompson get a wicket even though I'd agree with most of the criticism

Del.Monte

Ireland now 33/1 with PP for the optimist.

Agent J

Just woke up and tuned in. Oy.... Not the score I'd hoped to see

KevIRL

Run out. On the ropes now lads

Cricket fan

Run out!

Pudsy33

Pity it was Sohail and not the other lad but I'll take it

breghall

Del.Monte wrote: »

Ireland now 33/1 with PP for the optimist.

this optimist got them at 53/1 not too long ago....

Easy money :rolleyes:

jonnygiles

As the lad in Betway says, "right now anything can happen"

KevIRL

Misbah to single his way to glory....

KevIRL

jonnygiles wrote: »

As the lad in Betway says, "right now anything can happen"

Come the revolution he is first against the wall

Del.Monte

PP in panic after the run out and odds now down to 14/1.

res ipsa

KevIRL wrote: »

Wicket. 9 more please!

8 more please!

Agent J

That's 2 wickets since I sat down and tuned in....

KevIRL

Agent J wrote: »

That's 2 wickets since I sat down and tuned in....

Stay sat down and go nowhere so...

booth70

2/134

Its going to the longest 103 runs in ODI history

With Pakistan you never know......

Come on Ireland..... Get Misbah now and panic sets in

Rjd2

Come on Safaraz run the other 8 out and you will have the freedom of Ireland. :pac:

booth70

They simply have to nail Misbah NOW