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shame I gave double points to AB, but I had to go with the odds ...following up on the England-Aus match:
this article confirms the mistake Dar and Darmasena so obviously made ... still surprised that the word "farce" isn't the official description for what happened at the end of Match 2 ...
what I still don't get is this:
1) Jimmy Anderson holds the record with Joe Root for the highest 10th wicket partnership in test cricket; that was last year, and it was for just under 200 runs ... with "only" 111 left to get, and a set batsman who's on the brink of a hundred with him, who's to say that Jimmy Anderson wouldn't have bagged the highest 10th wicket partnership in ODI cricket too? no matter how unlikely anyone thinks it might be, it's still ridiculous to say that the decision didn't affect the result of the match ...
2) if you think point 1 isn't worth pushing for the sake of principle, then what about the affect on the standings when it comes to net run rate? how many times in the World Cup have we seen NRR play a role in Group Stage rankings?
on a different note:
anyway, he didn't have to look too hard:
this article confirms the mistake Dar and Darmasena so obviously made ... still surprised that the word "farce" isn't the official description for what happened at the end of Match 2 ...
what I still don't get is this:
no bearing on the result? ok, 2 things:Cricinfo said:
1) Jimmy Anderson holds the record with Joe Root for the highest 10th wicket partnership in test cricket; that was last year, and it was for just under 200 runs ... with "only" 111 left to get, and a set batsman who's on the brink of a hundred with him, who's to say that Jimmy Anderson wouldn't have bagged the highest 10th wicket partnership in ODI cricket too? no matter how unlikely anyone thinks it might be, it's still ridiculous to say that the decision didn't affect the result of the match ...
2) if you think point 1 isn't worth pushing for the sake of principle, then what about the affect on the standings when it comes to net run rate? how many times in the World Cup have we seen NRR play a role in Group Stage rankings?
on a different note:
hah, "would have taken anything" ... wasn't the match supposed to be a foregone conclusion?Cricinfo said:
anyway, he didn't have to look too hard:
Cricinfo said:
Any record partnership wasn't at near the run rate required to win the game. And let's consider Anderson's batting in Australian conditions, not a freak innings that was made away from home. In any case, umpiring mistakes still are, and always will be, a part of the game. Australia lost the 05 Ashes when Kasprowicz wasn't out (hand off the bat). It's the way any sport works.Xifio;3784726 said:
2) if you think point 1 isn't worth pushing for the sake of principle, then what about the affect on the standings when it comes to net run rate? how many times in the World Cup have we seen NRR play a role in Group Stage rankings?
on a different note:
hah, "would have taken anything" ... wasn't the match supposed to be a foregone conclusion?
anyway, he didn't have to look too hard:
I don't think Aaron Finch carries a book of the game's laws around with him.
well, they recovered to post the tournament's 5th consecutive 300+ first innings total ... it's their bowling (and catching to a lesser degree) that let them down ...
actually, the management and captaincy needs to take a lot of the blame too: 8 bowlers used? was that really the plan against Ireland? guess we shouldn't be surprised that the Windies' organization was poor ...
at least Gayle grabbed a catch and a wicket to give me some much-needed fantasy points ... n00b error on my part not to assign him as the power player for the day ... also got one of these:
actually, the management and captaincy needs to take a lot of the blame too: 8 bowlers used? was that really the plan against Ireland? guess we shouldn't be surprised that the Windies' organization was poor ...
at least Gayle grabbed a catch and a wicket to give me some much-needed fantasy points ... n00b error on my part not to assign him as the power player for the day ... also got one of these:
