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    • No Quarter
      No Quarter last edited by

      <p>I know you guys are all back into your Super Rugby now but we have the...</p>
      <p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/2016_ICC_World_Twenty20_logo.png/200px-2016_ICC_World_Twenty20_logo.png" alt="200px-2016_ICC_World_Twenty20_logo.png"></p>
      <p>...kicking off on 8th March before cricket fades away into the background again.</p>
      <div> </div>
      <p>The tournament starts with a whole bunch of minnow teams playing each other for a spot in the business end of the comp, so we have:</p>
      <p> </p>
      <p><strong>Group A</strong></p>
      <p>Bangladesh</p>
      <p>Ireland</p>
      <p>Netherlands</p>
      <p>Oman</p>
      <p> </p>
      <p><strong>Group B</strong></p>
      <p>Afghanistan</p>
      <p>Hong Kong</p>
      <p>Scotland</p>
      <p>Zimbabwe</p>
      <p> </p>
      <p>One from each pool goes through to the Super 10:</p>
      <p> </p>
      <p><strong>Group 1</strong></p>
      <p>England</p>
      <p>South Africa</p>
      <p>Sri Lanka</p>
      <p>West Indies</p>
      <p><em>Afghanistan</em></p>
      <p> </p>
      <p><b>Group 2</b></p>
      <p>Australia</p>
      <p>India</p>
      <p>Black Caps</p>
      <p>Pakistan</p>
      <p><em>Bangladesh</em></p>
      <p> </p>
      <p>Link to all fixtures here --> <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.icc-cricket.com/world-t20/fixtures/men'>http://www.icc-cricket.com/world-t20/fixtures/men</a></p>
      <p> </p>
      <p>The Black Caps have warm up games vs Sri Lanka (10th) and England (12th), then it's:</p>
      <p> </p>
      <div><strong>BLACKCAPS v India</strong></div>
      <div>Wednesday, 16 March 2016 3:00am – Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur</div>
      <div> </div>
      <div><strong>BLACKCAPS v Australia</strong></div>
      <div>Friday, 18 March 2016 10:30pm – Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala</div>
      <div> </div>
      <div><strong>BLACKCAPS v Pakistan</strong></div>
      <div>Wednesday, 23 March 2016 3:00am - Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali</div>
      <div> </div>
      <div>
      <div><strong>BLACKCAPS v Bangladesh</strong></div>
      <div>Saturday, 26 March 2016 10:30pm–Eden Gardens, Kolkata</div>
      <div> </div>
      <div> </div>
      </div>
      <div><strong>BLACKCAPS WT20 squad</strong></div>
      <div>Kane Williamson (capt), Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi.</div>

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        Virgil last edited by

        So Can we label our group as the Group of Death??

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        • SammyC
          SammyC last edited by

          <p>C'mon Oman!</p>

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          • MN5
            MN5 last edited by

            <p>Come on fucken Scotland !!!!!!!!! ( who inevitably have several suspiciously South African, Indian and Pakistani names in their line ups )</p>

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            • MN5
              MN5 last edited by

              <p>You'd back the Bangies and the Zimbots to get in out of that bunch but the oirish are in with a shot.</p>
              <p> </p>
              <p>If this was based on tests I think the Windies would be in the special needs group though.....are all their good T20 guys actually available ? Gayle, Russell, Sammy, Pollard etc are world class in this form of the game.</p>

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              • Crucial
                Crucial last edited by

                <p>You forgot the tag 'Snowballs chance in hades'</p>

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                • mariner4life
                  mariner4life last edited by

                  <p>India by the length of the straight. </p>

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                  • Hooroo
                    Hooroo last edited by

                    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="561875" data-time="1456878740">
                    <div>
                    <p>You'd back the Bangies and the Zimbots to get in out of that bunch but the oirish are in with a shot.</p>
                    <p> </p>
                    <p>If this was based on tests I think the Windies would be in the special needs group though.....are all their good T20 guys actually available ? Gayle, Russell, Sammy, Pollard etc are world class in this form of the game.</p>
                    </div>
                    </blockquote>
                    <p>And Afganistan have recently beaten Zim</p>

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                    • No Quarter
                      No Quarter last edited by

                      <p><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Afganistan are surprisingly ranked 9th in the world of T20 cricket ahead of Bangladesh, so I guess they would be favourites to get out of the Minnow stages.</span></p>

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                      • MN5
                        MN5 last edited by

                        <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="No Quarter" data-cid="561884" data-time="1456879671">
                        <div>
                        <p><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Afganistan are surprisingly ranked 9th in the world of T20 cricket ahead of Bangladesh, so I guess they would be favourites to get out of the Minnow stages.</span></p>
                        </div>
                        </blockquote>
                        <p> </p>
                        <p>They beat the Scots by one wicket in the 50 over WC last year too. fluffybunnies.</p>
                        <p> </p>
                        <p>Still, the Scots can take consolation that their country is merely rather cold, not crap like Afghanistan.</p>

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                        • No Quarter
                          No Quarter last edited by

                          <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="561875" data-time="1456878740">
                          <div>
                          <p>You'd back the Bangies and the Zimbots to get in out of that bunch but the oirish are in with a shot.</p>
                          <p> </p>
                          <p>If this was based on tests I think the Windies would be in the special needs group though.....are all their good T20 guys actually available ? Gayle, Russell, Sammy, Pollard etc are world class in this form of the game.</p>
                          </div>
                          </blockquote>
                          <p> </p>
                          <p><strong>West Indies</strong> <strong>squad</strong>: Darren Sammy (capt), Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Jerome Taylor</p>
                          <p> </p>
                          <p>Looks strong...</p>

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                            Virgil last edited by

                            <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="No Quarter" data-cid="561889" data-time="1456881023"><p><strong>West Indies</strong> <strong>squad</strong>: Darren Sammy (capt), Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Jerome Taylor<br><br>
                            Looks strong...</p></blockquote>
                            <br>
                            Don't blush baby...

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                            • MN5
                              MN5 last edited by

                              <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="No Quarter" data-cid="561889" data-time="1456881023">
                              <div>
                              <p><strong>West Indies</strong> <strong>squad</strong>: Darren Sammy (capt), Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Jerome Taylor</p>
                              <p> </p>
                              <p>Looks strong...</p>
                              </div>
                              </blockquote>
                              <p> </p>
                              <p>Extremely. The gap between their teams for the short versions of the game and their test teams makes ours look tiny. You could picture that bunch taking the title easily yet if there was a "test" World Cup them managing to not lose every match by an innings would be remarkable.</p>

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                                hydro11 last edited by

                                <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Virgil" data-cid="561867" data-time="1456877982">
                                <div>
                                <p>So Can we label our group as the Group of Death??</p>
                                </div>
                                </blockquote>
                                <p>If we go by rankings we have teams 1, 5, 7 and 8 in our group. The other group is probably stronger. I suppose that the rankings do mean a lot less for T20 cricket given the sporadic nature of series and the amount of resting that takes place.</p>

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                                • Unco
                                  Unco last edited by

                                  <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="hydro11" data-cid="561918" data-time="1456897826">
                                  <div>
                                  <p>If we go by rankings we have teams 1, 5, 7 and 8 in our group. The other group is probably stronger. I suppose that the rankings do mean a lot less for T20 cricket given the sporadic nature of series and the amount of resting that takes place.</p>
                                  </div>
                                  </blockquote>
                                  <p> </p>
                                  <p>You're ignoring the part where India are the hosts.</p>

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                                  • H
                                    hydro11 last edited by

                                    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Unco" data-cid="561922" data-time="1456898892">
                                    <div>
                                    <p>You're ignoring the part where India are the hosts.</p>
                                    </div>
                                    </blockquote>
                                    <p> </p>
                                    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Unco" data-cid="561922" data-time="1456898892">
                                    <div>
                                    <p>You're ignoring the part where India are the hosts.</p>
                                    </div>
                                    </blockquote>
                                    <p> </p>
                                    <p>India are ranked number one anyway. Probably helps Pakistan a lot as well though.</p>

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                                    • Unco
                                      Unco last edited by

                                      <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="hydro11" data-cid="561929" data-time="1456900994">
                                      <div>
                                      <p>India are ranked number one anyway. Probably helps Pakistan a lot as well though.</p>
                                      </div>
                                      </blockquote>
                                      <p>Sure but it makes that number one ranked team even harder to beat.</p>

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                                      • gollum
                                        gollum last edited by

                                        <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Unco" data-cid="561934" data-time="1456902002">
                                        <div>
                                        <p>Sure but it makes that number one ranked team even harder to beat.</p>
                                        </div>
                                        </blockquote>
                                        <p> </p>
                                        <p>Don't have to beat them, just have to get through the group & rely on someone else beating them. Group of death usually means its hard to get out of. The other group as Hydro notes is actually harder to get out of.</p>
                                        <p> </p>
                                        <p>T20 is such a lottery, its really a case of looking at those sides & going "how many guys in that side can score 80 of 40 balls? And do it in India". So Gayle, Taylor, Bultler, Morgan, Warner, Maxwell, Kohlli, Dhoni, Chandimal etc</p>
                                        <p> </p>
                                        <p>I'd still have England as my dark horses on this, if only their bowling wasn't pigshit.</p>
                                        <p> </p>
                                        <p>Curent rankings -</p>
                                        <p> </p>
                                        <p> </p>

                                        			1
                                        		
                                        			India
                                        		
                                        			23
                                        		
                                        			2897
                                        		
                                        			126
                                        	
                                        			2
                                        		
                                        			South Africa
                                        		
                                        			27
                                        		
                                        			3210
                                        		
                                        			119
                                        	
                                        			3
                                        		
                                        			West Indies
                                        		
                                        			19
                                        		
                                        			2249
                                        		
                                        			118
                                        	
                                        			4
                                        		
                                        			New Zealand
                                        		
                                        			24
                                        		
                                        			2787
                                        		
                                        			116
                                        	
                                        			5
                                        		
                                        			England
                                        		
                                        			22
                                        		
                                        			2462
                                        		
                                        			112
                                        	
                                        			6
                                        		
                                        			Pakistan
                                        		
                                        			32
                                        		
                                        			3568
                                        		
                                        			112
                                        	
                                        			7
                                        		
                                        			Sri Lanka
                                        		
                                        			25
                                        		
                                        			2775
                                        		
                                        			111
                                        	
                                        			8
                                        		
                                        			<strong>Australia</strong>
                                        		
                                        			20
                                        		
                                        			2197
                                        		
                                        			110
                                        	
                                        			9
                                        		
                                        			Afghanistan
                                        		
                                        			22
                                        		
                                        			1692
                                        		
                                        			77
                                        	
                                        			10
                                        		
                                        			Bangladesh
                                        		
                                        			19
                                        		
                                        			1333
                                        		
                                        			70
                                        	
                                        			11
                                        		
                                        			Scotland
                                        		
                                        			14
                                        		
                                        			876
                                        		
                                        			63
                                        	
                                        			12
                                        		
                                        			Netherlands
                                        		
                                        			16
                                        		
                                        			939
                                        		
                                        			59
                                        	
                                        			13
                                        		
                                        			Zimbabwe
                                        		
                                        			22
                                        		
                                        			1190
                                        		
                                        			54
                                        	
                                        			14
                                        		
                                        			Hong Kong
                                        		
                                        			16
                                        		
                                        			793
                                        		
                                        			50
                                        	
                                        			15
                                        		
                                        			Ireland
                                        		
                                        			15
                                        		
                                        			680
                                        		
                                        			45
                                        	
                                        			16
                                        		
                                        			United Arab Emirates
                                        		
                                        			16
                                        		
                                        			696
                                        		
                                        			44
                                        	
                                        			17
                                        		
                                        			Oman
                                        		
                                        			10
                                        		
                                        			321
                                        		
                                        			32
                                        
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                                        • NTA
                                          NTA last edited by

                                          <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Unco" data-cid="561922" data-time="1456898892">
                                          <div>
                                          <p>You're ignoring the part where India are the hosts.</p>
                                          </div>
                                          </blockquote>
                                          <p> </p>
                                          <p>In related, and deliciously ironic news, Dhoni had a crack at the Asia Cup pitches</p>
                                          <p> </p>
                                          <p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/977077.html'>http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/977077.html</a></p>
                                          <p> </p>
                                          <p>Ultimately he was pointing out that the pitches in India are going to be roads, but the "not good for batsmen" tone of the comments is chuckle worthy.</p>

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                                          • gollum
                                            gollum last edited by

                                            <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="561962" data-time="1456912914">
                                            <div>
                                            <p>In related, and deliciously ironic news, Dhoni had a crack at the Asia Cup pitches</p>
                                            <p> </p>
                                            <p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/977077.html'>http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/977077.html</a></p>
                                            <p> </p>
                                            <p>Ultimately he was pointing out that the pitches in India are going to be roads, but the "not good for batsmen" tone of the comments is chuckle worthy.</p>
                                            </div>
                                            </blockquote>
                                            <p> </p>
                                            <p>I like this bit -</p>
                                            <p> </p>
                                            <p>"What happened in Australia, we knew the wickets were good, which is not the case here."</p>

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                                            • NTA
                                              NTA last edited by

                                              <p>Apparently after much public gnashing of teeth, Fox and Channel Nine here have sorted out a coverage deal:</p>
                                              <p> </p>
                                              <p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/cricket/twenty20-world-cup-fox-sports-and-channel-9-cut-deal-with-star-tv-to-show-all-games-live/news-story/b6264bcb5a1a88104dc573d6adedd060'>http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/cricket/twenty20-world-cup-fox-sports-and-channel-9-cut-deal-with-star-tv-to-show-all-games-live/news-story/b6264bcb5a1a88104dc573d6adedd060</a></p>
                                              <p> </p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">AUSTRALIAN cricket fans will get to watch the World Twenty20 championship after all with a rugged contract showdown ending with four days to spare.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">After a tense standoff in negotiations, Australian fans can see the entire tournament on Fox Sports while Channel Nine will show the Australian games and the finals.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">There had been fears the tournament, which starts in India on Wednesday, would be blacked out in Australia because Fox and Nine could not reach the giant asking price requested by Star TV.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">They responded with an offer considered healthy by conventional standards but below the asking price.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Star have accepted a figure less than what they initially hoped for after a lengthy deliberation.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Indian TV giant Star spent US$1.98 billion on global rights to ICC events from 2015 to 2023 and is desperate to recoup as much of that figure as quickly as possible.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Fox and Nine were keen to snap up the tournament but the fact that some key matches start at 1am meant they were insistent they would not pay the earth for it.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Fox Sports chief executive Patrick Delany was delighted with the result which came on the weekend the network launched its new wall-to-wall rugby league coverages in which all games are televised</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">“It’s a fantastic outcome for cricket fans, and for the sport,’’ Delany said.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">“Today’s announcement will ensure Australians get to watch every game of this month’s anticipated ICC World Twenty20 live, ad break free and in high definition.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">“I’m sure the whole country will be right behind Steve Smith and his men as they aim to win their first ICC World Twenty20 title.’’</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Star was under pressure to make the deal work because part of its charter as rights holder is that the ICC tournaments are broadcast in all major countries.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Negotiations were complicated by the fact that ICC tournaments are on Australia’s anti-siphoning list which ruled Fox Sports out of being a player for the rights on their own however the tournament dropped off the anti siphoning list because rights were not sold within 12 weeks of it starting.</p>
                                              <div style="margin:0px 0px 20px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </div>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Australia, who have lost their last five T20 internationals and are ranked eighth in the world — Afghanistan are ninth — will enter the tournament as underdogs but bookmakers are loathe to write them off.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Australia have been posted $6 third favourites behind India and South Africa.</p>
                                              <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">India have won nine of their past 10 T20 internationals and have a much more settled side that Australia who have snatched at success with no clear plan.</p>

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                                              • NTA
                                                NTA last edited by

                                                <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b>THE ROAD AHEAD</b></p>
                                                <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Australia’s draw at the World T20 championship</p>
                                                <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b>March 18:</b> New Zealand Dharamsala (8.30pm aest)</p>
                                                <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b>March 22:</b> TBA Bengaluru (1am).</p>
                                                <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b>March 25:</b> Pakistan Chandigarh (8.30pm)</p>
                                                <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><b>March 27:</b> India Mohali (1am).</p>
                                                <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"># Fox Sports to televise all game.</p>
                                                <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans Regular', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"># Channel Nine to televise Australian games plus the final.</p>

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                                                • No Quarter
                                                  No Quarter last edited by

                                                  <p>For anyone that cares Zimbabwe beat Hong Kong by 14 runs, and MN5 will be distraught to hear the mighty Scotland went down to Afghanistan by 14 runs.</p>

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                                                  • Hooroo
                                                    Hooroo last edited by

                                                    <p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/77731085/oman-stun-ireland-with-twowicket-win-on-world-t20-debut'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/77731085/oman-stun-ireland-with-twowicket-win-on-world-t20-debut</a></p>
                                                    <p> </p>
                                                    <p>This is gold!!  What a way to lose!!</p>

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                                                    • MN5
                                                      MN5 last edited by

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                                                      <p>For anyone that cares Zimbabwe beat Hong Kong by 14 runs, and MN5 will be distraught to hear the mighty Scotland went down to Afghanistan by 14 runs.</p>
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                                                      <p>Fuck, talk about a bogey team. Or maybe the Scots weren't playing their full strength team, not that I or anyone else would actually know.......</p>
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                                                      <p>I'm shocked Oz are ranked 8th in this form of the game though.</p>

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                                                      • mariner4life
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                                                        <p>I watched the last 2 overs of that Ireland game. The 2nd last over was an absolute peach by the Irish bowler. The last was a dogs breakfast. 3 full tosses, all went for 4 behind the wicket, one was a no ball. Just a horror over. In between he bowled a bloke on a free-hit, and got a caught behind decision where the guy didn't get within 3 inches of it. The Omani's were understandably stoked. </p>

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                                                        • SammyC
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                                                          I lived in Oman for 4 years. Hope they qualify for the main draw

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                                                          • Unco
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                                                            <p>Fuck, talk about a <strong>bogey team</strong>. Or <strong>maybe the Scots weren't playing their full strength team</strong>, not that I or anyone else would actually know.......</p>
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                                                            <p>I'm shocked Oz are ranked 8th in this form of the game though.</p>
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                                                            <p>These excuses only work when your team is actually better than the other one.</p>
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                                                            <p>Aus are ranked fifth now, thanks to their two wins over the Saffas. Right behind us.</p>

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                                                            • Baron Silas Greenback
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                                                              <p>First game for us in a couple of days.</p>
                                                              <p>I would pick this team.</p>
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                                                              <p>Guptill</p>
                                                              <p>Williamson</p>
                                                              <p>Munro</p>
                                                              <p>Taylor</p>
                                                              <p>Anderson</p>
                                                              <p>Santner</p>
                                                              <p>Ronchi</p>
                                                              <p>McCullum</p>
                                                              <p>Sodhi</p>
                                                              <p>Boult</p>
                                                              <p>Southee</p>
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                                                              <p>3 Spinners plus Williamson, and 2 front line pace bowlers plus Anderson and maybe Munro</p>

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                                                              • Hooroo
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                                                                <p>BSG, did you happen to see why Anderson didn't play the warm-up v England?</p>
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                                                                <p>Do you think they may try the Guptill/Anderson 1/2?</p>

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                                                                • Baron Silas Greenback
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                                                                  <p>BSG, did you happen to see why Anderson didn't play the warm-up v England?</p>
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                                                                  <p>Do you think they may try the Guptill/Anderson 1/2?</p>
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                                                                  <p>Just a rotation I think. He had a good hit out in the previous game.</p>
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                                                                  <p>I think they would be crazy to not open with Williamson, he played really well there over the summer and then in the warm up against England. Plus you dont really want to front load most of your hitting power at the top. I really like the balance they have in the team.  </p>

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                                                                  • No Quarter
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                                                                    <p>Agree, the Kane/Guptill opening combination has been a real strength for us in T20s. Kane to bat the innings while everyone else hits out.</p>

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                                                                    • JK
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                                                                      So 3am tomorrow morning vs India... May go to the gym extra early

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                                                                      • Baron Silas Greenback
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                                                                        <p>Wild prediction time. A Ronchi innings will win us a big game.</p>
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                                                                        <p>I am just a crazy cat....</p>

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                                                                        • No Quarter
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                                                                          <p>So 3am tomorrow morning vs India... May go to the gym extra early</p>
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                                                                          <p>Just so you know it is on <em>Wednesday </em>morning, 3:00AM.</p>

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                                                                          • No Quarter
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                                                                            <p>Afghanistan, who are ranked 9 in the world, went through their pool unbeaten and join Group 1. Will be interesting to see how they go against the tier 1 teams.</p>
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                                                                            <p>The Bangles join our pool.</p>

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                                                                            • Hooroo
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                                                                              <p>Just so you know it is on <em>Wednesday </em>morning, 3:00AM.</p>
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                                                                              <p>You're a good man, No Quarter!  I would have let him go to the gym! :)</p>

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                                                                              • MN5
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                                                                                <p>You're a good man, No Quarter!  I would have let him go to the gym! :)</p>
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                                                                                <p>Lifting my assss out of bed at that hour is enough of a workout let alone thinking of smashing tin. You're a more dedicated fellow than I am JK.</p>
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                                                                                <p>Woulda been amusing though, picturing an angry JK busting out some PBs with not a soul around to see him :mocking:</p>

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                                                                                • JK
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                                                                                  <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="No Quarter" data-cid="564443" data-time="1457907748">
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                                                                                  <p>Just so you know it is on <em>Wednesday </em>morning, 3:00AM.</p>
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                                                                                  <p>Lucky - almost set my alarm!</p>
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                                                                                  <p>Woulda been amusing though, picturing an angry JK busting out some PBs with not a soul around to see him :mocking:</p>
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                                                                                  <p>Would have been busting out something that is for sure!</p>

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                                                                                  • Bovidae
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                                                                                    <p>I note that Aust, SA and NZ are the only teams from the "big 8" who haven't won a previous T20 WC.  I guess that shows how open this format can be.  My money is still on India though.</p>

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