Posts tagged Cricket

March 25, 2007

Will anyone beat Australia?

That might just be a taster of the final to come. And if it is, what a treat that will be! Australia met South Africa for dominance of Group A, both teams already through to the Super 8s round, with the points from this game carrying through to that stage of the competition.
Australia opened the [...]

» Read the rest of this entry ...

March 23, 2007

Super 8s stage approaching

With only a few more games to play in each of the four qualifying groups, the Super 8 stage of the Cricket World Cup is almost here. In some cases, positions are already decided, and New Zealand for example can already guarantee taking 2 points through to the next stage.
Having seen most of the teams [...]

» Read the rest of this entry ...

March 17, 2007

Latest from the West Indies

In typical fashion, England underwhelmed in their first game of the tournament losing to a solid New Zealand performance. A major hiccough during their innings in which England lost 4 wickets for 5 runs left the Kiwis with an mediocre target of 210 to reach. Despite the new ball putting New Zealand in a precarious [...]

» Read the rest of this entry ...

March 15, 2007

Cricket World Cup 2007 gets underway

The World Cup is truly underway now in the West Indies, with the hosts hopefully recovered from their opening win against Pakistan. Yesterday the defending champions Australia took on minnows Scotland in a one-sided game which showed a return to form for Ricky Ponting’s side, whilst later the 2003 semi-finalists Kenya took on Canada.
The Scots [...]

» Read the rest of this entry ...
|