Ten-team 2015 World Cup a massive joke
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[caption id="attachment_19732" caption="The Netherlands cricket team celebrate after defeating England in their Twenty20 World Cup cricket match at Lord\'s cricket ground in London, Friday,…
The Cricket World Cup is finally over after spanning some 46 days and many many games that really did not seem to mean anything.…
I have been pondering starting a blog to express my opinions about all things sport. What pushed me to do it is the announcement…
Thanks Tristan. I thought long and hard about including Watson but where do you put him is the conundrum. He was not in the best 2 openers in the World Cup and if you wanted a medium fast bowling allrounder in the team it is hard, still, to go past Kallis.
Cricket World Cup: lessons and best XI
Vim – thanks for the comment. Can’t say I agree though. I agree that an additional uninjured spinner, in the form of Hauritz, would have been a good addition, but doubt we would have picked two off spinners (noting the inclusion of Hussey D too). Where are the medium pace bowlers in Australia’s lineup? Watson aside we were two paced between express and spin. The bowling attack was unbalanced and there was no plan B. Looking at domestic cricket, medium pacers with experience that could have been selected include James Hopes (most underrated player in the country) and Andrew McDonald (I know he was hurt for most of the season but is a good player). Equally the rigid selection policy of express pace at all costs, cost John Hastings a run when his bowling might have offered a good middle ground between express and spin.
Cricket World Cup: lessons and best XI