WOOOOOOOOOO YEAAAAAAAAH

[Alphabet Man]

Almost mate. If he doesn't run, he faces the next ball. It's until he gets dismissed. And yeh no strikes, unless the opposing captain calls a batsman back which rarely happens or the umpire makes a mistake and cancels his call.

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Boxing Day Test

Yep England are going to go 4-0 down. All out for 159. Warne took a 5-for and took his 700th in like his second over today.

Boxing Day and rain, go together like man and woman.

[harperdc]

christ, and I thought the Webb-Ellis trophy was small...oh, btw, can't wait for the rugby world cup - hopefully I'll be able to see *any* of it on TV....

and, of course, congrats on the ashes. I know the aussies love nothing more than getting one in on the english....though I still am waiting for the day when space ships will crash the Ashes at Lord's and steal the ashes away...

[Alphabet Man]

Haha yep, anything we can get over the English.

I'm not so sure on the Rugby World Cup, we are at the moment, we want revenge though, for last time on our ground. Some hack, has one kick and is a hero all of a sudden, now i dont think he is even playing.

[harperdc]

since I stopped playing the game they play in heaven I've fallen a bit out of tune with the pro scene - doesn't help that it's nigh-on impossible to actually see games on TV in the U.S. too - but hell, it's the World Cup, I'm sure all the big teams will put on their best and have some real battles.

I still have a tape of the '03 final...I should watch that again because it's superb, dramatic rugby...which, I'm sure, isn't exactly what you wanted to hear (sorry for the painful reminder...but you won the ashes back! pommy bastards! and I'm an American who knows that Fosters is :censored:e and VB is where it's at! *and* about the Aussie V8s, too! that must be *some* solace!)

[Alphabet Man]

Mate i'm VB'd out. I've never had Fosters' and I've only seen it sold at the place I usually get grog from, no where else have I seen it, but if its as as ive heard it is, I wont buy it.

[Fred T. Jane]

Boxing Day Test

Yep England are going to go 4-0 down. All out for 159. Warne took a 5-for and took his 700th in like his second over today.

Boxing Day and rain, go together like man and woman.

*lalalalallalalalala*

Not listening! Not listening!

Try not to ruin my day. Boxing Day football is on. Let me at least enjoy it before ruining it by talking about the Ashes...

[Alphabet Man]

Wanna talk now?

[rmered]

Group A		   Group B		   Group C			   Group D 

Australia		 Sri Lanka		 New Zealand		 Pakistan 
South Africa	  India			 England			 West Indies 
Scotland		  Bangladesh		Kenya			   Zimbabwe 
Netherlands	   Bermuda		   Canada			  Ireland

So the top 2 go through I think.

So thats:

Australia		 India			  New Zealand		West Indies
South Africa	  Sri Lanka		  England			Pakistan

Then they have a new format which i cannot work out.

But ranking those 8 final teams: AUS, RSA, IND, NZL, WI, SRL, ENG, PAK off the top of my head.

Final 4 would be: AUS, IND, NZL, RSA i would say ar the top 4 in the world.

Interesting if we get to the final we could end up playing our interstate rivals in New Zealand. South Africa shouldn't be underestimated though.

THe only upset i can see is Zimbabwe or Ireland in Group D, that looks to be the weakest group. Scotland and Holland are :censored:ed, no chance. Bermuda may get a win against Bangladesh. Kenya and Canada could have half a chance against England depending on how drained they are from being smashed by the Aussies 16 times in a summer (in Tests and One-Dayers) anda few more times by the Blackcaps.

A lot of this will depend on who the Pakistanis have their money on.

If the odds are right, they could lose to anyone.

[spyboy1]

I love this thread.

While the trophy is 124 years old and has a history behind it, it's a bit hard to get too excited about a trophy you can fit in your pocket. It's a wonder no one has misplaced it by now or at least housed the ashes in a container a bit grander and more fitting there prestigious stature.

Strange is the sport where Pakistan must be taken seriously. I suppose you could say the same thing about Ice Hockey and Belarus though, so I'll shut up now.

[The Nation]

you got your group B prediction wrong, it should be the other way, the little brothers from Sri Lanka will finish tops, with their lights out bowling, no bats from India can match

also why does Bermuda have their own team, I thought they were part of the West Indies

[DEAD!]

you got your group B prediction wrong, it should be the other way, the little brothers from Sri Lanka will finish tops, with their lights out bowling, no bats from India can match

also why does Bermuda have their own team, I thought they were part of the West Indies

Bermuda is too far away from the West Indian countries. If you look at the map, Bermuda is not even part of the Carribean, it's more in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

[Alphabet Man]

I love this thread.

While the trophy is 124 years old and has a history behind it, it's a bit hard to get too excited about a trophy you can fit in your pocket. It's a wonder no one has misplaced it by now or at least housed the ashes in a container a bit grander and more fitting there prestigious stature.

Strange is the sport where Pakistan must be taken seriously. I suppose you could say the same thing about Ice Hockey and Belarus though, so I'll shut up now.

THe original is kept in Lords', London and has been to Australia twice- about 20 years back and this year. The replicas are what the players are presented.

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Pakistan... yeh they are a joke of a team, they are either good (not as good as us) or they are really really bad

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I just think India are a better team than Sri Lanka. That's what my predications are based on.