The Consolidated Cricket Thread

[KENNY-DOWALL]

Isn't there 2 marshall's James & Hamish

I reckon they haven't really offered much for Nz Cricket

 

[Horse]

hamish can bat, james cant
i have no problem with hamish marshall being in the team, he is a proven batsman at this level.

 

[KENNY-DOWALL]

Congratulations to the West Indies on making the Champions Trophy Final they are the only team to have beaten Australia in this year's series so it is going to be a very tough and tight contest. Chris Gayle's 130 was the highlight of the night as he steered his side through to the final.

 

[MattyB]

The aussies have never WON the Champions Trophy either, will be a top game

 

[KENNY-DOWALL]

It's good to see the Champions of 2004 challenging against the champions of the world should be a great match to watch.

 

[Kim Possible]

GO THE WINDIES!!!

They deserve to be in the final and imo they deserve to win it!!, they have only lost like 1 game all series, great stuff!

HAHAHAH YOU DIRRY SAFFA'S..gosh I hate South Africa, all their sporting teams are dirty mother ****ers!!!

 

[wyongguy]

it would have been good to beat SA in the final though.

 

[KENNY-DOWALL]

Mike Hussey will step up in the final he hasn't been in great form but has been scoring some runs but is due for a big score

Damien Martyn is in brilliant form hopefully he can pull out another good batting performance

Glenn McGrath the champion should claim another 3 victims as well on sunday.

Good Luck Aussies

 

[Horse]

this match is gonna be a cracker, west indies are so dangerous in the one day game with players like gayle, lara, taylor, chanderpaul and samuels. good luck to the aussies but something tells me the windies will win it.

 

[fo'sure]

chris gayle vs michael clarke round 2

 

[.PARANoIR.]

Upset definitely on the cards.

 

[KENNY-DOWALL]

Anyone know the condition of Shivnarine Chanderpaul injury and if he will be playing in the final ?

 

[Horse]

not sure about that one mate, though im pretty sure he will be fine for the final.

 

[Horse]

Former Test player charged with arson

Cricinfo staff

November 3, 2006



Mark Vermeulen has been charged by the police in connection with two arson attacks earlier this week which destroyed buildings at the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy and damaged an office at the headquarters of Zimbabwe Cricket. He is expected to appear in court in the next few days.

A source said that Vermeulen, who played eight Tests between 2002 and 2004, had been due to fly to Johannesburg on Wednesday.

"He's been detained since yesterday on charges of arson," Vermeulen's father Roland said. "We don't know at the moment where they are holding him ... but we are trying our best to get him out and sort matters while he is outside."

He flew back to Zimbabwe in September ostensibly to try to win back his place in the national side. But he was not picked in the provisional squad for the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe and his chances of a recall appeared almost non existent.

His summer in England ended in controversy when he was banned - initially for ten years but that was reduced on appeal - following an altercation during a Lancashire League match.


this guy is an absolute lunatic. i saw footage of him in the lancashire match and it was atrocious. throwing the ball into the crowd, picking fights with players and officials... and now setting ablaze the zimbabwe cricket academy and headquarters. gosh

 

[KENNY-DOWALL]

yeah seen that he has gone disgraceful since he left the national side

 

[Promiscuous]

Illl go for the Aussies.

 

[.PARANoIR.]

lol. Vermeulen, he wasn't a bad player.

 

[KENNY-DOWALL]

I thought he was going to be like 1 of the flower brothers and lift zimbabwe's chances to be more competitive

 

[.PARANoIR.]

lol. It scares me to think of what would have happened to Zimbabwe if Andy Flower never existed.

 

[KENNY-DOWALL]

He was pretty much the only one who could bat and heath streak the only 1 who could bowl.

They could have done much better than they have less than 10 wins in 15 years is disgraceful for a nation.

Plus they had 1 of the World Cup matches in Zimbabwe so i don't know why the game is not improving more.