22 Feb '11 16:53>
Typical England, really. They'll probably now play much better against India, and narrowly lose.
Originally posted by CrowleyYeah, so do many other people, including many from Holland itself. But it's wrong, and it rankles, because Holland can be a little rapacious when it comes to resources in the rest of the country, and less then generous when it comes to paying back the debt. Compare the difference between England, Scotland and the UK, consider that England at least has the excuse of being the larger (and most populous) part of the UK, and be grateful we in the rest of the Netherlands don't carry claidheamh mors 😛
Holland for us South Africans is what we call the whole of Nederland sometimes.
Originally posted by Shallow BlueEh? Pietersen and Trott are South Africans. Strauss was born here, I believe? Where do you get 4?
But surely you of all people should know - he's one of your own guys! In fact, this was a match between the Sarf African second and third XI - the Grauniad did the maths and concluded that there were 8 of your guys in the game, against only 7 Englishmen, 4 Dutchmen and 3 "others".
So - Suid-Afrika's first XI for the win, then?
Richard
Originally posted by CrowleyHell, what a game.
India vs. England
India by 45 runs or 4 wickets
Originally posted by CrowleyGreat game!
Hell, what a game.
Horrible fielding, seriously ordinary bowling and bad decision making in batting.
The Indians look like they were just going through the motions after Sachin got them to a good score. Newsflash guys: 300+ isn't an automatic win anymore... The middle order then had a brain fart, as they were looking good 355-365 runs.
England were on ...[text shortened]... ll got a bout of nerves and threw it away.
A limp draw being an accurate result to the game.
Originally posted by CrowleyTie, not draw. You can't have a draw in 50-over cricket.
Hell, what a game.
Horrible fielding, seriously ordinary bowling and bad decision making in batting.
The Indians look like they were just going through the motions after Sachin got them to a good score. Newsflash guys: 300+ isn't an automatic win anymore... The middle order then had a brain fart, as they were looking good 355-365 runs.
England were on ...[text shortened]... ll got a bout of nerves and threw it away.
A limp draw being an accurate result to the game.
Originally posted by Shallow BlueWhatever buddy. Tie, draw - It was a horrible game, cliffhanger ending notwithstanding.
Tie, not draw. You can't have a draw in 50-over cricket.
And as for quality, yeah, both sides made mistakes, and some big ones. But hey, they still both got to 338, which is a decent score by any standard, and it was exiting. So I'm not complaining.