Cricket Thread - not the bugs but the buggers playing it :)

[DieGrootHammer]

Some stats in the wake of our disappointing end; we are the only cricket team that has been crowned as number 1 in one-day and T20 cricket, without winning any silverware in a major competition... sad indeed, but still we, the faithful couch-coaches, will support you Proteas!!

 

[Mister 44]

Some stats in the wake of our disappointing end; we are the only cricket team that has been crowned as number 1 in one-day and T20 cricket, without winning any silverware in a major competition... sad indeed, but still we, the faithful couch-coaches, will support you Proteas!!

No, I'm still 2 weeks away from supporting them again. In the meantime, I'll be a proud Zimbabwean.

 

[simon]

We won the inaugural ICC Champions trophy back in 1998 before it became the tournament it is / was as as of the end of the final there will be no more.

We do have the test mace if that counts as silverware in a competition, mind you with the Protea test form the test format isn't much competition

 

[McT]

There is still the T20 tournament in Bangladesh later this year to look forward to. Another shot at some silverware. Who knows what Russell Domingo could do with the team.

 

[McT]

Anyone going to watch the final tomorrow? Personally I lost all interest after the Saffers fell apart against the Poms. So I will probably follow it on the CricBuzz app only.

 

[Mister 44]

I've been keeping an eye on the final via internet but it looks like a bad wash-out.

 

[McT]

I've been keeping an eye on the final via internet but it looks like a bad wash-out.

I see that the game was reduced to a T20. India made a relatively small score and most importantly, the Poms choked in the chase.

 

[Mister 44]

I see that the game was reduced to a T20. India made a relatively small score and most importantly, the Poms choked in the chase.

Unfortunately I missed it. Always worth watching a pom or Aussie defeat.

 

[Tydmors]

Unfortunately I missed it. Always worth watching a pom or Aussie defeat.

I missed it as well, heard on the radio this morning.

 

[simon]

There is still the T20 tournament in Bangladesh later this year to look forward to. Another shot at some silverware. Who knows what Russell Domingo could do with the team.

I heard rumors that the ICC are having doubts about it being hosted there and that SA and India are optional replacement venues. Hope it comes to South Africa

 

[DieGrootHammer]

I heard rumors that the ICC are having doubts about it being hosted there and that SA and India are optional replacement venues. Hope it comes to South Africa

Well I hope those rumours are true and that it comes here. The last IPL we hosted impromptu went very well.

 

[Ichigo]

I heard rumors that the ICC are having doubts about it being hosted there and that SA and India are optional replacement venues. Hope it comes to South Africa

Would love to watch the games here so fingers crossed.

 

[McT]

I heard rumors that the ICC are having doubts about it being hosted there and that SA and India are optional replacement venues. Hope it comes to South Africa

What are the concerns about Bangladesh? Completely missed these concerns

 

[McT]

Unfortunately I missed it. Always worth watching a pom or Aussie defeat.

Then you'd appreciate the fact that the Poms were beaten in a T20 last night. We can thank the Black Caps for that

 

[simon]

Saw it being posted on cricinfo on the espn website, didn't read the article, got distracted but by now they should have further updates on the drama.

 

[korn1]

http://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/sa-won-t-host-major-icc-gigs-for-10-years-1.1540112#.UdGDypyFsfg

 

[McT]

I see that India got a big hiding last night from the Sri Lankans. A mammoth 348 from SL and the Indians never got close.

 

[simon]

http://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/sa-won-t-host-major-icc-gigs-for-10-years-1.1540112#.UdGDypyFsfg

Really unfortunate about that

 

[McT]

ICC PROGRAMME
World Twenty20 2016 – BCCI
ICC World Test Championship 2017 – ECB
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – ECB
ICC World Twenty20 2020 – Cricket Australia
ICC World Test Championship 2021 – BCCI
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – BCCI

The ICC qualifying events for 2015-2023:

ICC World Twenty20 qualifier 2015 – Cricket Ireland/Cricket Scotland
ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier 2018 – BCB
ICC World Twenty20 qualifier 2019 – Tender
ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier 2022 – Zimbabwe Cricket

Other ICC events for 2016-2023:

ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 – BCB
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 – ECB
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 – NZC
ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 – WICB
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 – CSA
ICC Women’s World Cup 2021 – NZC
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 – WICB
ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2022 – CSA

This sucks! So are we being deliberately shafted?

 

[McT]

And I see on CricInfo that they're saying that Steyn is unlikely to travel to Sri Lanka.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/current/story/647431.html

Russell Domingo is likely to begin his tenure as South Africa's head coach without Dale Steyn. The fast bowler still needs "about three weeks of rehabilitation" according to team manager Mohammed Moosajee, which could rule him out of the limited-overs series in Sri Lanka that begins on July 20.