wellAlbidarned
Well-known member
1. ABDV
2. Amla
3.Sanga
4.???
5.???
If Williamson doesn't make a strong case for one of the two final spots I'm not sure who does.
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32nd Match - Australia v Sri Lanka (8th March 2015)
- Thread starter James
- Start date
2. Amla
3.Sanga
4.???
5.???
If Williamson doesn't make a strong case for one of the two final spots I'm not sure who does.
Spark
Global Moderator
Kohli for one. Second only to ABdV for mine, if that.
Fuller Pilch
Well-known member
Apologies - Dilshan is the other guy in the top 5, while Williamson is way down in...
6th
Reliance ICC Player Rankings
He's only averaged about 70 at a s/r of 90 since the start of 2014
Kane Williamson a winner for Black Caps in numbers crunch | Stuff.co.nz
wellAlbidarned
Well-known member
Knew I was missing someone. Can't think of another shoe-in for the 5th.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Yea honestly this WC hasn't been fun to watch ball by ball for me, as others have been. It is way too predictable how each game progresses. The lower scoring affairs have been way more exciting.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Did you get the opportunity to share your views on Sri Lankas worth in world cricket with any of them
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Just no way you can say that the following matches were predictable in how they progressed:
- NZ vs. Aus
- Ind vs. SA
- Ind vs. WI
- WI vs. Pak
- SA vs. Pak
- SL vs. Aus
- Afg vs. Sco
Probs forgotten some others.
wellAlbidarned
Well-known member
In NZ Aus conditions and taking into account form Williamson definitely has it over him at the moment imo.
Spark
Global Moderator
I don't know about NZ but his Aus record is outstanding (someone post that gigantic six he hit at Adelaide a few years back). Besides, he's a bonafide ATG.
Spark
Global Moderator
Ireland vs everyone except SA
Spark
Global Moderator
I only saw highlights of early Aus batting but Clarke looks in some nick
Burgey
Well-known member
I did mention at the bar that SL remain minnows anywhere but home, and the odd decent effort in a losing cause doesn't change anything.*Did you get the opportunity to share your views on Sri Lankas worth in world cricket with any of them
*This may not actually be true.
viriya
Well-known member
On current form, you could make that case. He's definitely top 10.
Burgey
Well-known member
He took his time early on, and I think they might have missed a bit of a trick by leaving the field out to him at the get-go and allowing him to work singles around before he really got in. But once he was set, he looked really good. Was very surprising to see him get out tbh.
Mind you, every time he ran a single, the whole crowd was basically watching to see whether he felt his back.
hendrix
Well-known member
Afghanistan vs SL was a great game.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Yep great call.
Really don't get the complaints for the WC. Agree the format whereby we have 8 going to quarters is crap, but otherwise its been fantastic. People hate on the WC too much.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Zimbabwe v Ireland, Zimbabwe v Pakistan, and Ireland v UAE were awesome too. They all had real ramifications for the quarters once Ireland had beaten WI as well; they weren't your typical non-top-8 dead rubbers.
I'd even argue South Africa v Zimbabwe was a really good game. South Africa won comfortably enough in the end, but for the first 35 or so overs of each innings, Zimbabwe were actually on top.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I'm going to put it out there that despite preferring Tests to ODIs by a fair way, World Cup cricket is my favourite cricket.
After four years of seeing selectors take the piss with their ODI selections with trials and rotations due to the irrelevance of the 40 a year they play, it's great to see ODIs that actually mean something, with the selectors picking their best teams, the stadiums full and the CW threads buzzing.
I'm also a huge follower of associate cricket, so getting to see them play regularly over a few weeks with the spotlight of the mainstream cricket supporting public on them is also a great experience for me. Nothing beats walking into the pub and hearing someone talk about that young Zimbabwean, Irelish or Afghanistan player you've had wraps on for three years yourself. (I know, I know, 10 team WC in 2019
)There have been lots of top matches in this World Cup -- either in terms of upsets of closeness at the end. I think silenstriker might be enjoying this one a bit less than the others because he's not quite as big of a cricket fan as he was during the others tbh.