World cup review thread

[ankitj]

Thread to review the world cup. Starting early because driving started it early too:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...ernando-satirical-look-back-cricket-june-2019

 

[OverratedSanity]

First thing in the article is about SA choking. I immediately love it. Cant wait for Pews and Howe to read it.

 

[vcs]

Fernando is funny.

 

[tooextracool]

If they made trophies for choking, SA would have enough to fill up their mantel

 

[CricAddict]

Unless they win the world cup, in whatever manner they exit, their exit will always be termed as choking. Poor South Africans.

 

[StephenZA]

Unless they win the world cup, in whatever manner they exit, their exit will always be termed as choking. Poor South Africans.

Honestly so far past that now.... much bigger issue to be sorted first.

 

[stephen]

Honestly so far past that now.... much bigger issue to be sorted first.

Yeah, SA aren't choking this world cup, they're simply flat out underperforming with the poorest ODI side they've ever fielded. It doesn't help that Rabada has been so ordinary this world cup and Ngidi/Steyn has been injured.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Rassie van der Dussen is almost the only South African who has really impressed me this whole tournament (Morris on occasion too, but that's more down to how lowly I rated him pre tournament). With Amla, Duminy and possibly Faf moving on in the nearish future, Rassie may well have a critical role to play as a steady hand in a period of transition for the South African team. Think he could worth a look at tests, his record for the Lions over the last three or four seasons is really good

 

[Howe_zat]

The fact that people still want to call South Africa's performance 'choking' even when they didn't turn up at all is a pretty good proof of how meaningless the term is.

 

[Malcolm]

Sri Lanka High point: Lasith Malinga's belly wobbling rhythmically to the papare music in the stands at Headingley, on that magical England-beating afternoon.

 

[zorax]

Good article that

 

[Daemon]

Rassie van der Dussen is almost the only South African who has really impressed me this whole tournament (Morris on occasion too, but that's more down to how lowly I rated him pre tournament). With Amla, Duminy and possibly Faf moving on in the nearish future, Rassie may well have a critical role to play as a steady hand in a period of transition for the South African team. Think he could worth a look at tests, his record for the Lions over the last three or four seasons is really good

He’ll make captain eventually

 

[StephenZA]

He’ll make captain eventually

Why do you say that?

Rassie has been an unexpected boon for SA, and may help stop some of the bleeding while we sort out and bring in the youngsters. Not sure if he will be made captain. I do compare him to Faf in how he got called up unexpectedly and performed far better than people thought he would.

 

[OverratedSanity]

The fact that people still want to call South Africa's performance 'choking' even when they didn't turn up at all is a pretty good proof of how meaningless the term is.

Yessss.

Now I need pews to comment on the article too.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Anyway I thought MS Phoney was the highlight of the article and I'll be using that from now on.

 

[ankitj]

Australia's low point quite good too.

Low point: Steve Smith having to pretend he was grateful to Virat Kohli for stopping the ball-tampering taunts, when in reality, Smith does not seem to care in any way.

 

[vcs]

This made me laugh:

Low point: Ex-boyfriend AB de Villiers sending that late "U up?" text to South Africa's selectors the night before the selectors were due to make a serious commitment to another player.

 

[tooextracool]

Yeah, SA aren't choking this world cup, they're simply flat out underperforming with the poorest ODI side they've ever fielded. It doesn't help that Rabada has been so ordinary this world cup and Ngidi/Steyn has been injured.

Not sure about the exact distinction between underperforming and choking but the reality is that this is a team that has a dominant record between WCs that somehow proceeded to fluff things up in a big tournament again. We can sugar coat it and call it whatever you want but players like Amla, QDK are quality players who have again failed to step up in big games and who's records at the WC are clearly inferior to their overall ODI record.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Choking is choking, whether done for profit, duty, or fun.

 

[vcs]

They've been average in JAMODIs also, India hammered them at their place last year and they already looked threadbare back then. I think they could have moved on from Amla, Duminy, Steyn, Miller etc. at least a year back, maybe the cupboard is bare.