silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
I think they'll get 80. 11 runs off that Ohja over.Not sure I would want to put good money on Ireland making 80 here ...
Best for them to get their worst match out of the way at this stage though.
I think they'll get 80. 11 runs off that Ohja over.Not sure I would want to put good money on Ireland making 80 here ...
Best for them to get their worst match out of the way at this stage though.
Pathetic running there. Expect he'll be getting the hairdryer in the dressing room.
Gary Wilson's an interesting one. He's one of our players with a county contract, but nothing I've seen has suggested he's better than some of the players who don't. But he keeps on getting picked, so there has to be something there. In any case, Twenty20 isn't his format. The only players we have who 20 overs actually suits are the O'Brien brothers (Morgan was ideal for the format in theory, but obviously he left).Glad to see botha given a go anyway, he's a very handy player with both bat and ball. I'm pretty surprised he didnt play against bangladesh.
Botha>>>>Mooney>>>>Wilson IMO.
I'm quite happy with that tbh. Looking at a game like this as "it'll be good to get some experience against world-class players" would be completely against all that has got the team this far. It's entirely reasonable to expect that we won't win a game again this tournament, but i don't want the team to be thinking like that. We're not here to make up the numbers, get some experience, learn a few things then go home. We genuinely want to win every game and get as far as we can.Ireland are resting players? Wow.
You'd think exposure to intl class players would be an incentive to play. How often to they get to play on such a stage?
My point is its not their best way to go far in this tournament.I'm quite happy with that tbh. Looking at a game like this as "it'll be good to get some experience against world-class players" would be completely against all that has got the team this far. It's entirely reasonable to expect that we won't win a game again this tournament, but i don't want the team to be thinking like that. We're not here to make up the numbers, get some experience, learn a few things then go home. We genuinely want to win every game and get as far as we can.
The only player I thought was being genuinely rested to prevent burnout was Bray, and he ended up playing anyway.My point is its not their best way to go far in this tournament.
Better off learning how to play the spin or Harbhajan and Ojha, swing in the early overs from Zaheer and how to bowl to Dhoni and Yuvraj when they're going strong in a game where there is not much on the line.
You don't get tired from 20 overs FFS. The objective behind the thinking may be right, but it isn't the best way to be successful.
Hmm fair point, not sure I agree but okay.My point is its not their best way to go far in this tournament.
Better off learning how to play the spin or Harbhajan and Ojha, swing in the early overs from Zaheer and how to bowl to Dhoni and Yuvraj when they're going strong in a game where there is not much on the line.
You don't get tired from 20 overs FFS. The objective behind the thinking may be right, but it isn't the best way to be successful.
I think O'Brien will play, but Wilson will probably keep. He hit a fantastic knock while crocked on Monday so he's probably as good an option as we have even if he only has one leg.The only player I thought was being genuinely rested to prevent burnout was Bray, and he ended up playing anyway.
O'Brien's quite seriously injured; he might not even play tonight. Johnston had an injury that he could have played with, but also could have aggrevated it by doing so so leaving him out was fair enough in the end.