Cricket: T20 World Cup

[handyman]

Maybe you should just shout for India or some other team that are favourites

Relax, son. We'll all support the Chokers....I mean Proteas until the bitter end. We always do.

I've put the lapdog on ignore, but I see he has been trying his little heart out to get a response from me.

[Thor Sedan]

OK Scotland......good start....keep it going.

[ScarfaceClaw]

Danny Morrison. Just shut the fuck up.

[Thor Sedan]

Danny Morrison. Just shut the fuck up.

NEVER!!

'Speaking of noise.....that's a little bit of AK-47 (machine gun sound)'

GOAT commentator!

[Thor Sedan]

Scottish bowlers and fielders have done their job. 123 needed for the win. Oman kind of imploded in the last few overs.

[Thor Sedan]

I mean - outstanding commentary on Cricinfo:

Hello cricket tragics. How's the nerves? Time for Scotland's openers to take a glug of Wreck the Hoose Juice and get rowdy, because there's a place in the main draw up for grabs here. Buck(le-up) fast

[Biffer]

I am bricking this. Been punched in the bollocks so many times across so many sports by Scottish national sides. Hope is not our friend.

[Paddington Bear]

Awkward chase this

[Paddington Bear]

Oman’s spinner deciding at the end of his run up whether to bowl offies or leggies, bowing a pile of shite outside off, arguing with his captain and then for some reason sticking a long on out having been hit over point is reminiscent of many 3rd XI games

[OomStruisbaai]

Scotland should walk this

[Biffer]

Scotland should walk this

You’ve not watched Scottish sport much, have you.

[OomStruisbaai]

Scotland should walk this

You’ve not watched Scottish sport much, have you.

Coetzer will finish this off

[Biffer]

Scotland should walk this

You’ve not watched Scottish sport much, have you.

Coetzer will finish this off

I’m so used to decades of failing drama that in that during the last game, when PNG needed 8 off the last ball, I’d worked out at least four ways for us to lose from that position.

[Paddington Bear]

Scotland should walk this

You’ve not watched Scottish sport much, have you.

Coetzer will finish this off

Mockers.
Huge wicket, we’ll see what Scotland have in the tank here

[OomStruisbaai]

Sorry I claim Coetzers wicket.

[OomStruisbaai]

Berrington is not going to block.

[Biffer]

13 required from 4 overs with 8 wickets in hand.

Still figuring out how we can fuck this up

[Biffer]

Yaaaaaassssss

Brilliant stuff, really professional display. I’m fucking buzzing here!

[OomStruisbaai]

Pretty easy. Which group will they join?

[Thor Sedan]

Well done Scotland!! Top of the group as well!!

[Thor Sedan]

Pretty easy. Which group will they join?

The NZ, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan group I think?

[Biffer]

Pretty easy. Which group will they join?

The NZ, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan group I think?

That’s right

Also means we’re in the next World Cup as well, no qualifying tournament.

[convoluted]

... Wasn't aware of the Aussie one. Thx: will look it up.

Just looked it up myself.
There is info. It was indeed 1964, and though Simpson didn't play there were some giants of the time in that Aust. team ... Bill Lawry, Ian Redpath, Norm O'Neill, Brian Booth batting; Wally Grout keeping; McKenzie, Cowper and Connolly bowling.
Can't find the rest of the team.

Don't know your age, but to a 15 year old NZer of the time, this result in the newspaper was incomprehensible.

[Slick]

Pretty easy. Which group will they join?

The NZ, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan group I think?

That’s right

Also means we’re in the next World Cup as well, no qualifying tournament.

Superb stuff!!

[Biffer]

The NZ, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan group I think?

That’s right

Also means we’re in the next World Cup as well, no qualifying tournament.

Superb stuff!!

Of course, that’s the current qualifying rules. Wouldn’t surprise me if the ICC change their mind to get a more favoured nation in.

[Tattie]

Dare I say that Scottish sporting teams and individuals seem to have developed a bit of self-belief and mental strength in the last couple of years. Quite a few performances and results recently that would have traditionally fallen into the glorious failure category.

[Sandstorm]

Congratulations Scots. Welcome to the big time

[Biffer]

Dare I say that Scottish sporting teams and individuals seem to have developed a bit of self-belief and mental strength in the last couple of years. Quite a few performances and results recently that would have traditionally fallen into the glorious failure category.

Well, this year

1. Men’s Rugby team won in London and Paris
2. Men’s Football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time this century
3. Men’s Cricket team qualified to the big boys table at the T20 World Cup
4. Women’s rugby team qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 2010
5. Women’s cricket team qualified for the t20 World Cup for the first time

Quite the year.

[Torquemada 1420]

... Wasn't aware of the Aussie one. Thx: will look it up.

Just looked it up myself.
There is info. It was indeed 1964, and though Simpson didn't play there were some giants of the time in that Aust. team ... Bill Lawry, Ian Redpath, Norm O'Neill, Brian Booth batting; Wally Grout keeping; McKenzie, Cowper and Connolly bowling.
Can't find the rest of the team.

Don't know your age, but to a 15 year old NZer of the time, this result in the newspaper was incomprehensible.

I'm old. But not enzed territory.

[Biffer]

Little bit of a sting in the tal for the England/Australia/South Africa/West Indies group getting both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and no associate nation. No easy games in that group.

[Tattie]

Dare I say that Scottish sporting teams and individuals seem to have developed a bit of self-belief and mental strength in the last couple of years. Quite a few performances and results recently that would have traditionally fallen into the glorious failure category.

Well, this year

1. Men’s Rugby team won in London and Paris
2. Men’s Football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time this century
3. Men’s Cricket team qualified to the big boys table at the T20 World Cup
4. Women’s rugby team qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 2010
5. Women’s cricket team qualified for the t20 World Cup for the first time

Quite the year.

Exactly. For rugby you could obviously go further v England, we seem to have their number at the moment, and France 2020&21. Just need to improve the results v Ireland and Wales.

Definitely seems to be a positivity around the fitba team. Not sure if the quality is much better but the heads don’t go down like they used to and they play for the win for the full 90+

[Biffer]

Dare I say that Scottish sporting teams and individuals seem to have developed a bit of self-belief and mental strength in the last couple of years. Quite a few performances and results recently that would have traditionally fallen into the glorious failure category.

Well, this year

1. Men’s Rugby team won in London and Paris
2. Men’s Football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time this century
3. Men’s Cricket team qualified to the big boys table at the T20 World Cup
4. Women’s rugby team qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 2010
5. Women’s cricket team qualified for the t20 World Cup for the first time

Quite the year.

Exactly. For rugby you could obviously go further v England, we seem to have their number at the moment, and France 2020&21. Just need to improve the results v Ireland and Wales.

Definitely seems to be a positivity around the fitba team. Not sure if the quality is much better but the heads don’t go down like they used to and they play for the win for the full 90+

Quality in the football team is up. Didn’t have players from liverpool, Chelsea, man united, arsenal ten years ago.

[Ovals]

Great stuff from the Scottish team to make the final 12. And, I can see them winning a couple more games, with a bit of luck.

Terrific to see 3 sides, from our little Isles, make it into the big boys bit of the tournament. And, for once, England won't have either of the other two in their group.

[Yr Alban]

Dare I say that Scottish sporting teams and individuals seem to have developed a bit of self-belief and mental strength in the last couple of years. Quite a few performances and results recently that would have traditionally fallen into the glorious failure category.

Well, this year

1. Men’s Rugby team won in London and Paris
2. Men’s Football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time this century
3. Men’s Cricket team qualified to the big boys table at the T20 World Cup
4. Women’s rugby team qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 2010
5. Women’s cricket team qualified for the t20 World Cup for the first time

Quite the year.

Exactly. For rugby you could obviously go further v England, we seem to have their number at the moment, and France 2020&21. Just need to improve the results v Ireland and Wales.

Definitely seems to be a positivity around the fitba team. Not sure if the quality is much better but the heads don’t go down like they used to and they play for the win for the full 90+

The weird thing about the fitba team is that they seem to have developed the knack of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, rather than vice versa as is traditional. Made the Euro finals by winning two games on penalties (after giving up a last minute equaliser v Serbia). More recently they won away in Vienna when only that would do, and have ground out late wins v Israel and the Faroes to put themselves one win v Moldova away from the World Cup playoffs. The opposition hasn’t exactly been top drawer, but these are the games in which Scotland teams have been falling over for years.

Pleased for the cricket team. The only problem is that I absolutely cannot stand cricket. It’s the world’s worst excuse for a sport.

[Slick]

Well, this year

1. Men’s Rugby team won in London and Paris
2. Men’s Football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time this century
3. Men’s Cricket team qualified to the big boys table at the T20 World Cup
4. Women’s rugby team qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 2010
5. Women’s cricket team qualified for the t20 World Cup for the first time

Quite the year.

Exactly. For rugby you could obviously go further v England, we seem to have their number at the moment, and France 2020&21. Just need to improve the results v Ireland and Wales.

Definitely seems to be a positivity around the fitba team. Not sure if the quality is much better but the heads don’t go down like they used to and they play for the win for the full 90+

The weird thing about the fitba team is that they seem to have developed the knack of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, rather than vice versa as is traditional. Made the Euro finals by winning two games on penalties (after giving up a last minute equaliser v Serbia). More recently they won away in Vienna when only that would do, and have ground out late wins v Israel and the Faroes to put themselves one win v Moldova away from the World Cup playoffs. The opposition hasn’t exactly been top drawer, but these are the games in which Scotland teams have been falling over for years.

Pleased for the cricket team. The only problem is that I absolutely cannot stand cricket. It’s the world’s worst excuse for a sport.

Ahh, you just haven’t watched it with the right people. 15 years ago I couldn’t stand the game, now I think I’d pick a day at a test match above pretty much anything else (6Nations excepted)

[fishfoodie]

A Long read; but a lesson in being thankful for everyday.

Shane Getkate isn't sure how long his heart wasn't beating, but he does know it was shocked twice with a defibrillator.

It was 2011 and the Ireland all-rounder was 19, trying to make his way in professional cricket, playing an under-19s game for Warwickshire against Cheshire.

"I've had Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome all my life, but it was never an issue until that day," he tells BBC Sport.

"Maybe once or twice a year my heart would go a bit quick, but I'd chill out, put an ice pack on my neck for 20 or 30 minutes and my heart rate would go back down.

"On that day it was hot. I bowled my spell, sat down next to the coach and I wasn't feeling great. I tried to do the same thing with my ice pack. The next minute I was on the deck.

"One of the mums at the game did CPR. Paramedics came in a helicopter. They used the defibrillator on me twice. I was in a coma for two days."

Wolff-Parkinson-White is a reasonably common heart condition that Getkate, now 29, says he was diagnosed with at the age of eight or nine.

Whereas previously it had caused few issues, on this particular Wednesday at Dorridge Cricket Club it almost claimed his life.

"I'm lucky the paramedics got to me so quickly," he says. "If they had been five or 10 minutes later, I wouldn't be here."

When he came around two days later, at his bedside were not only his father and auntie, but also Ireland internationals William Porterfield and Boyd Rankin, who had been playing nearby for the Warwickshire second team when Getkate collapsed.

His mother was desperately trying to make her way from South Africa, where she had been attending a nursing conference.

While Getkate's immediate thoughts were on digesting what had happened and his happiness at being alive, his mind soon turned to cricket.

"I was in one hospital for two or three weeks. I wasn't sure if I was ever going to play again, or even run again," he says.

"The doctors said they were 99% sure I would never play cricket again. As a 19-year-old, that was hard to take."

However, when Getkate was moved to a different hospital, he had surgery that involved "sticking wires through my groin".

Four weeks after he collapsed, he was out of hospital. Two weeks after that, he was playing cricket again.

"It was a miracle turnaround," he says.

....

That remarkable return was the beginning of Getkate's journey to becoming an international cricketer and being named as a reserve in the Ireland squad for the T20 World Cup that is taking place in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

As he spent time with the Marylebone Young Cricketers at Lord's and played domestically in Ireland, injuries saw him morph from a fast bowler to a power-hitting medium-pacer.

All the while, he never forgot who saved his life.

"The paramedic's name was Terry Flowers. I would ring him on Christmas Day just to say thank you for what he did," says Getkate.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/58725016

... and I'm sure those phone calls help that paramedic get out of bed every day

[Torquemada 1420]

Little bit of a sting in the tal for the England/Australia/South Africa/West Indies group getting both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and no associate nation. No easy games in that group.

On current form, Windies is the easy game.

[Torquemada 1420]

Pleased for the cricket team. The only problem is that I absolutely cannot stand cricket. It’s the world’s worst excuse for a sport.

I think I could name a hundred others that would be ahead in the race for that accolade.

[handyman]

I would never write the Windies off in the shortest format of the game. Too many players that can win a game on their own.

[Calculon]

A Long read; but a lesson in being thankful for everyday.


https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/58725016

... and I'm sure those phone calls help that paramedic get out of bed every day

I was going to accuse the Irish of poaching another saffa but then I saw his photo