# A Cricket World Cup **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 3, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577 "2003-02-03T20:23:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![jono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@jono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jono)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/301 "2003-03-06T03:19:38Z")
Yeh Bangladesh have certainly appeared to be the worst team in the competition, including all 4 non test playing nations. I read something in the paper today in regards to kenya possibly becoming a test playing team saying that if they have the right then so do scotland and ireland (or some such nonsense) ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/302 "2003-03-06T03:30:58Z")
Well, Kenya’s not ready for Test status either. They don’t play regular first-class cricket, nor do they play much other than limited-overs. A couple of their players (Steve Tikolo, for certain) have experience in f-c cricket, but it’s a foreign game to the rest of the side. A better option now would be to put Kenya in South Africa’s SuperSport series, if that’s what the domestic competition is still called. I’d reckon that in a few years they’d be performing decently there, but even then I’d be hesitant to see them elevated to Full Member status. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/303 "2003-03-07T14:09:52Z")
Well, I’m sure much to everyone’s surprise, Kenya made a start of 75/0 against India, though it took them 22 overs to get there. A total of 200-220 looks on the cards, which may well be difficult to chase under the lights. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/304 "2003-03-07T14:18:43Z")
Sri Lanka are 5/100 after 26, chasing 320. Not today, methinks. Worse still, their captain retired hurt. Looks like Lee broke his wrist. That’s very bad news for the Sri Lankans. All the signs point to an India/ Australia final. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/305 "2003-03-07T14:46:57Z")
Sanath Jayasuriya’s wrist is not broken. Whew. You’d hate to see another great player miss the rest of the action. The X-ray did show up a chipped thumb from some other episode though. ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/306 "2003-03-10T05:36:26Z")
BBC is the [latest](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2830000/newsid_2834000/2834035.stm) to report that US could host a couple of the 2007 World Cup matches. While some of the West Indian countries object to handing the US any matches, I think it would be a good idea. There are certainly thousands of expats and students from the Commonwealth, enough to fill stadiums. ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/307 "2003-03-10T14:04:37Z")
Not hyperbole to say India [crushed](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/bsp/scorecards/icc_world_cup_india_v_sri_lanka/5750/html/scorecard_hi.stm) Sri Lanka. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/308 "2003-03-10T14:15:46Z")
Wow, all the SL wickets fell to the quicks, or sort-of-quicks. When’s the last time that happened in an Indian innings? ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/309 "2003-03-10T17:24:58Z")
Am I the only (british) person to feel totally underwhelmed by this world cup. Not just englands performance but the total lack of airplay for any of the games - not even highlights? ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/310 "2003-03-10T21:33:25Z")
**When’s the last time that happened in an Indian innings?** _in an Indian innings_ ? Plenty of times 😃 By Indians? In the last 10 years, I reckon 3-4 times. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/311 "2003-03-11T08:30:36Z")
…the real Chess game of the tournament, New Zealand vs Australia, has begun. 24-2 at the moment, NZ’s main strike bowler Shane Bond has picked up two wickets, Vittori was first change, and the last over he bowled was an absolute curler…THIS will be one of the games of the tournament… ---
**Author:** ![Skip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@Skip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skip)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/312 "2003-03-11T09:04:33Z")
If the final comes down to Oz and India and India played like they did against Sri Lanka, then India definitely have a chance of winning. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/313 "2003-03-11T10:12:27Z")
…Australia are 91-7, 30 overs gone… ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/314 "2003-03-11T12:16:54Z")
Aus 208/9 - 50 overs. The kiwis could win this ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/315 "2003-03-11T12:18:52Z")
… but then managed to get 208, thanks to Bevan and Bichel. Bloody Australians! 😉 (owl - it’s _all_ on Sky Sports 3. I think it’s a bit crap that there isn’t a daily highlights packager on terrestrial telly) ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/316 "2003-03-11T12:21:28Z")
I know its on sky. However the fact that there isn’t even a highlights package on TV proper is all wrong. Apparently C4 weren’t interested and the BBC said they were buggered if they were going to act as cheerleaders for C4’s test coverage. It is a real own goal, especially as the time zone is so media friendly ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/317 "2003-03-11T12:28:30Z")
That’s what I mean - I don’t understand why the highlights are all on Sky with bugger all on terrestrial. Sounds like the BBC cutting off their nose to spite their face. ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/318 "2003-03-11T12:45:25Z")
Trust Australia to come back. NZ 33/3 ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/319 "2003-03-11T14:26:27Z")
The Kiwis are now 7/104. An intriguing game, but Australia will win from here. The Kiwis - if they can make the semis - are still a threat, but they look a bowler short. Cairns not really be able to bowl makes a huge difference. Hey, BigNik, any change in your opion of Shane Bond? ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577/320 "2003-03-11T16:16:17Z")
And Australia have won - quite comfortably in the end it seems, thanks to Brett Lee’s bowling… Anyone betting against them to lift the trophy? Grim [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cricket-world-cup/152577.md?page=17)