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Well paced chase by the bangers. Good work everyone.
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Mar 5, 2015 06:50
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Lol England are going to need about 400 to defend at Radelaide
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Mar 5, 2015 06:51
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How often do they award man of the match to someone on the losing team?
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Mar 5, 2015 06:54
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Hardly ever
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Mar 5, 2015 06:56
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Varkk posted:How often do they award man of the match to someone on the losing team?
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Mar 5, 2015 08:41
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Here's a thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qimzqEmPtrg
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Mar 5, 2015 09:48
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If there's a match at Perth why can't they schedule a match somewhere else earlier, it would finish by the time the other one started. loving hell what a long drawn out affair.
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Mar 5, 2015 23:39
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I'm shocked there is a match on today at all, the lads are due for a rest day by now surely?
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Mar 6, 2015 00:20
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EMC posted:I'm shocked there is a match on today at all, the lads are due for a rest day by now surely? no the answer is to clearly cut a bunch of teams out of the tournament that have been playing reasonable matches against each other instead and completely annihilate the level of international exposure those teams get then England can have a few more days off to come up with a fresh strategy for how to be poo poo.
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Mar 6, 2015 00:25
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Butt Wizard posted:no the answer is to clearly cut a bunch of teams out of the tournament that have been playing reasonable matches against each other instead and completely annihilate the level of international exposure those teams get And then somehow make the tournament last even longer with fewer teams 
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Mar 6, 2015 00:31
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Apparently it's all organised based on how long it takes for the TV people to break down, move and set up their gear.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:02
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goatface posted:Apparently it's all organised based on how long it takes for the TV people to break down, move and set up their gear. If this is the case - I can only imagine how much they're cheaping out - You'd think it'd be cheaper to have maybe a WA/SA team, VIC/NSW team and QLD/NZ team to run with this? A lot of equipment is already located in the areas... I can only imagine the bullshit that must go into every other sporting Cup.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:05
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It's all lowest bidder.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:08
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goatface posted:Apparently it's all organised based on how long it takes for the TV people to break down, move and set up their gear. Sounds like bullshit to me. If it were true the next world cup would be scheduled much tighter because there's nowhere near as much travelling involved in England.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:09
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Lionel Richie posted:Why don't you want England to go through Scared of potential opponents in the all important knock-out stages imo
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Mar 6, 2015 01:13
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I think it was said by one of the commentators, but I can't remember who. Maybe it was a badly delivered joke and I was half asleep.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:13
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goatface posted:It's all lowest bidder. It's all imported labour from the 3rd world - local crews were too expensive so they've brought the equivalent of sweatshop scabs. The TV footage of this tournament sucks - the crews are not even familiar with the grounds and really aren't up to the standards of the local workers. Another reason why ICC = cunts
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Mar 6, 2015 01:14
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dusty posted:It's all imported labour from the 3rd world - local crews were too expensive so they've brought the equivalent of sweatshop scabs. Just have the tournament take place in the UAE. Problem solved 
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Mar 6, 2015 01:24
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nah just have every world cup in India; and every game be India-Pakistan Apparently Ireland are in talks with Pakistan on a proper away tour which would be interesting and good for both countries in no one got killed - Pakistan would actually have a home series for the first time in ten years and Ireland would get a load of games against a decent team. They'd probably be pretty competitive as well: the last time they played was a 2 ODI series before the Champions Trophy and Ireland only just lost one game and the other one was tied. I doubt it will happen: its been on the books for years but nothing has ever came of it.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:34
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dusty posted:The TV footage of this tournament sucks - the crews are not even familiar with the grounds and really aren't up to the standards of the local workers. Holy poo poo this, in the Sri Lanka series we got some amazing drone footage and long distance scenic shots and areas around the stadium during the matches. You know, the sort of tourism exposure that a place like NZ wants out of hosting a major event. In the CWC we've been treated to a poo poo tonne of ground level footage that's tight on players to add a coliseum edge to things and more cuts to different shots than my brain has at time been able to handle. Seriously there are so many changes between cameras sometimes that I can barely watch. What makes it even more annoying is that it happens during lulled relaxed periods of the game so it's really obvious that the the production is balls. Don't get me started on the garrish 4:3 graphics. We film a lot of sport throughout the year in NZ. We make the best broadcast rugby in the world - when the All Blacks play overseas it really hammers home how good we've become at TV sport. Our cricket is pretty good too. Why the ICC thought that turfing it out to a foreign broadcaster would result in a comparable product I have no idea. (I do have an idea, they're shitheels).
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Mar 6, 2015 01:35
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IceAgeComing posted:nah just have every world cup in India; and every game be India-Pakistan So they're going to put the safety of their players at risk just so they can play some cricket? That's awful.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:40
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Yeah, that isn't interesting or good, it's bad. Unfortunately no one should be going to Pakistan in the foreseeable.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:44
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I'd imagine that before they did anything they'd actually make sure that things were safe there: which they probably aren't. This might be something planning for a few years in the future and things could change. I got confused: it was the Dutch talking about going there earlier, it seems to be the head of Cricket Ireland saying something that they'd like to do at some point in the future.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:44
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Ah, the cameramen are South African. That explains the creepy slow zoom shots of school girls during the Scotland - Bangladesh game. On a completely different note; A Pakistani kid wrote an open letter to Martin Crowe, and it's lovely: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11412276
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Mar 6, 2015 01:44
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Cricket on telly should have everything going for it visually - technical experts, loving awesome gear and way too much air time = inspired awesomeness. Dunno about you guys but I'd willingly murder for the host broadcasters to take over somehow - even with the same "talent" commentating
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Mar 6, 2015 01:46
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Butt Wizard posted:Why the ICC thought that turfing it out to a foreign broadcaster would result in a comparable product I have no idea. They don't turf it out, they sell it, and they don't give a poo poo about if it's a comparable product. If anything they're more happy because it's Star Sports so it's a familiar setup for Indian viewers, which is all that really matters.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:47
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Noxin of Shame posted:Ah, the cameramen are South African. Do you have a source? I thought they'd be comically evil and use Malay slaves out of Dubai or something.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:49
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dusty posted:Cricket on telly should have everything going for it visually - technical experts, loving awesome gear and way too much air time = inspired awesomeness. I'm guessing a lot of that capacity is now going to be taken up with Super Rugby and the NRL, as well as the existing 'Nix and Breakers commitments.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:52
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Yeah someone posted this earlier in the thread about the imported labour. http://workinglife.org.au/2015/02/13/why-the-world-cup-is-just-not-cricket/ (Working Life is published by the Australian Council of Trade Unions)
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Mar 6, 2015 02:12
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slow golf clap - literally illegal for anyone else to pay so little 200 crew from South Africa, India and Malaysia, $156AUD for a 10 to 12 hour day
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Mar 6, 2015 02:20
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dusty posted:Do you have a source? http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/kiwis-replaced-foreign-contractors-world-cup-6230638 "ONE News got hold of a copy of the call sheet handed out to those Kiwi workers who have scored jobs and it is littered with the names of South African and Indian workers." Admittedly, that could just mean that they're all from the North Shore.
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Mar 6, 2015 02:49
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dusty posted:slow golf clap - literally illegal for anyone else to pay so little Yeah but you get to creepily perve on people in the crowd? Surely that kind of fringe benefit is priceless
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Mar 6, 2015 02:52
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They're Irish, they should be used to things blowing up around them.
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Mar 6, 2015 03:22
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I'm suffering from cricket withdrawal. Four hours until the next match? 
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Mar 6, 2015 03:30
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I just hope the we give a gently caress Windies show up instead of the couldn't give less of a gently caress version
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Mar 6, 2015 03:30
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The Deadly Hume posted:They're Irish, they should be used to things blowing up around them. They should play the game on neutral ground. I suggest Israel.
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Mar 6, 2015 03:40
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EMC posted:I just hope the we give a gently caress Windies show up instead of the couldn't give less of a gently caress version They need a lot to go right but the Windies could give India a run if they bowl well.
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Mar 6, 2015 04:56
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I want the West Indies to lose just to keep that pool tight.
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Mar 6, 2015 05:15
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I want India to lose every game they play because of the BCCI.
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Mar 6, 2015 05:24
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Shmoses posted:They need a lot to go right but the Windies could give India a run if they bowl well. The Windies are the team which everyone scores batting records against, their bowling attack is not the most threatening.
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