11-24 September 2007
WORLD TWENTY20, Cape Town:
England v Australia LATEST ACTION AS IT HAPPENS (ALL TIMES BST)
England v Australia LATEST ACTION AS IT HAPPENS (ALL TIMES BST)
e-mail tms@bbc.co.uk (with 'For Mark Mitchener' in the subject) or use 606 or text 81111 Play starts 1300 BST "What is Stuart of Leicester doing texting? Shouldn't Mr Broad be getting ready for an important game?"
Tony, Hong Kong, in the TMS inbox
Tony, Hong Kong, in the TMS inbox
THE TOSS: Ricky Ponting calls incorrectly - and Paul Collingwood elects to bat first. He thinks England need to improve their fielding from yesterday. Punter says he would have elected to field first if he'd won the toss. "Well done to the SA organisers who have once again provided us with a start time that coincides with lunch for the English office worker. A productive afternoon session is not anticipated"
Tom KS, Watford, in the TMS inbox 1236: Some Kirtley stats from my "gaffer", BBC website cricket editor Paul Grunill - Kirtley last played for England on 18 April 2004 against the Windies in Georgetown. He has nine wickets in 11 ODIs, at an average of 53, with a strike rate of 61. Cheers, chief. "Seeing the eye-watering outfits being worn by some of the teams at the Twenty20 reminds me of the famous Liverpool suits at the 1996 FA Cup Final, in that all have brought on reactions of horror, laughter and then a feeling of nausea. The Australian outfit is more like a 1980s disco dancing outfit - wouldn't be surprised to see them in leg warmers!"
Guy, Gloucestershire, in the TMS inbox 1233: BREAKING TEAM NEWS - Bumble was right, Kirtley replaces Anderson. Aussies recall Michael Clarke in place of Brad Haddin, with Adam Gilchrist reclaiming the wicket-keeping gauntlets. "Mark, I've tried every angle to get posted including, wit, factual, insightful and grovelling, Final attempt. Just post this email please"
Peter in Preston in the TMS inbox [Who says the BBC doesn't listen to its audience - MM]
Tom KS, Watford, in the TMS inbox 1236: Some Kirtley stats from my "gaffer", BBC website cricket editor Paul Grunill - Kirtley last played for England on 18 April 2004 against the Windies in Georgetown. He has nine wickets in 11 ODIs, at an average of 53, with a strike rate of 61. Cheers, chief. "Seeing the eye-watering outfits being worn by some of the teams at the Twenty20 reminds me of the famous Liverpool suits at the 1996 FA Cup Final, in that all have brought on reactions of horror, laughter and then a feeling of nausea. The Australian outfit is more like a 1980s disco dancing outfit - wouldn't be surprised to see them in leg warmers!"
Guy, Gloucestershire, in the TMS inbox 1233: BREAKING TEAM NEWS - Bumble was right, Kirtley replaces Anderson. Aussies recall Michael Clarke in place of Brad Haddin, with Adam Gilchrist reclaiming the wicket-keeping gauntlets. "Mark, I've tried every angle to get posted including, wit, factual, insightful and grovelling, Final attempt. Just post this email please"
Peter in Preston in the TMS inbox [Who says the BBC doesn't listen to its audience - MM]
1232: Don't forget, if you're skipping off work early as it's Friday afternoon or piling down to the pub, you can still follow all the action here from BBC Sport via your mobile phone or PDA. So, there are no excuses for not keeping track! "What is it with the new Aussie kit? It looks like the uniform the dinner ladies at my school used to wear. Let's hope that they play like them as well"
Stuart, Leicester, in the TMS inbox "Let's hope for rain. The only thing that would be more satisfying than beating Australia to knock them out would be if it rained all day and they got knocked out without playing today"
Stewart in Norwich in the TMS inbox "Work spread over the desk, got a cup of tea and a sandwich. I'm ready for the action. Come on England"
Andy Greenfield, working hard, Surrey, in the TMS inbox 1222: Speculation over team news - David Lloyd on Sky reckons that England may bring in James Kirtley for James Anderson, who was a little wayward against Zimbabwe yesterday. But nothing confirmed yet - apart from the fact that the Aussies looked in determined mood in their warm-up. Confirmed team news as soon as we get it. 1216: The Super 8s are organised rather like the World Cup - in that England will go through as team B2 (and Australia as B1), whichever order they finish in the group. Fixtures are already determined. However, each team will only play three games in the Super 8 phase. So if England qualify, they will play A1 (South Africa), C1 (New Zealand) and D2 (India if they qualify - Scotland if they don't). If Australia qualify, they will play A2 (Bangladesh), D1 (Pakistan if they qualify - Scotland if they don't), and C2 (Sri Lanka).
Stuart, Leicester, in the TMS inbox "Let's hope for rain. The only thing that would be more satisfying than beating Australia to knock them out would be if it rained all day and they got knocked out without playing today"
Stewart in Norwich in the TMS inbox "Work spread over the desk, got a cup of tea and a sandwich. I'm ready for the action. Come on England"
Andy Greenfield, working hard, Surrey, in the TMS inbox 1222: Speculation over team news - David Lloyd on Sky reckons that England may bring in James Kirtley for James Anderson, who was a little wayward against Zimbabwe yesterday. But nothing confirmed yet - apart from the fact that the Aussies looked in determined mood in their warm-up. Confirmed team news as soon as we get it. 1216: The Super 8s are organised rather like the World Cup - in that England will go through as team B2 (and Australia as B1), whichever order they finish in the group. Fixtures are already determined. However, each team will only play three games in the Super 8 phase. So if England qualify, they will play A1 (South Africa), C1 (New Zealand) and D2 (India if they qualify - Scotland if they don't). If Australia qualify, they will play A2 (Bangladesh), D1 (Pakistan if they qualify - Scotland if they don't), and C2 (Sri Lanka).
1212: Elsewhere at the World Twenty20 today, in Johannesburg, Kenya were well and truly taken to the cleaners by Sri Lanka - losing by 172 runs.
1210: OK, here's the match situation - the top two teams in this group will qualify. England will qualify for the Super 8s if they win (by any margin), or if there is a no-result. They will also go through if they lose, but their net run-rate does not fall below Zimbabwe's. Australia can only qualify if they win - nothing short of a win is good enough for them. But as their net run-rate is already better than Zimbabwe's, realistically any victory should send them through to the Super 8s. Zimbabwe will qualify if England win, or if there is a no-result. Also, they will qualify if England suffer a heavy enough defeat for their net run-rate to fall below Zimbabwe's. During yesterday's live text for the India-Scotland game (which was eventually abandoned without a ball bowled), there was a vast amount of discussion of net run-rate and what England need to do. Without going over the same ground today, I will do my best to keep you posted as to how the situation is.
1200: A very good morning. It doesn't get much bigger than this in terms of cricketing rivalry (well, apart from possibly the India-Pakistan game later today). England have the chance to knock their old enemy out of the World Twenty20 - and let the first words go to KP:
"We were humilated last winter by Australia. And we are in a position of strength where there's a possibility of us pretty much humiliating Australia. I'm not saying it's going to happen but it must pick the dressing room up and get everybody buzzing. It's the opportunity of a lifetime because it's not often in English sport you can say that about Australian sport"
England batsman Kevin Pietersen on BBC Radio 5live Steady on, KP. The last time a South African-accented England star talked like this, it was Tony Greig wanting to make the West Indies "grovel", and that all ended in tears...
England batsman Kevin Pietersen on BBC Radio 5live Steady on, KP. The last time a South African-accented England star talked like this, it was Tony Greig wanting to make the West Indies "grovel", and that all ended in tears...
Source: BBC Sport
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