The bad news is, we (ZA) lost to Bangladesh. They scored more runs than they should have, and ZA just couldn't get the batsmen going, and the young Bangladeshi teams wasn't giving up any boundaries. So what everyone assumed was going to be a slam dunk final four (Oz, the Kiwis, Sri Lanka, and ZA), was somewhat cast into doubt. But with us losing that match, the bottom four of the Super Eights (England, Bangladesh, West Indies, and Ireland) got a ray of hope.
England put on a good show against Australia, but the Ozzies are still unbeaten as they play Ireland tonight, and should crush them into a green puddle. New Zealand lost to Sri Lanka last night, their first loss in the tournament, so things may get shaken up a bit. Australia's definitely the team to beat.
We also played the Windies and won, which was sad for the host team, as they will not likely advance to the final four, now. We'll play the Kiwis on Saturday.
In other Cricket news, we've discovered that Castle Milk Stout (the ZA equivalent of Guinness), mixed with Carling Black Label, while not quite separating like a proper black and tan (Apartheid is over, after all), does make a very fine Cricket-watching quaff. Mmmm..
Stay tuned for more Cricket and beer news.
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ny news there on the death of the Paki coach? We heard about it when it happened, heard a little more when the island officials brought in FBI forensics teams but then nothing. Not that anyone here knows a damned thing about cricket but it'd be nice to hear more news about this event, maybe even catch a match or two. I watched some last summer when I was in Greece, just enough to come to the conclusion that the game would be much more interesting if they HAD to run each time they made contact instead of waiting for a nice safe time to jog down the field/pitch/whatever.
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