2011 Cricket World Cup

Beasty

Ireland in a group of 7, with England, India, South Africa, the West Indies, Bangladesh and the Netherlands:

http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=1367

With the current turmoil in WI cricket, Ireland could fancy their chances of a top-four finish in this group

d'Oracle

We will win the whole damn thing.

Cremated

So the top four from each group will get through to the next stage?,

would you guys prefer this group?,

it does look an easier group, well I think so...

Royale with Cheese

Yeah looks the easier group right now but it's 2 years away, not much in speculating at the moment.

Beasty

Cremated wrote: »

So the top four from each group will get through to the next stage?,

Top four from each group qualify for the Super 8s. Top 4 from the Super 8s qualify for the Semi-finals

Dozen Wicked Words

Surely even a board as inept as the Windies wont let the dispute drag on for another 2 years? It is the easier looking group but Bangladesh can often play brilliantly in a one off game, sometimes even without the sniff of betting scandals!!!

HonalD

Difficult one to call. We haven't beaten England, India and Bangl are home teams and the dutch have shown what they can do so..........piece of cake!

Beasty

dooferoaks wrote: »

Surely even a board as inept as the Windies wont let the dispute drag on for another 2 years?

Agreed, but in another 2 years there will probably be another dispute:)

SwearImNotPaul

South Africa and India will be dangerous, but ODI England aren't much to write home about. Hopefully Morgan and Joyce will still be in the England team then, and we show them what they're missing.

kryogen

SwearImNotPaul wrote: »

South Africa and India will be dangerous, but ODI England aren't much to write home about. Hopefully Morgan and Joyce will still be in the England team then, and we show them what they're missing.

Beat us pretty easily a few weeks back not even the first team :eek:

SwearImNotPaul

kryogen wrote: »

Beat us pretty easily a few weeks back not even the first team :eek:

We have some great guys coming through the ranks and they've a lot of older guard due to retire, so by the time 2011 rolls around, we'll have a fresh high-spirited team. Well, that's what I'm hoping for.

And I wouldn't say it was that easy last month. We did quite well against them. Morgan betrayed us, again!

d'Oracle

SwearImNotPaul wrote: »

South Africa and India will be dangerous, but ODI England aren't much to write home about. Hopefully Morgan and Joyce will still be in the England team then, and we show them what they're missing.

Ed can't buy a spot.
I read somewhere that the ICC would look favourably on a player coming the other way early, as the rule was not intended to limit the development of the Affiliates. Something like that anyway.

Basically, they might let him come back to Ireland for 2011 if he doesn't get back into the England Squad.

dereko1969

I was hoping we'd be in with Sri Lanka just for the holiday side of things but it's actually a decent draw and we'd have to fancy our chances in most of the games, though Bangladesh at home will be very difficult to beat.

kryogen

SwearImNotPaul wrote: »

We have some great guys coming through the ranks and they've a lot of older guard due to retire, so by the time 2011 rolls around, we'll have a fresh high-spirited team. Well, that's what I'm hoping for.

And I wouldn't say it was that easy last month. We did quite well against them. Morgan betrayed us, again!

Ah now, I know Eoin, he is a top lad and he is turning into a very very good cricketer, this is largely due to his experience with the England team imo, shame Joycey isnt getting the same opportunities though

Well wether it was easy for them or not is a matter of opinion i guess, it was not their strongest team and the were always n control in my opinion

I hope your right and that could happen in 2011, but its unlikely that England wont have better quality players coming through the ranks also isnt it!

bluejay14

We should be ok, maybe not great but you nevr know what will happen in the nex 2 years.Hopefully we can keep all of our players for then.I read that Boyd Rankin has been included in a list of 41 players to take part in an enhanced England performance program so it's not lookin good and he said that although he wants to continue playing for Ireland that if he wants to play test cricket then he will have to go to England.But we have a lot of good young players coming through so hopefully we can keep them for at least 2 years.

Does anyone think that Jeremy Bray is a terrible player?, no offence meant to the lad and he has to be doin something right to get into the team but he hasn't been doin too well in his last few games.

How can Morgan and Joyce play for England anyway?Is it to do with them playing for English county teams or what?

Dozen Wicked Words

bluejaymraz wrote: »

How can Morgan and Joyce play for England anyway?Is it to do with them playing for English county teams or what?

Its the same type of rule that lets all the South Africans play for various countries (England, West Indies, New Zealand).

Anyone can qualify for England provided they live in England or Wales for 4 years.

bluejay14

I knoe that it was something to do with living or playing in England for a certain number of years.

dereko1969

Fixtures now out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8350871.stm
Irelands games see us open against Bangladesh
Feb 25 v Bangladesh, Dhaka
Mar 2 v England, Bangalore
Mar 6 v India, Bangalore
Mar 11 v West Indies, Mohali
Mar 15 v South Africa, Kolkata
Mar 18 v Netherlands, Kolkata

Unfortunately no game on St Patricks Day! Must get my Atlas out and figure out a route between the cities. Anyone been to any of the cities? At least it's a bit away to find out stuff and save, save, save!

TrueDub

SwearImNotPaul wrote: »

And I wouldn't say it was that easy last month.We did quite well against them.

True.

SwearImNotPaul wrote: »

Morgan betrayed us, again!

Rubbish.

TrueDub

bluejaymraz wrote: »

Does anyone think that Jeremy Bray is a terrible player?, no offence meant to the lad and he has to be doin something right to get into the team but he hasn't been doin too well in his last few games.

Jeremy is anything but a terrible player. He's not had a great trot in 50-over cricket for Ireland since his return from retirement, but he's a class act in 4-day cricket, and once he gets an innings going in 50-over he's devastating - look at his record for The Hills in recent seasons.

KevIRL

dereko1969 wrote: »

Fixtures now out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8350871.stm
Irelands games see us open against Bangladesh
Feb 25 v Bangladesh, Dhaka
Mar 2 v England, Bangalore
Mar 6 v India, Bangalore
Mar 11 v West Indies, Mohali
Mar 15 v South Africa, Kolkata
Mar 18 v Netherlands, Kolkata

Unfortunately no game on St Patricks Day! Must get my Atlas out and figure out a route between the cities. Anyone been to any of the cities? At least it's a bit away to find out stuff and save, save, save!

Bangalore is a smashing city, with the best climate in India, not too hot at all