Sri Lanka v England WC Quarter-Final - Columbo

[jakarta]

Never mind this humiliation, losses against Bangladesh and Ireland should have been wake-up calls that England simply aren't good enough in 50 Over cricket.

Rebuild time with all places now up for grabs? Trott perhaps the exception to this.

Good news for Sussex I guess as we will be seeing a lot more of Prior, Wright & Yardy......

 

[Beach Hut]

We need a hail mary now

 

[severnside gull]

embarrassing end to a pretty poor campaign but the ashes as compensation so I'm not complaining

 

[vegster]

A very predictable end to a very long winter and spring. Yes Yes, The Ashes ! but surely we should have cut down on the ridiculus number of meaningless ODI's before the tournament ? Also the length and format of the tournament should be revised, it was ridiculus that either India or The Convicts went out at the last 8 stage.

The long winter took its toll and the regular returnees to Blighty left us with a hotch potch of bit players consisting of Saffers, Indians and a token Oirishman. Our Sussex contingent has performed especially poorly too. I was lucky in that all I was working so kept up to date on my phone and didn't have to sit and watch this slow death.

 

[vulture]

strauss and kp will retire from the one day game now....time to re-build

 

[Pavilionaire]

Today we really missed Stuart Broad. So often when we need a breakthrough he can supply it.

It's no coincidence 3 out of the last 4 left are sub-continent sides who are masters of the conditions and pitches.

We're not a bad side, there's no major surgery required here. Those players have been away for a heck of a long time, we have no chance of ever winning the world cup if we put another schedule like that before the tournament proper.