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Loading ...Was it yesterday that I saw that the Aussies had re-taken the number one ranking?
Come the end of the World Cup, I wonder who will be number one.
Despite the shortcomings of this tournament it still promises to be an exciting couple of semi-finals and final. All of the likely semi-finalists seem to be in pretty good touch. S.Africa seem a little patchy but that’s not a bad thing so long as it’s before the semis.
Sounds like the Windies were chaotic again. Michael Holding’s call for Lara to step aside as captain may find a degree of support.
South Africa smash and grab
By Mike last year, mid-April Leave a comment on this post
Three days ago they were pedestrian, and that’s a compliment. Today South Africa were devastating, inflicting a forth successive loss and certain elimination to hosts West Indies (there’s actually still a mathematical chance). The sudden turnaround is sure to renew the hopes of the Proteas while West Indies’ imminent exit will surely empty a couple more seats for the remaining games. I’m suspicious that many weren’t watching anyway.
AB de Villiers smashed his maiden one-day century leaving the field with cramps, dehydration, heat exhaustion and some fond memories. Boucher bashed the third fastest fifty (at least this one came against respectable..er opposition) in World Cup history and Gibbs recovered from his calf strain to bash another fifty of his own. Even Kallis looked like a one-day player.
Thoughts? I’m not going to bed anytime soon. It’s still daylight here.
Scorecard here and Bulletin here.
Tags: 2007-world-cup, de-villiers, herschelle-gibbs, Jacques-Kallis, mark-boucher, south-africa, west-indies |
3 Responses to “South Africa smash and grab”
April 11th, 2007 at 1.07 am
April 11th, 2007 at 1.25 am
Yeah Australia has re-assumed the #1 ranking, for now. You’re right about World Cup end, results throughout the rest of the Cup could potentially cause another flip-flop or two.
South Africa did something I’ve previously judged upon New Zealand, West Indies and Pakistan - playing like schoolboys one day and men possessed another.
They’ve called for Lara’s head many times, he’s lost captaincy for one reason or another twice already. It must be hard to lead a bunch of talented individuals who make you want to claw your face.
Wait a sec… that could describe a few teams huh? 
April 11th, 2007 at 6.12 am
South Africa now only need one more win to secure a semis spot. They made it difficult losing to Bangladesh but it looks alright now.
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