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Babygael · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject: Another good day for the windies

Well the windies made it through to the super eights after winning the match against Zimbabwe today. They still have to play Ireland on Friday and I would like the Irish to do well. As Bangladesh and Zim have improved so much I think its time for others to step up now and work toward a test ranking.

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Babygael · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject:

I hope Scotland beats the Netherlands although I feel for them,they and Bermuda have had the worse experience to take back home.But at least they now know what to aim for next time!

How will the windies cope against the giant killers......well that would depend on if the players put in the effort .They have beaten them before and its really up to them,they certainly have the ability to do so. But I'm not holding my breath a good fight to the end would be good.

Meanwhile as I have said on the other thread,the big talk is not who will win but what really happened to Bob Woolmer!! There are all sorts of speculations, and the post mortem was inconclusive.
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Reluctant Hero · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject:

Babygael · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:57 am Post subject:

RH this morning they reported on the radio just now,that a senior Police officer said they found a bone broken in his neck, as If he had been strangled by someone late that night or early the same morning. Shocked

I read lately from Tony Cozier that 26 years ago a similar incident happened when Ken Barrington,one of England's finest batsmen,then the team coach,died in his hotel room in Barbados the night after a traumatic day for England.
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Babygael · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:59 am Post subject:

It looks like murder now for sure! I'm not surprised after hearing the conditions he was found in anyway,the Pakistan Team has been questioned and finger printed and the Windies and Irish teams will also be questioned.I also heard someone was arrested??? As these two are playing a match this morning I wonder how it will affect (if at all) play.

Although I support the windies most of the time,I secretly wouldn't mind to see a win for Ireland or at least a real ding dong battle! I shall be glued to the TV for sure today!
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Reluctant Hero · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject:

It said on the news today that someone had been arrested. Possibly in the USA?

I heard that he was just about to spill the beans on match-fixing etc was that the motive behind the attack or was it because they got put out of the tournament in the opening stages?

On a slightly less serious note, Scotland exited the tournament yesterday with a pathetic display against the Netherlands. Got bowled out for a pathetic score and failed to bat much past 25 overs.

I don't know what your TV coverage is like over there, but over here, unless you have got satellite TV, it is terrible. The highlights of the game were not on until 12.25 last night. Having to get up for work at 6.30, I decided to give it a miss!
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Reluctant Hero · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:01 am Post subject:

Winning in style BG!

A six to win it!!!

Fantastic Very Happy

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Babygael · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject:

And a six it a was RH! Very Happy

I was very disappointed over the match between Scotland and the Netherlands Crying or Very sad

I was hoping they would have taken a leaf out of Irelands book.

With the coverage here,they have one match (ball by ball coverage) on CMC Caribbean broadcasting Cooperation (TV), and the others by radio according to perceived importance. Windies matches tend to be shown,usually! Wink

This is on every day.Then you can get them all on channel TV.

On a more horrible note, I missed the latest up date on poor Mr.Woolmer today,so far anyway,but they were saying that the deed was most probably done by more than one person as he was a big guy and it would have been hard for one person to have strangled him. that he must have known who it was ,as he let them in to his room, there was no sign of a break in. nor was anything stolen.

Apparently the popular reason (PURE SPECULATION) for his murder is match fixing.He was going to write an autobiography or some such when his time as coach ended. I guess someone had a contract out on him when that time arrived,he must have had some damaging info, for them that is! Other than that, a REALLY pissed off fan? Confused

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Reluctant Hero · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

Apparently, the police have got hold of some CCTV footage. Let's hope the killers get caught. Saw that the Pakistan team were allowed to fly home today.

Only a less serious note - rain in Trinidad???!!! What's that all about BG? Thought there was nothing but blue skies with the sun splitting the trees Cool

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Babygael · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:27 am Post subject:

Hey RH,yes the Pakistani team flew home. And yes they were checking the CCTV footage at the Pegasus Hotel http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070325/lead/

Sorry RH but pepetual blue skies is only in the imagination!! Very Happy

When the hurricane season is here, and there is a tropical storm passing through,you can just see your hand in font your face for rain!
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Babygael · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject:

More updates from jamaica about Mr.Woolmer's murder.

http://www.jamacia-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070326/lead/lead2.html

There will be more 'murder' tomorrow I'm afraid when the Windies meet Austrailia in Antigua! Och weel,in for a penny!!! Laughing

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Reluctant Hero · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject:

Start of the Super-Eights! Are you hopeful of the West Indies getting through BG?
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Babygael · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:56 pm Post subject:

Hopefull RH? yes, They have beaten the Aussies already and if they bowl like Holding and Marshall,field like Jonty Rhodes and bat like Brian Lara of old,sure I'm hopefull! Laughing

Actually I am REALLY looking forward to the match starting in about half an hour from now,9.30am.
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Reluctant Hero · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:54 am Post subject:

It is going to be hard to win from this position BG. But a double century from Lara should see you home Wink

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Babygael · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject:

Yes well who said it was going to be easy! Rolling Eyes

300 balls to be bowled,323 or so runs to get hmmmnnnn Cool

I don't think Lara will feature short of a major miracle,he just hasn't showed up to any of the matches yet! Look at his feilding yesterday,awful!

Tiger is batting well and samuels,Gayle is due a big one soon.hope it's today! Sarwan is out of kilter too,Bravo can make a good forty or so runs and if the luck of the Irish goes Smithy's way, he can blast a quick fire decent score,other than that......they're TOAST! Laughing

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Reluctant Hero · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

Lara showed up today BG as did Ramdin. Pity the others never though Crying or Very sad

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Babygael · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject:

Yup RH,TOAST! Did you see that Malinga getting four wickets in four balls feat!! Brilliant ! But South Africa lost all of those wickets and still won! Cool

I saw someone in the crowd posing as an Inzamam al Haq look-a-like.The camera zoomed off pretty quickly though! But it was very good,it made me do a double take! I wonder if people suspect him??
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Reluctant Hero · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:37 am Post subject:

Babygael · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject:

Point taken RH LOL! Which sort of reminds me about a comment just made on the radio here about Bermuda going home today,something about "all those fat people running around the cricket field" Laughing

No tact or diplomacy around here! Laughing

Today is another match with NZ, hope they do better this time around! Razz

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