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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2007 16:31:18 GMT -5
MARCH
Group A, St Kitts (all start 1330 GMT)
14 Australia v Scotland
16 Netherlands v South Africa
18 Australia v Netherlands
20 Scotland v South Africa
22 Netherlands v Scotland
24 Australia v South Africa
Group B, Trinidad (all start 1330 GMT except *)
15 Bermuda v Sri Lanka
17 Bangladesh v India
19 Bermuda v India
21 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
23 India v Sri Lanka
25 Bangladesh v Bermuda (*starts 1430 BST)
GROUP C, St Lucia (all start 1330 GMT)
14 Canada v Kenya
16 England v New Zealand
18 Canada v England
20 Kenya v New Zealand
22 Canada v New Zealand
24 England v Kenya
Group D, Jamaica (all start 1430 GMT)
13 West Indies v Pakistan
15 Ireland v Zimbabwe
17 Ireland v Pakistan
19 West Indies v Zimbabwe
21 Pakistan v Zimbabwe
23 Ireland v West Indies
Super Eight (all start 1430 BST)
If any seeded team does not finish in the top two in their group, the non-seeded team qualifying will take their allotted place in the Super Eight fixture list.
27 D2 v A1, Antigua & Barbuda
28 A2 v B1, Guyana
29 D2 v C1, Antigua & Barbuda
30 D1 v C2, Guyana
31 A1 v B2, Antigua & Barbuda
APRIL
1 D2 v B1, Guyana
2 B2 v C1, Antigua & Barbuda
3 D1 v A2, Guyana
4 C2 v B1, Antigua & Barbuda
7 B2 v A2, Guyana
8 A1 v C2, Antigua & Barbuda
9 D1 v C1, Guyana
10 D2 v A2, Grenada
11 C2 v B2, Barbados
12 B1 v C1, Grenada
13 A1 v D1, Barbados
14 A2 v C1, Grenada
15 B2 v D1, Barbados
16 A1 v B1, Grenada
17 A2 v C2, Barbados
18 D1 v B1, Grenada
19 D2 v B2, Barbados
20 A1 v C1, Grenada
21 D2 v C2, Barbados
Semi-finals
24 Super Eight 2nd v 3rd, Jamaica (start 1545 BST)
25 Super Eight 1st v 4th, St Lucia (start 1445 BST)
Final
28 Winner SF1 v Winner SF2, Barbados (start 1445 BST)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2007 16:34:16 GMT -5
How the World Cup works
The ICC Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean will be the biggest in the tournament's history with 16 teams - two more than in 2003 - taking part. But if you thought it was a simple knockout then think again as the tournament involves two group stages and there are seedings to boot.
But help is at hand with our stage-by-stage guide...
Group stage
The 16 teams have been divided into four groups of four and seeded according to their world rankings.
Group A: Australia (1), South Africa (5), Scotland (12), The Netherlands (16)
Group B: Sri Lanka (2), India (8), Bangladesh (11), Bermuda (15)
Group C: New Zealand (3), England (7), Kenya (10), Canada (14)
Group D: Pakistan (4), West Indies (6), Zimbabwe (9), Ireland (13)
Each team will play every other team in its group. They will get two points for a win, one point for a tie or no result and nought for a defeat.
The top two teams from each group will progress to the next phase - the Super 8s.
If any teams finish equal on points at the end of the group stages, a series of tiebreakers will be used in order, until one team emerges superior.
Tiebreakers Team with the most wins Team with the higher net run-rate Team with the most wickets taken by balls bowled Winner of the game between two level teams Draw lots
Super 8s
There will be six matches in the Super 8s, with each team playing each other, except for the one team they have already played in the group stage. The points from that group stage match will be carried forward to their Super 8s tally.
The top four teams from the Super 8s will progress to the semi-finals and for any tiebreakers the criteria listed in the group stage above will be used.
The super 8s seeding is indicative-based on the ranked top two teams from group stage qualifying.
If these two teams qualify they will be seeded in position one or two as specified regardless of whether they finish first or second in their group.
For example, if South Africa win Group A and Australia come second, for the purposes of the Super 8s, South Africa will still be A2 and Australia will be A1.
If, for example, Scotland qualify instead of Australia, Scotland will become A1.
Semi-finals The team who finished first in the Super 8s will play the team which finished fourth. Second will play third.
The weather There is a reserve day for every match at the World Cup.
Any incomplete matches will be continued the next day from where they left off, a new game will not be started.
Every effort will be made to complete the match on the scheduled day with any necessary reduction in overs taking place. Only if the minimum number of overs (20 per side) cannot be bowled on the scheduled day will the match be completed on the reserve day.
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Post by masterplan200 on Feb 15, 2007 18:35:28 GMT -5
Bloody Australia will win AGAIN! God I hate our cricket team
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Post by Bizzle on Feb 21, 2007 14:04:19 GMT -5
Australia, South Africa will be favourites. England, West Indies, New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have a chance too. It's the most open World Cup in ages.
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Post by Spider on Mar 16, 2007 14:48:14 GMT -5
Good win for Ireland!
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Post by feckarse on Mar 16, 2007 14:59:47 GMT -5
Good win for Ireland! it was a draw actually, but still not bad!
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Post by MG on Mar 16, 2007 17:39:25 GMT -5
I started to watch bits of it! Enjoying the highlights!
C'MON IRELAND!!! HAVE TO WIN ON PADDYS DAY IN ALL SPORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2007 5:18:17 GMT -5
sorry all england fans there defeat was all my fault, as soon as i turned on the telly Collingwood went soon followed by Pietersen. however i didn't watch the second innings so can take no responsibilty for that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2007 19:44:13 GMT -5
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Post by feckarse on Mar 17, 2007 21:46:46 GMT -5
Take that Mike Atherton!! I remember him saying (albeit slightly paraphrasing, this was certainly the gist): "It's disgraceful that teams like Ireland are in the world cup, it undermines the competition" .... ;D Was watching the Pakistan game tonight with some folk who know a thing or two about cricket, and have been teaching me the basic rules etc between this game and the last; has been a great laugh! (sing when you're winning and all that ) Ireland into the super eight looks a distinct possibility now (not sure what happens if Zimbabwe beat Pakistan and we lose to the Windies, and we're left tied on points); who'd have thought it'd go like this?!!
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Post by MG on Mar 18, 2007 8:39:54 GMT -5
OLE,OLE OLE OLE!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Spider on Mar 18, 2007 10:09:26 GMT -5
Great win for Ireland! Probably the greatest shock in cricket ever!
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Post by feckarse on Mar 18, 2007 13:35:18 GMT -5
well the Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer is dead possibly suicide??
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2007 13:42:23 GMT -5
well the Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer is dead possibly suicide?? i read about half an hour ago about him going to hospital, from him now to be dead i just hope it wasn't suicide
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Post by Spider on Mar 18, 2007 14:02:09 GMT -5
I thought it was a heart attack.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2007 8:27:15 GMT -5
england have made it then india look like going out i thought that the pitches were ment to favour the asian teams.
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Post by MG on Mar 25, 2007 8:29:04 GMT -5
well the Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer is dead possibly suicide?? i read about half an hour ago about him going to hospital, from him now to be dead i just hope it wasn't suicide was he murdered or what was the final verdict? Got hammered the other day tho
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Post by feckarse on Mar 25, 2007 8:42:07 GMT -5
The police have come out officially saying he was murdered (strangled)
All a bit mad really.
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Post by Spider on Mar 25, 2007 10:39:06 GMT -5
Shocking news about Woolmer! Can't see England getting past the super 8s to be honest. I think Australia have pretty much got this tournament wrapped up.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2007 14:32:03 GMT -5
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Post by MG on Mar 29, 2007 18:34:04 GMT -5
LETS BE HAVING YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2007 17:34:15 GMT -5
england are doing there best to get knocked out
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Post by miaki on Apr 12, 2007 15:48:19 GMT -5
england have made it then india look like going out . I saw all the Indian team at Heathrow getting ready to fly back to Mumbai. I couldn't believe how much luggage they have to cart round with them!!
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Post by masterplan200 on Apr 12, 2007 23:12:06 GMT -5
LETS BE HAVING YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ponting, Ricky Ponting He's the greatest batsman in history From the town of Hobart He's about to hit another century! (Ok that was a bit over the top) New Zealand seem to want to get eliminated too!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2007 17:17:34 GMT -5
well if you gonna go out, go out in style what a useless bunch of twats.
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