Please click here to leave a message.
The Ulster Cricketer reserves the right not to publish submissions written under pseudonyms or which make gratuitous personal attacks.
no humble pie required here. Yesterday's performance illustrates the gap between the part-time cricketers and full-time professionals. I doubt if even England would have failed to chase down 206. Shot selection was atrocious and the use of the "power play" was naive. Hopefully Ireland can at least regain some pride in the next matches.
10 of the 11 Ireland team yesterday are full-time professional cricketers...
So frustrating , loads of mistakes but thats the nature of an Irish pitch in Bangladesh. They did their best to help us with that wicket. More spinners please....
"Ireland just need to do the bizz on Friday " Just is a big word Andy. If I had said that, you would have been jumping on the anti england bandwagon and making a fool of yourself on this forum yet again lol. If Ireland can't beat the Bangladeshi's, I fear for the success of the current Ireland team at this tournament. The interest that was created by the win again Pakistan at the last one was fantastic but I struggle to see any big scalps for Ireland now.
Good effort by Ireland and plenty of twists and turns to reflect on. Not using the batting power play and over use of Rankin at the end might be two talking points for the skipper to explain but it was always going to be tough in their backyard. The boys did well so let's keep behind them as every game is a mountain to climb and any win at this level is going to be hard earned.
Missed opportunity... don't see a one-wicket win happening.
Squeaky bum time now Ranger....but keep at yer work as well and drive straight !!
(If at all possible)!!!
Three down... Going to be tight.
Welcome back Lurgan Park Ranger.
Hope that flat top screen your watching is tied on to the gang mower as you are cutting the grass on the Lurgan Park cricket pitch !
Yes, brilliant effort by Ireland so far ...but we need to keep calm, play each ball on merit and take nothing for granted....the Bangers will know how to use the ball on their home patch.
Come on Ireland !!!!!!!!
Great start... but its not all done and dusted yet. Fingers crossed.
And it's music to my ears !
3rd umpire technology done it's job there!
Great fielding by Joyce...Iqbal gone...Old Botham almost choked on his prawn sandwich !!! Great entertainment indeed....come on Ireland !!!
And its getting better!
No hot-spot in World Cup!
Surely if hot-spot is available, it should be made available for the premier tournament in world cricket? Did Sarwan lose out today beccause he was given out LBW from an inside edge?
This is poor from the ICC. Even if the technology is Military, surely the ICC were aware of this and should have made arrangements for the export license to be forth-coming?
M. Pakks ??
Yes I know Old Vic very well.. he's a dummy who I keep locked up in a suitcase in my attic.
I had to incarserate him for good as he talks to much nonsense about cricket, although lately I've been hearing strange noises in the wee small hours of the night.
I think he wants out to see the Ireland match....either that or I'll have to put a mouse trap up there !!!
I left out an important word last time... Do you know Vic Johns?
C. Boomer
Oh I agree with you alright, I'm just pointing out that while there was much to laugh at about England's performance, there were still some good displays.
Rather than focus on England's ineptitude though...great display from the Netherlands!!
(By any chance do you Vic Johns?)
