World Twenty20 2012 Begins

I just cut and pasted the first post from our last tournament. Seemed like a good place to start:


OK, so here we go again. I have updated all the links on the right so don't hesitate to use them often. And don't hesitate to post comments - that's half the fun ya know?

To get us going I will put some questions out there for you to ponder and reply to:
1. What will your team name be? Does it have any special meanings?
2. What is your strategy for this tournament?
3. Other than yourself, who would you most like to see win our competition? Who would you like to see fail? (I know that's not nice but come on, there is someone you secretly want to be on the bottom) Who do you really want to make sure you are ahead of?


Discuss........


Also, keep in mind that this is a Twenty20 tournament. So they play shorter games (20 overs) as opposed to the 50 overs of a 1 day international game like they did in the World Cup. So expect batters to be going balls to the walls (hey, that would be a good team name - I may have to change) and not holding back - this could lead to high scores or a duck.

final note: matches get underway on Tuesday the 18th with the host nation Sri Lanka taking on Zimbabwe. Don't discount Zimbabwe, I think this might be their year.

The bitter end

I hope you all have been carefully contemplating your final set of trades. This is it, one last chance to make whatever move you can. Can Anna hang onto 2nd? Bob, Me, Suresh, Catherine? Who will get the highly coveted 6th place spot? Can Michael finish in the top 10? Can Lynda fall far enough down to get the Sweaty Teddy award? One more game, one more day of excitement.

Missy came over the other day to watch the India / Pakistan semi. Kinda a boring game. India batted first and played pretty pedestrian cricket, we all thought that Pakistan would have no trouble beating them. But then Pakistan batted and looked like crap, so India it is in the finals facing off against Sri Lanka. India will have to do better if they are to take home the title. We're all set around here for our finals party. Its to bad that we are spread all over the world because it would really be fun to have ALL of us together for the excitement. Lets hope its a real nail biter.

If memory serves me, Paul won the last World Cup and earned his name on the cricket bat trophy. Now it looks like we'll need to get the trophy to James (I'm not spoiling anything by naming James winner am I?) Catherine - could you bring it with you when you come? If not this trip then maybe in August. We'll engrave James on there and he can hold it for the next four years until I claim it in 2015! Thanks all for the fun and competition.

Get the Party Started

OK folks, the party starts Saturday at 10:30. We'll be watching the game taped delayed so try and hold off on your morning ritual of coffee and cric info. Since the game will be so damn long I am thinking we will want lots of snacky foods to munch on throughout rather than one big meal. I'm gonna make some sandwhiches, actually some wraps - a thai chicken wrap, a scampi wrap, and a hummus/veggie wrap. You guys bring anything that you think would be good to stuff our faces with. Who's in?

In Cricket news: Sri Lanka beat New Zealand today which surprised no one but New Zealand did put up a pretty good fight and can leave the tournament with the heads held high. Tomorrows game is India v. Pakistan. Should be a really good game. I'm cheering for India, well, Dhoni specifically. And Yuvraj, and Afridi, and the Haq, and ...........

It only takes two

Well, South Africa gave a huge gift to England when they beat Bangladesh and then choked while playing New Zealand. I guess it didn't pay to be so nice. Then England took that gift and promptly flushed in Aunt Katy's Outhouse this morning when they were trounced by Sri Lanka. This must be Odins way of righting the universe. So moving onto the Semis we have Sri Lanka who will face New Zealand on Tuesday and on Wednesday India will take on Pakistan.

We finally purchased the video feed of the cricket so Michael caught the end of this mornings game. He watched on with glee at seeing cricket on our new big TV. Giggling with joy as Dilshan apologized to Tharanga for hitting a 4 and then just stood there for the rest of the over. This allowed Tharanga to score not only the winning run but also earn his century. I'm not sure if Michael's glee was due to Dilshan's cheekiness or just being able to see cricket in general but he was dancing around like a ten year old girl at a Justin Bieber concert. So, if you are in the area on April 2nd come on over to watch the finals. We'll watch it delayed so don't go checking cricinfo that morning or you'll spoil the results. I'll get you more specifics soon about exact times and what you can bring.

Our competition is heating up. If you ignore James, and I try to, then there is some fierce competition in the upper ranks. Bob was in 2nd, then Katy S, then Suresh, and now Anna has jumped into that coveted position. There is lots of jockeying around. I was ahead of Bob - much to my glee, now he's ahead of me - much to my chagrin. Missy was down, now she's up. Cosmin has rocketed into the mix. It seems that anyone can shoot themselves into the top 5. Michael moved out of 11th only to get stuck in 10th, can he overcome and conquer 9th? Can Lynda and Moira at least break into the 8 thousands before all is said and done? Ok, James, we won't ignore you any longer, what is your world ranking these days? Ooh I just looked. You're sitting at 100 exactly - hang in there James! As much as I don't want to type this out loud It would be fun if you finished on the leader board.

OK, bit of break for the next few days. Next set of trades needs to be done by Monday night. Oh, a question: I have been thinking about strategy. do you think it best to split your squad in two and have half from each team playing, or to pick a side and load up on them? My strategy has been to split my team, I am thinking that may not be the best option. James, Anna, what does the almighty pivot say? Dad, does Odin have an opinion?

Wormy wormy worm

The Quarter Finals are Here

OK folks, we are getting down to the end of things. 8 teams left, and its win or go home time. Tonight we see Pakistan take on the WI, then tomorrow it will be India v. Australia, followed by New Zealand v. South Africa, and finally Sri Lanka v. England.

There are some tough battles heating up in our competition. I know lots of you have been saving up trades to have full teams in these later stages so it would seem that it may come down whether or not you can pick the one sneak attack player that earns big points. Everyone will have Afridi and Singh, so who will distinguish your team? And will they do enough? James figures you have to earn 200 more points than him in each game to beat him, can it be done? Don't know but I'll try. Bob and Katy S need to look at their collective rears again cause Anna and Cosmin are banging on the door, seems to be a bit of an urgent matter. I'm sandwiched between my Mom and my Mother in Law - hoping to leave them both in the dust. I know Michael just wants to finish higher than 11th, Henry? Moira? You both had brushes with fame and then sharp declines, can you fight you way back? Lynda???? Oooh Lynda....... we're playing cricket here, care to join us?

Get your trades on people, and goodness sake, HAVE FUN!!

Pigs are flying and Hell is freezing over

No Catherine it is not due to global climate change or your recycling. Its due to the cheering support that England will be giving South Africa tonight! That's right, I said it, all over England you will hear the cheer "Go Proteas!!!" If South Africa beats Bangladesh then England makes it through to the next round. If not, Bangladesh goes through. The other match of the night pits Australia against Pakistan, both of whom are looking to come out on the top of group A.

The pigs aren't just flying over England but over our competition as well. I have been overtaken not only by Cosmin but by Missy as well - a mother should love her daughter more than that. Michael is out of 11th place, and what happened to Moira - you used to be in 4th girl! It's such a hard fall isn't it?

I'm working on our next worm so we can see it all in technicolor.

Have fun with your trades.