Hey! Wipe that egg off your face!

The west Indies had some face to save after their first match against India, and they did, mostly. They batted first and Dwayne Smiths 72 helped them reach a defendable total of 171. The 3 West Indians that didn't bat, Narine, Santokiem, and Badree all made up for a lack of run points with some superb bowling. They dismissed 3 major Bangladeshi hitters in the first 4 overs. Badree went on to get a 3 wicket haul. So West Indies win by 73 runs.

How about us? Well Catherine may be the Lord of the Runs but her runny son is closing the gap. Team Grllidae swarmed right on past the Chartham Strickers, Wizzywigers and K-Rod. Meanwhile Vidar and the Super Heroes continue to tango, leaving Slam! to run away from us all.

No cricket tomorrow, you can spend your time contemplating whose Doosra will fly the fastest.

Netherlands Make History!!

First match of the day was New Zealand v. South Africa. I think this was the match to watch with some good solid cricket going on. South Africa batted first and put up 170 to chase. 86 of those from Duminy! Who will be the first to reach a century?? 86, that's getting close. New Zealand gave a good chase with both Williamson and Taylor reaching the half century mark. But they just couldn't get past Steyn. He had 4 wickets! that's 165 fantasy points to him! Who had Steyn?? South Africa won by 2 runs.

The second match saw the Netherlands make history! But not in a good way. They were the only associate team to make it into the Super 10's and they had to play their first round 2 match against the number 1 team Sri Lanka. But, I was expecting more. This was an embarrassment and Sri Lanka held nothing back. Netherlands went all out after only 10.3 overs and only managed to get 39 runs! Yes, that's right 39 runs off of 63 balls. The smallest Twenty20 total ever. I think Sean could have done better. There were 4 ducks and only Cooper got into double digits with 16. 3 wicket haul to Methews and Mendis. But the Sri Lankans didn't stop there. They cracked out 40 runs in only 5 overs! So its not surprise when I say, "Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets!"

Lots of surges happening in our crew. James finally found the pivot point, unfortunately for the rest of us! and Moira? I thought you said you made no trades - are you just being cheeky??

Finally a hardy welcome to LEAH!! She has decided to join us in this little adventure. Welcome Leah!

Moira's got the right idea

Hello West Indies? Hello?

Pakistan and Australia played first today. Pakistan batted first and earned 191, 94 of those coming from Umar Akmal. So all in all a solid showing. Australia then went in to bat and dropped 2 wickets right away in the first over, losing both Warner and Watson (that didn't help anyone's slope)But, Finch and Maxwell were able to hang in there and put together a pretty good partnership, both surpassing the half century mark. Unfortunately for Australia they were the only two who hit double digits and so it just wasn't enough. Wickets all over the place for Pakistan - well done bowlers. 2 a piece to Babar, Gul, Afridi, and Bhatti. Pakistan won by 16 runs.

Hello West Indies? Hello? Did you come to play cricket??? It certainly didn't appear so. We actually caught the end of this game. We can watch the matches live on the xbox. So, anyone that wants to show up 6am to see the second match of the day, I will happily brew you a latte. Anyway, West Indies had a lackluster batting run only reaching a target of 129, me thinks thats not enough against India. Jadeja did well bowling with a 3 wicket haul. So, India didn't have to much to do and they handily won by 7 wickets. Sharma and Kholi banged out most of the runs, each reaching the half century mark. The West Indian bowling was dismal and only of note because Bravo earned me -45 points, thanks a lot Bravo.

chek out our worm! Lots of steep slopes today with a massive surge my James. Well done James, that table is starting to pivot. And Missy had overtaken Bob, and they both left Katy S in the dust. So much more to come, what will happen?

Tomorrow is New Zealand v. South Africa and Sri Lanka v. Netherlands (the usual men in Orange).

Slam! is right

things I'm obsessed with today....

There are two things I am obsessed with today, but they can wait. So, the first game was Sri Lanka and South Africa. Sri Lanka batted first with 61 from Perera they were able to hit a respectable 165. Tahir was able to earn a 3 wicket haul - so good for him. South Africa then took the pitch. They did OK, but they didn't get their numbers high enough early enough to take the pressure off the bowlers coming in late in the line up. Sri Lanka won by 5 runs.

Then England took on New Zealand. And here is where my obsessions begin. But first, England batted first and put up 172 - good for them. Then New Zealand came up and started chipping away at the total. But around the 4 over the rains started. According to D/L, New Zealand needed to score at least 42 in 5 overs. Well, they got 47 in 5.2. So, New Zealand gets the win. Tough luck for the men in orange. That's right, you heard me, the men in ORANGE???? WTF??? These are not the Dutch, what pray tell are they doing in orange? Obsession number 1. Number 2 is Stuart Broad. Have you seen how tall that guy is?

check the worm for our action, and notice my slope - looking good, looking good.

Tomorrow is Australia Pakistan and India West indies.