England take on Ireland today in a match that will either be over very quickly or we will see England make 350 runs and then skittle out the Irish. Either way, join us here for live updates.
CWC: Day 12
2 Mar 11 09:00 by Richard Ferguson |
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England by 90 runs or 7 wickets
I got England by 78 runs / 8 wickets
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 1) : 90 is not even half of what the margin will be.
I think I have England by 103 which is also not going to be even close.
I made my pick before they played so well against the Indians.
Damn me and making my picks early..
I got eng by 89runs or 7 wickets
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 4) : I made all my picks before the tournament even started.
Got Eng by 106 runs or 7 wickets.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 4) : I make my picks in a complete round at a time
And then I cant remember why my margins are what they are 
i make mine begining every round…. it seems to me that the minos are worse than ever this year…. were they not more competetive in the past wc’s?
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 8) :
I write mine down.. easy to keep track them..
England win the toss and bat. A good toss for Andrew Strauss to win, and Stuart Broad is back from illness in place of Ajmal Shahzad. A reprieve for James Anderson
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 10) : I meant I dont remember my reasoning behind them
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 11) : Richard my man did you happen to watch football last night?
Eng 85/0
12 overs
@Ben (Comment 13) :
I did unfortunately.. was really bummed to be honest.
Strousie out for 34, eng 91/1 in 13.1
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 15) : Hehe I was pretty happy. Something to be happy about at least. We really have fallen of the tracks this season.
and there goes KP for 59 eng 117/2
20 evrs done, eng are 122/2
175/2 in 30
264/2 after 40 overs
260 with 10 to go, looks like 350/360 is on here….
45/1 in the powerplay
england loosing wicket like i loose my pay, 312 for 6 in 47
@franshark (Comment 24) :
That’s still a decent score, even though the opposition aint.
Eng 327/8 after 50 overs.
eng end on 327/8, good comeback for irland, 274/2 to 327/8 in the last 12 overs including the powerplay, @Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 25) : yip, still a good score iries now to get 238
@franshark (Comment 27) : 237 will be better for me
Ireland to be all out for 221.
62/2 in 10; not to bad
Only 14 runs from the powerplay. And that with a six from the last ball.
Ire 90/2 after 17 overs.
102/2 in 20, not bad not bad, thats 5 run to the over, mayby our margin of +-90 is to big
123-5
26 overs
@Ben (Comment 17) : I am completely bummed at Liverpool losing to West Ham. But then when I left Blighty to move back here I kind of put soccer behind me and took up the oval shaped ball instead. Still, those die-hard days of the Reds are almost hard-wired into my DNA and I will always be a Kop lassie at heart!
When it comes to cricket, I personally don’t give a fig what happens to England. As long as we beat them!
157/5 after 29.2 overs
167/5 what happend on the drive home, wickets…
Ireland scoring too many now. I need wickets please.
Strauss could do with some hair ‘therapy’.
O’Brien 51 off 30 balls.
@McLovin (Comment 41) : Nice
Ire need 123 from 96 balls and O’Brien on fire.
@McLovin (Comment 40) : He should have a chat to Timotei Olivier over at the Bulls!
224 will do perfectly for me.
@McLovin (Comment 43) : Wouldn’t it be luvverly if the Paddies were to thrash England???
@SharonvanWyk (Comment 46) : It would.
@SharonvanWyk (Comment 44) : He needs more than Shampoo. Kuifie Kallis should be able to point him in the right direction.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 45) : I need a collapse NOW
105 partnership off 62 balls so far.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 49) : Me too.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 49) : Only thing collapsing at the moment is the England bowling attack.
O’Brien just smacked a 102m six. Biggest of the tournie so far.
@McLovin (Comment 48) : Perhaps he should get plugs from Josh Strauss’s beard?
Our margins are to big
@McLovin (Comment 53) : I am SO loving this!
93m six from O’Brien.
Commentators pronouncing his name O’Brian, but I’m pretty sure it should be O’Breen (rhymes with lean).
O’Brien dropped by Strauss.
80 needed from 72 balls.
@McLovin (Comment 58) :
Nah, dude. O “Bryan” it is. Just like McLeod is Mc “Cloud!” Confusing, ain’t it?
@SharonvanWyk (Comment 61) : Maybe it’s O’Brian that’s pronounced O’Breen. Worked with an Irish woman once who was either O’Brien or O’Brian, can’t remember, and always corrected people who used to say O’Brian. But maybe she was just full of shit.
152 partnership up from 94balls.
Damm, this is getting close!
59 needed from 57 balls.
O’Brien 100 up from 50 balls.
13 fours & 6 sixes.
Fastest 100 in world cup history.
What an innings!!now to see it home for the Irish!
56 needed from 54 balls.
Run out.
O’Brien still there.
53 needed from 48 balls.
@McLovin (Comment 62) : Worked with one of those too… her name was Onion (I kid you not) We called her onion, as in the vegetable, and she insisted on being called O’ Nion. Said it was Irish. I agreed. Completely Irish!
@SharonvanWyk (Comment 72) :
OK Dudes and Dudettes… outta here. Got a bag to pack for hospital tomorrow. Will catch you all on the flipside – should be back in (virtual) action on the weekend, and hopefully discharged in time for the BIG MATCH! GO SHARKS!!!
@SharonvanWyk (Comment 74) : Adios.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 4) :
Does sharksworld have a CWC superbru pool?
40 needed.
36 balls.
35 runs
30 balls
@SharonvanWyk (Comment 74) : good lucl
This is nailbiting cricket. Come on Ireland!
300 up for Ireland.
27 needed
24 balls
4 wickets
@McLovin (Comment 81) : I’m lovin this.
Ireland can win this one…
It is close hey….
They say O’Brian looks tired!!!!
Ireland require another 23 runs with 4 wickets and 21 balls remaining
Ireland RR 6.55
Last 5 ovs 32/0 RR 6.40
Required RR 6.57
England RR 6.54
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Current time: 22:10 local, 16:40 GMT ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs HS Ave
*John Mooney (lhb) 22 22 4 0 100.00 10 (13b) 22 (22b) 31 572 55 31.77
Kevin O’Brien (rhb) 108 59 13 6 183.05 22 (8b) 8 (8b) 54 1481 142 37.02
Mooney (Ireland) starting to pick up his pace…he smacked a four in everyone of the last 4 overs…
20 needed
18 balls
4 wickets
20 from last 3 overs!!!!
Anderson on…hopefully the Irish can clobber him like the Dutch and Indians did….
Is powerplay still on or finished?
17 from 14!!!
3 from 4 balls of this Anderson over!!!
12 needed
12 balls
4 wickets
4 off the last ball of Andersons over…
8 runs from that over…12 required from the last 2 overs
O’Brien run out.
113 runs from 63 deliveries.
Broad not looking good and bowling another…
Think he would be able to forget this likfe he said he couldn’t remember the 6 sixes in and over it against him?
11 from 11 needed.
3 wickets.
Nah, reckon its over for the Irish now. Let’s see.
O’Brian run out tryiong a second…
11 short!??!
10 for Englands 2nd tie of this WC…
7 from 10 needed.
Johson replacing O’Brian…4 first ball…
7 from 10…
7 from 9.
Oh my aching tit! 4. Not over yet!
5 from 8
5 from 8 balls…
singles can do it…
4 from 7
3 needed from the last over.
4 from 7
3 from final over…
Mooney on strike who has 29 from 29…
Ireland win!!!!
Ireland, Ireland, together standing tall.
Shoulder, to Shoulder, we’ll answer Irelands call!!!
Well done boys! Don’t mind at all getting this wrong on SuperBru!
Do they have Guinness in India?
What a match.
Mooney does it with a 4!!!!!
Ireland win by 3 wickets and 5 balls to spare…
The question so far has been – Should the minnows be at the World Cup?
But surely now it’s – Should England be at the World Cup?
Hopefully we klap Eng on Sunday.
So England cannot be looking pretty with:
a close win over the Dutch…
a tie with India…
a loss to Irfeland…
And they still have SA, WI and Bangladesh to play…not?
@Hmmm (Comment 118) :
All 3 those sides can beat them on the day…
Eng must be nurvous of a 1st round drop out!!!
How do you lose a match when you score 300+, take a wicket with the first ball & have the opposition at 111/5?
No prizes for guessing man of the match.
Biggest successful run chase in world cup history.
crap – just found Sky’s updated match schedule for March and April… Not a lot of Sharks games, let’s put it that way
Oh, my this is goood. I’m gonna be an arsehole and say those boys are choker, coz there’s so many saffa’s in the team…
Forgive me, I just had to!!
Bookie’s wet dream?
@robdylan (Comment 123) : Check 19th March. Someone at Sky not a Cheetahs fan?
@McLovin (Comment 121) :
Broad? He was Irelands best player…
@McLovin (Comment 120) :
Ask Strauss that when you see him….
@robdylan (Comment 123) : Hopefully they’ll show more than what’s currently advertised.
Especially April.
@McLovin (Comment 126) : love the sense of humour, but the schedule is an almighty fail!
@McLovin (Comment 129) : yes, cos currently, it’s a disgrace
@robdylan (Comment 130) :
If they not showing many Sharks or Chaatahs games…I guess it is mostly Stormers and Bulls games…
@Hmmm (Comment 132) : it’s completely random
Oh ok…
So mostly Aus adn NZ games?
There cannot be few of all?
@robdylan (Comment 133) : I was under the impression they’d be showing almost all games. If not on tv then online or behind the red button.
If not there’s always Supersport for online coverage.
@McLovin (Comment 135) : you haben eine reliable SA proxy?
So, the wheels on that chariot finally came off hey? In spectacular fashion… Swing loooow…
@robdylan (Comment 136) : So far.
@robdylan (Comment 136) : Although streaming is not always as smooth, and as you probably know picture quality not the best. But good enough if there’s no other option.
If I was Andy Flower, I’d be a VERY worried man. . . (Remember Pakistans loss last WC…)
Even better news, its Andrew Strauss’s birthday today.. Seriously!! Poor man!
@McLovin (Comment 138) : I also have one that seemed to be working last time I used it… but it’s always a very touch-and-go thing
SUPER SUPER chuffed about this win.
Super chuffed because England lost
Super chuffed because nobody picked Ireland in our pool.
I’m not prejudiced.
I don’t mind WHO beats England and Australia.
Leprechauns! I can hear the excuses already! Well done Ireland!
BAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!!
England are the Associates’ bitches!
Awesome, awesome stuff from the Irish!
I was at the gym during the match and interrupted my session for the last couple of overs to join about 20 people clustered around the foyer TV. Everyone was gunning for Ireland. Was great.
Would love to see the English tabloid headlines in the morning.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 147) : O’Brien beat the previous fastest WC 100 by 16 balls.
Can’t believe ireland won today! What the heck?
South Africa batting first.
Smith out 20 of 32 balls.
SA 51/1 after 12.5 overs.
@klempie (Comment 148) : @Ben (Comment 149) : I couldnt watch but that was awesome
Kallis out, 2 from 12
58/2 after 15.3 overs.
77/2 after 18 overs
Sorry guys..
New thread is now up..