The associate's thread

[SaintPowelly]

Whos stupid idea was it to play 4 ODIs ?? or did 1 get rained out ??

[dan08]

Whos stupid idea was it to play 4 ODIs ?? or did 1 get rained out ??

No, just a 4 match series. Would have been better to play 3 or 5.

[SaintPowelly]

You'd think both teams would be wanting to play a decider.

[dan08]

My in-depth interview with the Deputy President of the Malaysian Cricket Association: http://malaysiacricket.wordpress.com/20 ... allipuram/

Fascinating to see how the team is turning more professional and the plans they have in store for the future.

[SaintPowelly]

Another very good read Dan, keep them coming

[backfootpunch]

Whos stupid idea was it to play 4 ODIs ?? or did 1 get rained out ??

when i saw this post i thought you were talking about england vs india and had decided we were so bad we should be downgraded to an associate nation

[from_the_stands]

Only 50 sleeps to go until the WCL div 3 kicks off. Can't wait!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_ICC_World_Cricket_League_Division_Three

[dan08]

Division 3 starts tomorrow.

[from_the_stands]

So six teams will duke it out in Malaysia for the WCL div 3 title; Nepal, Uganda, USA, Bermuda, Singapore, and hosts Malaysia. I'm going for Nepal to win this, on account of more their players having their own wikipedia pages than the other teams.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_ICC_World_Cricket_League_Division_Three

There's a good preview for this on cricinfo;

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/791389.html

In the opening matches, Bermuda and the USA have just kicked things off, with Bermuda losing a wicket in the opening over. Malaysia take on Singapore, and Uganda will be up against Nepal.

[from_the_stands]

With the 2019 World Cup being reduced to 10 teams, which is a travesty, there really isn't much incentive for associate nations compared to before. A WC format featuring 2 groups of 8 would have worked nicely, but no, not according to the clowns who now run the game. I would love to have seen PNG and HK making their WC debuts next year. I need a drink!

[dan08]

With the 2019 World Cup being reduced to 10 teams, which is a travesty, there really isn't much incentive for associate nations compared to before. A WC format featuring 2 groups of 8 would have worked nicely, but no, not according to the clowns who now run the game. I would love to have seen PNG and HK making their WC debuts next year. I need a drink!

2 groups of 8 would last too long. The 2007 format of 4 groups of 4 was best but seeing as India and Pakistan got knocked out early the ICC had to change it...

On the first day of Division 3, there was a surprising win for Uganda over Nepal despite being 23/5, Singapore edged out Malaysia while USA thrashed the almost certain to be relegated Bermuda.

[from_the_stands]

With the 2019 World Cup being reduced to 10 teams, which is a travesty, there really isn't much incentive for associate nations compared to before. A WC format featuring 2 groups of 8 would have worked nicely, but no, not according to the clowns who now run the game. I would love to have seen PNG and HK making their WC debuts next year. I need a drink!

2 groups of 8 would last too long.

I don't think it would be too long; 2 games per day x 4 days per round, x 7 rounds = 28 days, with QF's, SF's and a final - 6 weeks tops, which is how long the 2015 version will take.

[from_the_stands]

Malaysia turned over Uganda!

[dan08]

Uganda and Nepal up to Division 2.

[dan08]

USA and Bermuda relegated.