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    I'm not sure The Windies have got it in them.

    My take for the semi-final berths on current form:
    1. Australia
    2/3. South Africa/New Zealand

    Sri Lanka and England are the contenders for the 4th spot.

    From the semi's onwards it's all about who is on their game on the day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave A View Post
    I'm not sure The Windies have got it in them.

    My take for the semi-final berths on current form:
    1. Australia
    2/3. South Africa/New Zealand

    Sri Lanka and England are the contenders for the 4th spot.

    From the semi's onwards it's all about who is on their game on the day.
    Yes, I'm with you on that. I reckon Sri Lanka will be the side to go through to the semis.
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    It seems to me that the South Africans are making heavy weather out of all their games though? Australia seem to be in better form? Hopefully we will peak for the right games!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Debbiedle View Post
    It seems to me that the South Africans are making heavy weather out of all their games though? Australia seem to be in better form? Hopefully we will peak for the right games!!
    I'm just hoping that it will be something like the world cup from 8 years ago. Australia just managed to slip into the semi's, also making it look like really hard work, and then went on the win!

    I suspect that the pitches have been giving both our bowlers and batsmen some trouble, but I think that we are getting used to them. Pollock and Ntini bowled much better yesterday. I still don't know why Smith won't just play a spinner for a couple of games — Petersen can bowl and bat, just give him chance!
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    Watching us play against Ireland last night, I thought it was like a big V8 idling up a hill - there was only ever going to be one winner despite the fact the foot on the accelerator was not flat to the floor.

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    Yesterday must have been pretty tough if you were a Sri Lankan or England supporter. Down to the last ball.

    Amazing what a difference watching a neutral match makes. It was hard to decide what was more entertaining - the play on the field or the England fans during the last two overs.

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    I just finished watching the highlights after reading about the result online!

    I don't know why SABC3 are not showing all the super 8 games — they showed a game everyday during the pool games, but now that the exciting stuff is happening.... Would have loved to watch it live, or at least the last ten overs
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    No comment on Saturday's game....

    But I did enjoy last night Hopefully this coming Saturday will go well, but New Zealand are looking very dangerous at the moment.
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    I reckon we can beat them. All depends which team turns up on the day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave A View Post
    I reckon we can beat them. All depends which team turns up on the day.
    Yes—we beat them when they were here. It seems like Ian Flemming is Graeme Smith's nemesis (at least, they don't seem to like each other very much), so I'm sure Smiffy will be looking to win a grudge match as well as a more secure place for the finals.

    I'm confident that we can make it to the next round—from there it depends on which team is the better one on the day. Still a little bit concerned that we've only been able to bowl one team out in the entire series.
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