Seeing as some of my readers might be cooking-challenged ... I've decided to share my culinary skills with you..you know how to cook in a dutch oven.
1. Take a healthy cut of England.
2. Add 2 cups of Orange juice.
3. Cook in a dutch oven.
Done. Simple. Healthy.
P.S No onions, and yet I had tears in my eyes. Ah! The joys of watching a minnow win.
The effects of a ton by Tendulkar.
2 hours ago
34 Maidens bowled!!:
Dang ! I leave The Netherlands to come and work in UK - and then what happens ??? The Netherlands beats England in cricket at Lords.
Lordy I think I need a ' magic mushroom' to make it the perfect night of celebration.
As they say in Holland - Hup Holland Hup :)
The Netherlands were absolutely fantastic today. Really good with the basics and they had the sense to save Ryan ten Doeschate for the end.
10 years on, the more things have changed, the more they have remained the same.
10 years ago, England lasted just a little longer in a tournament format that was a bit longer.
10 years later, England are heading for the exits 3 days into the tourney.
Both World Cups too.
And did I mention that then, as in now, the opening ceremony was a "damp squib". Literally so!
Cheers,
TG,
LOL!
Hup Holland Hup!
Mahek,
I think Eng is plagued with self-doubt. Midway thru the game when the Dutch had quite a few runs to get, the comms started talking -ve.
I knew then with this mentality.. tuff for Eng!
Homer,
Ouch.
BTW, I thought how ironical that Yuvi and RS had food-poisining issues. Who is serving "dodgy prawns" now? Eh?
;-)
Quite a start to the cup!
What scenes.. simply awesome!
Cud u believe though that Broad had a chance to get a wicket on every single delivery of the final over: 1 dropped catch, and 5 missed run outs.. and then the stupidity of throwing the ball at the stumps off the final over.. keep it in ur hand and try to win it in the Super Over.
No brains there at all.
But thumbs up to the Dutch.
Not only the English, but Pakistan have a lot to worry abt too.
I was following Federer-Del Potro and Eng-Netherlands simultaneously, and after a point stopped following the Fedster since I was confident he would pull through. Watching England slowly get nervous was a lesson in why they have never won a World Cup (on the male side, that is).
You'd think that after the 15 minute discussion they had before the final ball, the ONE instruction to everyone would be - DO NOT SHY at the stumps if there is no back up. A tie is better than a loss. *sigh*
I don't have the "support staff" that these blokes do and yet that was the most important thought that went through my mind before the ball was bowled. Broad should have gotten up and charged the stumps with the ball in hand. They deserved to lose the game.
As TG say, Hup Holland Hup!
Homer,
You can't blame the English for the damp squib opening ceremony - the weather all around since yesterday has been pretty bad. What you supposed to do if the weather gods decide otherwise ??? It's a miracle that we got the whole game today.
Tomorrow's predo are none too good and the weather forecast suggests heavy rain - meaning Ind-Bang could get washed out.
As to opening ceremonies - India didn't cover herself with glory during the 1996 opening ceremony did she ? Wasn't there supposed to be some kind of laser bull c**p which didn't go as planned.
I thought Broad was right in having a shy at the stumps. I'm just curious as to why no one was backing up.
Mahek: Broad has missed the stumps 3 times before in the same over!
So chances were he would have missed again.
The smarter option would have been to keep the ball in his hands and then try and win the Super Over.
Simple.
I don't think so. Missing the stumps on previous occasions doesn't have any bearing on the outcome of a future attempt. It's not like he was trying to throw down the stumps from 60 yards.
Broad could have very well hit the stumps and everyone would have said how nerveless he was to do it. The bottom line is someone should have been backing up because there was a good chance it would come down to the fielding side getting a run out to win the game.
Under the circumstances , think Broad would have been wise to hold on to the ball. Guess that's where minds kick in.
Going into the Super over - you had to fancy England. Holland would have been deflated that having come this close, they couldn't get it across the line.
If only ' someone' had shouted to him - hold the ball and don't throw, we wouldn't have seen the mother of all upsets !
Not complaining though - perfect start to the tournament.
Query for you all ( and sorry Q for bringing this up!) , but which is bigger ? The Dutch beating England, or Ireland beating Pakistan?
Not far behind - Zim beating Aus in 83, Kenya beating WI in 96.
India have lost to minnows - but nothing like an Holland/Ireland has happened to them yet !
Mahek: at the end of the day it depends on what u wud have done.
In Broad's position I would have held on to the ball and fancied my chances in the Super Over. I'd missed the stumps 3 times, why shud i try again? U might have acted differently... which is fine. So did Broad.
The fielder was at mid off and cover.. the ball went through extra cover.. no way either fielder cud have got there in time..
Also wat if the non striker was in and the ball ricocheted off the stumps and the Dutch taken a 2nd?
So lesser risk is to keep ball in hand and go into the super over.
TG: I think Ireland beating Pakistan was way bigger cos firstly, it was an ODI as compared to a T20, where minnows have a better chance of causing an upset.
Secondly, that kicked Pak out of the WC.. Eng are still in it.
Q,
I have more hope for Pakistan. If they fix their bowling order (who opens etc) they'll be fine.
:-)
Q/TG
Agree about not shying at the stumps. Like TG said, the Dutch would've been deflated and lost in the superover.
Somebody should've used their head and backed up too.
JQ,
I think its this battalion of support staff that confuses ppl. Too many quicks spoil the broth as they say!
The batsman wasn't going to be in for sure so there's no question of a ricochet.
I don't think there was any backup because the throw wasn't much off target and the batsmen had no trouble running on the throw. England may or may not have won in the super over, but they WOULD have won if Broad had hit the stumps. And don't forget the Dutch had a guy by the name of Dirk Nannes who is well capable of bowling a dream over.
Lastly, the difference between the best and the rest is the will to win. That doesn't mean the best always win, but it's your will to back yourself that sets you apart. Broad has that, and even though his side lost, he showed he isn't afraid of losing: A trait rarely seen among Poms.
Mahek: Broad hasn't seen too many wins since he's played for England, hence I doubt its the fear of a loss.. more like he's immune to it.. u saw that smile when he missed the stumps of that final ball?
Either way, as I said its what you would have done that matters. We would have done things differently, which is fine.
Some days ur way will work, other days mine might.
Mahek
I agree with the concept of risking defeat to win. But, I can bet my last dollar/euro/rupee, that had it been an Australian bowler in the same situation he wouldn't have thrown the ball.
Simple reason - they use their head! They know with a tie - and with the proviso of the Super Over - it's another chance to get the win. Even the best champions would play it a bit safe , if they know dead cert that a second chance is just around the corner.
Think about it - getting to the Super Over - means they can gather their thoughts and plan it. Sure Dirk Nannes might bowl a Super Over , but concurrently they would have had Anderson to bowl as well.
Look at it in many ways - Broad was daft to make THAT throw.
If it's an Australian team there's someone backing up to ensure they don't lose :)
Mahek,
True. :-)
JQ,
I meant "too many cooks spoil the..."
I guess this being a game of cricket, "qicks" works too!!
:-)
Note to self: Learn to type.
TG,
Granted the English are above blame for the weather, just as the IPL organizers were in the first week in South Africa. Or the World Cup organizers were in 1996.
But that did not prevent the English of all hues from making snide remarks on the organizational capacity of the Indians. Or of the opening ceremonies themselves ( too loud, too over the top, too this too that..you know the story).
Sauce for the goose, no?
Cheers,
Leela, I think I like the "too many quicks spoil the broth" better." Perfect actually considering the context.
Don't learn to type if these are the types of "slips" you make. :-)
Leela,
APU is back with a changed URL, could you please make the change in your blog roll
new URL: http://www.all-padded-up.blogspot.com
English eyes are always fixed on the next Ashes test. No wonder they always trip over their shoelaces. Imagine resting KP and Swann to keep them fit for the next 12 months of cricket!! (Not that KP has developed the nous to succeed in T20, but he atleast is grounded in the present).
Leela
Didn't you just post something on the Ind - Bangl match ?? :) I recollect you even critcised MSD ( shock/horror)!
Did MSD ring you up to ask WTF was that all about and you promptly deleted the post ?? :):):)
Maybe we should wait until we make it to the Super Eights and THEN laugh :-)
Ankit,
Sure I'll update it.
adverbin,
True. Thatz what they care about. And now that Australia has also lost, maybe they can start the Ashes sooner! ;-)
TG,
Shoot! U did catch me there.
No actually I just hated what I wrote and deleted it. Didn't imagine anyone would've read it.
:-)
Sharath,
No no.. didn't mean to laugh at the Eng (well OK maybe a li'l). You have no idea how nervous I was until Ind actually defeated the Deshis.
Welcome to the blog.
:-)
Ah Leela,
TG was not the only one who noticed that "lost" post of yours!!! You know, you should have more love for MSD (if that is possible). 26 runs in 21 balls is not too shabby. True, it was quite a momentum-slowing innings but it wasn't a game-killer as some people in the commentary booth were making it out to be.
Yes, Yuvi bailed us out, but look at it this way:
After Dhoni got out, India scored 68 runs in 5.3 overs. Surely, when a team has 8 wickets in hand you'd expect them to get at 10-12 an over anyway. Yuvi just accelerated the process but in the big scheme we got what should have be considered par when the score is 112 for 2 after 14.3 overs... Before that, in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Dhoni-Gambhir put on 53 runs consolidating on the fast start without taking ANY risks.
The fact that MSD and GG were not finding the boundaries gave the impression that they were dawdling. They dawdled at more than 7 runs per over. :-)
Take a look at the Deshi (as you call it) scorecard. Did you realize that Junaid Siddiqui took just 4 more balls than Yuvi did to score 41 runs!! What he did not get was the support from his teammates. It's all about perspective. MSD and GG set the stage for Yuvi to have the license to flourish. And he did.
Which is why I thought Pragyan Ojha deserved the MoM more than Yuvi. Ojha ended any hopes the Deshis had of winning and maintained pressure for all 4 of his overs. He gave up a 6 only after everything was done bar the shouting.
Mixing metaphors, let's not be looking for every pockmark on a beautiful face and mistake it for a crater. :-)
I read u criticizing Dhoni as well Leela - so more people than u think would have read it :-)
What u wrote was fine, should have let it be. And ur right, he should have stuck to 6.
It wud be a statement you know if one of his biggest fans (i.e. you) feel that way.. :-)
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