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Underdog tale reaches tough climax | Cricket News | ICC Champions Trophy, 2009 | Cricinfo.com
And agree with:
fireballers
“What I don’t understand is why would they schedule a match on Monday when almost everybody has to be at work? It would okay if it were a 20/20 match but a full on ODI match on a MONDAY? I can’t imagine there being people committed enough to blow off work to watch Champions Trophy final. It is only easier to follow it on cricinfo. Just how in the world does a major [as per ICC] championship have a final scheduled on Monday is what I really would like to know here? I mean, it isn’t exactly that Cricket is the most popular sport in the world. And by pulling stunts like a Monday final ICC isn’t helping its own case. ‘Monday Final’.. prepostrous. Is it a holiday there tomorrow? And they want to expand Cricket in USA. It won’t happen with bogus planning such as this one. It won’t happen with ODIs and that is 100% certain. In two years, ODI matches will bring nothing but losses.”
cric_freak88
**"**well it’s gonna be a one sided game . because NZ lack the quality of players like ORAM / RYDER etc . Australia is no Pakistan (whose batsmen crumbled under pressure on a batting paradise)"