Well, for as long as I can remember I've been telling people that Cricket is a great game, and for all too long I've recieved the same bulls##t remarks, "I'd rather watch the paint dry on the wall" or "that shite, thats not a game at all".

Well now its my turn.........

I have just witnessed a classic game of Cricket where Ireland and Zimbabwe fought out only the third tied game game in the history of the ICC World Cup. The intensity of the game was relentless, the pride and grit, of the Irish players was superb, memories of Germany 1988 and Italia 1990 flooded my mind. There was at least 1000 passionate Irish supporters in the stands, that sang "The fields of Athenry" and "Ole, Ole, Ole" from the top of their collective lungs. Jamaica provided the backdrop, and the weather to turn the Irish skin pink, but what a game of Cricket.

For the record it finished 221 runs each, Ireland using all 50overs with a superb 115 not out, by JP Bray,the first century of the competition, which was badly needed as we were 63 for 3 after 14 overs. But true to Irish pride we clawed ourselves to 221 for 9.

Zimbabwe, were at all times looking comfortable and I felt that they would win , but they did'nt.

Perhaps the likes of Ryan Turbidy, "who does'nt get it" needs to remove the collective head from the collective ass, and begin to realise that this is a great game. There was a certain level of fielding and gathering of the ball in that game today that would suggest that some of these lads have played the greatest game of all,hurling.

Pakistan on Saturday, I know we are'nt afraid, question is are they???????

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Well done Blacksheep, England finished 209/7 and will lose, bet Joycey (Ed Joyce) is crying now, out for a duck. Quack Quack

Pakistan all out for 132(45.4) , St. Patrick must have been a cricketer.

God I love this game...

C'mon Ireland we can win this

Its over, Ireland win by 3 wickets, go through to the Super 8's, and Pakistan go home..........

Dreams can come through................

This hurts....

Talk about taking the shine off something, Kamran Abbasi you should be ashamed of yourself, politics and sports," bad cocktail". Its a "game" gentlemen thats all it is a game, when you become a man of substance you will understand.

Jesus, I don't know the first thing about the most confusing game ever, but when we were in Rome and heard the news, all I could think was 'Good on St. Paddy', role on the Super 8's, maybe the West Indies might take us seriously now .......