tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post5667963124207826760..comments2023-06-01T15:03:21.635+01:00Comments on Women's Cricket Blog: WWT20 Catch Up after 12 gamesMartin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-29463393119638018132014-04-01T13:33:57.567+01:002014-04-01T13:33:57.567+01:00Regarding the regular comments about the lack of c...Regarding the regular comments about the lack of coverage, yes it's disappointing. But perhaps the women's cricket departments of the ECB and the other national boards need to think about whether a standalone women's tournament is now the way to go. After all, when it's the standalone Women's World Cup, there is TV coverage of selected matches all the way through. The men's tournament is a big competition, with 2 matches every day, and once these have been taken care of, there are very few media resources left. When the first World T20 was played, the women's game probably got as good a deal as it could have hoped for (semi finals & final on TV). After all, at that time the group stages consisted of a series of very one sided matches, after which India, England, New Zealand and Australia completed their inevitable passage to the semis. Given the standard of some of the matches, it was perhaps best for the women's game if they were hidden away, but now West Indies have overtaken India, and Sri Lanka and South Africa can do it on their day. The previous big 4 has been replaced by a big 7, although admittedly Ireland, Pakistan and especially Bangladesh are still a way behind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281521954994736684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-89949030785892200522014-04-01T13:27:47.350+01:002014-04-01T13:27:47.350+01:00Yes that's right. Dibble and Grundy, the new s...Yes that's right. Dibble and Grundy, the new spinners, were 10 and 11 in the first game, which left us with a long tail. We're used to seeing Colvin, Marsh and Wyatt bowl spin for us, and all could bat higher up the team. Brindle's departure has also weakened the batting. We now have the rather odd sight of Elwiss playing as a batter - listed at 8 on the card, hasn't bowled yet and given her World Cup experiences in Asian conditions last year<br />, her bowling wouldn't serve us well either. So lack of runs will let England down again at some stage in the tournament, as it did in the first game, and I can't see us winning the tournament.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281521954994736684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-14226022275361054202014-03-29T16:20:44.944+00:002014-03-29T16:20:44.944+00:00Can't help but think some of the other teams a...Can't help but think some of the other teams are in different league to England when it comes to batting. Count the 6s and look at the totals and I can't help but feel we don't have enough T20-esque batting in our squad (which makes leaving the likes of Wyatt and Winfield back in England even more confusing). Still, hope springs eternal and maybe our bowling (which is looking good) might keep us in with a shout. Let's hope we can avoid another Sri Lanka disaster tomorrow - in what is in effect a quarter finalThe Clangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760786835721279059noreply@blogger.com