Or maybe quite believable. I wasn’t paying much attention and didn’t know we were playing until I woke up one morning and mom and dad were like look we’re playing. If you know me, when I wake up, I’m not quite lucid (very far from it) so I was a bit shocked. (Of course dad knew long time…and claims he told mom who forgot).

Anywayz…Happy Divali to all celebrating.
I’m sure I heard something fall on my roof! ;-)

*argh*

Maybe I should just not bother and change the title.

I’m fed up.
The final annoyed me no end.
This Gilchrist thing is perturbing.
The umpires/officials/etc…well…playing in the dark is ridiculous.
Playing for an unknown total is ridiculous.

I mean, we had enough problems with the world cup in the Caribbean, why add to it? why more stains? Why the travesty of a final???

I am sad.
Why did I bother get all excited and follow the world cup? Should I even bother following the next West Indies tour?
I don’t know.

I’m very upset with the people in charge.
It was ridiculous.

And people at the oval had no clue what was going on.

See last post.

Sri Lanka was offered the light.
The batsmen took it.
Australia celebrated the win. The oval celebrated the win.
The umpires said the match isn’t done. There are three more overs and it can be played tomorrow.

Argh!
Is there no organization?
No rules???

I think they’re coming back out to play the three overs instead of coming out tomorrow.

It’s ludicrous.
Crazy.
There should be investigation or something!
It’s crazy.

I would understand if Sri Lanka conceded. I wouldn’t look down on them. Has anybody ever conceded a one-day? I know they’ve done it in test and first-class.
It’s not just a bad taste in the winners but also the spectators.

GAH!

Something just seems so wrong with using Duckworth Lewis for a final.
Especially when it’s already reduced overs.

*argh*

So, are they batting it out or not?
I’m confused.
Are they trying to make the 282?
/me bites nails
/me is anxious

Does anybody know what target Sri Lanka is chasing??
How many overs are being lost?
This is a final. Can’t they work out these things?

Duckworth Lewis is some method they use to calculate new totals when something (usually rain or light) interrupts the play and a team has less overs to bat. So, Sri Lanka lost two overs in the rain and I think the target has now been reduced from 282 to 269. I’m not sure how Duckworth Lewis is calculated. I guess I should find out?

Maybe she will report for us.
We’ll be watching it at home, live, on tv.

But, that doesn’t mean I don’t have underdog leanings.
So, I’m supporting Sri Lanka in the finals.

And since it’s not West Indies playing (yes, you may laugh), I won’t mind so much if Australia wins.

I just hope Sri Lanka manages to fight…and do extremely well, unlike their performance against Australia in Super Eights.

Dad has already told mom he will be doing nothing on Saturday until after the finals.
I have told her the same (she suggested shopping!!!)

I hope they win.
Okay, so I’m supporting Sri Lanka. If Australia wins, they clearly deserve it. They’ve been annihilating the competition.

And I did go to cricket on Saturday. More on that when I dig myself out from under grading.

So, this match on Saturday will be his last playing for West Indies.

It’s sad.
But I can pretend I’m going to see a historic match.
Unless things change and someone convinces him to come back for Test Cricket.

Well, maybe they’ll win because of it. They beat Bangladesh yesterday.

We shall see.

Cricket World Cup
Cricinfo

I’m not worrying any more.
We just don’t want to play, it seems.

And people complaining about how you were promised a match between Pakistan and India on whatever day that Ireland vs Bangladesh match was…get a grip. I don’t care that you spent thousands of dollars. What are you implying? That you paid off ICC to make sure Pakistan and India qualified? They had to qualify past the first round for crying out loud.

All you could have been promised was that *if* Pakistan made it through, they would be playing then and *if* India made it through they would have been playing then and *if* they both made it through to the Super Eights, they would have been playing against each other. It would always have been taking a chance on that match being them. They didn’t do what they had to do. Not anybody else. But that doesn’t mean they deserve violent treatment either.

So, if Pakistan and India lost all three of their matches, you would still want them to play in the Super Eights? Of course you would but shouldn’t some sense kick in? That they had to earn the right to get there. I want us to be in the semi finals…but we didn’t earn it.

*prays*

But did you see Bangladesh vs South Africa? And the first innings of Ireland vs New Zealand? England vs
Well, I was at work on Saturday so saw the end of Bangladesh’s innings. It was awesome. It’s like they don’t give up trying. We do? We don’t worry about losing our job for bad performance. And then they beat South Africa. It was awesome. Even Ireland looked like they were trying. Why does it not usually feel like we’re trying (well unless and maybe if we win). Oh and that Australia vs England match (see…I kept trying to remember who did Australia play, who did England play but did I put it together, no!). Even England performs. Well, I mean, it was fun watching.

It’s just depressing watching us play.

But I’m still supporting you.
:(

*grrrr*

Sure, we’ve lost three matches straight. And if we don’t qualify well that’s what we deserve. But we haven’t only been having problems in world cup. I mean, come on, we barely made a total past 200 in either, I don’t think. What is wrong with us? Do we not want to win? Do we not want to try?

I used to be really into cricket. Not, that I could quote you scores and history and such. But, I watched and knew the players du jour. Some of the players I knew are still around but they’re retiring…you get the idea. All the young ones just kind of blend together.

Then, I went away to school. And I’m not the kind of person who reads her news online and stays up-to-date. I needed to watch it. Well, that’s kind of hard and expensive in Massachusetts. There were groups of students who would chip in together and rent service for special competitions or tours. But I wasn’t one of them. Meaning, I wasn’t part of that group of students and thus couldn’t/didn’t know how to be part of their cricket watching sub-groups. I mean, if these aren’t people you lime with, or are just politely friendly, how do you go up to them and say, “Hey, can I contribute to the cricket watching fund?” when you just don’t belong and any trace of your assertive nature has just totally gone down the toilet. Furthermore, it was just more TV. Sometimes it is almost easy to drop TV. Sometimes it felt like such a lonely time. Sometimes it still feels that way.

So you come back home after three years. You know Lara broke a record again. You know things but you don’t know names. You hear that we’re losing matches more often and aren’t the powerhouse we once were. Operative word is “hear”. I was very divorced from all this.

A couple years later you hear that Cricket World Cup is coming to West Indies. I remember when the outcome of the bids for packages in the different islands came out…I didn’t really have a clue what it meant. My brother and sisters were very angry and upset at the package we got, even more enraged when we found it we got that *because* that’s what our country bid for!!! So what the expense…so what! There was talk of boycott. I was like…meh? Well, I think that was in 2004/2005. I wasn’t really caring about much then. I did wonder if I would ever get a paycheque but aside from that…no paycheque meant less stress about getting a bank account and a credit card and cheques etc.

So, my prediction was that I wouldn’t get involved…not really. I’d find out the winners as I usually do. Be slightly unsure if we lost the last match we played. Oh, wait, you mean we actually WON a match??? I’m sure I did this to my dad many times in the last couple years.

But in the end…Cricket World Cup in my backyard? How could I resist the temptation to watch it. Not only to watch it, but to CARE? And pay attention. And actually fill up my poor boring blog with all of my rantings and ravings about it. Why did I bother? Why?? I am also scheduled to go to a match. Do you know that’s the ultimate torture for me?? Chennette says the facilities in Guyana are very nice. I hope they are such in Barbados. I worry about this a lot. My pills do lovely things to me. Furthermore, I’m not good at cricket matches. I like watching it live on TV but in person? No. I am so uncomfortable. I spent most of the time in the morning cranky, trying to sleep or trying to stay awake. It’s going to be horrible. But because of Chennette and her “you mean you’re not going to go to any matches?? historic??” peer-pressure and my love for West Indies, I decided to indulge and take a chance. I better not be disappointed. BETTER NOT BE!

Look, West Indies. GUYANA was packed. JUST FOR YOU. WE LOVE YOU. We don’t storm your houses or threaten you. We’re not really that violent (crime notwithstanding). We would like you to at least try to win. For us, if not for you. For the game?

(Yes, I pray to God for this too.)

Don’t let me down. I came out of depressed fandom for this. I started to care about this. Do you know what it is to make me care about something??? HMPH.

Can you believe my niece’s first cricket match was our side LOSING? Have you no shame?

But it is also all Chennette’s fault.
It must be.
Bigger sisters must always take the blame.

Maybe I should just go support Trinidad and Tobago in our regional competitions.
*sigh*

Bangladesh 174 (48.3 ov)
New Zealand 178/1 (29.2 ov)

I know I missed a match a couple days ago.
*sigh*

Yes, I am.

Do we not want to win?