Build Up to the t20 WC

[jaybro]

Fuck u love an argument mate that stupid Philadelphia game you brought up has zero relevance to today's game, on the other hand the warm up match I spoke of was only 2 years ago so is still relevant .....

[zimfan1]

It annoys me a fake team like the UAE qualified for the Asia Cup over Afghanistan. There should be a rule barring fake teams like UAE, Oman, HK from competing in the world events. Just call yourself Pakistan G for pete's sake.

Fake team? come on grow up!!

Its called globalisation, move with the times

[mightymaido]

13 of HKs squad moved there before the age of 10...

[Kriterion_BD]

Fuck u love an argument mate that stupid Philadelphia game you brought up has zero relevance to today's game, on the other hand the warm up match I spoke of was only 2 years ago so is still relevant .....

Warm ups are the equivalent to preseason NFL/NBA games...no one cares about those and the stats don't count. I dunno if Aussie sports have preseasons. Closest would be a tour match. County sides routinely thrash touring Test sides in first class warmups, its not an accurate indicator of what will actually happen. There countless examples of warmups that ended up meaning shit in just the past few years. I am not suggesting Zimbabwe take HK lightly or that HK has zero chance of winning. I'm saying warm up games mean nothing. You don't need a warm up game to say one team could beat another, especially in t20s.

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

The three T20 games (including WI mts) are all practice games. First one was against UAE but as they have progressed in Asia Cup so we will be playing against Sharjah Club. The next two are practice games against WI.

[eugene]

It annoys me a fake team like the UAE qualified for the Asia Cup over Afghanistan. There should be a rule barring fake teams like UAE, Oman, HK from competing in the world events. Just call yourself Pakistan G for pete's sake.

Hong Kong is hardly a fake team, most of the team have lived the majority of their lives in HK. And the majority of people in the UAE are subcontinent expats, so their cricket team is quite representative of the country itself.

[Kriterion_BD]

It annoys me a fake team like the UAE qualified for the Asia Cup over Afghanistan. There should be a rule barring fake teams like UAE, Oman, HK from competing in the world events. Just call yourself Pakistan G for pete's sake.

Hong Kong is hardly a fake team, most of the team have lived the majority of their lives in HK. And the majority of people in the UAE are subcontinent expats, so their cricket team is quite representative of the country itself.

UAE fair enough. Still dont like them. HK though is still a fake team. Its just not representative. One could argue about the all white Zim team from the 90s but whites have been in Zim a lot longer than browns have been in HK. White zimbos still identify as Zimbabwean. I gurantee HK and UAE players identify with Pakistan or india and not the supposed country the play for. Not to mention there are no cricket fans in those countries.

[eugene]

I see you share the same insular outlook as the ICC.

[totoro]

Glen Querl might decide to play for UAE.

[ZIMDOGGY]

Why the hate?
Kriterions right in my opinion.