Public Address | Cafe | Speaker: Part 19: Beating Sri Lanka https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address john guytonbeck https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=16293#post16293 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=16293#post16293 Hello Grant,

It's John Guytonbeck here, get in touch.

Cheers john.

]]> Tue, 08 May 2007 10:51:57 +1200 Felix Marwick https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13676#post13676 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13676#post13676 Our track record at the World Cup predicates a loss in the semi-finals.

However I live and hope.

Nevertheless I'm reminded of the adage;

"the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. However that's the way to bet"

]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:07:13 +1200 Paul Williams https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13554#post13554 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13554#post13554 Wot Bingle Said too!

NZ's more than capable of winning the Cup, the win against RSA clearly showed that. We're too used to being there or thereabouts and not winning – Australia can come undone when subjected to sustained pressure and are struggling with their bowling line-up and Sri Lanka,…

]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:13:38 +1200 The ghost of G Woodhouse https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13529#post13529 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13529#post13529 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:30:53 +1200 Grant Robertson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13468#post13468 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13468#post13468 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:36:36 +1200 Doddery Oldfart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13420#post13420 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13420#post13420 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:51:21 +1200 Bingle Struthers https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13404#post13404 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13404#post13404 Oh come on, some courage please. This is the thrill of being the justifiable underdog. Are we New Zealanders that timid now in the face of a real challenge, as we all hide in the coat-tails of those overpaid playboy rugby players and the monochrome competitive climate they've created?
A…

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:30:37 +1200 dc_red https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13380#post13380 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13380#post13380 In terms of the BC's chances ...

I predict we would lose against Australia and Sri Lanka, but beat anyone else who comes our way.

I feel about 90% certain we'll lose our next game against Australia, and any future meeting with that team at the WC.

Our only chance…

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:59:30 +1200 noizyboy https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13363#post13363 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13363#post13363

It would be like expecting us to beat anyone decent without Bond, Vettori and Oram.

Ahem. Chappell-Hadlee series. Third match?

Admittedly, it wasn't a full-strength Aussie team as well, but still, Australian cricket supposedly has depth.

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:36:08 +1200 3410 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13362#post13362 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13362#post13362 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:33:13 +1200 Rob Stowell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13356#post13356 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13356#post13356 no question who I'll be backing! ]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:23:12 +1200 Kyle Matthews https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13355#post13355 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13355#post13355

If it's going to be an SL/Aus final, sentimentally I know who I'll be backing.

Wash out your mouth, turn around three times and spit!

You forgot the letters 'NZ' in that sentence. Wipe out one of the other two.

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:16:22 +1200 Rob Stowell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13337#post13337 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13337#post13337 Well, it's a theoretical $50! But yeah, they certainly looked great here this summer and while I've only followed intermittantly they haven't really faltered since. I'm a little disappointed about Aussie winning.
And Australia? They didn't exactly play their top team over the summer, but they do seem to be…

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:39:27 +1200 Grant Robertson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13311#post13311 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13311#post13311 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:36:21 +1200 Kyle Matthews https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13304#post13304 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13304#post13304 Wouldn't it say very little about the World Cup if England go through having beaten the cricketing powers of Kenya, Canada, Ireland, Bangladesh, South Africa (to come) and Bermuda (in the pre-Cup entertainment). Losing to NZ, Australia (twice, again, pre-cup giggles), West Indies (to come), Sri Lanka.

Four definite minnows,…

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Despite their capitulation to the Aussies this morning...

I was picking Sri Lanka too- until this morning. I know you're a lot closer to it, but Aussie don't look too rough- and isn't this the first time the two have met for a while? I know it's not a certain…

]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:04:02 +1200 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13287#post13287 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-part-19-beating-sri-lanka/?p=13287#post13287 Discussion from blog post.

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