The Consolidated Cricket Thread

[Mr 95%]

I watched most of it, pitch was doing a bit early, finch played really well but the movement died out, it's a decent batting pitch. Great hitting from stonis later in the match, mitch marsh was looking really solid before he got out. I don't think 300 has ever been run down at the MCG but ODI's have changed a lot these days with the rule changes and the hitting T20 has brought to the fold. I think they will be confident they can chase it, they have a decent record of scoring 300 or more lately.

You nailed it..what an innings from Roy!

 

[DoggiesBoy]

You nailed it..what an innings from Roy!

Yeah it was tremendous innings from Roy. Ever since the big rebuild the poms did after that horror world cup down here a few years back, they have an ODI squad now that can compete with the best of them.

 

[Shanked]

Are you english?

yes, it's been a long summer

 

[DoggiesBoy]

geez looks like south africa are going to have a few special pitches waiting for us, current tests vs india

1 test: SA 10/286 & 10/130 ...India 10/209 & 10/135
2 test: SA 10/335 & 10/258 ...India 10/307 & 10/151

 

[CroydonDog]

geez looks like south africa are going to have a few special pitches waiting for us, current tests vs india

1 test: SA 10/286 & 10/130 ...India 10/209 & 10/135
2 test: SA 10/335 & 10/258 ...India 10/307 & 10/151

Bring it on. Love a tight bat v ball contest (ok, not too short that its over in 3 days though).

 

[CroydonDog]

Couple of new faces i the Aussie side and an old one.

 

[DoggiesBoy]

I missed that innings, was that a shit score or is the pitch doing a bit?

 

[coach]

I missed that innings, was that a shit score or is the pitch doing a bit?

They were cruising at 3-180 odd after 30 overs.....

 

[DoggiesBoy]

They were cruising at 3-180 odd after 30 overs.....

oh geez, so nothing wrong with the pitch than

 

[DoggiesBoy]

How does the GOAT not make this ODI side?

 

[CroydonDog]

How does the GOAT not make this ODI side?

Don't know.

I think selectors get too obsessed sometimes with separating the teams.

 

[CroydonDog]

Game on

 

[DoggiesBoy]

Like the first game, we were a good 50+ runs short of what we needed to post.

 

[Mr 95%]

Like the first game, we were a good 50+ runs short of what we needed to post.

Yep..Poms just dominated a one dimensional attack..

 

[DoggiesBoy]

Yep..Poms just dominated a one dimensional attack..

The poms are missing a pretty handy all-rounder too

 

[CroydonDog]

So crucial game today, and it looks like I finally have the couch to myself, with no commitments this afternoon.

Anyone going to the game?

 

[CroydonDog]

Another Aussie choke.

 

[CroydonDog]

Why are we bowling up so much poo?

 

[DoggiesBoy]

That smith call was pretty 50/50 but same thing happened during the test (in our favour) so at least they are consistent. Having stoinis come in right now is not such a bad thing anyway, he is most likely more capable than smith of finding the boundary. We need one of these two though to be in at the end if we are to win i think.

 

[DoggiesBoy]

Oh marsh, that ball should have been put out of the stadium. It's all up to stoinis now.