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*Official* Australia in England T20s and ODIs

Jarquis

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Swann averages under 30 with the ball, that's automatic selection regardless of what he bowls and what surface England is playing on. Should probably be playing two spinners in the Champions Trophy anyhow. India will have over 20+ overs of spin, South Africa too, Sri Lanka ditto and Pakistan will go in with at least three spinning options.
The problem is with KP out injured we don't have a spin option in our top order where as the aforementioned sides have the likes of Yuvraj, Sehwag, Duminy, Malik, Jayasuriya all in their top order. So they've always got more overs of spin up their sleeves if needed.
 

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
Great chase. Been so long since we've done something like this. Great to have it under the belt before the CT. Ponting showing Sachin "Whatever you can do, I can do similar!"
Sorry, but most ODI sides could have knocked off the runs against this England attack, esp when you throw in the village green fielding. The wonder is it got as close as it did.
 

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
Great knock from Punter. He really tore into Rashid and that inside out cover drive for six was awesome.
 

pasag

RTDAS
Sorry, but most ODI sides could have knocked off the runs against this England attack, esp when you throw in the village green fielding. The wonder is it got as close as it did.
Yet we haven't chased a score like this in a long time. Yes it's England, but small steps.
 

Nate

You'll Never Walk Alone
Bracken to go the distance today. Siddle too possibly. That puts huge pressure on Johnson to take 6fer.
:laugh:

Fantastic innings from Ponting, daresay one of his best, regardless of the attack.

I, also, am enjoying the cashews.
 

pasag

RTDAS
A strike rate of 90 just doesn't cut it. And when I was watching I saw him hit it straight to cover twice in a row early in his innings. Absolutely unforgivable!
This innings backs up my previous post of a partnership player who's at his best with a dominant player at the other end. Did well playing second fiddle to Ponting and it was the partnership that set up the match. you'd be off your rocker to suggest this forgives many of the horrible substandard LOI innings we've seen from him in the past couple of years or that they didn't happen in some peice of bizarre revisionisim.
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Yeah, woeful stuff. Quite frustrating as well, over the last few years there have been some really promising series, notably away to Sri Lanka and home to India and South Africa. But they've always been followed by absolute dross, like this one, India away and the two against the Kiwis.
 

Burgey

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Yeah, woeful stuff. Quite frustrating as well, over the last few years there have been some really promising series, notably away to Sri Lanka and home to India and South Africa. But they've always been followed by absolute dross, like this one, India away and the two against the Kiwis.
Wonder why that is tbh. There are going to be uncontrollables like KP and Fred's injuries but as a unit you'd think they would have hit on a formula that works reasonably well for their side. Alternatively, with things going sour here maybe they could have varied their batting approach earlier in the series. At a loss really.
 

superkingdave

Hall of Fame Member
Wonder why that is tbh. There are going to be uncontrollables like KP and Fred's injuries but as a unit you'd think they would have hit on a formula that works reasonably well for their side. Alternatively, with things going sour here maybe they could have varied their batting approach earlier in the series. At a loss really.
They could start by picking a side that contains players who are better than terrible at OD cricket. Its frustrating when we aren't great at ODI's but the selections hardly give us our best chance.
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Who are we missing from the side against Saffa last summer? Flintoff, Pietersen, who else? Patel, Bell, anyone else?
 

Burgey

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They could start by picking a side that contains players who are better than terrible at OD cricket. Its frustrating when we aren't great at ODI's but the selections hardly give us our best chance.
Hmm. Don't follow Englisg domestic LO stuff tbh so I wouldn't know who's banging the door down.
 

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