GROUP B - Australia, England, Zimbabwe

[NUFAN]

I blame Ricky Ponting's new hair treatment for the loss. The new hair has covered his mojo...

Don't you mean Rick Ponting? He's dropped the y now, lol.

Well done to Zim, I think Australia missed Watson and should have picked Hilfenhaus instead of Johnson who is quite mediocre.

Also Stuart Clark is a big liability in the field, cant believe he didn't take that catch straight after the rain break. Was a sitter to be honest.

 

[Perm]

Should be a good game tonight, wouldn't surprise me if Zimbabwe tipped up England TBH, especially given that the Poms haven't had any practice or the benefits of warm-up games. I just hope the Zimbo's didn't party too hard last night.

 

[GIMH]

Flintoff plays

 

[GIMH]

England win toss

 

[Athlai]

England win toss

Batting or bowling?

 

[Corli]

Report on the Zim-Aus match from The Herald, the state-run Zimbabwean newspaper.

http://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=24547&cat=1

"...now everyone knew why the Australian national side was banned by its government from coming to Zimbabwe for a one-day international series this month."

 

[Mister Wright]

Batting or bowling?

Batting

 

[GIMH]

Darren Maddy, Matt Prior (wk), Luke Wright, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Owais Shah, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Chris Schofield, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.

 

[steds]

Hoping Schofield gets smashed about a bit. Traitorous little runt.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Like the team a lot. Shame Snape didnt get a go though, but with the Wicket looking to be a bit of a low seamer it makes sense to put Dimi in ahead of him.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Like the team a lot. Shame Snape didnt get a go though, but with the Wicket looking to be a bit of a low seamer it makes sense to put Dimi in ahead of him.

I'd have rather had Snape instead of Schofield. Schofield just seems likely to fall apart ala WI when he comes up against the big boys.

 

[chalky]

Englands Middle Order looks very strong KP, Colly, Freddie & Shah.

 

[Athlai]

Hate Prior TBH.

 

[Athlai]

 

[Days of Grace]

turn the game on and first ball I see it's a wicket to Zimbabwe

was the same yesterday in the NZ kenya game.

 

[Athlai]

Ah, Pietersen getting booed.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Wtf

 

[Scaly piscine]

Prior = brain-dead, as if we didn't know already.

 

[Athlai]

Prior.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Try and hit it where the fielders aren't England...