The Ashes (NOT!) -England v Australia at the Ring of Fire, Dubai- 10/30 Saturday (N), 26th Match, Group 1

[Spikey]

in the space of 3 games, Aus went from "Smith will be a floater" implying that as a whole the batting line-up will respond to the match situation to stubbornly sticking with Maxwell at 4 after 2 early wickets.

I don't even mind Maxwell being at 4, but the pivot seems odd.

maxwell got out seconds after I hit post.

 

[Howe_zat]

See that's why I'm not doing it any more

This is all going swimmingly. Woakes' bowling has quietly won us one world cup and I fully expect him to be generally unrecognised if he wins us this one

8 overs, 4-30 so far in the cup

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Do you see what happens when you disturb the balance of the team by dropping Mitch Marsh?

 

[wpdavid]

3 games for Jordan and each time he's started with a wide long hop. Lol.

Clearly that's where we have been going wrong when bowling to Smith in the Ashes.

 

[wpdavid]

Woakes to bowl all 4 at the start of the innings? They want to make the most of conditions with the new ball.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

See that's why I'm not doing it any more

This is all going swimmingly. Woakes' bowling has quietly won us one world cup and I fully expect him to be generally unrecognised if he wins us this one

8 overs, 4-30 so far in the cup

Probably the world's greatest living sportsman.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Woakes to bowl all 4 at the start of the innings? They want to make the most of conditions with the new ball.

Right, this doesn't look like a Moeen Ali type of wicket

 

[Howe_zat]

Woakes to bowl all 4 at the start of the innings? They want to make the most of conditions with the new ball.

They are going to have to come up with more successive Moeen overs later if they do. Australia have an all left-handed 6-8 so that might work out well if they can get another wicket before the 10th-ish over

 

[Daemon]

19-3 in the powerplay lmao only Michael Clarke can save Australia from that

 

[wpdavid]

They are going to have to come up with more successive Moeen overs later if they do. Australia have an all left-handed 6-8 so that might work out well if they can get another wicket before the 10th-ish over

I'm not against that. Spinners' margins for error are so tight that I can cope with ours having one spell of four so they stay in their rhythm.

EDIT
Says he, forgetting that Rashid bowled the first over of the innings before returning to take a wicket with the first ball of his second spell.

 

[Heboric]

4 down now, yikes

 

[Arachnodouche]

Woakes to bowl all 4 at the start of the innings? They want to make the most of conditions with the new ball.

I think captains in T20s sometimes err in preserving their on-song bowlers for the closing overs. Four overs of sustained pressure on the trot can completely change the trajectory of the innings, as opposed to letting batsmen play themselves in against lesser bowlers and then fancying their arm against the in-form bowler when he comes back. Make the most of a good thing while it's still good IMO.

 

[Howe_zat]

Man, watching a guy get googly-owned in the opposition is so good

I'm pretty jelly of fans who get that in tests too

 

[wpdavid]

Livingstone ahead of Moeen. Brave call, although cricinfo reckon it's because Finch has struggled against leg spin in the IPL.

 

[Howe_zat]

Leggies have gotten away with a couple of horrible long hops there. Both gone for 1

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Livingstone ahead if Moeen. Brave call, although cricinfo reckon it's because Finch has struggled against leg spin in the IPL.

Finch also has an exceptionally good record against off spin, so they're probably holding back Moeen until he's out (if possible).

 

[BoyBrumby]

Putting me in mind of the 2010 WC final a bit.

We had Oz four down for not many then too, but they recovered to 147/6.

Three players from that fixture featuring today, spotter's points if you can name them.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Reverse sweeping a leggie you're having trouble picking is a deathwish.

 

[wpdavid]

Putting me in mind of the 2010 WC final a bit.

We had Oz four down for not many then too, but they recovered to 147/6.

Three players from that fixture featuring today, spotter's points if you can name them.

Morgan, Finch and Maxwell?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Morgan, Finch and Maxwell?

1/3.