GROUP B - Australia, England, Zimbabwe

[Goughy]

Too much god damn faffing.

Just hit the ****er

 

[James]

Dire stuff from England you'd have to say.

Why Ian Bell wasn't selected for this tournament seems so silly to me.

 

[Goughy]

Dire stuff from England you'd have to say.

Why Ian Bell wasn't selected for this tournament seems so silly to me.

Well if England ever need 4 an over they will regret not having him

 

[wpdavid]

Too much god damn faffing.

Just hit the ****er

Prior, Wright, Maddy? Which ****er did you have in mind?

 

[Nate]

Shaggyyyyy. Honestly, awesome. Bowl it slow, then a quicker one asking him to take him on. Legend.

 

[stumpski]

I haven't checked, but I'm not sure that Bell has ever played more than half a dozen Twenty20 matches in his life. England are usually in their ODI series when the domestic comp is on.

 

[The_Bunny]

And as usual the wicket as England threaten to get going. FFS

Aus have bowled and feilded well though

 

[Scaly piscine]

Way to keep the favourites in the competition England. Pathetic.

 

[albo97056]

Well if England ever need 4 an over they will regret not having him

Hed be miles better than wright at number 3

 

[grecian]

Prior, Wright, Maddy? Which ****er did you have in mind?

Well lets hope Dimi can repeast his heroics in the final over against India. Wheres Yuvrav when you need him?

 

[wpdavid]

I haven't checked, but I'm not sure that Bell has ever played more than half a dozen Twenty20 matches in his life. England are usually in their ODI series when the domestic comp is on.

I wonder how many 2020 games Hayden, Gilchrist & Ponting have ever played. Not that I'm convinced that Bell would have been ideal for this, but there's a difference in class that will usually find out the guys who aren't remotely good enough for test cricket.

 

[albo97056]

Well lets hope Dimi can repeast his heroics in the final over against India. Wheres Yuvrav when you need him?

no he cant

 

[stumpski]

Way to keep the favourites in the competition England. Pathetic.

Australia were always going to stay in the competition - the question now is whether England will be in it tonight.

I have a horrible feeling that Australia's batters will flippin' murder Schofield.

 

[James]

I haven't checked, but I'm not sure that Bell has ever played more than half a dozen Twenty20 matches in his life. England are usually in their ODI series when the domestic comp is on.

Well if England ever need 4 an over they will regret not having him

Regardless of that fact, Bell is arguably your third best batsman. He wouldn't have done any worse than the likes of Maddy and Wright I wouldn't have thought.

Bell has played 20 domestic Twenty20 for an average of 18.80 at 108.04 strike rate.

 

[nightprowler10]

England doing job of proving James' prediction right.

 

[James]

I'd go 140, Flintoff out this over I reckon, caught in the deep.

We'll do that easily if these two can just stay there for four more overs.

Money in the bag please

 

[chalky]

Can see Australia getting these in just over 12 overs (or whatever they need) and knocking England out.

 

[Goughy]

Hed be miles better than wright at number 3

TBF, Wright wouldnt be close to my England XI either

 

[Scaly piscine]

Australia were always going to stay in the competition - the question now is whether England will be in it tonight.

I have a horrible feeling that Australia's batters will flippin' murder Schofield.

Err no they always weren't.

England should have bowled first and have someone who can hold a bat in the top 3.

Absolutely hopeless last 3 overs.

 

[stumpski]

Anyway. someone emailed cricinfo with a formula to calculate the number of overs England need to bowl at Aus to stay in the competition depending on their score. If he's right, Excel translates it as follows.

Score Overs
120 9.11
130 9.41
140 9.69
150 10.21
160 10.46

So, 136 to get ... does that mean Aus have to get them in 9.3 overs to put England out?