**Official** Australia in West Indies

[archie mac]

Am I the only one watching?

5-272 and Hussey (Mike) has his 50

 

[pasag]

Am I the only one watching?

5-272 and Hussey (Mike) has his 50

Yeah, I'm watching, innings kind of coming to a sort of anti-climax after the Ronchi blitz.

 

[archie mac]

Yeah, I'm watching, innings kind of coming to a sort of anti-climax after the Ronchi blitz.

I missed that I was watching the tennis, but yes not much 'heat' in the game

 

[aussie tragic]

Hopes now has his chance to silence his critics....25 of 12 balls would be nice

 

[Prince EWS]

Hopes now has his chance to silence his critics....25 of 12 balls would be nice

Given his current role in the team, I wouldn't be too fazed if he got a ten ball duck as long as bowled well. He's being selected in a bowler's position; Lee and Johnson are quite adequate lower order batsmen so Hopes's batting really shouldn't factor in much unless he's going to bat higher than 8.

 

[aussie tragic]

Given his current role in the team, I wouldn't be too fazed if he got a ten ball duck as long as bowled well. He's being selected in a bowler's position; Lee and Johnson are quite adequate lower order batsmen so Hopes's batting really shouldn't factor in much unless he's going to bat higher than 8.

Okay, so good thing Dussey has 31 off 15 and is hogging the strike (Hopes has 2 off 2)

 

[Prince EWS]

Ronchi gets the equal second fastest ODI 50 for Australia (I think).

Yep, O'Donnell has an 18 ball 50, while Martyn had the second fastest at 22 balls (now equal with Ronchi)

Haha, Ronchi didn't stay in second place very long. Dave Hussey with a 19 baller.

 

[Prince EWS]

By English wk standards, can he catch?

By English wk standards, Michael Clarke can catch.

Fletcher can't though. Shocker. Suppose you get that when you select a wicket keeper in field in the outfield.

 

[stumpski]

106 off the last 10, thanks largely to David Hussey. Some huge hits at the end.

 

[pasag]

Haha, Ronchi didn't stay in second place very long. Dave Hussey with a 19 baller.

Haha yeah, posted that before my browser crashed. Two players in their first ODI series both getting their countries second fastest 50 in the same game, don't see that happening very often.

 

[Prince EWS]

Fletcher can't though. Shocker. Suppose you get that when you select a wicket keeper in field in the outfield.

And then he takes a blinder.

 

[pasag]

Two early wickets for Johnson. Very, very nice catch from Hopes there to get rid of Sarwan.

 

[Arjun]

Bracken at short-fine-leg drops a dolly off Marshall. I haven't heard much Marshall, so I'd like to know how he plays- maybe there is more to him than that average of nine in ODIs.

 

[pasag]

Watto!

 

[stumpski]

Haha, three posts in an hour and three-quarters, now that the tennis has been rained off we may see more activity here. Although perhaps most of the Aussies have stumbled off to bed. Just wish it wasn't up to nearly 8 an over needed already.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Haha, three posts in an hour and three-quarters, now that the tennis has been rained off we may see more activity here. Although perhaps most of the Aussies have stumbled off to bed. Just wish it wasn't up to nearly 8 an over needed already.

Tennis starting again itbt.

 

[roseboy64]

Not very interested in the match.

 

[pasag]

5 for Johnson for the 5-0.

MOTS anyone? No real standout, perhaps Watto dunno.

 

[Mard]

such a big humiliation for west indies. West Indies should just stop playing cricket.

 

[roseboy64]

This is like so the first time a team has been beaten badly..................................