*Official* Australia in England T20s and ODIs

[Prince EWS]

Not if Luke Wright is going to open.

Haha yeah this is a good point. Denly was a terrible pick but he's better than Wright. Should just be Strauss and Bopara, probably won't be though.

 

[Uppercut]

Haha yeah this is a good point. Denly was a terrible pick but he's better than Wright. Should just be Strauss and Bopara, probably won't be though.

I saw both Wright and Denly bat for England at Stormont last week. Trust me, Wright's the option. Every single time.

 

[Furball]

Haha yeah this is a good point. Denly was a terrible pick but he's better than Wright. Should just be Strauss and Bopara, probably won't be though.

Steven Davies of Worcestershire should be opening.

 

[four_or_six]

Clarke says he didn't score runs in the final test because he couldn't use the indoor bowling machine.

"I used the bowling machine in the indoor nets as part of my preparation throughout the whole Test series, and I guess it's no coincidence why I didn't make any runs here. It was a bit of my preparation that I unfortunately didn't get a chance to do."

 

[BoyBrumby]

I agree with Boycott about these stupid warm-up/warm-downs playing football. He said he refused or would refuse to do them because of the potential for getting injured. It's ridiculous, I know it only happens every few months that someone does get injured from pissing about like that - but these are totally needless injuries and can have a big effect.

Pretty sure Boycott would've been injured had he played football before a test. His teammates would've been lining up to kick lumps outta him.

Agree totally tho, our injury record is shocking generally and stuff like this can't help.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Excerpt from a discussion before a district representative U11 game last month:

Me: Right guys, this is our warmup [explains game involving throwing/catching to pass the ball between team mates ending with a throw a set of stumps]
Kid: Can't we play football for a warmup
Me: No, there's no point: it doesn't practice cricket skills
Kid: England do it as a warmup
Me: I don't care, we're not doing it, it's a waste of time. Someone'll get injured, anwyay.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, I used to run (honestly!!) track, road & cross country until I was 17/18. In training, our coaches always used to rant and rave about anyone who played football as well. THINK OF THE ANKLES they'd say. Or something.

 

[four_or_six]

Nasser was funny tonight on Sky. He said he'd told Duncan Fletcher he didn't want messing about at warm-up with ladders and cones and all that stuff. Apparently Fletcher then went to see what they did at Man Utd, say they did the same stuff, and came back and told Hussain to get on with it.

Nasser also said they'd banned football because people got a bit over-enthusiastic and they got lots of little niggly injuries as a result of it.

 

[marc71178]

Why did you buy the ticket in the first place?

Because I wanted to go to see some Ashes Cricket having not been able to afford it in 2005?

Is that the dumbest question ever?

 

[Nate]

Nah, just consistent. (face)

Really hoping it doesn't rain tonight, for Brax if nothing else.

 

[Prince EWS]

Steven Davies of Worcestershire should be opening.

Perhaps, but he's not even in the squad so even hoping for such a thing at this point is pointless.

 

[pup11]

Interesting to see what XI we play with today, got a lot of fast bowling options and the middle order too is far from settled, anyways this is the XI that should play:

1.T.Paine+
2.S.Watson
3.C.Ferguson
4.M.Clarke*
5.A.Voges/C.White
6.M.Hussey
7.J.Hopes
8.M.Johnson
9.B.Lee
10.N.Hauritz
11.N.Bracken

 

[Furball]

Interesting to see what XI we play with today, got a lot of fast bowling options and the middle order too is far from settled, anyways this is the XI that should play:

1.T.Paine+
2.S.Watson
3.C.Ferguson
4.M.Clarke*
5.A.Voges/C.White
6.M.Hussey
7.J.Hopes
8.M.Johnson
9.B.Lee
10.N.Hauritz
11.N.Bracken

Does Paine open at domestic level?

IMO Cam White needs a chance at 4 or 5 before being written off as an ODI player. I'd have Clarke at 3 as well.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Yeah, not a fan of soccer as a warm-up. We play a bit of touch rugby, by-product of having a New South Welshman as a coach.

 

[four_or_six]

Nah, just consistent. (face)

Really hoping it doesn't rain tonight, for Brax if nothing else.

Don't think there's going to be any rain today, and should be fine on Sunday too (maybe a couple of showers).

 

[Nate]

Fantastic.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Does Paine open at domestic level?

Yes.

And of course, The Ego will open the batting tonight.

 

[four_or_six]

Yes.

And of course, The Ego will open the batting tonight.

Hayden's back?

 

[Nate]

You sure he won't think he's Ponting and go three?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

If I was a betting man I'd put money on it.