*Official* Australia in England T20s and ODIs

[Jakester1288]

Starting at 9:45pm on SBS for Australian viewers? Correct?

I think I'll watch some, don't think I'll watch it all. Why do we need limited overs to follow Test matches? It makes the series so much worse, and takes the focus off the Tests.

 

[Jakester1288]

He probably wanted to watch some cricket?

Well there was just a 5 Test series of good, exciting, not boring cricket, then he goes and buys tickets to a lame, boring Twenty20. Lame.

 

[pasag]

Well there was just a 5 Test series of good, exciting, not boring cricket, then he goes and buys tickets to a lame, boring Twenty20. Lame.

 

[marc71178]

Well there was just a 5 Test series of good, exciting, not boring cricket, then he goes and buys tickets to a lame, boring Twenty20. Lame.

Oh yes, that Twenty20 game at Headingley which was cancelled because the game finished the day before.

Didn't think you could compound the stupidity from your initial question but you managed to.

Besides which, just because you don't like Twenty20, it doesn't make it lame and boring.

 

[Nate]

Well there was just a 5 Test series of good, exciting, not boring cricket, then he goes and buys tickets to a lame, boring Twenty20. Lame.

 

[andyc]

 

[jondavluc]

hehe

 

[pasag]

Nothing much between the two sides, Watson's really our main trump card. If he fails it's anyone's game.

 

[Scaly piscine]

England's team apparently:

1 Ravi Bopara, 2 Andrew Strauss (capt), 3 Matt Prior (wk), 4 Owais Shah, 5 Paul Collingwood , 6, Luke Wright, 7 Stuart Broad, 8 Adil Rashid, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 James Anderson, 11 Ryan Sidebottom


Extremely mediocre looking batting lineup. Wish they'd just get rid of Shah (amongst others) - HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH ffs.

 

[GIMH]

England win toss and bowl, interesting

 

[Prince EWS]

England's team apparently:

1 Ravi Bopara, 2 Andrew Strauss (capt), 3 Matt Prior (wk), 4 Owais Shah, 5 Paul Collingwood , 6, Luke Wright, 7 Stuart Broad, 8 Adil Rashid, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 James Anderson, 11 Ryan Sidebottom


Extremely mediocre looking batting lineup. Wish they'd just get rid of Shah - HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH ffs.

Haha, terrible batting lineup.

 

[Prince EWS]

Nothing much between the two sides, Watson's really our main trump card. If he fails it's anyone's game.

Nah DWTA, this Australian one day team isn't great but that England one is pretty awful.

 

[pasag]

Nah DWTA, this Australian one day team isn't great but that England one is pretty awful.

Don't think ours is much better, tbh.

 

[four_or_six]

I don't think much of our batting line-up, but I like the idea of two spinners. Especially given the problems the Aussies have had recently.

Not so bothered about the result of these ODIs, but I'm really looking forward to watching Shane Watson, and also to see Lee back.

 

[marc71178]

England's team apparently:

1 Ravi Bopara, 2 Andrew Strauss (capt), 3 Matt Prior (wk), 4 Owais Shah, 5 Paul Collingwood , 6, Luke Wright, 7 Stuart Broad, 8 Adil Rashid, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 James Anderson, 11 Ryan Sidebottom


Extremely mediocre looking batting lineup. Wish they'd just get rid of Shah (amongst others) - HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH ffs.

Mediocre's over-rating it.

Can't work out why Trott's not even in the squad, when some of those batsmen are.

 

[superkingdave]

Genuine LOL at England. WTF Trott isn't playing I don't know

Davies
Strauss
Trott
Bopara
Collingwood

would be a much better top 5, with Bopara to struggle when KP is back.

and Luke Wright playing as a specialist batsman...gtfo

 

[Prince EWS]

I don't think much of our batting line-up, but I like the idea of two spinners. Especially given the problems the Aussies have had recently.

Yeah, wouldn't be a bad idea if you actually had two decent ones in the squad. You don't, though. Rashid's all hype.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Lucky I'm not a betting man

 

[four_or_six]

Yeah, wouldn't be a bad idea if you actually had two decent ones in the squad. You don't, though. Rashid's all hype.

A bit like Stuart Broad.

 

[TT Boy]

Doesn't rain in East London. Have no idea of this lots of rain Beefy is talking about...

England team is rank awful. All of the top order are arguably not good enough limited overs batsman and the bowling isn't anything to write home about.