*Official* Australia in England T20s and ODIs

[four_or_six]

When does it start? I'll have to get out of bed, blergh

Now!

 

[GIMH]

FFS,

 

[four_or_six]

FFS,

You are missing Jimmy...

 

[pasag]

Interesting they got rid of Rashid. Thought he was average last week, despite the plaudits, but Aus have clear issues against any spin even rubbish spin.

 

[four_or_six]

Interesting they got rid of Rashid. Thought he was average last week, despite the plaudits, but Aus have clear issues against any spin even rubbish spin.

I'm glad we've got an extra batsman in though. I think considering Collingwood is bowling well, we had too many bowlers.

 

[GIMH]

Interesting they got rid of Rashid. Thought he was average last week, despite the plaudits, but Aus have clear issues against any spin even rubbish spin.

still got Swann there though. Guess we needed to strengthen the batting.

 

[pasag]

Yeah agree there were too many bowlers last time, but still should be going in with two spinners.

Paine all over the shop.

Beautiful shot by Watto there.

 

[four_or_six]

We'd need to have spinners bowling in the powerplays, I don't know enought about Swann and Rashid to know if they're good at that. Have we seen them do it before?

 

[superkingdave]

Collingwood would have hit there if they were allowed to play football in the warmup....

 

[GIMH]

Collingwood would have hit there if they were allowed to play football in the warmup....

 

[superkingdave]

Yeah agree there were too many bowlers last time, but still should be going in with two spinners.

Paine all over the shop.

Beautiful shot by Watto there.

Think if/when Flintoff comes back into the side, we're more likely to play 3 seamers/2spinners, given that most of our part timer bowling (Collingwood, Bopara, Wright, Trott should they ever pick him) is seam up and if the bowlers include Flintoff, Swann, Broad & Rashid, there shouldn't be a batting depth problem

Wright would probably be retained, since he's at least show he can hit in the later overs and not many others have plus he couldn't really be replaced by a batsman since you'd probably want Flintoff at six

Davies
Strauss
Trott
KP
Collingwood
Flintoff
Wright/Bopara
Broad
Swann
Rashid
Sidebottom/Anderson

 

[kingkallis]

Good start by Aussie here!

 

[inbox24]

Slowish start, tough batting conditions?

 

[pasag]

Slowish start, tough batting conditions?

Bit of swing, though no real pace, nothing much in the deck and fastish outfield. More cautious start than anything, Watto doesn't look too confident.

 

[four_or_six]

I think the Aussies are concerned about the traditional early-morning September collapse.

 

[inbox24]

Don't worry, Clarke will prevent a collapse, 20 off 70.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I know Anderson has his fans but... just doesn't cut it for me. Need to be looking elsewhere methinks.

 

[GIMH]

Much better Test bowler than ODIs. I'm certainly one of those 'fans' that you speak of but I wouldn't be too disappointed to see us try something else in the 50 over game. Don't know who though.

 

[superkingdave]

I know Anderson has his fans but... just doesn't cut it for me. Need to be looking elsewhere methinks.

Probably one of his biggest fans, but I don't think he should be in the ODI side tbh

 

[four_or_six]

Anderson and Sidebottom together I don't really like. And at the moment Sidebottom looks better.