*Official* Australia in England T20s and ODIs

[Jarquis]

England to take the series 4-3

 

[GIMH]

Aus deserved to win, we deserved to lose, Clarke sucks. This game taught us nothing we didn't already know.

 

[King Pietersen]

What an awful cricket match. Just have to hope for rain for the rest of the series.

 

[GIMH]

Obviously it's very possible that Freddie might never play for England again. Therefore, it is very possible that we're ****ed. Miss him more than we will in the Test side.

and please never let Pietersen get injured again.

My word, we're dire at ODIs.

Glad these came after the Ashes, could have been some serious damage done to morale etc

 

[Craig]

It is going to be a matter of time before Bangladesh beat your mob.

 

[Pizzorno]

The good thing about the ODI's being after the Tests is that even when we're 7-0 down I can still post this;

 

[GIMH]

Hard to believe we beat SA 4-0 last summer.

Flintoff & Broad played a fair part in that as I remember it, though

 

[Jarquis]

Bopara - 87 runs @ 28.66. SR of 57.71 FFS
Shah - 60 runs @ 20, SR of 75.94
Prior - 29 runs @ 9.66, SR of 51.71

Dreaful. Bopara and Prior make Shah look like Symonds tbf.

 

[Pizzorno]

The answer to all of England's problems is still superstar all rounder Tom Smith.

 

[zaremba]

If this was pre-Ashes, this would all be big news. As it is, I can't imagine that a single person on CW gives much of a toss about this series. Really poor scheduling

 

[Pothas]

So frustrating, with the way Australia have batted we coulda, shoulda, woulda won at least one of these games if, you know, there were any decent LO bats in the team. Very poor, a lot of work to do, CT could be embarassing if KP isn't there.

To be fair today Australia did not need to bat any differently. It is one of the worst things about one day cricket that sides know exactly how to chase a score of about 220 and unless they possess the sort of players that can destroy an opposition at the start of an innings they will do it like Australia did today. Agree though Australia are not great, it is not suprising given the amount of great players they have lost but they are solid and solid is easily enough to beat this side.

 

[Nate]

Aus deserved to win, we deserved to lose, Clarke sucks. This game taught us nothing we didn't already know.

This.

The ONLY thing stopping Ponting coming in for Clarke for the next match is that Clarke is vice-captain. Which is absurd.

 

[GIMH]

Unless you decide to 'rest' Clarke

 

[TT Boy]

Hard to recall a worse England ODI side in recent memory. Batsman not capable of putting up a decent total and the bowlers are not potent. Do any of them average under 30 with the ball, maybe Swann? Remember when Jimmeh had a fantastic ODI average and S/R, now its ****house, just like the rest.

 

[four_or_six]

Unless you decide to 'rest' Clarke

Could be that Clarke, Watson and Hussey all get a match off.

 

[Jarquis]

Hard to recall a worse England ODI side in recent memory. Batsman not capable of putting up a decent total and the bowlers are not potent. Do any of them average under 30 with the ball, maybe Swann? Remember when Jimmeh had a fantastic ODI average and S/R, now its ****house, just like the rest.

SiBo, Swanneh, Broad and Owais

 

[GIMH]

Reckon the 06 side was worse, though at least we had Tresco

 

[Jarquis]

Reckon the 06 side was worse, though at least we had Tresco

The Sri Lankan series was a whole new level of incompetence tbh.

 

[TT Boy]

Reckon the 06 side was worse, though at least we had Tresco

On second thoughts...

The game at Leeds when Sri Lanka chased down 300+ in 30 odd overs. Harmy went for 90+.

Remember after that shower, England got knocked out of the World Cup by Portugal. Great day to bury bad news.

 

[Jarquis]

On second thoughts...

The game at Leeds when Sri Lanka chased down 300 odd in 30 overs. Harmy went for 90 odd.

Remember after that shower, England got knocked out of the World Cup against Portugal.

Dalrymple went for 48 from 10. So IIRC SL hit 300ish off 28 overs off the rest of the attack.
Bresnan bowled 2 overs for 29. Saj got slapped.