*Official* England in Australia (2 T20 & 7 ODIs)

[MW1304]

Don't understand why you lot are getting annoyed. If these two stay in for most of the innings you've won. As we saw yesterday, its losing wickets that will lose you a chase more often.

 

[Spark]

Come on now though. This is silly.

 

[vcs]

Watto is just finding the gaps with consummate ease, while Clarke is still scratching around after 40 balls.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Scoring at at strike rate of 55 chasing near 300 isn't acceptable.

 

[Ausage]

Don't understand why you lot are getting annoyed. If these two stay in for most of the innings you've won. As we saw yesterday, its losing wickets that will lose you a chase more often.

Touble is Clarke doesn't seem to have that extra gear now days. If it's someone like White or Haddin starting slow while he gets his eye in it's one thing, but at some point the rate will need to be raised an Clarke just doesn't seem to be able to do that.

 

[andyc]

Is anyone else slightly thrown off by Boonie rocking the earring in that KFC ad?

 

[Spark]

Don't need to mind Clarke's SR whilst Watson's out there tbh.

 

[morgieb]

This is turning good for us.

 

[Ausage]

Watto is my hero.

 

[MW1304]

There you go. All that was needed and now you're gonna win.

Edit: Oh come on! Not fair!

 

[vcs]

Haha two sixes. Finally someone going after Yardy.

Top edges one into no man's land now.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Australia still to win despite Clarke's best efforts. Watson getting carried away there though.

 

[GIMH]

Bloody hell

 

[Spark]

Whilst Watson there Clarke's job is to get off-strike tbh.

EDIT: Off strike!

 

[vcs]

Haha Watson is laughing at Clarke playing out dots.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Whilst Watson there Clarke's job is to get off-strike tbh.

Yeah, but should Watson get out, Clarke isn't able to take the role of the aggressor, despite having used a ****load of balls that would've been better used to establish another batsman.

 

[Spark]

Lolling at the crowd

 

[Ausage]

FFS Clarke get out already.

 

[Jono]

****ing Yardy is the worst cricketer to watch. So good to see his ugly **** going the distance.

 

[wpdavid]

Hopefully this will stop all the silly talk about England being up there with the favourites for the WC. The opening bowling without Broad and Anderson is way too horrible for that to be a realistic prospect and the middle order is over-dependant on two players to give the innings the sort of impetus that's needed at this level.