*Official* Match 31 - Australia v Kenya

[vcs]

Good to see Clarke back in touch, one of my favourites. Not watching this, but seems to be rotating the strike and using his feet well to the spinners.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

It says a lot about the tremendous significance of this match that I'm hoping Clarke gets out soon so he doesn't **** with my bets that rely on Watson topping the scoring in the tournament for Australia.

 

[Spark]

It says a lot about the tremendous significance of this match that I'm hoping Clarke gets out soon so he doesn't **** with my bets that rely on Watson topping the scoring in the tournament for Australia.

He's a long way behind though isn't he?

Watson has about 160ish runs thus far, Clarke has about 110. Hmm, maybe not as far behind as I thought. Think he'll comfortably win it though.

Love Kenya's appealing. They really put their heart into it.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

You can never be too careful though, lots of games to go.

 

[Blaze 18]

Come on Clarke, please ton up. My draft team could really do with the points.

 

[Spark]

Haha geez. Could not have picked the fielder out at greater speed.

 

[Spark]

Possibly the easiest 50 he's ever scored

 

[Blaze 18]

Looks a much different player to the one that scratched and prodded around against England.

 

[Woodster]

Yes they've been allowed to build an exceptionally comfortable partnership with very low risk strokeplay at a decent rate. Powerplay now taken with two good batsmen set, could be carnage here. Pitch taking spin, but Kenya's slow bowlers really struggled hitting the right areas consistently.

 

[Spark]

Yes they've been allowed to build an exceptionally comfortable partnership with very low risk strokeplay at a decent rate. Powerplay now taken with two good batsmen set, could be carnage here. Pitch taking spin, but Kenya's slow bowlers really struggled hitting the right areas consistently.

Yeah doesn't quite matter how the pitch is playing when you keep bowling knee high full tosses looped up at 80kmh

Haha, don't think they care about the PP at all

 

[BoyBrumby]

Seems incredible Hussey was ever left out. Especially given all the games Paine & Ferguson have played so far...

Makes it look effortless, poo bowling notwithstanding.

 

[vcs]

Looks a much different player to the one that scratched and prodded around against England.

Clarke seems like one of those players who looks very, very bad at the crease when he's not confident. He looked terrible in the Ashes and a few months prior to that TBH. Maybe the back was bothering him. Needs to find a way to cut out these slumps from his career.

 

[Spark]

Shot.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Yeah I really do think Hussey is the best lower order ODI batsman in the world, possibly the second best of all time after Bevan. There's other guys who can hit the long ball but he's just such a flexible player. Who knows what he could have done with a longer career.

It was a clueless move to leave him out if he was any chance of playing in the later stages.

 

[vcs]

Kenyan bowlers have decent raw skills, but they're sooo directionless and amateurish.

 

[Spark]

Yeah I really do think Hussey is the best lower order ODI batsman in the world, possibly the second best of all time after Bevan. There's other guys who can hit the long ball but he's just such a flexible player. Who knows what he could have done with a longer career.

It was a clueless move to leave him out if he was any chance of playing in the later stages.

Yeah agreed. A lot of these lower order players have flattering averages but not Hussey.

 

[Spark]

Welcome back Muss. Also a ludicrously straightforward 50.

 

[vcs]

Seems almost ludicrous that Australia basically won a World Cup without even needing his services at any stage. A guy as good as that, and his team didn't even need him to win the biggest ODI tournament.

 

[Dydl]

Yes Huss! How anyone can't love this guy...

 

[BoyBrumby]

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