***Official*** Australia in the West Indies 2012

[TT Boy]

This chase is dead unless Watson runs out Cowan.

 

[stumpski]

They had one or two problems with the ball, but 11 overs in the first hour - will improve slightly when Bishoo appears, presumably.

Looks like a good shout that lbw.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Looked high for me but was umpires call.

 

[four_or_six]

Haha Watto so close.

 

[ajdude]

i'm going to bed fellas, for the sake of cricket i hope that my move makes the match more interesting which it undoubtably will

 

[stumpski]

This chase is dead unless Watson runs out Cowan.

Yeah Australia have to forget about 63 overs and think of this as a 4.5 an over chase, which means they're already 20 short. Should have 50 on the board by now. Unfortunately they lost the wrong opener. Plenty of guys down the order who can give it a whack though.

 

[TT Boy]

Cowan dropped on purpose there.

 

[TT Boy]

Close but no cigar. Watson looks technically deficient to be batting three as well.

 

[four_or_six]

Very clever play there from Watto, give two almost lbw's to make the WI lose their referrals.

 

[NUFAN]

Yeah Australia have to forget about 63 overs and think of this as a 4.5 an over chase, which means they're already 20 short. Should have 50 on the board by now. Unfortunately they lost the wrong opener. Plenty of guys down the order who can give it a whack though.

4 an over or more is just going to be very difficult on this pitch unless an individual producers a Sammy like cameo.

Watson really isn't looking like he's one of the six best batsman in the country is he AND as I type this he gets dropped!

 

[TT Boy]

4 an over or more is just going to be very difficult on this pitch unless an individual producers a Sammy like cameo.

Watson really isn't looking like he's one of the six best batsman in the country is he AND as I type this he gets dropped!

Or Aus promote Harris and Lyon.

 

[four_or_six]

I must have missed something somewhere along the line with Australia, but why isn't Ponting batting at 3?

 

[TT Boy]

This is ****e from the Windies. Watson looks terrible but he can tee-off, Cowan can't, so dropping him is inconsequential.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

When does bad light come in? Around an hour before close?

It looks really tough to score out there.

 

[social]

This is ****e from the Windies. Watson looks terrible but he can tee-off, Cowan can't, so dropping him is inconsequential.

TT, you're better than that!

Unless your name is Salim or Hansie, no-one drops anyone on purpose

 

[Jacknife]

Hmmm 18 runs in the last 10 overs.

 

[Jarquis]

TT, you're better than that!

Unless your name is Salim or Hansie, no-one drops anyone on purpose

Happened in an Eng U19 ODI not long ago IIRC. Eng were miles ahead on D/L and just needed to get the completed overs in and the player knew it'd take longer if there was a change of batsman etc.
At least that's what's in my head.

 

[wpdavid]

TT, you're better than that!

Unless your name is Salim or Hansie, no-one drops anyone on purpose

Clive Lloyd in the 1979 WC final? can't recall whether it was Brearley or Boycott that he dropped..

 

[four_or_six]

Cowan isn't actually trying to score runs, just defensive shots to every ball. 7 off 45.

Surely Australia don't actually expect to get all the overs in?

 

[Cevno]

Cowan playing for the draw here.