***Official*** Australia in England 2012

[Spark]

if theyd played wade at 5 we'd be 6-282 instead

I'm more thinking "if clarke hadn't somehow nicked one" tbh

 

[Ruckus]

Still not sure how to rate Bailey's innings. Was too slow for way too long but he's stuck out there and anchored the innings + accelerated.

It's been a decent knock in itself (still too slow though), but I'm not a fan at all of this tactic of starting off ridiculously slow and then relying on a massive acceleration towards the end. More times than not I don't think it will pay off, unless you're an exceptional player like Mussey or Dhoni.

 

[Spark]

It's been a decent knock in itself (still too slow though), but I'm not a fan at all of this tactic of starting off ridiculously slow and then relying on a massive acceleration towards the end. More times than not I don't think it will pay off, unless you're an exceptional player like Mussey or Dhoni.

I don't think he intended to hit everything to midwicket early on tbf.

 

[Spark]

That's just annoying.

 

[Jager]

Hating music after wickets so much. P.S Wade what is that filth? Play real shots you mug.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Could bowl them out here, from our point of view got to be looking to keep it under 250 now.

 

[Burgey]

Why not stand up and drive the bloody thing? Dumb

 

[benchmark00]

**** me, if you think this is **** you haven't watched us play ODIs enough.

"Workmanlike" or "slightly below par" would be the way I'd go.

Just a case of old fashioned Gambhiring.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Uberdire from the bollock-handed Tassie/Vic.

 

[wpdavid]

That's handy - I thought Wade might do some damage in the last three overs. Well bowled by Bresnan.

 

[benchmark00]

Spermy cut from Wade, tbf. Quite lovely.

The goods.

 

[grecian]

HMM, looks like Swann won't bowl out his overs, Bops overs should have seen us see less of Dernbach, and despite these wickets Bres.

 

[Jager]

The worst bit is that Bres is taking poles imo.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Who's the chavvier? Dernbach or Johnson?

 

[social]

Wade completely wasted down the order - terrible shot but looked in good nick

 

[Ruckus]

I don't think he intended to hit everything to midwicket early on tbf.

Na it's more than just an inability to find the gaps, it's a definite game plan too. I haven't seen much of Bailey though so I don't know if it's something he does regularly, but Forrest is definately another one who favours that approach.

 

[Spark]

hahahaha wow

 

[BoyBrumby]

Jesus, Eoin. That's poor.

 

[wpdavid]

ffs Morgan. I don't want Dernbach in the side either, but you have to take those.

 

[Stumpcam]

England have been utterly crap in this innings.