**Official** Group A Discussion

[thierry henry]

244 is about 50 too many.

This is going to be ugly.

Rather poor captaincy I believe.

DWTA

Only issue was maybe Mills/Southee could've bowled the 49th. But overall, keeping Mills away from the death was a gun move.

 

[thierry henry]

really? after those early wickets?

They have 2 genuine batsmen in their lineup and we let them get to 243

Yes

They were 142/3 and flying after 31.

2 genuine batsmen, wat

 

[Flem274*]

As long as we don't go from 130/1 after 30 overs to be 214 all out in the 48th

From what NcCullum just said it sounds like they're going to just bat and set it up for boom town at the end.

Which could end up exactly as you say.

 

[Cabinet96]

Just realised they're like 20 minutes ahead of schedule. Fast game's a good game.

30 overs of spin FTW.

 

[Prince EWS]

I reckon Watson might open the bowling here.

 

[Burgey]

Loving CCairns during the break on Fox. Does he do much commentary work in NZ? His studio work is first rate IMO.

 

[thierry henry]

Loving CCairns during the break on Fox. Does he do much commentary work in NZ? His studio work is first rate IMO.

BBL last summer was about the first time I'd seen him tbh

 

[uvelocity]

I reckon Watson might open the bowling here.

would work but johnson and mckay will be the guys surely

 

[Burgey]

Once again the much maligned George Bailey rescues a dire start.

He's been good for us since he was first picked.

 

[Spark]

Once again the much maligned George Bailey rescues a dire start.

He's been good for us since he was first picked.

Bloke averages 45+, and we know he can score at a good lick when he wants to. He shouldn't be maligned at all.

 

[vic_orthdox]

How did they not call the second last ball a no-ball? When they slowed it down, looked like the ball went by about a metre above Maxwell's head.

At least show a side on replay for it?

 

[vic_orthdox]

Bloke averages 45+, and we know he can score at a good lick when he wants to. He shouldn't be maligned at all.

The Channel Nine crew seem to really have had it in for him.

He's just about the easiest to like bloke going around in Aussie cricket too.

 

[Kippax]

I bet on Voges.

Oh ffs. What sort of return are you getting on your accounts, and if I start a PEWS' betting thread will you post in it.

Ronchi.

Comes onto the bat early, then a slow pitch lollapse with spin and reverse. WAC.

 

[Maximas]

That was surreal.

It's comments like this that made me think you were a NZer

It's confusing, while I'm Aussie, I rarely support the team.

 

[Furball]

Once again the much maligned George Bailey rescues a dire start.

He's been good for us since he was first picked.

Bloke averages 45+, and we know he can score at a good lick when he wants to. He shouldn't be maligned at all.

The Channel Nine crew seem to really have had it in for him.

He's just about the easiest to like bloke going around in Aussie cricket too.

Again betraying my ignorance of the wider cricketing world recently, but I'm wtfing at these 3 posts.

 

[Cabinet96]

A lot of people think he's only in the T20 side to captain. Shane Warne being the obvious one.

 

[uvelocity]

its just because of how he came into the side. definitely done a good job, but its just the perception of not good enough to get there except as a specialist captain. clearly wrong, but its a classic mud sticking argument

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The Channel Nine crew seem to really have had it in for him.

He's just about the easiest to like bloke going around in Aussie cricket too.

Seems weird seeing as he is performing and the rest aren't that he gets grief.

 

[Maximas]

the captain argument irrelevant now, I used to be worried they were gonna blood him as the next test captain through ODIs, but I doubt it now

 

[NUFAN]

I don't think Bailey cops anywhere near as much **** in ODI Cricket as he does in T20.