*Official* 1st ODI at the MCG

[Burgey]

Noted test match prospect Arun Finch must be exhausted, having not batted this long in years.

 

[MW1304]

Noted test match prospect Arun Finch must be exhausted, having not batted this long in years.

I was about to say didn't he hit a record t20 score against us last year, then remembered he did it in about 3 balls.

 

[ajdude]

waiting for the day channel 9 charges for a digigraph

 

[dermo]

safe to say spikeys not watching

 

[LongHopCassidy]

#finch4tests

 

[ajdude]

would've loved for him to light up a durry in celebration

 

[wpdavid]

woke up for the start and saw the team england selected and went back to bed. Stokes good enough to bat 6 in test cricket apparently but a number 7 or 8 in odi cricket? Buttler England's best player in the last series demoted to 8? Bresnan playing haha give me a break. Bopara/Root the fifth bowler outside England/asia, ****tards -especially when the four frontline bowlers are so average. Giles most be the biggest ****tard of the lot.

Yup. Maybe Giles is trying to keep his name out of the hat for the poisoned chalice of being England's next test match manager.

I honestly have no idea why anyone thinks that Boyd Rankin is good enough to play out here.

Good knock from the lad Ballance, but he appears to be yet another guy who's been allowed to ply his trade in the CC without actually being able to catch a ball, following Carberry's appalling fielding in the test matches..

 

[NUFAN]

Hard to believe that Arun Finch is the first Victorian to score an ODI century at the MCG..

 

[Burgey]

Why is Mark Nicholas emphasiisng how fit Arun Finch is every second ball?

Clarkeh not mucking around here

 

[wpdavid]

What sort of pace has Bresnan been bowling today?

 

[Spikey]

I would be tasting this if it wasn't for the fact any sane person dislikes Arun Finch

 

[Burgey]

Bryce McGain just got banned from CW for suggesting on abc radio that Arun Finch is "in third gear".

 

[dermo]

I would be tasting this if it wasn't for the fact any sane person dislikes Arun Finch

and his first 20 balls showcased everything there is to dislike about him

 

[ajdude]

Bryce McGain just got banned from CW for suggesting on abc radio that Arun Finch is "in third gear".

I thought it was for an inappropriate ***ual reference, made a post with a dirty word in it.

 

[dermo]

that pitch map is rankin

 

[Spikey]

I feel like we have over-looked how badly England stuffed up this team btw. Like, with Stokes now in the team and seemingly set to be given a great opportunity to become the OD all-rounder, I don't really think they should be picking Bopara, who is basically in as an all-rounder. Remove Ravi, pick Tredwell, and it's a better team. Likewise, I just can't believe they aren't picking Finn. If you think he is this bad, fly him home and send some other guy out. All of Rankin, Bresnan and Jordon in over him is just silly to me.

Cook
Bell
Root
Zimbabwe
Morgan
Stokes
Buttler
Jordan
Tredwell
Rankin/Bres
Finn

strikes me as a much more sensible team.

 

[Spikey]

Like Rankin can't even go 10 overs without cramping up, and Finn is on the blacklist?

 

[MW1304]

Ravi has earnt his place as a batsman for the moment but not up the order. I'd be happy with him instead of Ballance and moved to 5/6. Also gives us a 6th bowler option overseas.

But yeah not picking Tredwell or Finn is absurd.

 

[morgieb]

Urgh @ Finch scoring big.

 

[dermo]

I feel like we have over-looked how badly England stuffed up this team btw. Like, with Stokes now in the team and seemingly set to be given a great opportunity to become the OD all-rounder, I don't really think they should be picking Bopara, who is basically in as an all-rounder. Remove Ravi, pick Tredwell, and it's a better team. Likewise, I just can't believe they aren't picking Finn. If you think he is this bad, fly him home and send some other guy out. All of Rankin, Bresnan and Jordon in over him is just silly to me.

Cook
Bell
Root
Zimbabwe
Morgan
Stokes
Buttler
Jordan
Tredwell
Rankin/Bres
Finn

strikes me as a much more sensible team.

im dropping root or zimbabwe for hales and moving bell to 3/4 and hales opening, these ****s scored 28 runs in the first 10 which is what really held them back from making a good score. bring in hales and tell him to play the first 10 like a 20/20, they've got enough batting depth with stokes and butler but the top order is to stagnant imo