***Official*** Australia/South Africa/Zimbabwe Triangular ODI Series 2014

[Spark]

Completely forgot this was happening until today.

Mon Aug 25 (50 ovs)
07:30 GMT | 09:30 local
1st Match - Zimbabwe v Australia
Harare Sports Club

Wed Aug 27 (50 ovs)
07:30 GMT | 09:30 local
2nd Match - Australia v South Africa
Harare Sports Club

Fri Aug 29 (50 ovs)
07:30 GMT | 09:30 local
3rd Match - Zimbabwe v South Africa
Harare Sports Club

Sun Aug 31 (50 ovs)
07:30 GMT | 09:30 local
4th Match - Zimbabwe v Australia
Harare Sports Club

Tue Sep 2 (50 ovs)
07:30 GMT | 09:30 local
5th Match - Australia v South Africa
Harare Sports Club

Thu Sep 4 (50 ovs)
07:30 GMT | 09:30 local
6th Match - Zimbabwe v South Africa
Harare Sports Club

Sat Sep 6 (50 ovs)
07:30 GMT | 09:30 local
Final - TBC v TBC
Harare Sports Club

Australian squad's been announced.

Australia squad Aaron Finch, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Ben Cutting, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Nathan Lyon.

What's Phil Hughes got to do to get a game, eh?

 

[Dan]

What's Phil Hughes got to do to get a game, eh?

Kill Boof/get him suspended for racial abuse, IMO.

 

[jan]

SA squad:
Hashim Amla (captain), AB de Villiers, Kyle Abbott, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Alviro Petersen, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Dale Steyn, Stiaan van Zyl

I hoped some young guns will play in ZIM. They could at least get some younger talented guy instead of Tahir on the list.

 

[Spikey]

What's Phil Hughes got to do to get a game, eh?

sorry bud no room to fit him in, given the 5 batting all-rounders (Watson, Maxwell, Marsh, Faulkner, Cutting) and bowling all-rounder (Arun Finch)

 

[harsh.ag]

SA play 3 ODIs vs Zimbabwe, and then again take part in this competition less than 4 days after the 3rd ODI. That is stupid!

Why not just have this series, and covert those 3 ODIs into a test, or better yet, not play those 3 ODIs...

 

[TimAngas]

Is this series being broadcast on Fox Sports? I assume not considering how unprofitable it would be to show something like this at the back end of AFL/NRL seasons.

 

[viriya]

Looking forward to the Aus vs SA matches.. Possibly a dress rehearsal of the WC final next year. Is this the time SA finally drops the choker tag? They definitely have the players to do it..

 

[Maximas]

I hoped some young guns will play in ZIM. They could at least get some younger talented guy instead of Tahir on the list.

Suspect they are trying to fine-tune their combinations with the WC in mind, and lets not forget Tahir has been a good LO bowler in recent months

 

[Spark]

Is this series being broadcast on Fox Sports? I assume not considering how unprofitable it would be to show something like this at the back end of AFL/NRL seasons.

If Fox Sports can't find some channel to stick this on in the middle of the night then they want shooting tbh.

 

[jamini]

I love to watch cricket.It is really a great game. Watson, Maxwell are amazing players looking forward to see them again on crease and want them to rock the cricket world.

 

[Spikey]

just thinking, Phil Hughes should probably be named as the back-up keeper in Team Australia's 15 man WC squad right?

 

[uvelocity]

n00fers to dispute

 

[adub]

n00fers to dispute

oh god don't get him started. I'm going to have to sit through a day of L00ders this, L00ders that, oh Siddle please have my babies at the 4th Test.

 

[NUFAN]

One thing that I can't dispute is Jamini's post.

 

[Red]

just thinking, Phil Hughes should probably be named as the back-up keeper in Team Australia's 15 man WC squad right?

So what's the rule with the WC? Seeing as it's in Australia, if Haddin breaks his hip, can we just draft in a replacement immediately?

Not a big fan of intentionally using a not real keeper if we don't have to.

 

[Spikey]

that's my understanding. we'd be silly to not take advantage of it

 

[uvelocity]

i think if hadds breaks his hip we'd consider another all rounder as a replacement

 

[Spikey]

marcus stoinis forever

 

[uvelocity]

at least if he becomes good you wont be faced with posts later on where you wanted him killed

 

[Julian87]

Finally, the premier spinner is into the odi side.