Group 1 (Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland)

[Fuller Pilch]

Finish them!

 

[Spark]

What in Aus performance's recently has been better though? I think we'd seriously struggle to reach 160. Probably at least 15 too many.

Yeah the only two batsmen who have had notable success in these early season series/tours in the last few months are the two they haven't picked...

 

[Son Of Coco]

Maxwell is a ****ing spoon. I'm done advocating for him.

Wife wanted to go to the movies tonight but I said no to watch this

If you leave now, you'll probably still catch a late screening of something.

 

[Heboric]

The Big Show, The Natural, Insert other cool nickname gone

 

[Moss]

Maxwell is a ****ing spoon. I'm done advocating for him.

Wife wanted to go to the movies tonight but I said no to watch this

TBF this is a movie you don't see too often. (I'll show myself out)

 

[Athlai]

I was pretty confident Santa would do well here. But glad to see the other bowlers are too

Has that sort of Vettori knack in limited overs. Vettori was always rated as an ODI bowler but I genuinely think if he played more T20 he'd have been seen as one of the best.

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah the only two batsmen who have had notable success in these early season series/tours in the last few months are the two they haven't picked...

Smith and... ? Seriously, I've already forgotten those matches.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Pat Cummins 43 off 18 balls incoming

Still end up 40 short.

 

[straw man]

Having complained about Sodhi a fair bit... he was decent tonight. Can't criticise for getting reverse swept into the stands by Maxwell.
Of course, he came to the bowling crease with his team right on top and wasn't under a lot of pressure, which is the whole place where everything goes all wrong for him.

 

[Burgey]

Smith and... ? Seriously, I've already forgotten those matches.

Green, presumably

 

[Spark]

Green, presumably

Yep, did well in the ODIs against NZ and the T20s against India.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Has that sort of Vettori knack in limited overs. Vettori was always rated as an ODI bowler but I genuinely think if he played more T20 he'd have been seen as one of the best.

T20i av 19.68, e/r 5.7

 

[Moss]

Having complained about Sodhi a fair bit... he was decent tonight. Can't criticise for getting reverse swept into the stands by Maxwell.
Of course, he came to the bowling crease with his team right on top and wasn't under a lot of pressure, which is the whole place where everything goes all wrong for him.

Good guy to have in the side if you have the runs to play with. Don't mind him in the lineup but Kane has to be prepared to switch to Chapman/Neesham/Phillips if it looks like he's having an off day.

 

[Burgey]

Had a big game, Starceh

 

[Starfighter]

Well this is ending quickly.

 

[Spikey]

also while one argument is that Green should be in the First XI, there's another arguement that replacing the WK with another batting all-rounder reinforces the structural problems with the squad

 

[Burgey]

Been very good from NZ. Congrats to them. Good night for their fans

can’t recall so comprehensive a pizzling for Aus in a WC game in either format for years. Gonna be a short tourney for our blokes. A national embarrassment tbh. They’ve basically shamed their people. Crowd should throw rocks at them.

 

[Moss]

As the one guy who's generally turned up against the Aussies over the last decade (at least in white ball), no one deserves an easy clean up of the lower order more than Boult.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Said it previously but Agar is a very undervalued player for Australia. Economy of 6.5 is top class in this format over a sustained period of time

 

[Starfighter]

111

What a very appropriate score to fold for.

Pathetic really.