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

Burgey

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Spark said:
The irony of this post is that had the double header been today instead they absolutely both would be washouts; we've had on and off blustery rain all day with a shower passing through every half hour like clockwork.
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Would make for a bleak Bradman Stand climb

Have you been to the Victory Hotel yet?
 
straw man

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Bahnz said:
So long as NZ put Ireland away reasonably comfortably (by say 20+ runs) NZ should be safe for the semi's so that's something.
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Yeah (though any win should do) and if we lose to Ireland the players will have to swim home anyway.

Pleased to see Adelaide's forecast ok anyway - getting a washout vs the two weakest teams in the group would be a little on the nose.
 
Bahnz

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Burgey said:
If NZ win at all they make it easily. Their NRR is still far better than anyone else’s in the group
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Would certainly need something really weird to happen in the Afghan v Aus game - even if NZ ties with Ireland and wins in the super-over I think Australia would need to bowl out the Afghans for 60 and run it down in about 3 and a half overs.
 
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Looks like a couple of possible injuries in the Aussie camp.
What's the story with Sean Abbott atm? Is he even in the squad.
Whenever I spot him in the big bash the guys a star, got X factor written all over him, with both bat and ball.
Is he injured, not fancied, or just not good enough?
 
Burgey

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Spark said:
Nah haven't gone down that way yet. Haven't had the time tbh (and I don't have a car here)
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Hope you can get down there on a decent day. Great part of the world. Call in at D’Arenberg for some reds and a look through the Dali exhibition in the cube. Great joint
 
Burgey

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ashley bach said:
Looks like a couple of possible injuries in the Aussie camp.
What's the story with Sean Abbott atm? Is he even in the squad.
Whenever I spot him in the big bash the guys a star, got X factor written all over him, with both bat and ball.
Is he injured, not fancied, or just not good enough?
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Playing a Shield game for NSW atm

I know Finch is injured but who else is in doubt for australia?
Man, I hope none of them has done a Livingstone. Be terrible for them
 
Neil Young

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Gee, Kane really has to go.

I keep thinking maybe him floating is a good idea, but then what circumstance do I really want to see him other than 14-5 after 9 overs, when he can marshall us to 80. If we get off to a good start, he applies the handbrake, and if we're in a hole, he digs us deeper. Nightmare.
 
Spark

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Neil Young said:
Gee, Kane really has to go.

I keep thinking maybe him floating is a good idea, but then what circumstance do I really want to see him other than 14-5 after 9 overs, when he can marshall us to 80. If we get off to a good start, he applies the handbrake, and if we're in a hole, he digs us deeper. Nightmare.
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Yeah I defend Smith at times because I really do think he can score at a clip in the right conditions; he has the shots to do it. But Kane was trying bloody hard to get going tonight and did not even look close to capable of going at more than a run a ball, it was just so easy for the bowlers to cut off his scoring options completely.
 
Bahnz

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If he wasn't the captain I think he'd have been dropped by now, either for Guptill (with Conway shuffling down to 3) or Chapman (with Mitchell shuffling up to 3). I feel for the guy, he must know that with his form post-injury he doesn't really deserve to be in the side.
 
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ashley bach

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Bahnz said:
If he wasn't the captain I think he'd have been dropped by now, either for Guptill (with Conway shuffling down to 3) or Chapman (with Mitchell shuffling up to 3). I feel for the guy, he must know that with his form post-injury he doesn't really deserve to be in the side.
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Yeah he must feel down in the dumps with himself. Can't help but feel Chapmans a bit better than we all think.
 
Nintendo

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Burgey said:
Playing a Shield game for NSW atm

I know Finch is injured but who else is in doubt for australia?
Man, I hope none of them has done a Livingstone. Be terrible for them
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Stoinis had some hammy issues, david didn't field at all yesterday and reported some kind of strain.
 
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