***Official***Match #18- Australia vs Pakistan- October 20th-Bengaluru (D/N)

[GIMH]

Been driving all day and thought I was going to watch a thrilling conclusion. Stick it on after not checking the score for ten and it’s basically over. Ffs

 

[Spark]

Australia are winning this world cup. Australia fans gambhiring after two losses was a bad sign for other teams.

I mean our batting still sucks. Odd thing to say having put up 360 but hey it's true. Literally no one from 3 down inspires any confidence.

Head back in theory helps massively but only if he returns in the same nick that he was before his injury.

 

[Darwin Award]

Last 4 wickets have gone for 18 runs.... Just had to press quickly and it all unraveled.

Had no choice really as it was climbing over 8ish by the time Iftikar got out.

 

[Sunil1z]

So Zampa performs only when Stoinis is in the Team

 

[centurymaker]

Close game remains elusive.

sadly

 

[Gob]

I mean our batting still sucks. Odd thing to say having put up 360 but hey it's true. Literally no one from 3 down inspires any confidence.

Head back in theory helps massively but only if he returns in the same nick that he was before his injury.

Where do you squeeze head in?

 

[loterry1994]

The bowlers have done okay tbh. Granted a lot of the wickets were pure scoreboard pressure but this is a miserable ground to try and defend. Starc was hideous and Cummins passable but the rest have been reasonable to good.

Nah honestly hasn’t really been that good. You can’t have like 3 games where we can’t take a wicket for like the first 20 overs and the power plays important . Our frontline guys need to do more like I said . Maxwell probably been our best bowler this tournament which says a lot. You can’t hide behind cracks we need big improvement in our bowling

 

[centurymaker]

Australia are winning this world cup. Australia fans gambhiring after two losses was a bad sign for other teams.

Very deceptive team they are. Will come all guns blazing in the semis

 

[Gob]

Who invite Mathew Hayden to do commentary stints?

 

[Darwin Award]

Now watch Starc try to come back and polish off the tailend last 2 batsmen to try & redeem himself from earlier on.

 

[danzydab]

Zampa is Australia's main ODI bowler, when he is in form, Aus wins.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Very deceptive team they are. Will come all guns blazing in the semis

Head coming back fixes basically everything wrong with them at the moment.

 

[Spark]

Nah honestly hasn’t really been that good. You can’t have like 3 games where we can’t take a wicket for like the first 20 overs and the power plays important . Our frontline guys need to do more like I said . Maxwell probably been our best bowler this tournament which says a lot. You can’t hide behind cracks we need big improvement in our bowling

I mean we shouldn't be picking all three frontline quicks anyway, that's a big part of the problem - we've picked an attack unsuited to the conditions.. Still, with Zampa back in form it's an attack which still should win games of cricket, which is more than what most of our batting is doing right now.

 

[loterry1994]

Where do you squeeze head in?

You need head opening if his back and Marsh 4 probably. Marnus is out.

 

[King Kane]

I can see why Hayden was such a good coach for Pakistan.

Their batsmen tried harder to stay out in the middle so they didn't have to listen to him.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Who invite Mathew Hayden to do commentary stints?

Someone looking to guard the fridge by the looks of things.

 

[Sunil1z]

Pakistan can still win if Starc bowls from both ends

 

[loterry1994]

Starcs wicket streak might actually end tonight

 

[loterry1994]

As I say lol

 

[Viscount Tom]

Starcs wicket streak might actually end tonight

Reverse jinx, nicely played.