*Official* Australia limited overs tour of Scotland and England 2024

[Spark]

Obviously you have to ask questions about the batting to lose 7-75 but it’s been highly impressive from Oz to turn it around.

Would be more concerning that this has happened twice now - top order bats like gods against pace and some loose spin early, but once the spinners tighten up then even the part timers seem to get a lot of joy

 

[Spark]

Bringing back Starc a real mistake IMO. The spinners were doing all the damage, just let them bowl

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Rashid's timing them well

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Rashid's timing them well

Did you know he has 10 first class centuries?

 

[GIMH]

Would be more concerning that this has happened twice now - top order bats like gods against pace and some loose spin early, but once the spinners tighten up then even the part timers seem to get a lot of joy

I think as well it shows that if Buttler, Root and Stokes are all available for the full strength side, there’s only really Duckett and Brook that don’t consider making way.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Did you know he has 10 first class centuries?

I'm well aware of that (meme.)

 

[King Kane]

Cooper Connolly reminds me of a young David Hookes, hopefully he doesn't suffer the same tragic fate as poor old Hookesy.

 

[GIMH]

Funny old game, after 25 overs 350 would have felt like a disappointment, but after 40 I’d have bitten your hand off for 300. Good this from Rashid

 

[King Kane]

Rashid playing one of his few good knocks and he has got England past 300.

 

[Spark]

Cooper Connolly reminds me of a young David Hookes, hopefully he doesn't suffer the same tragic fate as poor old Hookesy.

This is an awful post

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

A good score on the board. The pitch is taking turn. Either the Aussies capitulate or knock it off with 5 overs to spare.

 

[danzydab]

Duckett should've been a mainstay in the ODI team waayyy back. Not sure why England kept him out for such a long time

 

[King Kane]

This is an awful post

Why is that an awful post? I said I hope that he doesn't suffer the same fate as Hookes,, it would have been awful if I said that I hope that he does.

David Hookes was one of my favourite Aussie batsmen back in the 80s along with Allan Border. comparing Cooper Connolly to him was a compliment.

 

[GIMH]

Well this is unpleasant

 

[Spark]

Would not bowl halfway down to this bloke

 

[King Kane]

Not a great start from the England pace bowlers and they have turned to spin already.

 

[Spark]

This is a strange bowling change imo

 

[GIMH]

I retain my belief that Jacks shouldn’t bowl in international white ball cricket

 

[Spark]

Absolute hiding to nothing here

 

[King Kane]

Spin isn't going too well for England either.

This might be the only over that Jacks gets.