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2nd ODI at Sydney, 29 November 2020

trundler

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Hopefully but too early to be definitively sure IMO. Coming in at 2/200 with 20 overs to go isn't the key question anyway.
I reckon whether he can play this sort of innings was a bigger question than how good he is when he has more time at the crease. He can obviously construct an innings well iMO.
 

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
Shouldn't they check ball-tracking there?
Yeah definite protocol breach that one.

Smith is awesome but its his non India ODI batting that is the issue. Today, he was other worldly for sure, even more than the last game where it was only the last 70 that he looked like Bradman reincarnate. Here, he looked that from ball 1. Hopefully he uses up all his runs in these JAMLO games though. Gotta hope for something. :p

India's lack of intensity the biggest issue for me. Its ok to get pasted in Australia, most of our better ODI sides did too. But to see the wrist spinner going the journey, Bumrah serving up filth first ball of every new spell, Shami following suit and Saini looking like a club medium pacer who just happens to let go of the ball at 140+ does not help at all.

We do always suck very badly in the first few games of any tour though. So hopefully we get better as the tour goes on, esp. the red ball stuff. I would gladly trade 6-0 in the LO games for a 2-1 test series win.

We are gonna lose this by about 200 runs.
 

aussie tragic

International Captain
It was in the press yesterday that India was the first side to have 4 bowlers go for over 60 runs (with the other bowler going for 59). Well guess what. Now they are the first side to have 5 bowlers go for over 60 :)
 

TheJediBrah

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Hopefully but too early to be definitively sure IMO. Coming in at 2/200 with 20 overs to go isn't the key question anyway.
For Marnus it's a good indication though. I don't think there's much doubt that he'll do a good job coming in at 2-30. The question was whether he could do the job in this sort of scenario as well.
 

Red

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These must be some of flattest decks ever. Would like to have seen for myself but good ole CA put the National game behind an effective paywall. Good on them.
I’ve just paid $25 for Kayo. I just reconnect for a month whenever I wanna watch cricket. Pretty cheap
 

gabbadan

School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Marnus turning over the strike and giving Smith and Maxwell momentum was key behind the big total.
 

Shri

Mr. Glass
its like our guys are equipped to survive short bowling (except iyer) but we can't score as often as the aussies do
 

tony p

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Enjoying the battle between bat & ball so far in this series.

After 1 & a half matches we have,
18 Wkts for 1071 runs in 150 overs@7.14 per over
Wickets taken at an average of 59.5 per wicket.
Really glad the pitches are conducive to strokeplay, couldn't have a greentop now, could we.
I'm just in a cranky mood, 4's & 6's off nearly every second ball, doesn't do it for me, no matter how good the batting is.
Glad I'm not a bowler.
 

Spikey

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henriques literally had one job with the bat and he did it. better than stoinis innit
 

Shri

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don't like the commentators going on and on about the fielding

everyone is out of touch because this has been a shitty year

give everyone time to lose the rust ffs
 

Red

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don't like the commentators going on and on about the fielding

everyone is out of touch because this has been a ****ty year

give everyone time to lose the rust ffs
Symonds wouldn’t have struggled like that after a bit of time off
 

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