Match #48- Super Eights, Australia vs Afghanistan (N), Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent-- June 22nd- Group 1

[SillyCowCorner1]

This should have been Australia vs New Zealand.

 

[Gob]

This should have been Australia vs New Zealand.

lol this would be more competitive

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

lol this would be more competitive

True, the surface gives more balance to this encounter.

 

[Gob]

Australia should play A A jar over starc. Starc is the least likely out of the 3 quicks to bowl cutters and most likely to go for runs

 

[Qlder]

So far Warner, Head and Stoinis have done really well, while Marsh, Maxwell and David haven't really done much. Time for Marsh and Maxwell to go big!

Scores so far

Warner - 56, 39, 20, 1, 53*
Head - 12, 34, 34*, 68, 31
Marsh - 14, 35, 18*, 8, 1
Maxwell - 0, 28, 11, 14*
Stoinis - 67*, 30, 59
David - 9, 11, 24*
Wade - 17*, 4*

 

[Qlder]

So cool, Astro cricket channel in Malaysia is showing highlights of Aus vs Eng and Aus vs Namibia before this game to get the Aussie fans warmed up

What a great idea, a TV channel that only shows cricket 24/7

 

[Qlder]

Australia should play A A jar over starc. Starc is the least likely out of the 3 quicks to bowl cutters and most likely to go for runs

They listened, Agar in for Starc

 

[Burgey]

Any chance of one of these fellas middling one?

 

[Gob]

Why bowl first?

 

[Qlder]

Agar justifying his selection, 2 overs for 2 runs in PowerPlay. I think Starc would have taken a wkt though

 

[Gob]

Agar justifying his selection, 2 overs for 2 runs in PowerPlay

He is bald though

 

[silentstriker]

Any chance of one of these fellas middling one?

No

edit: jinxed it

 

[silentstriker]

He is bald though

Following in great Aussie spin tradition.

 

[silentstriker]

I hate willow. ESPN+ is significantly better.

 

[Qlder]

Big Merv still doing his cricket tours I see

 

[Qlder]

So 3 overs of spin has given 10 runs, while pace is 4 overs for 38. Bring on Maxwell and Head

 

[Gob]

Anything over 130 would be pretty hard work

 

[silentstriker]

Anything over 130 would be pretty hard work

This is a new pitch tho right? Hard to go by past results. I would think with the difference in quality, anything 150 or below should be fairly easy.

 

[Gob]

This is a new pitch tho right? Hard to go by past results. I would think with the difference in quality, anything 150 or below should be fairly easy.

Is it? All I'm hearing is how two teams defended two very moderate scores like 110 - 130 ish

 

[silentstriker]

Is it? All I'm hearing is how two teams defended two very moderate scores like 110 - 130 ish

Yeah thats what I thought from what cricinfo was saying prior to match, but I could be wrong.