*Official* England in Australia (2 T20 & 7 ODIs)

[benchmark00]

Surprised how comfortably Mitch is rotating the strike... Australia are very well-placed ATM.

Shot by Fergie. First boundary in quite a while, though the score's been ticking on nicely anyway.

Have to retract my laughter at Johnson being sent in. The bloke's done a top job. I expected him to get out cheaply.

And Ferguson is such a class ODI batsman. Great to see him back.

We're doing this with a leg in the air tbh.

Yep, Johnson's definitely doing his job. If he can keep it going to make 60+, leaves Dave Hussey and Cam White a great platform to build from with Ferguson.

Clarke cannot send himself in though.

This decision to promote Mitch is proving to be quite the masterstroke. [/jinx]

Australia half-way there in 23 overs! Pretty amazing.

Tell you what, these two are seeing them like melons and timing them accordingly.

Good work, ladies

 

[Ikki]

Ferguson with a brain fart.

 

[vcs]

Disaster. Amazing what a couple of dot-balls can do even when the chase is under total control.

 

[pup11]

WTF!!! Stupidity personified by Johnson, that's definitively one of the negatives of having a fast bowler batting along with a batsman.

 

[M0rphin3]

WTF Fergy. Good knock though.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

So that's the famous Ferguson stylish-start-without-pushing-on innings.

 

[social]

Shame

Ferguson looks a quality player and his fc record is a joke for someone of his talent

 

[vcs]

Clarke comes out to improve England's mood further.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Oh dear god. This is bad news for the neutrals. Match over guys.

 

[Dan]

Clarke has to keep some sort of pace going. No use for a 50-ball 35 tonight.

 

[pup11]

Shame

Ferguson looks a quality player and his fc record is a joke for someone of his talent

He looks like someone who raises the bar of his game when he is playing at the highest level, his ODD record too is poor but at the same time his international record is pretty good.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

K Clarke, you get 20 balls. After that score some ****ing runs or get out.

 

[pup11]

The number of dot-balls Clarke plays is just bloody annoying, he seriously needs to improve his placement skill.

 

[Spark]

Great 50.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Wonder what the odds were on Mitch getting 50+ when he first walked out.

 

[Burgey]

Clarke just showed there why you don't ball watch when running. If that was Watson or Kat, they wouldn't have known Johnson had slipped over.

 

[pup11]

Can't believe I'm saying this..... but think Johnson needs to bat through here becuase I don't think either White or Dussey are in good enough form to see us through.

 

[vcs]

This is a brilliant track for batting. Pretty much every wicket to fall has come from a poor shot or an error, can't recall the bowlers beating the bat even once.

Mitch stumped, excellent contribution though.

 

[pup11]

WTF!!! Johnson!!
EDIT: Have a feeling White and Dussey would try over ambitious shots after scratching around for a bit and hence the wheels would come of this innings.

 

[Ikki]

Oh well.