***Official*** NatWest Series/Challenge

[chipmonk]

Scally to eat my brains in 5....4....3....

I am certain that if their's one thing he lacks its brains ! you will be doing the whole of human kind a great favour not to mention the sheep

 

[Scallywag]

I am certain that if their's one thing he lacks its brains ! you will be doing the whole of human kind a great favour not to mention the sheep

Damm I hate it when I step in dog excrement, the smell just lingers.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Tips for teams tonight?

I'll have a go:
Trescothick
Strauss
Vaughan
Pietersen
Flintoff
Collingwood
G. Jones
Giles
Gough
S. Jones
Harmison
sub: Prior

Gilchrist
Hayden
Ponting
Martyn
Symonds
Clarke
Hogg
Lee
Gillespie
Kasprowicz
McGrath
sub: Hussey

Second one might be wishful thinking on my part, and they might Pick Hussey in the main team and have Watson as the sub instead of Kasper, or just go with the same exact team as the NWS final with Kasprowicz as the sub.

 

[luckyeddie]

I am certain that if their's one thing he lacks its brains ! you will be doing the whole of human kind a great favour not to mention the sheep

their's? THEIR'S?

(walks away whistling after humiliating the Canadian )

 

[marc71178]

Faaip, why drop Hussey?

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Faaip, why drop Hussey?

Not dropping Hussey, making him the sub. Bringing Kasprowicz in gives Australia potentially 5 bowling options, and Hussey usually bats at 7.

If Australia bowl first, you bowl out someone like McGrath or Kasprowicz and bring Hussey on for him, he fields well and can bat when needed. If Australia bats first, you bring Hussey on when the 5th wicket falls if needed to replace Kasprowicz, and rely on Symonds and Clarke to bowl 10 as you usually would with 4 bowlers. If he doesn't end up playing because only 4 wickets go down, it's no different really since he wouldn't have come on anyway, and you have a bowling option up your sleeve.

 

[Scallywag]

Oz to bat.

 

[aussie]

australia off the mark in grand style

 

[social]

Another poor pitch for ODIs

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Gilly dropped.

 

[wpdavid]

Another poor pitch for ODIs

You have to wonder what McGrath will do on it.

Still, pales into insignificance today.

 

[Scaly piscine]

And yet another fruitless opening burst from England.

 

[aussie]

oh yes Gilly is this your day.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Anyone who faces Gough usually has a good day, wonder how many more miserable performances from him England have to suffer before he gets dropped.

 

[aussie]

ok 50/0 i hoping for a solid batting performace for the wrest of the innings & not a repeat of what has been happening throughout the summer.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Anyone who faces Gough usually has a good day, wonder how many more miserable performances from him England have to suffer before he gets dropped.

Are you watching, or just blathering based on Cricinfo as usual?

Gough has bowled well and been unfortunate.

 

[aussie]

Anyone who faces Gough usually has a good day, wonder how many more miserable performances from him England have to suffer before he gets dropped.

i think england are making the mistake of giving him the new ball he has lost to ability to take wikcets early. If he cant get wikcets in these conditions he wont get any overseas.

He should come on first change, he can be more effective later in the innings since along with he is England's best death bowler

 

[Scaly piscine]

Are you watching, or just blathering based on Cricinfo as usual?

Gough has bowled well and been unfortunate.

Except he hasn't, he's bowled it too short to get the edge and been easily put away for 6 as usual because of his plodding pace.

 

[Neil Pickup]

GERAINT!!!

Cracking catch, son.

 

[aussie]

just when i felt Gilchrist would take them apart, he gets out....

By the way with regards to this powerplay scenario, but Englad have another 5 over period to go right???