***Official*** NatWest Series/Challenge

[Slow Love™]

I think he might have been serious, mate - isn't steds a devout catholic?

Anyhow, looks like 180 or so might be a fairly defendable target in this game. Am I right in figuring that Vaughan has taken all the fun out of the powerplays and used them all up right at the beginning of the innings?

 

[luckyeddie]

So with Collingwood amongst the wickets (again), isn't it time for TEC to put in an appearance (again) and say that he was lucky (again)?

 

[Scaly piscine]

All the new rules don't really make much difference in games like this because it isn't the stereotypical, standard 250+ one-day pitch.

 

[honestbharani]

Vaughan used all the 10 overs of restriction right after the first 10?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Vaughan used all the 10 overs of restriction right after the first 10?

Yep

 

[Somerset_Rule]

i reckon 160+ would be easy for the aussies to defend if the likes of McGrath and gillespie bowl half well. england havent bowled particulary well and have probably the best team in the world 144-5.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Gillepsie hasn't bowled half well once this tour, it's never easy to bowl a side out cheaply that has 8 batsmen, especially if England's top 3 bother to bat properly.

 

[dinu23]

nah! 160 is nothing for England. the main threat will be McGrath. if england can get around 30 from his 10 without losing wickets,they're well on course to win.

 

[Somerset_Rule]

yeh i suppose

 

[Somerset_Rule]

but england havent bowled well

 

[honestbharani]

I think Solanki should bat at no.4. Ideally, this should be their line up..


Tresco
Strauss
Vaughan
Solanki
Flintoff
Pieterson
Collingwood
Jones

 

[dinu23]

I think Solanki should open. niether Tresco or Strauss have done well against Aus.

 

[Somerset_Rule]

I think Solanki should bat at no.4. Ideally, this should be their line up..


Tresco
Strauss
Vaughan
Solanki
Flintoff
Pieterson
Collingwood
Jones

wot about prior?

 

[Scaly piscine]

I think Solanki should bat at no.4. Ideally, this should be their line up..


Tresco
Strauss
Vaughan
Solanki
Flintoff
Pieterson
Collingwood
Jones

I wouldn't have Flintoff at 5, he's better off at 7 unless England get off to a good start - which is unlikely. Pietersen and Collingwood would both leave the ball a bit better and hopefully not push so hard at the ball, I can just see Flintoff's eyes lighting up when the ball is full edging it behind.

 

[dinu23]

prior isn't in this game is he?

 

[Somerset_Rule]

o, sorry

 

[honestbharani]

I wouldn't have Flintoff at 5, he's better off at 7 unless England get off to a good start - which is unlikely. Pietersen and Collingwood would both leave the ball a bit better and hopefully not push so hard at the ball, I can just see Flintoff's eyes lighting up when the ball is full edging it behind.

Maybe, but I think that would be the ideal top 4 though.

 

[wpdavid]

I wouldn't have Flintoff at 5, he's better off at 7 unless England get off to a good start - which is unlikely. Pietersen and Collingwood would both leave the ball a bit better and hopefully not push so hard at the ball, I can just see Flintoff's eyes lighting up when the ball is full edging it behind.

Well, he needs to do something today. It's a long way from his finest hour with ther ball.

But tbh I don't think we'll make 150 on this wicket.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Abysmal late over stuff from England, they've seen how useless Lee is against short pitch stuff so they keep giving him the odd full ball to score off.

 

[Adamc]

Brilliant stuff from Hussey once again. Australia should be very happy with that.