Super Eight

[Matt79]

The first 16.6% of Phoenix's dream came true at least. England go 9 down.

 

[BoyBrumby]

& holes out trying to repeat it. Another Hodge catch, another friggin' full bunger!!!

 

[pup11]

Nixon gone and Pidge gets a wicket of a full-toss.

 

[Nate]

You reckon? With their bowlers? 280 would be competitive, especially with Hodge at 7. 300 would have given them a real chance - instead...

Just saying, it`s not like it`s a nothing total. 250+ runs on the board gives you a chance, and a chance is all you need.

 

[Matt79]

All done. <250 should be nowwhere near enough - especially with our elongated batting order today.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Anderson goes. Palpably LBW.

248 the target then. Never gonna defend it.

 

[andyc]

Hayden to fail IMO. Heard it here first.

 

[Nate]

& holes out trying to repeat it. Another Hodge catch, another friggin' full bunger!!!

Full-tosses not the worst idea for mine. The pitch is slowing up a bit and gives the batsmen a chance of getting under it. Must be so hard to face Bracken with his slowers.

 

[pup11]

England all-out for 247, Pidge you legend.


But Tait was easily Australia's best bowler.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Just saying, it`s not like it`s a nothing total. 250+ runs on the board gives you a chance, and a chance is all you need.

Didn't even get 250, absolute shambles.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Anderson goes. Palpably LBW.

248 the target then. Never gonna defend it.

Never say never.

Theres no point in sport if the outcome is already decided. Anything can happen.

 

[Matt79]

Full-tosses not the worst idea for mine. The pitch is slowing up a bit and gives the batsmen a chance of getting under it. Must be so hard to face Bracken with his slowers.

And the speed of the pitch has what impact on a full toss?

 

[Matt79]

Rudi's saving a boundary and bringing Bell on strike turned out to be the pivotal moment of the English innings...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Full-tosses not the worst idea for mine. The pitch is slowing up a bit and gives the batsmen a chance of getting under it. Must be so hard to face Bracken with his slowers.

Yeah, by no means a bad delivery when the slog's on.

Pretty shocking effort from us to collapse from 160-odd with two down to 247 all out. Credit to Oz, but it was that daft shot from Bell that started it. Not his fault that Collingwood & Flintoff folded like a house of cards tho.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

250 is defendable if you bowl well. It's a flat wicket, but it is a bit slow and it's quite difficult for new batsmen IMO. Only two England players actually managed to get set and score easily, and if England bowl with similar discipline they should get wickets too.

Tait was really impressive for mine, probably his best effort in an ODI. Could easily have had 4 or 5 with a bit of luck. Hogg was fantastic.

 

[shortpitched713]

I have to say, Pietersen playing for his hundred like that was just shameful.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Never say never.

Theres no point in sport if the outcome is already decided. Anything can happen.

Sorry, I've been an English sports for so long that resigned pessimism is my default setting.

 

[shortpitched713]

Rated him as a spare parts 7/8 from what I saw in the CB series, offers something in all dimensions.

Except for the bowling and the batting dimensions.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I have to say, Pietersen playing for his hundred like that was just shameful.

Nah. Take his score out of the card & we look totally buggered as opposed to just almost totally buggered.

Blame Vaughan, Strauss, Collingwood & Flintoff.

 

[Swervy]

I have to say, Pietersen playing for his hundred like that was just shameful.

did he really just play for his hundred!!!!????