All out for less than 100?
One reason the WI quicks didn't struggle was that there was no punishment for bowling 12 overs an hour in the 80s. Don't get me wrong, they were amazing bowlers, but if you'd increased their workload by around 15-20% per hour.......
Then maybe they'd have bowled us out quicker. Or maybe they'd have struggled more.
What we wouldn't give for a raw young bowler like Harmison now........
[quote=dannyh ]What we wouldn't give for a raw young bowler like Harmison now........
We have a 90mph 25yo bowler. The trouble is he's not up to bowling more than 24 balls a day.
Slight advantage Aus
Hopefully not; score seems par.
Winning here at that score sets a record, Roy is doing well
Anyone watching?
Nope, listening though. First time this winter I've considered paying for BT Sport.
Worth it I think, this series could be close, it's a different style and confidence there. Good that it's not just the test team with a few extras
Not able to watch but have been listening and feeling slightly aggrieved that international cricket on TV here in the U.K. resides behind a paywall that I find morally and ethically wrong.
Live and free (I do get it online with my phone contract) or you can pay for a year pass. There is bbl live nearly every night here too
The main thing getting it going is Englands running is very aggressive worth watching
Certainly not the same mind-set as the test team! It's been very entertaining to listen to.
Plenty of space in the MCG tonight now
Looking at the scorecard, Moeen must have bowled really well? I was obviously sleeping during the con's innings 🙂
Can definitely hear the barmy army though!
The aussies all seem to have coordinated their fancy dress costumes and have come as empty plastic seats 😆
I think Roy got bored...
Or his finger hurt, Morgan on for the winning runs or a collapse for 30
zokes - Still not a customer
The aussies all seem to have coordinated their fancy dress costumes and have come as empty plastic seats
😆
Well, Root's there and has now made his requisite 50, so I'm betting on the latter
Hmmmm
See, they're trying hard!
Do. Not. Say. A. Word.
It doesn't really matter - it's only pyjama cricket
Well, we can't lose now!
And there we go. We've successfully won a game in Australia. Only five matches too late.
Can we use the term 'comprehensive victory'? 😉
not far of the highest score either [ in the ashes]
I often wonder what would happen if they just approached a test like a ODI and slogged- lose but in a more entertaining way is my guess
What were the reasons that Glenn Maxwell and Nathan “Gary” Lyon weren’t in the squad?
Very good and good interviews (on C9) Smith not sure what just happened and England working to plan.
What were the reasons that Glenn Maxwell and Nathan “Gary” Lyon weren’t in the squad?
Maxwell has disappointed too many times in the past I think. Either that or he's shat in Steve Smith's coffee.
Garry has never been their ODI spinner for any length of time. I've never understood why ODI teams don't pick the best test bowlers (e.g. us with Jimmy and Broad), but this seems to follow the same pattern.
Very good and good interviews (on C9) Smith not sure what just happened and England working to plan.
Yes, even the commentators weren't too moronic this time (though I think they're all doing BBL)
Comprehensive win. Use crictime for streaming it is class, no need for BT. Apart from Crictime needs to show something of course
I've never understood why ODI teams don't pick the best test bowlers (e.g. us with Jimmy and Broad), but this seems to follow the same pattern.
Probably/maybe it's that you need different skills as a 50/20 over bowler, certainly on tour like this throwing Anderson and Broard in as the elder statesmen of a team and then asking them to take 20 wickets in NZ is too much. Maybe they will feature in the world cup at some point.
as for Crictime etc. I'd suspect even the tightest of viewers would pay the $30(au) for 365 days access over dodgy streams
Magellan Ashes Test Series
Commonwealth Bank Women's Ashes Series (ODI & T20)
Men’s ODI Series vs England
Men’s T20 Intl. Tri-Series vs England & NZ
KFC BBL|07
Rebel WBBL|03 (Broadcast Matches)
It's the Oz version so imagine it for the UK
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and just to add that score only just gets him into the top 20 of ODI scores
https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/List_of_highest_individual_scores_in_ODIs.html
yes, but interchangeably with "two wickets from capitulation"Can we use the term 'comprehensive victory'?
😆
Well, I've just heard Sky News here in Australia and the poor crims are referring to it as "a stunning run chase".
I guess they don't know about our 444/3 vs ****stan a couple of years ago 😆
First ever ODI chase above 300 at the MCG - that surprises me!
I’m totally indifferent to this - so we can win a Mickey Mouse game. Brilliant. I actually prefer 20-20 to the formulaic dirge that is fifty over cricket. I know they’ve tried to jazz it up, but the middle overs of an ODI are total crap. Not as bad as the bad old days of Michael Bevan getting a 60-odd every game with four boundaries in it, just tapping out to the sweepers and running single after single, but still awful to watch.
Really? Watched the world cup down here and enjoyed it, this was a good game too with England taking a really attacking style that was good to watch. Neither side would call it micky mouse either they were both taking it very seriously.
Whilst my default position on ODIs would be to agree with Danny, I too would agree that last night's was pretty good viewing
I’m totally indifferent to this - so we can win a Mickey Mouse game. Brilliant. I actually prefer 20-20 to the formulaic dirge that is fifty over cricket.
20-20 is a joke - it's degenerated into little more than a six-hitting contest.
what does that mean for Stokes then?
Most obviously it means he'll presumably be dropped from the squad for the NZ Tests, given there's no chance of the police case being resolved in the near future. I presume he was included in that on the hope they might not charge him at all, in which case disciplinary cricketing disciplinary stuff could also be resolved. I'm guessing we might not see Stokes in an England shirt this summer now?
