Aus 92-4 (20 overs)
148-6 (39 overs)
196 all out
lol 196 all out ... what a poor performance.
Take that you poms!
Good match innit?
Shitting yourselves now i bet.
Good match innit?
Shitting yourselves now i bet.
33-5 over 9.2 overs ...
Straya are fecked.
It's not over yet.
Tight one I think..
Gobby convicts.
How did you not win eh?
How did you not win eh?
With a score line like that, the poms would/should be kicking themselves they didnt win it.
Australia should be happy with that, they dont look it, ok sure ... they could of won it since it was so close etc but starting the competition so poorly and then not even getting over 200 runs in the final they should be thrilled with the end result.
Heads up for Ashes.
Australia will come out guns blazing. Tests are our specialty.
Australia should be happy with that, they dont look it, ok sure ... they could of won it since it was so close etc but starting the competition so poorly and then not even getting over 200 runs in the final they should be thrilled with the end result.
Heads up for Ashes.
Australia will come out guns blazing. Tests are our specialty.
Tighter than I thought.DONADO said:
By all accounts a great game. England bowled brilliantly to get the convicts all out for less than 200, but fair play their bowlers had a good run at it as well.
Can't be disappointed with a tie after being 50 odd for 5
Can't be disappointed with a tie after being 50 odd for 5
YianniArvani said:
Not quite yet... Still three ODIs between England and Australia to come where these new fangled rule changes by the ICC will come into place...
"Each team will designate a 12th man who will be able to bat or bowl. The change will be announced over the PA system and details of the change shown on the giant screen. Fielding restrictions will now be in place for the first ten overs of the innings - rather than 15 at present - but there will be two blocks of five overs later on in the innings where the regulations come back into effect, although there will be no need for the two close catchers at that point. These overs will be known as the Powerplay Fives, and will be taken by the fielding captain at his discretion."
The ICC are ruining cricket. They have seen the success of 20-20 and are trying to turn every one-day international in to hitting fest.
In years to come any bowler who concedes less than 6 and over throughout his one day career will be considered top class.
In years to come any bowler who concedes less than 6 and over throughout his one day career will be considered top class.
Agree..but I suspect these rule changes will be scrapped by the reviewing committee next year..Looking Busy said:
Good effort by England bowling Oz out for less than 200. But give the brilliant bowling by Australia throughout the England innings, England were very lucky to get the draw. I don't think I can ever remember an innings where so many mishit/edged balls landed in space miles away from a fielder.
I bet Glen McGrath would like to bowl that last over again.
I bet Glen McGrath would like to bowl that last over again.
Knighthood for Giles?
Wibble said:
Bollocks
The England top order were too cocky and too aggressive in their shot selection, you don't try to get after Lee and McGrath with the new ball...
England shouldn't have let the convicts score as many as they did
YianniArvani said:
Yes, 18 needed to draw with 2 overs remaining, against the tail
They should be ecstatic
Davo said:
Gilo's a genuine all-rounder
Aussies are there for the taking. I can feel it.
Spoony said:
I'm concerned about our batting line-up
I'm concerned about Michael Vaughan
Davo said:
He hasn't scored any decent runs since he became captain
Davo said:
I'm looking at it differently.
Australia started the competition off slowly losing to England and even Bangladesh.
Then, in the final only putting on a score of 196 ... thats a pretty low score for a team like Australia in a final of a competition against your main rivals ...
So to end in a draw, even though Australia luckily turned it around, is a good result for them when they never looked like winning the one dayers.
Davo said:
The English top order played like rank amateurs and the two who saved the game for England were very very lucky on many occasions. The Australian bowling throughout the match was top notch. Symonds didn't get a wicket but his accuracy and economy were supurb. Australia's total was bloody difficult to defend yet they did it very well. And if McGrath had bowled his last over like the 9 before Australia would have won easily.
And you last comment makes no sense. You might as well say that Australia should have scored in excess of 250 based on the early part of their innings. England did well to get the Aussies out for such a low total. Australia then bowled well and England batted terribly. Add in a great deal of English luck (mishits always landing in space etc) and a very poor last over by McGrath and you had a thrilling draw.
With which England should be very happy/relieved (batting performance apart) and Australia should be a bit pissed off with themselves.
Sets up the test series nicely. It will a pleasant change if England actually believe they have a chance for a change. Before they lose as usual.
When do the Ashes start? This thursday?
YianniArvani said:
There are still three more ODIs to test out the new rule changes...
Rule changes are a bit
if you ask me!YianniArvani said:
They start on either the 21st or 28th of July. Can't remember which
Wibble said:
Agree re the England top order, looked like they wanted to try to embarrass the convicts...there was no need. The convict total was difficult to defend, but made much easier when the top order tried to get after the new ball. McGrath didn't bowl his last over like the other 9....not sure re the value of such a comment....
Last comment was in reference to the strange move not to go after the failing convict batsmen and persisting with Collingwood and Giles - yes they were doing ok, but not to bowl out Flintoff was insane....
Both teams will be somewhat happy and disappointed...before Collingwoods comical run out England would have fancied their chances....with 2 overs to go, a draw would have been snatched with both hands
Bloody good game though. I don't care much about cricket and this game kept me up until 4am.
One thing is for sure (not based on this game particularly) England aren't the no hopers that they have been for years. I don't think they will win the ashes but it isn't out of the realms of possibility this time around.
One thing is for sure (not based on this game particularly) England aren't the no hopers that they have been for years. I don't think they will win the ashes but it isn't out of the realms of possibility this time around.