Australia vs Sri Lanka ODI (Melb)

[stan]

Doherty...

Unlike my comments re a couple of other left field selections in the shorter game, I think Doherty could be an "X" factor (terrible joke).

Good wickets per game average domestically, averages just over 18 with the bat- not shabby for a no. 8 or 9...

Actually rate him a bit...

One post where I don't have egg on my face!

Young Doherty came up through the ranks through the Aust under age sides. The problem was when he was starting out Warne and McGill were about so he was never going to get a looking in then. But now we should really consider him. He has ability, can turn the ball and from watching him over the years playing for tassie he does put a bit of thought into his bowling. Perhaps he would be useful at test level.

[mal]

Nothing wrong with the Captaincy when SL was 8/107 ....
I re-iterate it was a great batting partnership between Angie and MALinga, that was the reason why SL won the game
Everything else paled into insignificance


When we talk of slaughter capataincy in recent times
YOUSEF in the AU V PA test
PONTING in the IN V AU test
Both captains allowed easy runs to be leeked, both were mainly responsible for thier teams suffering lamentable losses
CLARKE last night had this game stolen by ANG + MAL in one of the all time greatest batting efforts Ive ever seen

Big deal AU lost a ODI last night
It aint the end of the world, they will bounce back by summers end is my prediction

[Muffler]

It looked like we lacked heart and the ability to win when that partnership happened. I almost think Australia are at that stage where they need an old head in that bowling attack to control things like a Stuart Clark. Not sure if he is up to that standard anymore tho.

Just another thing that crowd too was Piss poor. Sri lanka would have had more supporters than that. Very average display by The Victorians i know it was a wednesday but go after work.

[Trader]

So who took a piece of the 220s on Sri Lanka last night?
$150,000 gubbed at 1.01 on the aussies too.

[Lightning McQueen]

Michael Clarke opened up in the last 20/20 game and replaced Shane Watson
Perhaps they will do something AS similar today and open the batting with Peter Siddle in place of Watson


AU is the best ODI team in the world I expect them to bounce back and win today

I don't think we will, we have the possible players at our disposal but we just ignore to play them for some stupid reason.

So who took a piece of the 220s on Sri Lanka last night?
$150,000 gubbed at 1.01 on the aussies too.

I wanted to, I couldn't get away from work to place a bet, they were $2.80 on the net. I do feel bad when I'm betting against a team I'm barracking for though, then again, who was I barracking for. About time selectors stopped playing games, they are neither here nor there as far as blooding youth or winning each game, they struggle to find the right balance.

[wycbloods]

Nothing wrong with the Captaincy when SL was 8/107 ....
I re-iterate it was a great batting partnership between Angie and MALinga, that was the reason why SL won the game

There was so much wrong with the captaincy from 8/107 to them winning the game that you can't ignore it.

Either we had sh!t plans for the two batsmen or the bowlers bowled crap. We didn't have fielders where they were scoring the majority of their runs and we seemed to be all over the shop with the ball.

[bloods08]

The captain can only do so much.

You can't put fielders everywhere if the bowler is not going to bowl in the right areas.

[Lightning McQueen]

Nothing wrong with the Captaincy when SL was 8/107 ....
I re-iterate it was a great batting partnership between Angie and MALinga, that was the reason why SL won the game

There was so much wrong with the captaincy from 8/107 to them winning the game that you can't ignore it.

Either we had sh!t plans for the two batsmen or the bowlers bowled crap. We didn't have fielders where they were scoring the majority of their runs and we seemed to be all over the shop with the ball.

We done a Pakistan, watch Pup and Mitch driving around in new cars soon.

[wycbloods]

The captain can only do so much.

You can't put fielders everywhere if the bowler is not going to bowl in the right areas.

I didn't see Clarke going up to the bowlers and saying bowl here or here and we can set the field accordingly.

Malinga hit most of his runs from straight mid off to mid wicket and yet we mainly had the fielders deep in other places and bowled all over the shop.

[Baron Greenback]

Thank god it won't be the same team that rocked up last night in Brisbane in 3 weeks.

The only ones that will be there are:
Watson - been ordinary the past month
Clarke - useless, i'm sick of defending him when he puts up performances like that
Hussey - gun. nearly saved our a*se last night
Haddin - unfortunately has done well the past couple, but deserves his spot.
Johnson - Overrated
At least there will be no:
Siddle
Hastings
White

All terrible.

Can't believe Clarke didn't bowl Smith. He nearly saved us with his fielding too.
Johnson was going at 6 an over and bowling short sh*t.
Siddle and Hastings the same.
These blokes just bowled short wide delivery after short wide delivery.
Ever heard of a yorker lads? They could take a leaf out of Lasith Malinga's book.

Possibly the only positive thing to come out of the night was......
X DOHERTY!
What a gun!
Should replace Haddin.
He'll be better than Warne!
Get him up here, I wanna boof him!

Rant over.

[smac]

Ferg to replace Marsh for game two.

Marsh apparently injured his back whilst batting.

[CoverKing]

Ferg to replace Marsh for game two.

Marsh apparently injured his back whilst batting.

And he probably wont even play with Ponting back, clarke to 4 hussey 5 and white 6.

[Pottsy]

Is there any solid info out there why Ferg missed the first? Parochialism aside, I really can't understand why they plumped for Marsh ahead of him.

[smithy]

The captain can only do so much.

You can't put fielders everywhere if the bowler is not going to bowl in the right areas.

No you can't, but you can take them out of the attack, something our captain failed to do.

[CoverKing]

Marsh was only the spare batsman I Believe n got the game when ponting pulled out!

Fergy wasn't picked probably to allow him to play the game against the poms to get his chance for the Ashes

[Phantom Gossiper]

Callum Fergsuon will join Australia's one-day international squad ahead of Friday's second match in Sydney after Shaun Marsh was ruled out due to a back injury

Unlucky for Marsh, but a stroke of good fortune for Ferguson, this is the break he needs!

[mal]

The captain can only do so much.

You can't put fielders everywhere if the bowler is not going to bowl in the right areas.

No you can't, but you can take them out of the attack, something our captain failed to do.

In all fairness Shaun Marsh had a sore back and was unable to bowl

[Bum Crack]

I think we all just need to get used to losing for a while. We as supporters have had it so good over the past decade. Eventually we were going to struggle and now is that time. Having said that, get rid of the old boys and blood the young fellas now, otherwise it could be quite a long losing streak.

[Lightning McQueen]

I think we all just need to get used to losing for a while. We as supporters have had it so good over the past decade. Eventually we were going to struggle and now is that time. Having said that, get rid of the old boys and blood the young fellas now, otherwise it could be quite a long losing streak.

Something Windies supporters have had to deal with for 20 years.

[Bum Crack]

I think we all just need to get used to losing for a while. We as supporters have had it so good over the past decade. Eventually we were going to struggle and now is that time. Having said that, get rid of the old boys and blood the young fellas now, otherwise it could be quite a long losing streak.

Something Windies supporters have had to deal with for 20 years.

They will bounce back, just have to accept some failure along the way. We need to realise also, that we will probably never see another team as dominant as we were in the history of the game ever again. We have just been very spoilt.