SA Footy

The series kicks off today at the MCG and the squads are:

Australia: Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Doug Bollinger, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Nathan Hauritz, James Hopes, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Shaun Marsh, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

West Indies: Chris Gayle (capt), Narsingh Deonarine, Travis Dowlin, Wavell Hinds, Nikita Miller, Runako Morton, Brendan Nash, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Gavin Tonge.

Wouldn't really surprise me if West Indies win one or two of these games.

If Gayle, Pollard, Simmons and Smith get going with the bat all at once we could have a real problem.

I am really looking forward to this series, Aust will have to be right on the ball to win I reckon

Gozu wrote:The series kicks off today at the MCG and the squads are:

Australia: Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Doug Bollinger, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Nathan Hauritz, James Hopes, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Shaun Marsh, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

West Indies: Chris Gayle (capt), Narsingh Deonarine, Travis Dowlin, Wavell Hinds, Nikita Miller, Runako Morton, Brendan Nash, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Gavin Tonge.

The gun is back, one of my favourite cricketers! Will be watching with interest.

Groover


All summer the Bookies have gifted AU at odds of $1-40 + in these games
Today they have AU $1-27 to win
Maybe they have learnt
Having said that only brave men would take $1-27 every game, WI might win 1 of these games

Why can they win one ?
Becoz they have 2 of the most destructive ODI batters of all time
Chris Gayle + Wavell Hinds

Australia 1/68 after 15

Watson 31*
Ponting 11* (not looking all that good again)

Australia 1/84 after 18

Watson 35*
Ponting 17*

Australia 1/90 after 19

Aust 1/94 after 20


Watson 41*
Ponting 21*

long time since a boundary

Aust 1/99 after 21

Watson 44*
Ponting 23*

Aust 1/102 after 22

Watson 46*
Ponting 24*

10 overs since the last boundary

Aust 1/105 after 23

Watson 49*
Ponting 24*


Watson should have been run out but bad throw back to the bowler saves him

Aust 1/113 after 24

Watson 50*
Ponting 31*


finally a boundary

Aust 1/118 after 25

Watson 52*
Ponting 34*

Ponting puts one 15 rows back at long off

Aust 1/128 after 26

Watson 54*
Ponting 42*

Watson goes, trying to put Gayle into the stands

Aust 2/135
Watson 59
Ponting 43*

Aust 2/136 after 27

Clarke 0*
Ponting 44*

Watson a dopey innings
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A batsman of his calibre needs to be more shot selective
Trying to pull sixes on the MCG is not clever

Michael Tippygo the incoming batsman

Ponting dropped, sitter by Gayle