SA Footy

The five match series starts tonight. The game is live on Fox with the pre-game show starting at 10:30pm and the match at 11pm and Channel 9 start showing the game from 12:30am.

Australia have won the toss and will BAT

Teams

England team
AJ Strauss*, C Kieswetter†, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, EJG Morgan, MH Yardy, LJ Wright, TT Bresnan, GP Swann, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson
Australia team
SR Watson, TD Paine†, RT Ponting*, MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey, CL White, JR Hopes, RJ Harris, NM Hauritz, JR Hazlewood, DE Bollinger

Josh Hazelwood at 19y153d will become the youngest ever Australian ODI player

The kid was asterisked a long time ago as the boom prospect in our country, pretty significant indication of how highly they rate him for him to be blooded at just 19 years of age.

Not exactly flying along

Australia 0/14 (4.3 overs)
Watson 3* (7 balls)
Paine 11 (20 balls)

Going along better now

Australia 0/48 (8.1overs)
Watson 28* (22 balls)
Paine 20* (27 balls)

Watto out for 32 (26 balls) c & b Broad

Australia 1/53 (9.1 overs)
Paine 21* (28 balls)
Ponting 0* (1 ball)

looks to be a good crowd in who said no one wants to watch the 50 over game

Paine out for 26 (43 balls) b Wright

Australia 2/74 (15 overs)
Ponting 12* (14 balls)
Clarke 1 (7 balls)

Ponting out for 21 (23 balls) c Broad b Wright

Australia 3/86 (17.2 overs)
Clarke 4* (12 balls)

White out for 10 (19 balls) b Anderson

Australia 4/98 (21.2 overs)
Clarke 5 * (17 balls)


Last 5 overs 2/17

Great stuff this, building a very respectable score.

Australia 7/267

Clarke 87* (97)
Hopes 34 (38)
Watson 32 (26)

Wright 2/34 (7)
Anderson 2/43 (9)
Broad 2/54 (8)

England need 268 runs to win

Gozu wrote:Australia 7/267

Clarke 87* (97)
Hopes 34 (38)
Watson 32 (26)

Wright 2/34 (7)
Anderson 2/43 (9)
Broad 2/54 (8)

England need 268 runs to win

and they get them

FD88 wrote:The kid was asterisked a long time ago as the boom prospect in our country, pretty significant indication of how highly they rate him for him to be blooded at just 19 years of age.

Our youngest ODI player dismissed a Seth Efrikan on his debut against England.

England v Australia
NatWest Series - Match 1
RoseBowl, Southampton

ENGLAND WON BY 4 WICKETS (with 24 balls remaining)

Australia 7/267
MJ Clarke 87* (97 balls)
LJ Wright 2/34 (7 overs)
England 6/268 (46 overs)
EJG Morgan 103* (85 balls) MAN OF THE MATCH
C Kieswetter 38 (44 balls)
RJ Harris 3/42 (9 overs)

Finally, we are ahead of Australia in a series of 50 over matches.
Hopefully, we will do better than our 6-1 drubbing of last time!
(Written as a very happy member of the Barmy Army)

bulldogproud2 wrote:Finally, we are ahead of Australia in a series of 50 over matches.
Hopefully, we will do better than our 6-1 drubbing of last time!
(Written as a very happy member of the Barmy Army)

There's alot to like about your side atm, even if it is multi-cultural . Solid batting line-up with Broad at 10 and plenty of bowling options, it looks stronger than the current Aussie line-up.

Yes, a good looking side at present.
I am still a bit fearful when Australia get back to full strength though.
Actually, make that a BIG bit fearful! *grins*

bulldogproud2 wrote:Yes, a good looking side at present.
I am still a bit fearful when Australia get back to full strength though.
Actually, make that a BIG bit fearful! *grins*

Good on ya bulldog. The World XI is looking very good at the moment. When is that Garth Le Roux bloke coming back into the team.

regards,

REB

Can we help it if we are so popular that everyone wants to play for us??
A bit like Australian Women's tennis at the moment - take out Stosur and the next few top ones have only been here a year or so.
Cheers