SA Footy

Poms now up 1-0 in the series. Same as the last match live on Fox (pre-game show 10:30pm , action at 11pm) and from 12:30am on Channel 9.

TEAM NEWS

AUS -
Out- Harris (groin), Hazelwood
In- Smith, McKay

ENG-
Unchanged

Austraia has won the toss and will bat

0.1
Anderson to Watson, FOUR, cracking start for Watson, a full half volley and he leans into a power drive that beats a diving mid off...nothing like a sighter

0.3
Anderson to Watson, FOUR, four more, a full ball on the stumps is punched straight down the ground past the out-stretched hand of Anderson and it races away

0.5
Anderson to Watson, FOUR, midwicket this time, Anderson too straight and Watson whips it through the leg side with a strong bottom hand...this pitch looks full of runs and there's also a fast outfield

Go WATTO!!

Austraila 0/21 after 2 overs
and WATTO has faced all 12 balls (4 fours)

Amazing...
Watson face the first two overs 0/21
Paine faced the next two overs 0/9

Australia 0/30 after 4

Australia 7/239

White 86* (98)
Watson 57 (59)
Smith 41 (53)

Broad 4/44 (10)

England need 240 runs to win

England v Australia
NatWest Series - Match 2
Cardiff

ENGLAND WON BY 4 WICKETS (with 28 balls remaining)

Australia 7/239
CL White 86* (98 balls)
SR Watson 57 (59 balls)
SPD Smith 41 (53 balls)
SCJ Broad 4/44 (10 overs) MAN OF THE MATCH
England 6/243 (45.2 overs)
EJG Morgan 52 (64 balls)
AJ Strauss 51 (56 balls)
PD Collingwood 48 (65 balls)
DE Bollinger 3/46 (10 overs)

ENGLAND LEAD SERIES 2-0

This type of 'tournament' is killing ODI cricket.

Meaningless tripe.

gadj1976 wrote:This type of 'tournament' is killing ODI cricket.

Meaningless tripe.

You have to play ODI's, you can't just wait to play them every 4 years in the World Cup.

We are getting beaten because England United are a better side.

Pup's going to have to spend a fair amount of time in the nets, they had him totally shagged last night.

Lightning McQueen wrote:Pup's going to have to spend a fair amount of time in the nets, they had him totally shagged last night.

After one failure??

An intersting thing happened when Luke Wright bowled a no-ball, so resulting in the next ball being a free hit. The field is unable to move, which would have left Graham Swann stuck at short leg (an in the firing line). After speaking to both captains Swann watched the ball from outside the boundary line

brod wrote:An intersting thing happened when Luke Wright bowled a no-ball, so resulting in the next ball being a free hit. The field is unable to move, which would have left Graham Swann stuck at short leg (an in the firing line). After speaking to both captains Swann watched the ball from outside the boundary line

Weak bastard!

brod wrote:An intersting thing happened when Luke Wright bowled a no-ball, so resulting in the next ball being a free hit. The field is unable to move, which would have left Graham Swann stuck at short leg (an in the firing line). After speaking to both captains Swann watched the ball from outside the boundary line

Did he have to wait until the end of the over to come back on the field?

Bollinger
McKay
Hopes
Hauritz
Smith
Watson

Would have to be one of the weakest ODI bowling attacks Aust have fielded.

Having said that, wtf are the batsmen doing in posting ONLY 7/239 (50 overs) after they were 0/30 off 4 overs?

In: Hazlewood, Out: Hopes for the 3rd ODI imo. Batting line up has been ****ing pathetic, getting bogged down, taking no risks.

Ponting looks absolutely shot, will not make it to the next away Ashes. No way in hell.

FD88 wrote:In: Hazlewood, Out: Hopes for the 3rd ODI imo. Batting line up has been ****ing pathetic, getting bogged down, taking no risks.

Ponting looks absolutely shot, will not make it to the next away Ashes. No way in hell.

I agree he doesn't look good, but he hasn't played for ages, give him some time for crying out loud!! No need to get rid of Hopes even though yes as a batsman he doesn't cut it.

My personal bext XI (given curret injuries)

1. Paine
2. Watson (+ 10 overs)
3. Ponting
4. Clarke
5. White
6. M Hussey
7. D Hussey
8. Hopes (10)
9. Hauritz (10)
10. Bollinger (10)
11. Hazelwood (10)

If Watto/Hopes struggles with the ball, let Dussey bowl 5.

By the next Aussie Aussie summer Fergie will be back in the side

Booney wrote:

brod wrote:An intersting thing happened when Luke Wright bowled a no-ball, so resulting in the next ball being a free hit. The field is unable to move, which would have left Graham Swann stuck at short leg (an in the firing line). After speaking to both captains Swann watched the ball from outside the boundary line

Did he have to wait until the end of the over to come back on the field?

I saw that and thought, what the hell is he doing? Spose he didn't want to get hit, I wouldn't want to when I'm standing about 2 metres away from Cameron White when he has a free hit, he's looking somewhere in your direction and the field can't change!

He came back on after the ball was bowled and I've always been under the impression that if you leave the field during an over, you have to wait until the end of the over to come back onto the field. A free hit must have different rules regarding it.