Australia vs Pakistan-World Cup

[dedja]

Gives it this time ... shows how stupid the referal rule is though.

Same amount of ball hitting leg stump as the one given not out earlier.

Pakis 45/2

[FootyWiz81]

Is it just me but I think they swaped ends after the 4 when he got injured?

[FootyWiz81]

He got injured turning back for the 2nd at the non strikers end the ball ended up going for 4 and he stayed at non strikers end, what is cricket coming to now days all the cameras and all

[Johno6]

who was it injured?

coz on cricket.com.au it says akmal was the one who hit the first 4?

[FootyWiz81]

Shafiq rolled his ankle but it's come up and said that akmal hit the 4 but he was at the strikers end turning for the second so unless you can now hit 4's from non strikers end I don't know how it works

[FootyWiz81]

Yeah I checked that it's just not making sense because he rolled his ankle turning for the second run and he was at the non strikers end, were I have read about the ball it says shafiq has injured himself turning for the second, and in the footage it shows him next to Brett lee and the umpire

[dedja]

Will there be a Royal Commssion?

[OnSong]

I wish I had my money on that happening this match. What are the odds? Lol

[OnSong]

Lee gets 2 in two balls

[purch]

This performance by Lee is excellent.

Reminds me of the SA v NSW domestic OD final a few years back where Tait was the only one who kept SA in it, but other bowlers just couldn't back him up...after not scoring anywhere near enough runs...

[OnSong]

Pakis 4/101. Umar Akmal is looking volatile in more way than one.

[Jim05]

Pakis to do it in a canter.
Apart from Lee the aussie bowlers dont look like getting a wicket

[Jim05]

Pakistan win it easily
6/178
Really poor effort by aussies.
We finish 3rd in group and now have probably earnt ourselves a quarter final against India.
Heads must roll if we go out in quarters

[Gozu]

We need to strengthen our batting. Seriously we're just carrying too many guys Ponting, White & Smith. Not a huge fan of the guy but bring D. Hussey back in and piss off Smith he's useless makes FA runs and hasn't taken a wicket all tournament and D. Hussey is probably a better bowler than him too.

[Gozu]

Australia 176

Haddin 42 (80)
Clarke 34 (48)

Gul 3/30 (7.4)
Razzaq 2/8 (4)


Pakistan 6/178

Shafiq 46 (81)
U. Akmal 44* (59)

Lee 4/28 (8)

MOTM: Umar Akmal

Pakistan won by 4 wickets

[Jim05]

We need to strengthen our batting. Seriously we're just carrying too many guys Ponting, White & Smith. Not a huge fan of the guy but bring D. Hussey back in and piss off Smith he's useless makes FA runs and hasn't taken a wicket all tournament and D. Hussey is probably a better bowler than him too.

Id keep smith and get rid of white.
We also have Paine, we could keep with him and he is a far better keeper than haddin. Haddin can play as batsman, he is doing a good job opening.
This has to be pontings last hurrah, needs to go at end of world cup.

[mal]

I would be tempted to replace Jason Krejza with Richie Benaud

[stampy]

fancy losing to that bunch of cheating ****, now having said that we wont progress any further than the next match and like the test side it is time for an overhaul, the captain should retire whilst he still has some credibility, hussey cant go on forever, the same for brett lee and haddin, white is on thin ice, we are just a shadow of what we used to be and have to accept we have to rebuild and suffer some pain for a bit, the future stars are there ready and waiting for a chance to be nurtured

[gadj1976]

Rebecca Wilson has written off Australia winning the World Cup
As she did in 2007 ...

This time, she's right.

[mal]

I cant bat as good as Ricky Ponting in ODIs
I cant bowl as good as Brett Lee in ODIs
I cant field as good as Steve Smith in ODIs
But I could easlily outcaptain Ricky Ponting in ODIs

His execution of bowlers and the fields set in the last 15 overs was abyssMAL