Australia vs England - Twenty/20

 Slogfest is right Kerm and if I was a bowler I'd make sure I had a muscle strain before start of play!

Yeah , they're just big bullies , I bet they're all rubbish at tiddlywinks!

What a score from the Australians. Look out for Cam White people. This is why Australia are sure to be a force with the bat at the very least despite all the retirements.

I count maybe 3 or 4 people in the England team who can hit real 6's and maybe another 2-3 that can manage them with technique so I really doubt we have much chance of winning this, less overs less ability as far as English cricket goes.

Needing a run rate of just over 11 is quite some ask even in slogcricket.

Vaughan about to get his first ball of international cricket in some time...And he gets a run from it

Seems like a great fightback from England so far...


Edited by Kerm - 09 January 2007 at 10:21am

Originally posted by Sim Dog What a score from the Australians. Look out for Cam White people. This is why Australia are sure to be a force with the bat at the very least despite all the retirements.

Flintoff looks to be in some hurry too! well what else he could do already needing two runs per ball, its hardy easy staying on the pitch.

Edited by wiseguy - 09 January 2007 at 10:32am

KP gone , a run out this time, out comes Ian bell and I believe they two can abt out the remaining overs decently and prepare for one dayers rather than finishing the match early! offcourse by getting out.

Originally posted by Sim Dog Originally posted by gambler Originally posted by Sim Dog What a score from the Australians. Look out for Cam White people. This is why Australia are sure to be a force with the bat at the very least despite all the retirements.     Yep..I think he will have a long, successful future in ODI's and Twenty/20 cricket. Not sure about test cricket though. His test career should be equally successful once he is given a chance. I think this guy is future Australian captain material.

What is england's fascination with the dinky little reverse sweep?????????

at 36 he did not look any better than read or jones.

I'd have thought that for 11 talented players, even playing agressivly for 20 overs, its still too short a time to be bowled out, well England gave it a good go!

The big difference between the sides seems to be the fact that Australia can and do hit 6's while we got the 1 and that was in the last over.

Originally posted by Sledger  Fantastic performance by the visitors , batting the whole 20 overs , watch us go in the real pyjama game!!     143no is right too , does every other shot have to be a reverse sweep?  When they hit it they get a single - brilliant!

For Fletch that's proof that it works though.

Did the Aussies sweep? No. So why should we?

Sweeping may work in England (it can at times) but hit straight for goodness sake, especially against the spinners. Hilfenhaus looked quite good.

Ben Hiffenhaus looks like a great addition to the aussie team I hope we get to see more of him in the tri-series.

What happened to Huss (Hussey) I thought he's nickname was Mr.Cricket? Those nicknames on the back of the shirts makes it look like a joke how is 20/20 suppose to be taken seriously when players shirts have nicknames on their backs?

What a hammering, the ashes is one tour the Eng boys would want to forget. I still cant believe Bell and Colly are playing in the format. He scored 22 of 22 balls, a run a ball will not win you 2o/20 matches, look at the auss strike rates?!! The burden of captaincy has taken its all on freddy mentally, he is not the player he was before he took over. I feel the ODI series will be another awful ride for Eng and their fans. 

Edited by inzamam329 - 09 January 2007 at 8:32pm