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NICK THE PIE MAN
22 Jan 2002, 12:36
Aussie team
M.Waugh
A.Gilchrist
R.Ponting
D.Martyn
S.Waugh
M.Bevan (great to see him back there IMHO)
A.Symonds
S.Warne
A.Bichel
J.Gillespie
G.McGrath
South Africa: 1-1 (Gibbs: c: Gilchrist b: McGrath 0)
Great start
NICK THE PIE MAN
22 Jan 2002, 12:43
South Africa: 2-5
Dippenar: c: Warne b: McGrath 0
:)
Typical Sydney weather,its pouring rain :D
wagstaff
22 Jan 2002, 15:02
South Africa are not up to it. In similar circumstances last Thursday, New Zealand struggled through and posted a winning total. As the summer has already shown, when confronted against Australia, they have no idea.
I think an Australia/New Zealand finals series would be the best one on offer; a genuine contest.
this is just hilarious watching SA crumble.
After there stupid comments that there the best one day team in the world. Whens the last time Australia have been in that much ****e.
Go Aussies and NZ
Briedis
22 Jan 2002, 15:23
Originally posted by wagstaff
South Africa are not up to it. In similar circumstances last Thursday, New Zealand struggled through and posted a winning total.
Yes, but don't forget that SA haven't had the luxury of Warne coming on and allowing them to score at 7 an over like the kiwis did!
NICK THE PIE MAN
22 Jan 2002, 15:23
8-79
WE ARE BACK.
Watch the bandwagon re-grow again.
Briedis
22 Jan 2002, 15:30
Does anybody know if the match has been reduced due to the rain? It doesn't look like we'll need it, but you never know.....
footyman
22 Jan 2002, 15:37
no - its still 50 overs each with tea break from 6:45 till 7:30 i think. But it looks like Channel 9 can go to the news at 6pm cos Sth Africa will be gone by then.
What the hell has happened to SA?
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's Andy Bichel! Looked like he was in slo-mo.:p
The Hitman
22 Jan 2002, 18:08
Originally posted by bluecrow
WTF WTF WTF is going on??????? 5 ducks, 7/51, 3 or 4 lbw's. I smell a rat. 5 wickets lost for 8 runs. WTF.
This is absolutely ridiculous. Of course the ACB couldn't have a final series without Australia participating. :rolleyes: :mad:
Gibbs, Dippenaar, Rhodes, Pollock, Klusener = 0
C'mon SA :) :(
A quote from that magnificent wicketkeeper, Mark Boucher.
"We're the best one day team in the world."
Oh yes, Mark. You certainly look like it now. :o :D :p Also, Bluecrow, what was that about Pollock being a better captain than Steve Waugh? ;)
The Kaffa's are crumbling - pretenders of the highest order.
The Hitman
SeinDude
22 Jan 2002, 19:48
It was great to win so convincingly tonight & move off the bottom of the table. We appear to have regained our confidence & it was especially good to see Mark Waugh come out & put any doubters back in their place!! Nothing beats quality. :):):)
Very happy to see Kirsten score runs, (my trump player in my fantasy team) and also Ponting get some runs as well. :):):)
SeinDude
Originally posted by SeinDude
It was great to win so convincingly tonight & move off the bottom of the table. We appear to have regained our confidence & it was especially good to see Mark Waugh come out & put any doubters back in their place!! Nothing beats quality. :):):)
Very happy to see Kirsten score runs, (my trump player in my fantasy team) and also Ponting get some runs as well. :):):)
SeinDude
Ur not gonna be happy if SA miss the finals and Kirsten is ur trump and not playing :mad:
SeinDude
22 Jan 2002, 19:57
Originally posted by blueworms
Ur not gonna be happy if SA miss the finals and Kirsten is ur trump and not playing :mad:
Blueworms,
I didn't think it counted for the finals series, just the preliminary matches.
SeinDude
Originally posted by SeinDude
good to see Mark Waugh come out & put any doubters back in their place!! Nothing beats quality. :):):)
Oh please Seindude.
That wasn't exactly a good innings by M.Waugh.He gave a fair few edges through slip & Rhodes shouldn't have dropped him on 22.
What a suprise to see S.Waugh give Junior a bowl :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Don't bother wrapping up the innings earlier & cheaper with real bowlers
SeinDude
22 Jan 2002, 21:20
Originally posted by JUBJUB
Oh please Seindude.
That wasn't exactly a good innings by M.Waugh.He gave a fair few edges through slip & Rhodes shouldn't have dropped him on 22.
What a suprise to see S.Waugh give Junior a bowl :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Don't bother wrapping up the innings earlier & cheaper with real bowlers
JubJub,
You have to have a bit of luck in your innings to get away to a good start and especially when conditions were difficult for batting, like they were today.
SeinDude
Great win by the Aussies!!!
Good to see that some of the players are getting back into some form.... and in regards to Mark Waugh, im sorry but i still dont think he shouldve been in the team tonight. Although he batted well he's been given a lot of chances by selectors to play well.... but full credit to him for actually scoring some runs
kristin5
23 Jan 2002, 08:20
My god! There's just no pleasing some people!!!
Originally posted by kristin5
My god! There's just no pleasing some people!!!
I'm sure Matthew Hayden would agree.
Briedis
23 Jan 2002, 09:33
Originally posted by iceman
Great win by the Aussies!!!
Good to see that some of the players are getting back into some form.... and in regards to Mark Waugh, im sorry but i still dont think he shouldve been in the team tonight. Although he batted well he's been given a lot of chances by selectors to play well.... but full credit to him for actually scoring some runs
Oh yeah, he missed out in 3 games after averaging 80 and scoring 4 one-day hundreds last year.
Yeah, he should have been dropped.....:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
And now he gets a 50 unbeaten and your all still having a go.... I bet you would all be going on about how great he is if he was Victorian....
Mark Waugh's form over the last 12 months in ODIs should mean he is an instant inclusion in the side. His 133 last year against India and his 173 against the Windies are two of the best ODI innings I have seen.
Have a LOOK at how well M. Waugh has been going since January 2001....
51 v WI in Aus 2000/01
112* v WI in Aus 2000/01
58 v WI in Aus 2000/01
36 v Zim in Aus 2000/01
102* v Zim in Aus 2000/01
10 v WI in Aus 2000/01
173 v WI in Aus 2000/01
5 v Ind in Ind 2000/01
133* v Ind in Ind 2000/01 \
47 v Pak in Eng 2001
46 v Eng in Eng 2001
0 v Pak in Eng 2001
36 v Pak in Eng 2001
1 v NZ in Aus 2001/02
0 v NZ in Aus 2001/02
15 v SA in Aus 2001/02
55* v SA in Aus 2001/02
That's 4 100's and 3 50's in just over a year.....still think he should be dropped?
I still dont think Australia is back in form.
The problem in the 1st few ODI matches was our batting under pressure.
Wheres there any prrof that our batting under pressure has settled and improved?
Our bowling was never the problem (Lee and Warne aside), so I'd read nothing into the Syndey match as to whether we are back in form or not, remember even with Ponting and Martyn making 190 between them we still only made 240 in Brisbane.
Other than that we have struggled to make 200 every match (unless only chasing 100 where there is absolutely no pressure, and even then we should have been at least 3 down)
GoEagles
23 Jan 2002, 17:20
How handy will that bonus point be! Could decide if we qualify for the finals or not.
Santos L Helper
23 Jan 2002, 19:18
Originally posted by Briedis
Oh yeah, he missed out in 3 games after averaging 80 and scoring 4 one-day hundreds last year.
Yeah, he should have been dropped.....:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
And now he gets a 50 unbeaten and your all still having a go.... I bet you would all be going on about how great he is if he was Victorian....
Mark Waugh's form over the last 12 months in ODIs should mean he is an instant inclusion in the side. His 133 last year against India and his 173 against the Windies are two of the best ODI innings I have seen.
Have a LOOK at how well M. Waugh has been going since January 2001....
51 v WI in Aus 2000/01
112* v WI in Aus 2000/01
58 v WI in Aus 2000/01
36 v Zim in Aus 2000/01
102* v Zim in Aus 2000/01
10 v WI in Aus 2000/01
173 v WI in Aus 2000/01
5 v Ind in Ind 2000/01
133* v Ind in Ind 2000/01 \
47 v Pak in Eng 2001
46 v Eng in Eng 2001
0 v Pak in Eng 2001
36 v Pak in Eng 2001
1 v NZ in Aus 2001/02
0 v NZ in Aus 2001/02
15 v SA in Aus 2001/02
55* v SA in Aus 2001/02
That's 4 100's and 3 50's in just over a year.....still think he should be dropped?
Breidis, just how many chances should he have? He started the year just fine, but up till last night his last seven innings had seen him average just 20.71, and that's not good for an opening batsman. I agree that he should be given a couple of chances, but that's seven failures. Surely we are justified to question his form? Just because he might be a favourite of yours, don't become blind to the facts.................facts you, yourself, have presented here in stats.
I've got him in my fantasy team so I don't want him to fail, but if he has another couple of bad innings..................then he's GAWN!!
Originally posted by Santos L Helper
Breidis, just how many chances should he have? He started the year just fine, but up till last night his last seven innings had seen him average just 20.71, and that's not good for an opening batsman. I agree that he should be given a couple of chances, but that's seven failures. Surely we are justified to question his form? Just because he might be a favourite of yours, don't become blind to the facts.................facts you, yourself, have presented here in stats.
I've got him in my fantasy team so I don't want him to fail, but if he has another couple of bad innings..................then he's GAWN!!
I was just about to reply to Breidis's post but you beat me to it ;)
I agree with everything you say, he's been given more chances than any other player and just because he scored a half century shouldnt mean anything just yet.....
And who cares if he's Victorian or not?? He's playing for Australia now not Victoria
Originally posted by Briedis
And now he gets a 50 unbeaten and your all still having a go.... I bet you would all be going on about how great he is if he was Victorian....
T
If he was Victorian or from some other non NSW state he would have been dropped long ago so its a moot point...
God im starting to sound like Moby , someone shoot me..
Originally posted by Port01
I still dont think Australia is back in form.
The problem in the 1st few ODI matches was our batting under pressure.
Wheres there any prrof that our batting under pressure has settled and improved?
Yay, I feel somewhat vindicated in my comments, however I'd rather not be.