1st ODI Australia v Pakistan @ Dubai (Wed 9pm)

[Cousin Jed]

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4149/aus8ir.gif vs http://i44.tinypic.com/2q2l73n.jpg

Wednesday 22 April 9:00pm EST


February 6 2005 (http://content.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/engine/match/65667.html) was the last time Australia met Pakistan in an ODI with only 2 of the players in that game in the current squad, with the Australians choosing to rest captain Ponting and Mike Hussey and Mitchell Johnson joining him. After 2 series losses against South Africa, and an unconvincing draw against New Zealand that was 15 minutes of Brisbane rain from being a defeat, Australia will turn to some new faces and some returning faces (Symonds, Marsh, Watson and Clark) to turn around their fortunes. Marsh and Watson look set to take back over opening duties with Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke sliding back down the order. Nathan Bracken will look to turn around a dissapointing 2009, Stuart Clark will be hoping to get a chance to prove his fitness for the Ashes, and Andrew Symonds will be hoping to get his name in the papers for all the right reasons for a change.

For Pakistan this will be just their 4th ODI game this year with a 2-1 series loss against Sri Lanka from the only games they have played this year including a humiliating 234 run defeat in their last game.


Pakistan XV (Squad)
Younus Khan (Captain)
Salman Butt
Nasir Jamshed
Misbah-ul-Haq
Shoaib Malik
Shahid Afridi
Kamran Akmal
Shoaib Akhtar
Umar Gul
Iftikhar Anjum
Sohail Tanvir
Yasir Arafat
Fawad Alam
Ahmad Shahzad
Saeed Ajmal.

Australia XIV (Squad)
Michael Clarke
Brad Haddin
Shaun Marsh
Shane Watson
David Hussey
Callum Ferguson
Andrew Symonds
James Hopes
Doug Bollinger
Nathan Hauritz
Stuart Clark
Nathan Bracken
Ben Laughlin
Ben Hilfenhaus


Recent History:
Not really relevant, but Australia has won 9 of the last 10 contests between the two nations.

Weather:
Fine and 30 degrees

Session Times:
9:00pm - 12:30am EST
1:15 - 4:45am EST

Coverage:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/images/logo-foxsports-fs1-tvguide.gif From 8:30pm
Cricinfo Scorecard (http://content.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/engine/current/match/392616.html)

[saj_21]

What makes Mitchell Johnson so special that he needs to rest from every second ODI? I don't steyn resting that much or any other fast bowler for that matter!

[Cousin Jed]

I doubt too many other fast bowlers have bowled 308 overs already this year?

Or 715 overs in 2008 either for that matter

[Hawks1523]

Marsh
Watson
Clarke
Ferguson
Haddin
Symonds
Hopes
Hauritz
Clark
Bracken
Laughlin

Would be my 11 in battin order. Aussies SHOULD do this easily.. then again how can never tell.

[pluga_4]

Marsh
Watson
Clarke
Ferguson
Haddin
Symonds
Hopes
Hauritz
Clark
Bracken
Laughlin

Would be my 11 in battin order. Aussies SHOULD do this easily.. then again how can never tell.


pakistan are unpredictable at the best of times and the aussies aren't at full strength leaving ponting, m hussey and johnson at home to rest and lee & tait still out injured. this will give the likes of ferguson & d hussey an extended run in the odi side and a chance to gain a place in our best 11 when everyone is fit and firing.

i'd leave out a bowler and make the batting a bit stronger.

marsh
watson
m clarke
ferguson
symonds
d hussey
haddin
hopes
bracken, s clark, hilfenhaus, laughlin, bollinger & hauritz (play 3 of those 6 on rotation).

that gives us batting depth down to 8.
3 strike bowlers and hopes, watson, symonds, m clarke, d hussey to chip in with 20 or so overs.

[Bennycoff]

Watson won't bowl though will he? From all reports he isn't ready to bowl. Hopes can get through 10 easily and has been doing a good job for some time.

[OzBomber]

Akhtar and Afridi are still there? Geez. Anyway, we've got a pretty weak team. It'll be interesting to see how we go.

[YOTC]

What makes Mitchell Johnson so special that he needs to rest from every second ODI? I don't steyn resting that much or any other fast bowler for that matter!
Because he will be bowling 300 overs in the ashes.

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

It's been a long time coming but it's finally here.

Roy's back!!!

Hopefully he can play a starring role in the match. Also will be the first time back at international level without his famous dreads he'd been growing since 2003.

Hope Roy gets a ton.

And grabs a wicket or 2.

Hopefully the aussies can get up for win.

First beers are on me, Roy gets 2, drink under the Southern Cross!!!

[OzBomber]

Aussies have won the toss and elected to bat.

Shaun Marsh, Shane Watson, Stuart Clark, Andrew Symonds and Ben Hilfenhaus are all playing.

[OzBomber]

Bloody nice stadium. Good to see Haddin has been kept at the top of the order.

[DIG]

Glad they stuck with Haddin opening, he's been going so well there.

Now hopefully i haven't jinxed him.

[Dez!]

I like the Haddin/Marsh combo, like to see Ferguson in at 3, Clarke 4, Watson 5 and Symonds 6.

[Cousin Jed]

Watto to bat at 3?

The dolce tones of A.J.Greig. Pitch looks very slow.

[Ron]

It's almost a team of allrounders.

[OzBomber]

Akhtar doesn't look like he'll be too much of a threat. Only getting 140 with a massive run up. Should come on to the bat nicely.

*Cue wickets*

[realsniper09]

Yep. Happy with Haddin still at the top.

At least the batting looks better on paper, and more structed too. We know Punter will come back at 3, and Hussey possibly at 6. Hopefully Symonds can prove himself again and be #5 again and suddenly the side will look ordered again.

Watson at 7 or 8 with Johnson following him - the side begins to look quite decent again.

But anyway, let's see how we do NOW first of all!!!

[aussie1st]

The lineup currently is Clarke, Symonds, Ferguson. I would swap Ferguson and Symonds around at the very least since that is their natural positions.

[Cotchin 9]

Watto is a gun in ODI's, very technically correct batsmen.

[Hawks1523]

Shoaib got a limp?

[Mr_Smooth]

linky - http://www.livevss.net/

[YOTC]

Watto to bat at 3?

The dolce tones of A.J.Greig. Pitch looks very slow.
**** he talks absolute tripe.

Akhtar "letting rip" at 143kms.

[YOTC]

Haddin advancing down the track to Akhtar. Haha brilliant.

[OzBomber]

linky - http://www.livevss.net/Yeah, it's a good stream except a bit quiet.

[Cousin Jed]

Marsh re does his hammy? Yep. SNAP!

[OzBomber]

Marsh has re done his hammy again. :o

I really feel sorry for the bloke. Very good young player.

[DIG]

oh no.

[Cousin Jed]

Robot Mark II

[Cotchin 9]

Send over his brother Mitch, bit of experience ;).

[Hawks1523]

Marsh hammy! :eek:

Poor bloke. :(

[flight23]

this is a bloody tragedy

[YOTC]

Good on ya Shaun, fighting for his career here. Although he's tearing hammies at a Watson rate.

I'd say it's more of a twinge than a tear though.

[OzBomber]

Good on ya Shaun, fighting for his career here. Although he's tearing hammies at a Watson rate.

I'd say it's more of a twinge than a tear though.Pretty much he bats on here and makes a ton, or he goes off and gets dumped for our next ODI series.

Beware the walking wounded.

[alfy!]

What a shame. Hopefully not too bad. Let's get him a hundred.

[aussie1st]

Marsh might have cost himself an opening spot at the WC if his hammy is gone. Watson and Haddin could make the opening combo their own.

[Cousin Jed]

The first of about 8000 slower balls that will be bowled on this pitch

[OzBomber]

Have not heard Dean Jones in a long long time.

Boycott. :eek:

[Cousin Jed]

Have not heard Dean Jones in a long long time.

Boycott. :eek:

Hopefully there aren't any terrorists around.

[Cotchin 9]

Settle down Jeddy.

[YOTC]

Hopefully there aren't any terrorists around.
Or just bearded people.

Sick of trying to beat the field Haddin goes over it for a glorious six.

[Blue Dimension]

Have not heard Dean Jones in a long long time.

Boycott. :eek:

Dean Jones commentated the ICL games.

Good to hear Boycott.. i know not a lot of people like him but i reckon he's quality.

[flight23]

great shot brad haddin, made up for finding the fielders all over

[YOTC]

****ing hopeless hauritz

That could have been Marsh's career right there, and you're running like an 8 year old.

[OzBomber]

Blame Nathan Hauritz for that. Marsh would be pissed off with that.

Terrible running.

[Cousin Jed]

The joys of runners.

[flight23]

wonder when we'll see him next

[aussie1st]

Wonder if we will send a replacement for him seeing it took more than a whole series for him to recover last time. Real poor running, I'll blame Hauritz.

[OzBomber]

Wonder if we will send a replacement for him seeing it took more than a whole series for him to recover last time. Real poor running, I'll blame Hauritz.It might be Hughes' time to shine.

[YOTC]

Wonder if we will send a replacement for him seeing it took more than a whole series for him to recover last time. Real poor running, I'll blame Hauritz.
I'd say he's out for a couple of weeks.

[aussie1st]

Which is basically the series. If we do replace him it shouldn't be Hughes he should be getting use to the English conditions.

[Cousin Jed]

David Hussey just got a quick reprieve.

[OzBomber]

Oh dear Deano.

"Obviously not from Victoria. We haven't had hot weather"

:o Does he even live in Australia now?

[Chris25]

They better send a replacement over, there is no way David Hussey should get another game for Australia.

[Cousin Jed]

I'll be in Dubai in time for the 4th game. Don't worry Deano :thumbsu:

[YOTC]

Oh dear Deano.

"Obviously not from Victoria. We haven't had hot weather"

:o Does he even live in Australia now?
Victorians are more "burnt" than "bronzed"

And despite your "heatwave", Perth still had a hotter mean maximum in february.

When was your last day over 30?

Dean Jones was spot on in his assessment.

[OzBomber]

Victorians are more "burnt" than "bronzed"

And despite your "heatwave", Perth still had a hotter mean maximum in february.

When was your last day over 30?

Dean Jones was spot on in his assessment.Pretty sure we got 30 a week or so ago. I'm not 100% sure though. Anyway, you live pretty much in the desert.

Going at nearly 5 an over and "We're finding our feet"? Must be a good sign then!

[Cotchin 9]

The classy Shane Watson ready to take his chance :thumbsu:.

[Cousin Jed]

Shot.

how's that for taking it on Rameez!

[OzBomber]

How good is Watson looking! So good to have him back.

I'd say 10-15,000 in the ground. That's pretty good for a non-cricketing nation.

[Cousin Jed]

The fat guy from Lost is there :eek:

[OzBomber]

The fat guy from Lost is there :eek:That's not him is it? Just rewound the tv. It's a dead-set ringer!

[OzBomber]

Haddin gone. Just played it a bit far away from his body I think.

[OzBomber]

Great ball from that bloke. Spun away a bit. Pup seems to have that problem with fending away from the body.

[YOTC]

Very suss doosra. Very Very Suss.

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

Roy's in!!!

Great news.

[Ron]

Good to see we still suck against spin.

[OzBomber]

Roy's in!!!

Great news.Roy's in and you're on BF in a flash. ;)

[Hawks1523]

Royyyyyyyy. :D:D

[Cousin Jed]

very suss doosra. Very very suss.

23.6

[OzBomber]

Ahh, Roy's gone. LtD will be in tears.

[Hawks1523]

Roy!? :(:(

[YOTC]

23.6
conservative.

[Cousin Jed]

I get the feeling he may not have hit that

[flight23]

ouch, beaten hands down

[YOTC]

Chuckers everywhere atm.

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

Ahh, Roy's gone. LtD will be in tears.

Still, not as bad as getting stumped off a wide. :o:o

Probably a bit unlucky, not sure if he touched that.

[Hawks1523]

Ah.. hahahahaha. Afridi dominating. :eek:

[Cousin Jed]

Ahh spinners come on down

[YOTC]

now that was a good nut.

[OzBomber]

Far out, their spinners are on fire. Great nut against Watson. We can not play spinners even if our life depended on it. Struggled against Botha and Van De Merwe as well.

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

Good ball to get Roy, got to give credit to the bowler, the drifted in quite substanially.

Now Watson is out.

FFS.

[flight23]

what a bloody over

[OzBomber]

Chuckers everywhere atm.Lol. That quicker ball looked more suspect than the doosra. Doosra looks alright tbh.

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

Far out, their spinners are on fire. Great nut against Watson. We can not play spinners even if our life depended on it. Struggled against Botha and Van De Merwe as well.

Can hardly call Afridi a spinner, you should be playing him like a medium pacer.

Spinners on slow wickets in ODI's are hard to get away, as such they can often grab wickets.

Need to get to 220, this wicket is quite slow.

220 on this wicket would be quite a good score.

[flight23]

Still, not as bad as getting stumped off a wide. :o:o

Probably a bit unlucky, not sure if he touched that.


gonna keep the sig?

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

Lol. That quicker ball looked more suspect than the doosra. Doosra looks alright tbh.

Just because Australia are struggling doesn't mean the bowlers must be throwing/cheating.

Give some credit to the opposition.

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

gonna keep the sig?

Why not?

His a gun, there is no other batsmen who will be pushing for his spot, he'll get his chance in the next game. Might even win it with the ball or a great fielding effort.

[Hawks1523]

Haha I'm about to turn the tv off. This is pathetic.:eek:

[Cousin Jed]

Cameron White doing well here.

[OzBomber]

Just because Australia are struggling doesn't mean the bowlers must be throwing/cheating.

Give some credit to the opposition.
I didn't even say he was throwing. I even said that the Doosra looks alright (As in he isn't chucking).

[peternorth]

Omg...

[Hawks1523]

HAHAHAHA.
Hauritz bowled.
Aussies are a rable today.

[flight23]

hauritz you goose

[OzBomber]

****, this is insane. Hauritz you are a truck. That spun a mile.

[Cousin Jed]

Haha oh dear.

Early night this one.

[YOTC]

Gee that was one hell of a ball.

[OzBomber]

We've lost 6/17. :o

Never seen this bloke before. He is a very talented bowler.

[pickle weasel]

Yes Australia are doing horrible but they are chucking sometimes....when they do a slow mo replay i could tell that 1/4 of them they have had their arms bent prior to release...chuckers.

[Cousin Jed]

All started by that very lazy shot by Haddin

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

Mentioned a few days ago that it would be interesting to see how we would perform going from 1 and 1/2 months playing on bouncey seaming wickets to having to play without any warm up matchs on low, slow turners.

It is hardly earth shattering that we are struggling.

I call it the Dubai debacle. Named after the test match against Bangladesh in 2006, when we went from bouncey SA wickets to low, slow subcontinent wickets.