ICC World Cup Quarter Final Australia v Pakistan

[bird_man]

Until he comes in at 4-for-not-many and plays a sensible, quality innings, a lot of people on here will remain unimpressed. No amount of late-innings slogging will change that.

You mean like the one he played in the tri series final that got him man of the match and won us the series?

 

[Daniel Flynn]

I'm so happy Watson made some runs he really needed to to stay in the team

 

[james brayshaw]

And they treated us like s**t with the test rescheduling.

Just be happy you got a test.

 

[Borderline]

Anyone know what this is all about then?

 

[Lebbo73]

Anyone know what this is all about then?

Hahaha. I would love to see what the BCCI would say if this happened!

 

[Teen Wolf]

You mean like the one he played in the tri series final that got him man of the match and won us the series?

No I mean like in a world cup match against top-notch opposition, maybe even without throwing his wicket away in the 40th over. That would be great!

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Not especially. They're a sports side. If you were born in Carlton would you owe allegiance to Carlton?

That's pretty much how it used to be, people did actually follow their local team and it still holds true to a certain extent. I don't see why some people think this is a strange concept. Seems perfectly logical to me that one would follow their local team and by extension their state team and by further extension their national team.

 

[ManWithNoName]

That's pretty much how it used to be, people did actually follow their local team and it still holds true to a certain extent. I don't see why some people think this is a strange concept. Seems perfectly logical to me that one would follow their local team and by extension their state team and by further extension their national team.

Logical, yes. But to go against that is just an individual choice, not some unforgivable sin like how davis was making out.

 

[The_Reaper]

Speaking as an ethnic minority myself, I don't have issues with immigrants or the children of immigrants identifying with their homeland (as long as they are good, contributing members of Australian society which the vast majority are).

I personally could never support Malaysia or China against Australia but others might be able to.

It's the next generation that is concerning- if the the grandchildren of immigrants are still identifying with the 'motherland' over Australia than there has been a pretty major failure with integration.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Symonds averaged 40.61 with the bat and 37.33 with the ball at Test level. That is not ordinary.

I miss Andy Symonds. What a fielder he was.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Speaking as an ethnic minority myself, I don't have issues with immigrants or the children of immigrants identifying with their homeland (as long as they are good, contributing members of Australian society which the vast majority are).

I personally could never support Malaysia or China against Australia but others might be able to.

It's the next generation that is concerning- if the the grandchildren of immigrants are still identifying with the 'motherland' over Australia than there has been a pretty major failure with integration.

Or just some major-league brainwashing by the parents. That does happen.

 

[Big Bryza]

If finch gets dropped who replaces him ?

He won't.

 

[The_Reaper]

He won't.

Sadly

 

[Moonwatcher]

Symonds averaged 40.61 with the bat and 37.33 with the ball at Test level. That is not ordinary.

Will always be compared to his team mates.

 

[Mateyman]

Remembered more by Australians maybe and because he took wickets at the end of the match when it was an exciting finish, Boult's bowling was just as influential as Starc's and set up the win for NZ. Also Boult survived a couple of balls against Starc to allow Williamson to hit the winning runs.

http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/videos/media/id/4053/trent-boult-5-27-vs-australia
Lol. I suppose his wide pies to Maxwell and Clarke were fantastic bowling?
Or his balls to the no. 8 and 9 batsmen?

 

[Kram]

He won't.

Yep Australia are stuck with him stinking it up unfortunately.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Drop Finch play Haddin at the one and bring in the Voge? Surely we can come up with an injury from someone in the squad. If not the voge then I'll settle for bailey

Drop watto for Marsh while we're at it

 

[ManWithNoName]

Drop watto for Marsh while we're at it

Lolwat

 

[happy_eagle]

Why on earth would we change our side

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Drop Finch play Haddin at the one and bring in the Voge? Surely we can come up with an injury from someone in the squad. If not the voge then I'll settle for bailey

Drop watto for Marsh while we're at it

None of this is going to happen.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Fox are replaying the match now. I was side on to that Misbah hit wicket and had no idea what happened at the time. Could have been lbw given the ball actually hit the stumps after hitting the leg. The lbw rule has no concept of whether a bail will stay on or not.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Oh Finch, at least when Watto reviews there are 3 of them to waste :/

 

[western royboy]

Fox are replaying the match now. I was side on to that Misbah hit wicket and had no idea what happened at the time. Could have been lbw given the ball actually hit the stumps after hitting the leg. The lbw rule has no concept of whether a bail will stay on or not.

Zing Bails are three times as heavy and have smaller spigots than wooden bails, harder to dislodge in marginal cases IMO.

 

[Zach Package]

Fox are replaying the match now. I was side on to that Misbah hit wicket and had no idea what happened at the time. Could have been lbw given the ball actually hit the stumps after hitting the leg. The lbw rule has no concept of whether a bail will stay on or not.

It caught the bottom of the thigh guard (the little bit that curves around the side of the pad flap) and somehow straightened back towards leg. Would have missed the stumps IMO but I didn't see a hawkeye of it

 

[Moonwatcher]

It caught the bottom of the thigh guard (the little bit that curves around the side of the pad flap) and somehow straightened back towards leg. Would have missed the stumps IMO but I didn't see a hawkeye of it

Did they show a hawkeye of Smith's lbw?