ODI First ODI Australia v South Africa 19/8 1400hrs @ Cazaly Stadium

[Gough]

Australia from, Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Adam Zampa
South Africa from, Temba Bavuma (c), Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen

 

[crows dude]

Where are Spencer johnson and Lance Morris?? Injured??

 

[jb04]

Look I hope that CA's advertising budget was spent locally in Cairns and Darwin (and Mackay!) for these games to ensure the crowds turn up because it has been non existent elsewhere.

It's just bizarre having a casual browse of last nights Hundred scores and seeing an ODI with your team starting in 3 hours...

 

[Westend]

Where are Spencer johnson and Lance Morris?? Injured??

Yup frustrating again

 

[Gough]

Yup frustrating again

It's like they've been possessed by Bruce Reid.

 

[crows dude]

I am hoping they are two that take over from the fab 3 over the next few years

 

[toml]

I am hoping they are two that take over from the fab 3 over the next few years

Johnson is almost 30 and has only played 6 first class matches, very much doubt he'll ever play test cricket

 

[crows dude]

Johnson is almost 30 and has only played 6 first class matches, very much doubt he'll ever play test cricket

Didnt realise he was that old

 

[jb04]

Australia chose to bowl, will be chasing in the evening. Comms saying this is the 21st consecutive coin toss won by Marsh as captain and also the 21st time sending the oppo into bat. That can't be right??

No Rabada which sucks because I love watching him bowl.

 

[MJG14]

Oh not Dan Ginnane...

 

[Westend]

Ummm....Interesting that they have listed Marnus at 3....seeing that the majority of his career in ODI he has batted at 4 or 5

Maybe giving him every opportunity to get the number three test spot back ?? and Greenie listed at four you would assume with Greenie batting recently in the tests at three that he would be batting at three in these ODI.....

 

[Cudi]

Oh not Dan Ginnane...

I assume this is the commentator, never heard him before but he has the most NRL voice I've ever heard.

 

[corbies]

Australia chose to bowl, will be chasing in the evening. Comms saying this is the 21st consecutive coin toss won by Marsh as captain and also the 21st time sending the oppo into bat. That can't be right??

No Rabada which sucks because I love watching him bowl.

He hasn't won 21 consecutive tosses (he lost the toss in the 1st T20 last week for example) but he's won it 21 times total and chosen to field first every time.

 

[corbies]

Sit on Hazlewood and Zampa and go after Ellis, Dwarshuis and Hardie is 100% the right tactic from South Africa.

 

[Bucking Beads]

What is the point of cricket on these lifeless wickets?

 

[jb04]

He hasn't won 21 consecutive tosses (he lost the toss in the 1st T20 last week for example) but he's won it 21 times total and chosen to field first every time.

Thank you I knew it was either a misremember or a misread on my part.

 

[Bedi]

Travis you bewdy!

 

[NSWCROW]

****ing DUDDED

Hawkeye off-wig

 

[Bedi]

F off!

 

[toml]

Ummm....Interesting that they have listed Marnus at 3....seeing that the majority of his career in ODI he has batted at 4 or 5

Maybe giving him every opportunity to get the number three test spot back ?? and Greenie listed at four you would assume with Greenie batting recently in the tests at three that he would be batting at three in these ODI.....

Nothing to do with test selection, Marnus himself said in his pre match interview that runs in this format dont mean anything to get back in the test side. Marnus has always batted 3 for Qld in List A cricket, only batted elsewhere in ODI's because Smith batted 3. Green generally bats 4 in one day cricket for WA. This is definitely the right order for those 2 in ODI's imo

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Liking Kerry today.
Some good analysis mixed with his humour.

 

[PhatBoy]

Yeah BJ.

Five fielders outside the circle really seemed to worry Brevis during his century off 50 balls. Getting him out there this instant for 18 balls with one less man between the circle and the four-line is top of the priority chain.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Mighty Travis, gets his 2nd the over.

Saffers just cannot pick his nudies.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Look I hope that CA's advertising budget was spent locally in Cairns and Darwin (and Mackay!) for these games to ensure the crowds turn up because it has been non existent elsewhere.

It's just bizarre having a casual browse of last nights Hundred scores and seeing an ODI with your team starting in 3 hours...

Crowds have been good for all the games so far, happy to see people up north have a chance to see international cricket

 

[davidgoes4wce]

Twighlight evenings a whole different kettle of fish to what the rest of Australia has , In Cairns.