5th ODI England v Australia @ Old Trafford
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You wonder if they have run out of stupid ways to get out.......then this contender.
I think our batting balance is still off. At the moment we're arguably playing 4 openers, 2 wicket keepers and a number 6. We haven't had the personnel in the squad for this tour to make too many changes though.
I'm warming to the idea of having a Ferguson-type batting at 3/4 to add a bit of batting nous, rather than just all power hitters.
That Ferguson type is Marsh and he's done pretty well.
The whole team's balance is whacked out but the cupboard is a little bare. Finch should have opened all tour. I'll probably never really understand that decision.
- Feb 6, 2013
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Taking a suicide run with a sub-200 score, tail exposed, run rate over 6 and not even 30 overs in.
Lads must want to have an early dinner.
Lads must want to have an early dinner.
augiewaz
Team Captain
they probably have a round of golf booked for this evening
Short trying to red ink. Can't blame him.
I know what you meant, but I don't think just having our first choice attack in is automatically going to stop guys running themselves out or leaving the ball on the stumps. I just mean that the batsmen should take some ownership for poor performances as well, rather than passing the blame.
We lost 4-1 at home with our full side in anyway. England are just a better side at the moment.
- Dec 1, 2013
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Ferguson would be like having S.Marsh. He is supposed to be the "slow" batter going through the innings. The new ODI benchmark is around 325-350 due to England. At the moment we barely get to 260. Thats why we need all these power hitters because thats the way England has done it. The difference is that they better execute than we do.
- Dec 1, 2013
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I really dont think you did know what l mean because you said l "blamed" the bowlers which is literally the obvious of what l wrote. Doesn't matter really.
I agree the batters should take more ownership, however l really don't think own bowlers would concede over 300-350+ runs each match which would force our batters to take a heave at everything. We did lose 4-1 but we used the same bowling attack for the entire ashes iirc that was just before the odi series. Reckon they were pretty much stuffed. England changed their bowlers.
In saying that, they are definitly a better side than us.
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Swing at it goat
- May 20, 2014
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Plumb lbw off a long hop. About sums it up.
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Come on Stan the man
Well that was a bloody good referral.....not.
Hard to get any more plumb than that.
8 wickets down and he plays across the line of a ball pitched well on the stumps. How f***** dumb is that thinking?
Hard to get any more plumb than that.
8 wickets down and he plays across the line of a ball pitched well on the stumps. How f***** dumb is that thinking?
- May 20, 2014
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Langer has to start picking less WA hacks.
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Almost out 1st ball by Ali
Good toss to win so you dont get belted for 500 runs .
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He was doing a Watson
Yep...that was certainly following the footsteps of the great referrer himself.
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