T20 World Cup Day 20 4/11. Australia v Afghanistan 1830hrs @ Adelaide Oval

[Gough]

Squads.
Australia from, Aaron Finch (capt), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Adam Zampa.
Afghanistan from, Mohammad Nabi (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib, Ibrahim Zadran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Qais Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rashid Khan, Salim Safi, Usman Ghani. Travelling reserves: Afsar Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Rahmat Shah, Sharafuddin Ashraf.

 

[Xtreme]

Afghanistan to win the toss and kick with the wind!

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Rashid cleared to play.

 

[crows dude]

Got my tickets

Do i support Rashid or Australia?

Rashid will probably get a bigger cheer than Australia get when he comes on to bowl.

 

[Westend]

All or nothing today

4 sixes every over please wicket every time we bowl

 

[Moonwatcher]

All or nothing today

4 sixes every over please wicket every time we bowl

Ireland to do us a big favour.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Our batsmen will probably be bamboozled by Rashid and Mujeeb

 

[Westend]

Ireland to do us a big favour.

Hope so but I think it’s more realistic Sri Lankan can pull off the win against the poms or at least get close

We are up against its going to be hard

 

[Gough]

Take a moment to remember one gone way too soon.

 

[Plugger35]

Rashid cleared to play.

Not good news for Australia but good news for people wanting to see a better contest, without Rashid the match would've been a dull one sided contest.

No doubt he will be fired up to play well in his first T20 against Australia and at the Adelaide Oval where he's been a cult hero for the Adelaide Strikers.

 

[Jamurp]

We need a big win obviously to have any chance, unless NZ or England s**t the bed, hope we have a swing and see what happens.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Hard to get motivated much for this, we won't win by enough for NRR and I can't see NZ or England losing to Ireland or Sri Lanka.

 

[Moonwatcher]

No rain today. Bright blue skies.

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[NYRB]

All or nothing today

4 sixes every over please wicket every time we bowl

Take Rashid out of that team and every player Is smashable.


Didnt play that great against Sri Lanka.

 

[NYRB]

I dont rate Jonathan Trott as a coach , not in this format of the game.

Alot of the players from Aghanistan are playing with a bit of his attitude in his playing days.

 

[cricketnut14]

anyone know the make up of the final XI yet ?

all this focus on finch's injury (and a lesser extent david and stoinis).
not sure why such a focus on finch by the same people who originally didn't want him in the XI.

it's why we have a squad of 15 - we have the luxury of 2 more than capable players in smith and green who are on the bench.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

anyone know the make up of the final XI yet ?

all this focus on finch's injury (and a lesser extent david and stoinis).
not sure why such a focus on finch by the same people who originally didn't want him in the XI.

it's why we have a squad of 15 - we have the luxury of 2 more than capable players in smith and green who are on the bench.

Capable and Smith its not a test match!

 

[magpiemaniac44]

anyone know the make up of the final XI yet ?

all this focus on finch's injury (and a lesser extent david and stoinis).
not sure why such a focus on finch by the same people who originally didn't want him in the XI.

it's why we have a squad of 15 - we have the luxury of 2 more than capable players in smith and green who are on the bench.

Green will play and I'm assuming he'll open. I hope Stoinis bats at 4 tonight, he's our most inform batsmen and if we want to take control of the game I want him facing more balls then he is

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Green will play and I'm assuming he'll open. I hope Stoinis bats at 4 tonight, he's our most inform batsmen and if we want to take control of the game I want him facing more balls then he is

I’d play Agar too

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Irish couldnt help us.... Need to smash the Afgans and hope Sri lanka turn up and England go the full choke.

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Sri Lanka are absolutely hopeless. Wouldn't expect much out of them.

 

[Whiskers]

I’d play Agar too

Bloody oath, he should never have been out at any point in time.
Wasn’t he rated the #1 T20 bowler? It’s very rare you see him go for many runs, sure it can happen but is rare.

We will be batting 1st tonight no matter who wins the toss. We always choose to bay and off the top of my head the Afghans always back themselves with the ball, even in the UAE when the chasing side was favoured heavily.

Khan in tonight makes this a bloody tough assignment to win big.

 

[outabounds]

Sri Lanka are absolutely hopeless. Wouldn't expect much out of them.

Exactly and whatever we do tonight, England will know exactly what's needed tomorrow. Bottom line. ....we are rooted.

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[juss]

Come on Aussies.
Rashid and Muhjeeb are tricky, going to have to risk it for the biscuit and just attack if we need runs.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

At least Finch won’t be crabbing for 10 overs