England vs Australia 1st ODI

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 12:57 pm

Bairstow, Roy, Root, Morgan, Billings, Buttler, Ali, Woakes, Rashid, Archer, Wood....

No Smith for Australia, with Labuschange in.

England won the toss and bowl first.

Bairstow has taken off the cymbals, and Buttler will keep wicket.

Off we go.......

Local cricketer · Post by **Local cricketer** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 12:58 pm

Don't think we will get a full game in

Local cricketer · Post by **Local cricketer** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:13 pm

What a delivery!

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:13 pm

Warner gone.... clean bowled Archer - brilliant delivery.

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:16 pm

Cracking spell of fast bowling from Archer, and what a wicket taking ball! I think Archer is improving with more experience with every game.

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:11 pm

80-3 off 15. Joe Buttler with a really good catch behind the stumps. Stoinis gone for 43.

Wood bowling impeccably at the moment.

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:30 pm

Rashid gets another, Ozzies 103/4

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:30 pm

103-4 - Labuschagne gone - LBW Rashid.

A shocking review from the Steve Smith wannabe.

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:32 pm

Another one gone 103-4. Lbw Rashid

bodge · Post by **bodge** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:34 pm

Rashid shows his class once again, capable of getting anyone out, they just can't pick his googly.

bodge · Post by **bodge** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:43 pm

Rashid back in town again, Carey gone !

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:43 pm

Rashid again, 123/5. They can't play Rashid at all.

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:44 pm

Rashid gets another one..... and they've not even started slogging him yet

CleggHall · Post by **CleggHall** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 4:58 pm

Australia 290+ after 50 overs, a challenging total, chase will be interesting.

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:00 pm

Should be a great game, very even. Never been chased at OT but we are the best in the world so it’s more that doable

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:11 pm

Decent total to chase against a decent bowling attack.

Only takes 2 big scores and the rest chipping in though.

It's them scores near 400 when you think 2 lads can get 100s and we still lose by quite a few.

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:34 pm

Roy gone. 7-1

CleggHall · Post by **CleggHall** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:42 pm

Difficult to play these opening bowlers with no form or practice, Roy struggling as is Bairstow.

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:47 pm

Any chance Hype Merchants..... it’s not a 4 day game.

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:49 pm

Joe 30 gone for 1....

CleggHall · Post by **CleggHall** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:49 pm

....and Root!

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:52 pm

Struggling massively. And when I switched on to see them 100-5 (or something) I thought we’d smash them.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:52 pm

Game over

Local cricketer · Post by **Local cricketer** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:00 pm

High class bowling is this

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:00 pm

Cymbals scores 55 the other day scratching around..... and looks in even worse nick tonight.

CleggHall · Post by **CleggHall** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:03 pm

20 off 10 overs, game over!?

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:05 pm

No need to check ultra edge.... Johnny's not got bat on ball all night.

Whilst Morgan is in, the game is still alive, but requires in all likelihood a Morgan Buttler masterclass to chase this down now.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:08 pm

The Aussie attack are the best in the world at sticking to line and length and rarely bowl bad balls.

Until someone takes risks and hits them off their line.

We will have to go after the spinner to catch up

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:19 pm

Are we batting for the draw?

Bertiebeehead · Post by **Bertiebeehead** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:26 pm

TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:19 pm
Are we batting for the draw?

Not even that it seems

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:29 pm

Bairstow's failure to hit the ball puts Morgan under pressure to hit everything.

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:33 pm

Now it's game well and truly over.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:34 pm

Don’t see this too often from the ODI side. A real slamming.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:37 pm

Johnny could get himself a nice little red-inker here.

Longsidelenny1882 · Post by **Longsidelenny1882** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:39 pm

Don’t throw the towel in just yet upthecolne

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:50 pm

Has anyone told the England team that it's a one day game and not a test match?

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 7:39 pm

At least these two are making a game of it, still 150 needed off 19 overs though.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 8:06 pm

Bairstow did well to say he's well out of form, like half the team.
Hopefully he's played himself back into form with that knock.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 8:10 pm

If we were batting first I would expect us to hit over 300 from here, but that's why I would always bat first.

I think we win if we don't get bowled out. A few hitters down the order to score quickly.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:05 pm

Brilliant ton from Billings, alas it's going to be in a losing cause.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:08 pm

We've been swinging like a rusty gate today.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:09 pm

Shame Bairstow took 19 overs to play himself in and put pressure on the rest of the team.

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:13 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 11, 2020 8:06 pm
Bairstow did well to say he's well out of form, like half the team.
Hopefully he's played himself back into form with that knock.

Did well!? Far too slow to score.

Row Z · Post by **Row Z** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:21 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 11, 2020 8:10 pm
If we were batting first I would expect us to hit over 300 from here, but that's why I would always bat first.

I think we win if we don't get bowled out. A few hitters down the order to score quickly.

Buttler and Root were the big wickets, Jos especially. If he'd played his way in a little the target would have come tumbling down.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:11 pm

box_of_frogs wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:13 pm
Did well!? Far too slow to score.

Certainly started slow and is out of form, struggled badly at times.

But we were chasing less than a run a ball, so 84 from 104 by an opener is a decent platform for the team to build on.

Red Fox Rocks Socks · Post by **Red Fox Rocks Socks** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:21 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:11 pm
Certainly started slow and is out of form, struggled badly at times.

But we were chasing less than a run a ball, so 84 from 104 by an opener is a decent platform for the team to build on.

Especially in the context of the game. 15/2 with the ball doing loads to get within 15 at the end under lights is a great effort. Bairstow and Billings made a game of it when there wasn’t a game to be made.

I actually think Bairstow should be applauded for sticking in instead of petulantly getting out trying to moo it over cow when it wasn’t a road

Local cricketer · Post by **Local cricketer** » Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:23 pm

Australia's strength is putting a competitive score on the board and defending it. Take that out of the equation by batting first when you win the toss. Post 300 and its not often you'll lose against them

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:23 am

The game was won (and lost) in the first 8/9 over of the England reply when the Aussies bowled exceptionally well and Bairstow was made to really struggle, Root couldn't get bat on ball as it was moving all over the place (until he edged one!) and Hazlewood took a superb catch and bowled 3 maidens. Not an awful lot the batters could have done differently tbh, just really good bowling, which made 294 look a million miles away. I thought Jonny (and I'm not his biggest fan) did well in the end to post a decent strike rate after so many early dots and without him we'd have been nowhere near.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:17 pm

England let them off the hook with the ball, they should never be posting nearly 300 after being 123-5 at the halfway stage, Marsh & Maxwell did play brilliantly though, and Australia were the better side in a close contest.

If Bairstow's out of form he's not scoring badly 55 followed by an 84, that's decent in my book, and this Aussie attack is arguably the best in world cricket in all formats right now.

Despite the reverse England can take a lot of positives from this game, the most obvious being Sam Billings, he's surely cemented his place in the side for the foreseeable future after that knock.

And Archer is getting back to his best, at his optimum he's a fearsome weapon for England, and allied with Wood their pace can be deadly.