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Australia [294/9] survive Billings fightback to beat England [275/9] by 19 runs in the 1st ODI

WICKET! Roy c & b Hazlewood 3 - England 7-1
 
This new ball spell from Hazlewood is as good as anything I have seen in a while with new white ball.
 
Bairstow is 7 from 20, very unlike him and England a team which usually try to put pressure back. Exceptional spell from Hazlewood havent allowed them to do much I guess
 
Wow Aus with their endless supply of good bowlers in ODI and Tests!
 
Brilliant bowling from Hazelwood, the break has helped him. England can still make a match of this.
 
Eng had Aus 123/5, letting them of the hook and allowing them to reach 294 was poor. They still have Buttler so you never know
 
Hole dug by England’s top order was so deep that even Buttler fell in that
 
Surely that is the match for Australia.

What a catch by Labuschagne!
 
My prediction of England winning at a canter is looking altogether dodgy at the moment. :facepalm

It's Old Trafford. Wicket didn't become a belter even after that 2015 revamp of English ODI pitches. Even last time around, England struggled to chase a modest score against a depleted, unmotivated Australian side and only managed to do so thanks to some other-worldly brilliance from Buttler. They won by 1 wicket only
 
So, England need 180 runs from 23 overs. 6 wickets in hand.

It is doable but Bairstow needs to stay there till the end.
 
Nice little partnership between Billings and Bairstow. 62 runs came from 11.2 overs (this partnership).
 
Everytime Maxwell misses fielding, commentators usually go very rare for Maxwell to miss something, there needs to be a fielding stat as well.. for us to see.
 
It's Old Trafford. Wicket didn't become a belter even after that 2015 revamp of English ODI pitches. Even last time around, England struggled to chase a modest score against a depleted, unmotivated Australian side and only managed to do so thanks to some other-worldly brilliance from Buttler. They won by 1 wicket only

True, although I don't think this pitch necessarily makes it difficult to chase down scores around 280-290.
 
Finch is over-trying, should have persisted with Marsh only for a few more overs.
 
Ganguly,Sachin would had got Baristow out lol ,some lazy shots there but ends with a 4 :|
 
150 runs are needed from 114 balls (6 wickets in hand).

England are starting to be back in the game.
 
I doubt they can pull it off. No wickets left.

But if they do, than england will only prove that they are a beast team as they pull off wins from unlikely situations
 
I doubt they can pull it off. No wickets left.

But if they do, than england will only prove that they are a beast team as they pull off wins from unlikely situations

The fact they took the game this far despite being 68/4 shows how good their LOI side is.
 
Are they bowling very good or does billing just suxk in power hitting
 
Are they bowling very good or does billing just suxk in power hitting

Billings has proved in this match that he is an excellent 360° player, the bowling has been top notch though and he had run out of partners after Bairstow's wicket. Top class inning still.
 
Must say that the quality of cricket this summer has been exceptional. Haven't enjoyed a bilateral ODI match so much in years.
 
Mitch Marsh fetching the ball from the car park after a Billings six:

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England skipper EOIN MORGAN was left to rue his side's struggles with the bat...

"It probably slipped away from us after the first 10 or 12 overs with the bat. Australia bowled outstandingly, made early inroads and didn’t give us much to get away with. We did a reasonable job with the ball but we didn’t establish partnerships with the bat and Australia put us on the back foot. Jonny Bairstow and Sam Billings, in particular, kept us in the game and if we had extended that partnership past the 40th over we could have really been in a commanding position but full credit to Australia, who outplayed us."
 
Excellent win for Australia. Marsh and Maxwell saved the day with the bat. And the bowlers did the job.
 
England have outstanding depth. Even their reserve batsmen are capable of scoring a brilliant hundred against a world class bowling attack.

A pretty good game. England are still favorites to win the series 2-1.

The absence of Stokes has made a fairly one-sided series competitive.
 
England have outstanding depth. Even their reserve batsmen are capable of scoring a brilliant hundred against a world class bowling attack.

A pretty good game. England are still favorites to win the series 2-1.

The absence of Stokes has made a fairly one-sided series competitive.
Lol even Pak reserve batsman scored 2 100s vs Aus. Ah I see you have already prepared an excuse if Eng lose. Smart chap
 
England have outstanding depth. Even their reserve batsmen are capable of scoring a brilliant hundred against a world class bowling attack.

A pretty good game. England are still favorites to win the series 2-1.

The absence of Stokes has made a fairly one-sided series competitive.

England should drop Moeen. He is ridiculously mediocre, not good enough to bowl or finish off games in the latter overs.

Roy
Bairstow
Root
Morgan(c)
Stokes
Buttler(wkt)
Billings
Woakes
Rashid
Wood
Archer

For second spin option, continue with Root only.
 
Good fightback by England. Losing is immaterial if you make a habit of always fighting to the very end. This English side even in its defeats has been stretching the opposition close
 
England should drop Moeen. He is ridiculously mediocre, not good enough to bowl or finish off games in the latter overs.

Roy
Bairstow
Root
Morgan(c)
Stokes
Buttler(wkt)
Billings
Woakes
Rashid
Wood
Archer

For second spin option, continue with Root only.

Moen Ali is a good cricketer. He reminds me of Saeed Anwar with his stroke play, very pleasing to the eye. He needs to utilized at the top of the order. He is a very handy spinner and someone who can be relied to get break throughs. He is better than any offspinner in Pakistan
 
England have outstanding depth. Even their reserve batsmen are capable of scoring a brilliant hundred against a world class bowling attack.

A pretty good game. England are still favorites to win the series 2-1.

The absence of Stokes has made a fairly one-sided series competitive.

England is the most overrated cricket side of one time, and only won the world cup in extremely dubious conditions.

Stokes is the only player in the English team who would have made the Australian ODI sides of the 2000s
 
England is the most overrated cricket side of one time, and only won the world cup in extremely dubious conditions.

Stokes is the only player in the English team who would have made the Australian ODI sides of the 2000s

Yeah they are not comparable to Australia of 2000s. However, they are brilliant in this era and have dominated Australia home and away since the 2015 World Cup.
 
Lol even Pak reserve batsman scored 2 100s vs Aus. Ah I see you have already prepared an excuse if Eng lose. Smart chap

Don’t need to make excuses for world champions who are missing the best all-rounder in the world. You cannot win every series.

Excuses are made by fans of Pakistan who lose 99% of their series against the top sides.
 
England is the most overrated cricket side of one time, and only won the world cup in extremely dubious conditions.

Stokes is the only player in the English team who would have made the Australian ODI sides of the 2000s

lol that Australian side played in a weak era vs unfit teams under different ppowerplay rules You can't compare era's.

current England can beat them in the modern era.
 
Yeah they are not comparable to Australia of 2000s. However, they are brilliant in this era and have dominated Australia home and away since the 2015 World Cup.

Australia are a second rate limited overs team as evidence by the fact that Finch is captain and the likes of Stoinis are getting matches.
 
Australia are a second rate limited overs team as evidence by the fact that Finch is captain and the likes of Stoinis are getting matches.

That’s a bit harsh. Their bowling attack is as good as any in the world and overall, they are only inferior to England and India, the two best sides in the world.
 
Australia are a second rate limited overs team as evidence by the fact that Finch is captain and the likes of Stoinis are getting matches.

Are we talking about the same Finch that averages 41 @ 89, had a brilliant World Cup and averages 47 when he is captain.
Just checking?
 
australia is still a strong odi side. They just can't win major tournaments in subcontinent or in England.


2015 Australian odi side was their best ever team to play on Australian/n.z conditions imo.

In those bouncy pitches they were the best. come at me!!
Yes overall as a team they wouldn't have beaten india in India or England in England in 2015 either to win a major tournament. However in this specific conditions they were real good.

Australia of 2000- 2009 were strong in most countries but they did play vs more unfit unathletic teams. That's the truth. That's my only knock on their prowess. Especially the subcontinent teams were absolutely awful in terms of fitness regiments etc. post 2010 ish is when we saw major changes in the fitness levels to Asian players. Not saying they can't win post 2010 but it would be a alot harder vs a much stronger indian and English team.
 
England is the most overrated cricket side of one time, and only won the world cup in extremely dubious conditions.

Stokes is the only player in the English team who would have made the Australian ODI sides of the 2000s

That’s a bit ungracious. England have been beating everybody home and away for a few years now.
 
That’s a bit ungracious. England have been beating everybody home and away for a few years now.

And need to win a world cup outright away from home to earn the overtop hype they have received.
 
In a current world XI, I expect eight names from Big Three.

England- Archer, Stokes, Buttler
Aus- Warner, Starc
Ind- Rohit, Kohli, Bumrah

Australia will do good if one of Smith or Labu becomes a more consistent 50 averaging ODI batsmen.
 
In a current world XI, I expect eight names from Big Three.

England- Archer, Stokes, Buttler
Aus- Warner, Starc
Ind- Rohit, Kohli, Bumrah

Australia will do good if one of Smith or Labu becomes a more consistent 50 averaging ODI batsmen.


Really ? Just eight ? The whole ODI world XI now is just a big 3 combined XI.

David Warner
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Steve Smith
Eoin Morgan (C)
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler (WK)
Mitchell Starc
Joffra Archer
Jasprit Bumrah
Kuldeep Yadav/ Adil Rashid
 
Really ? Just eight ? The whole ODI world XI now is just a big 3 combined XI.

David Warner
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
<B>Steve Smith</B>
Eoin Morgan (C)
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler (WK)
Mitchell Starc
Joffra Archer
Jasprit Bumrah
<B>Kuldeep Yadav/ Adil Rashid</B>

Steve Smith will not be featuring in any ODI XI in the world, it has to be Babar or Kane or Root for that slot, probably Babar.

Spinner slot is also not clear, Rashid khan probably has an edge over Kuldeep or Rashid or Chahal.
 
Steve Smith will not be featuring in any ODI XI in the world, it has to be Babar or Kane or Root for that slot, probably Babar.

Spinner slot is also not clear, Rashid khan probably has an edge over Kuldeep or Rashid or Chahal.

Steve Smith is arguably the most clutch ODI player active right now. Averages close to 50 since 2015 WC. Averages 102 in world cup knockouts. Kane Williamson may be a close call but Babar and Root ? Nowhere near.

And Rashid khan has zero performances against top teams. So there you go.
 
Steve Smith is arguably the most clutch ODI player active right now. Averages close to 50 since 2015 WC. Averages 102 in world cup knockouts. Kane Williamson may be a close call but Babar and Root ? Nowhere near.

And Rashid khan has zero performances against top teams. So there you go.

Since the 2015 world cup:

Root 57.23 @ 90.63
Babar 54.17 @ 87.08
Taylor 64.90 @ 86.69
Williamson 49.81 @ 81.30
Du Plessis 60.84 @ 92.00

Smith 43.55 @ 85.14

He's not even in the discussion.
 
Steve Smith is arguably the most clutch ODI player active right now. Averages close to 50 since 2015 WC. Averages 102 in world cup knockouts. Kane Williamson may be a close call but Babar and Root ? Nowhere near.

And Rashid khan has zero performances against top teams. So there you go.

Spinner choice is a question mark, there isn't anyone that good. I always rated Kuldeep high but he is not even in the team now. Right now, a case can be made for quite a few.

However, Smith doesn't really stand a chance to Taylor, Kane, Root and Babar. His average is very less and ODI hundreds are also lesser than even Babar, it's like Grant Elliott. I will give that no.4 position in the team to either Taylor or Babar if I have Morgan as my captain at 5 or else with Kane as captain can drop Morgan for someone else.
 
Since the 2015 world cup:

Root 57.23 @ 90.63
Babar 54.17 @ 87.08
Taylor 64.90 @ 86.69
Williamson 49.81 @ 81.30
Du Plessis 60.84 @ 92.00

Smith 43.55 @ 85.14

He's not even in the discussion.


Oops. Apologies. Read somewhere that he averages close to 50. But apparently not that close.

But I think I'll still stand by my point. The guy is absolutely clutch. He'll always store his best for the best occasions. There's no way any team will pick Root or Kane ahead of Smithy.

Faf and Ross are on their last legs too.
 
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