Australia vs England | Semi Final 2, World Cup | Edgbaston | 11th July, 2019 | Australia innings

[Joseph Gomes]

Archer hype has been justified. Will no doubt be a dangerous bowler

Presently looks better than rabada

Rabada is massively overrated in ODIs, hasn't done anything impressive ever.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

He is fine that's good to see

 

[Kianig89]

is it Aus or Bdesh of early 00s

 

[Hasan123]

What a shot by Carey.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Alex Carey looks quite impressive.

 

[Robert]

Come on England, Australia rode their luck in the league match but it has run out, now just get Smith out....

 

[Kianig89]

Alex Hussey

 

[Hasan123]

Steve Smith should aim to bat through.

 

[QalandarFan]

Often here people talk about how “good” teams would get to 300 from here or would rotate strike better and not go into their shell, blah, blah, blah. Let’s see how that goes for the Aussies.

Because if this was Pakistan right now people would be out here saying our cricket is finished we should drop the whole top 3, etc.

 

[bantu]

Is Australia going India way ? Or are they going to recover and post a defendable total like the NZ ?

 

[Hasan123]

High quality bowling.

 

[Pakhs]

Archer hype has been justified. Will no doubt be a dangerous bowler

Presently looks better than rabada

Rabada is massively overrated in ODIs, hasn't done anything impressive ever.

Archer is very new to the game, Rabada did similar things in the first series against India in India. Surprise factor.. Pakistan took archer for 70 runs after playing him in the ODI series. Still early days for now

 

[abdulrafay33]

What is the name of the song which is played after every wicket ?

 

[Firebat]

Nasty bouncer by Archer, right on the money. Fortunately, after cleaning up the cut on his chin, Carey is fine and carrying on.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Is Australia going India way ? Or are they going to recover and post a defendable total like the NZ ?

Australia doesn't have a Dhoni to recover.

 

[Hasan123]

Not a typical innings from Smith. He usually goes at a better strike rate than this even in tests.

 

[Kianig89]

This is proper crickey unlike the runfests

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Need to get Alex Carey as soon as possible.steve Smith can carry on though

 

[Pakhs]

They still have Dhoni, Australia's equivalent of Kholi still in so no need for Dhoni yet

 

[Hasan123]

Chris Woakes is so good with the new ball.

 

[Kianig89]

bishop n kumar a breath of fresh air

 

[Kianig89]

28/3 Mission Recovery in operation

 

[RamLakhan]

So we will have new champions this team Eng/NZ. That's good for the game! But Australia will try hard till the end, they can't be ruled out!

 

[Hasan123]

Stokes has kept things tight with the ball.

 

[Robert]

Australia doesn't have a Dhoni to recover.

Neither do India any more.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

bishop n kumar a breath of fresh air

Brilliant commentators compared to the other semi

 

[Hasan123]

Like Morgan field placing here.

 

[Hasan123]

If Australia can get to 250, won't be an easy chase for England.

 

[Kianig89]

Wood Plunkett Archher Woakes Stokes

Eng should not use Rashid

 

[Hasan123]

Wood into the attack.

 

[Kianig89]

Maxwell n Stoinis Aus have 2 Afridi's

 

[Kianig89]

where is Athers

 

[bantu]

Australia doesn't have a Dhoni to recover.

But they have got Smith ..

 

[sindhiboy]

Smith and Carey have been reminiscent of Taylor and Williamson. Saving team from frequent collapses

Carey might be future capitan

 

[Hasan123]

England are bowling well to Carey.

 

[James]

What a start from England - amazing - early days though.

 

[Kianig89]

crowdd not so excited

 

[Hasan123]

What a stop by Stokes.

 

[Afhan Ali]

Wood want to bowl like Pandya nd Neesham

 

[jnaveen1980]

Blood is still dripping. Damn. What torrid time to bat. Your team is in huge trouble. You have to stick around. You have to be wary of another bouncer. You have to endure the pain. Even a 50 will become one of the most courageous 50 in world cup history.

 

[bantu]

Neither do India any more.

But Dhoni okay yesterday in terms of Recovery but not enough as a finisher

 

[jnaveen1980]

Smith is surviving. Good thing he is not following the ball. Usually he finds a method like Dhoni to protect his wicket. But OZ batting looks thin.

 

[jnaveen1980]

If OZ puts a total of 250, i back Australia. Chasing pressure in a huge game under cloudy conditions.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

I hope England wins the WC, they deserve one trophy. They put so much effort into rebuilding their ODI side.

 

[Kianig89]

get something for Starc to bowl at

 

[topspin]

Very happy with this start form England. Really want them to win the WC from here.

 

[jnaveen1980]

OZ has never lost a semi final in the world cup.Will that change today. Even Bangaldesh has not lost a semi final ever as a matter of fact.

 

[Hasan123]

OZ has never lost a semi final in the world cup.Will that change today. Even Bangaldesh has not lost a semi final ever as a matter of fact.

Bangladesh lost the 2017 CT semi.

 

[JibranAnsari]

whats the point of handscomb ? dont australia have been better middle order batsmen in the country?

 

[WebGuru]

Australia have never lost a World Cup Semi-Final, Streak finally come to an end today?

They even bounced back and avoided defeat from situation like:

1996; 15/4 vs WI
1999; 68/4 vs SA
2003; 51/3 vs SL

 

[Hasan123]

Smith now rotating strike well.

 

[Pakhs]

Blood is still dripping. Damn. What torrid time to bat. Your team is in huge trouble. You have to stick around. You have to be wary of another bouncer. You have to endure the pain. Even a 50 will become one of the most courageous 50 in world cup history.

Its not such a problem for a young man. its only a bit of blood because a skin graze.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

whats the point of handscomb ? dont australia have been better middle order batsmen in the country?

No, Australia completely relies on the trio of Warner, Finch and Smith, and sometimes Maxwell in death for Starc to something to bowl at. Their middle order is worse than India's.

 

[JibranAnsari]

OZ has never lost a semi final in the world cup.Will that change today. Even Bangaldesh has not lost a semi final ever as a matter of fact.

Pakistan have lost them all , quarter ,semi and final.

 

[Hasan123]

whats the point of handscomb ? dont australia have been better middle order batsmen in the country?

He was in excellent form before the WC. He is a very good player.

I think if their was better players they would have selected them. It's Australia not Pakistan who select players on seniority.

 

[Kianig89]

some partnership developing

 

[Kianig89]

pace and bounce

 

[Pakhs]

Pakistan have lost them all , quarter ,semi and final.

The only one Bangladesh played CT17 they lost to India. That was a spanking from Kholi and Co.

 

[Aman]

That's one beautiful trophy.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I think England is taking it easy now. It will come back to bite them. They have to keep applying the pressure. Anything over 250 is going to be quite challenging. Australia is going to be steaming in.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

They even bounced back and avoided defeat from situation like:

1996; 15/4 vs WI
1999; 68/4 vs SA
2003; 51/3 vs SL

Australians are aliens in World Cup, as close as to we will find a superhuman group.

 

[hadi123]

Not looking good for Aus so far but they are very good at fighting and recovering from bad starts as we saw against WI + NZ

 

[jnaveen1980]

We most likely will see a new world cup champion. With the kind of run NZ has, they might win the whole thing lol.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Eng need to break this partnership asap. Its shaping up to be a bit like first semi. India innings

 

[Joseph Gomes]

England doing the same mistake as NZ now. Never let the opposition relax. Especially against Australia who have the GOAT ODI bowler Starc bowling in WC.

 

[Mueez]

What happened to Carey?

 

[Hasan123]

Morgan doesn't trust Adil Rashid to bowl 10 overs.

 

[Kianig89]

how far have Eng progressed from the likes of Strauss Trott etal

 

[Mueez]

Shot.

Why is the atmosphere so dead in the stadium?

 

[fight_club]

This world cup has been excellent regarding the Pitches being prepared.

A proper contest between bat and ball test type feel in initial overs batting techniqe and temperment put to test

I have been saying Aussies like India is massively undercooked in their middle order. Maxi and stionis have been pathetic its bein carey who has been the saviour.

Smith and carey match hangs in balance on this pair

 

[Kianig89]

What happened to Carey?

Sweet chin music

 

[jnaveen1980]

60 balls from Starc is gold if the conditions persist. England cannot come in swinging the bat around. They couldn't chase 230 against Srilanka.

 

[Hasan123]

Don't want to jinx it, but Smith usually goes big when set.

 

[Kianig89]

Eng to win WC without any classic spinner

 

[jnaveen1980]

Don't want to jinx it, but Smith usually goes big when set.

He gets into ungetouttable mode. He is very close to Dhoni in that regard. Finds a way to survive. He may not be flamebuoyant. But a survivor.

 

[Mueez]

Sweet chin music

Who bowled it?

Woakes or Archer?

 

[Hasan123]

Australia have not won at Edgbaston since 2001.

 

[Kianig89]

AUS also have Behrendoff

 

[ARK Rafay]

They even bounced back and avoided defeat from situation like:

1996; 15/4 vs WI
1999; 68/4 vs SA
2003; 51/3 vs SL

And opposite to that there's England (the oldest cricket team) with 0 World Cup trophies.

I don't even want Australia to win another world cup

 

[jnaveen1980]

If this pair survives another 10 overs it will be tough for England. Woakes and Archer are the only two threads England has. Others are mostly pie chuckers at pace lol