CB Series 2nd Final (SCG): Australia vs England 2:15pm (0315GMT)

[Rob H]

What A Catch> Jamie Dalrymple!

 

[Sean]

GONE! GAME OVER! CATCH OF THE SEASON! WHAT A RIPPER!ONE OF THE BEST CATCHES I HAVE SEEN! Watson is out.
It's time for some Lee fireworks.

 

[Rob H]

diving away at backward point 1 handed. Catch of the series!

 

[Sean]

Sorry, Hogg is in. What's the score needed now?Doesnt it go up 20 runs after every wicket?

 

[Sean]

Lovely shot! Four Runs to Hodge!!

 

[Rob H]

4 for Hodge. Why on earth was there not a man on the boundary there?

 

[Swaraj!!]

Dalrymple flew like Superman, the colors of the clothing is very much the same, just that Dalrymple wears his underwear conventionally!!!

From Cricbuzz

 

[Rob H]

Good to see the Barmy Army back in song with Jimmy leading them.

 

[Sean]

Rain closing in....

 

[dinakar]

England will win the world cup !!

 

[Sean]

2 from the over.
6/120

 

[Oxy]

Wow! Whats going on here!

Eng for the World Cup?

 

[dinakar]

93 of 63 balls!! seems Eng has done enough!

 

[Sean]

Freddy Flintoff into the attack.
91 needed to win in 10 overs.

 

[Sean]

I would've rathered Brett Lee batting instead of Hogg.
Bing can hit sixes.

 

[Sean]

A matter of time until rain comes. 10 minutes or so.

 

[Sean]

Four runs to Hogg. 1 bounce.

 

[Rob H]

full toss and 4

 

[Rob H]

132/7 now. Hogg went for the same shot, got nothing on the ball and it was a simple catch.

 

[Sean]

OUT! Hogg goes. This is good for us. Because Brett Lee is now in and can hit some runs.

 

[Oxy]

Hogg GONE

Whats happening!!!

 

[Oxy]

Eng can go home with a bit of respect - sure, lets not forget the 5-0....but its about pride.

And its ideal prep for the WC.

 

[Rob H]

78 off 48 needed.

 

[Sean]

Its raining! SIX RUNS TO HODGE!

 

[Rob H]

6 that was huge. Dalrymple is not the bowler you want on now.

 

[James]

Hodge goes, you were saying Rob! What a fantastic performance from England AGAIN.

 

[Sean]

GONE! CYA LATER! Well Done England. We have been outplayed. You blokes deserved the win. Hodge goes for 49.
8/139

 

[Oxy]

Hodge GONE.

Game over

 

[Rob H]

What a differance a week makes

 

[Sean]

Oxy, it was game over ages ago.

 

[PakFan1983]

I can hardly believe it...

 

[Rob H]

Hodge goes, you were saying Rob!

Between you and me we could jinx England to world cup glory!

 

[Oxy]

I havent been following this game at all - what if it rains?

 

[offcutter]

Look at the england 11, its full of complete newbies! and old newbies at that! one word describes how this team beat Australia: Colingwood.

Now Australia know how it feels, just as Pakistan did, to be beaten by a bench team! In fact, these are bench players playing for bench players! Funny game cricket.

 

[Sean]

The Gilchrist wicket, first up after the break, really turned this game upside down.

 

[Rob H]

Brilliant fielding by Bell. He's leaping like a Salmon out there.

 

[Oxy]

Oxy, it was game over ages ago.

Ive just woken up - saw the PAk score...and wandered in over here

 

[Sean]

I havent been following this game at all - what if it rains?

England still win.

 

[Sean]

Four runs to Lee down the ground.

 

[Rob H]

back to back 4s by Lee

 

[Rob H]

Bracks gets a life going for a big heave.

 

[Sean]

OUT! No, it drops short. They run 2.
8/152 as the umpires come together.

 

[Sean]

Umpires wont allow Freddy to change the ball.

 

[Rob H]

Boos up as players walk off.

 

[Sean]

Plunkett back into the attack.
Well played England, Game over. I cant even seen the rain. But the covers are coming on.

 

[Sean]

After the match against Aus at the Adelaide oval, everyone though that England wouldn't win another match, make the finals, let alone win the finals series. We dont know yet, but it is very likely that England will win. It is a big turnaround and I am happy for all English fans that England are finally winning and in form.

 

[James]

Theres the official announcement. England win the finals series 2-0. Awesome.

 

[Rickz]

England win...............well done boys!, you guys thoroughly deserve to win, noone expected a turnaround like this from England, when they needed 2 wins in 2 games to reach the finals, but they have done it, I'm happy for them and their fans.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

I am glad that AUS still have 1 more tour before the WC....hope they take all their rage out on NZ and NOT in the world cup!

 

[Rob H]

I am glad that AUS still have 1 more tour before the WC....hope they take all their rage out on NZ and NOT in the world cup!

The squad they're sending to New Zealand is below par.

Squad: Michael Hussey (captain), Michael Clarke (vice-captain), Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

So, are Australia still #1 in ODI cricket? I remember reading a few weeks ago that if Australia does badly in the Commonwealth Bank Series and SA does well against Pakistan then SA will be #1 in the ratings again. Just an interesting thought.

 

[James]

I wonder where we will be ranked after this, surely still not no.8!

 

[deep82]

wow! what an herculine upset!!!!

England, 8th ranked ODI team, won their last 4 matches including 3 against the best team in the world AUS.

AUS would be shell shocked......

 

[PlanetPakistan]

The squad they're sending to New Zealand is below par.

Squad: Michael Hussey (captain), Michael Clarke (vice-captain), Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Adam Voges, Shane Watson, Cameron White.

hmmm....may be it won't be a one sided series then

 

[P4K1 #1]

OMG.. england have won!! congrats to freddie and the boyz.. they played amazing cricket, and deserve to win.. lets hope they continue this form in the WC