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

[Sean]

Oh what a shot! Hodgey! 4 runs!

 

[Sean]

Clip through the legs for four! Hodgey hodgey Hodgey!

 

[Sean]

Dont get carried away Brad.

 

[OZGOD]

Priceless runs these.

 

[OZGOD]

164 from 30 needed. Still a huge ask.

 

[Sean]

When the next delay comes, it will be the end of the match.
It's just a matter of time and how many overs have been bowled.

 

[Sean]

GONE! GAME SET AND MATCH ENGLAND! We need an absolute miracle to win now.
Hussey out.

 

[OZGOD]

Gooonnnneeeeeeee, Hussey gone.

 

[Rob H]

Hodge will score 100 now or the rain will save Australia.

 

[Rickz]

Hussey gone!...............that could be the final nail in the coffin!...........what a final!.

 

[Billy]

GONE! GAME SET AND MATCH ENGLAND! We need an absolute miracle to win now.
Hussey out.

Pray for a rain of ..uhm.. rain!

 

[Sean]

Ok, if we are going to play like this, we wont make it past the first round.

 

[OZGOD]

Geez Watto doesn't even know where the ball is.

 

[Billy]

Geez Watto doesn't even know where the ball is.

Do you post on Bigfooty mate?

 

[OZGOD]

Watto could've been out three times in that single over.

 

[Sean]

The rain isnt that far from the coast of Sydney.
Check it out!

 

[OZGOD]

Do you post on Bigfooty mate?

No, haven't got the time unfortunately. Is that an aerial pingpong or turfhumping site?

 

[OZGOD]

The rain isnt that far from the coast of Sydney.
Check it out!

LOL I don't think we're going to get to hold out that long. We certainly won't score the 150 or so we'll need to win in 20 overs.

 

[Sean]

We need 68 runs in 8 overs to win. That's if the match finished after 20 overs. And that is if we dont lose another wicket.

 

[OZGOD]

I feel Watson is going to get out any minute now - he looks like he can't even see the ball.

 

[Medic]

wow!! england are doing great. liam plunkett has really impressed

 

[Rob H]

67/5 off 13

 

[Rob H]

Watson leaves it and gets an edge down into the ground and through slips for 1.

 

[Sean]

We are really going to struggle in the CH series. No Ponting and No Gilchrist.

 

[Sean]

LOL I don't think we're going to get to hold out that long. We certainly won't score the 150 or so we'll need to win in 20 overs.

Only 10-20 minutes before rain saves us.

 

[Sean]

Great shot through cover from Watto.
5/73

 

[PlanetPakistan]

When was the last time AUS didn't win this tournment?...My guess is when S Waugh was the captain and they failed to make the finals....

 

[Sean]

When was the last time AUS didn't win this tournment?...My guess is when S Waugh was the captain and they failed to make the finals....

They didnt make the finals in the 01/02 series with NZ and RSA.
The last time we lost a finals series was in 92/93 when the Windies defeated us 2 zip.

 

[Sean]

The second powerplay is 1 over. Hmm....

 

[OZGOD]

5-77 so far. What do we need after 20 to win?

 

[Billy]

No, haven't got the time unfortunately. Is that an aerial pingpong or turfhumping site?

Errr.... Aussie Rules, but there's a big cricket section.

It's gone a bit ballistic at the moment.

"Hussey is a hack!!" etc.

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

I see the Durham boys have made an impact

 

[Billy]

5-77 so far. What do we need after 20 to win?

163.

 

[Sean]

5-77 so far. What do we need after 20 to win?

110-130. Its starting to rain! They need 4 more overs to bowl.

 

[OZGOD]

Monty is on to try and get through to 20 overs quickly.

 

[Sean]

GAME OVER! Washed out. The game is over. Off we go to Adelaide.

 

[Rob H]

Aus saved by the rain. Game over, typical!

 

[Sean]

We need to be 121 after 20 overs to win.

 

[OZGOD]

GAME OVER! Washed out. The game is over. Off we go to Adelaide.

You reckon? What's the forecast like? How long is it supposed to last?

 

[Sean]

Errr.... Aussie Rules, but there's a big cricket section.

It's gone a bit ballistic at the moment.

"Hussey is a hack!!" etc.

Is that BigFooty?

 

[Billy]

Game over man! GAME OVER!

Is that BigFooty?

Yep.

 

[Sean]

You reckon? What's the forecast like? How long is it supposed to last?

Check the radar and you will see a big wall of rain out in the ocean.
Go to page 4 and you will see it. The wind is going east so the rain is coming from the ocean.

 

[Billy]

I can't see them getting out again.

Especially with the ground staff making sure the pitch gets nice and wet before they put the covers on.

It's off to Adelaide we go.

 

[Rob H]

moral victory for England i suppose.

 

[Rob H]

It's off to Adelaide we go.

Our happy hunting ground

Three games, three collapses.

 

[Billy]

I can't see them getting out again.

Especially with the ground staff making sure the pitch gets nice and wet before they put the covers on.

It's off to Adelaide we go.

Cricinfo "The rain has now stopped ... "

For my next trick I will predict.... snow.

 

[Sean]

Yes.....

 

[Billy]

moral victory for England i suppose.

Y'know, if you include 'moral victories' England are top of the test rankings.


True.

 

[Sean]

Australia 1/82 in the match against the West Indies at the MCG.
Vessels hits another four. Windies in trouble.

 

[Rob H]

This would be my team for the first world cup game

Vaughan
Joyce/Strauss
Bell
Pietersen
Collingwood
Flintoff
Nixon
Plunkett
Mahmood
Anderson
Panesar

 

[Sean]

Vessels 50
Jones out for 15
K Hughes 46.
))

Has the rain really stopped? I dont believe Cricinfo. Ch9 are showing highlights of a match from the 80s between Aus and Windies.

 

[Sean]

Rain has stopped.
Highlights are over.

 

[Sean]

England need to bowl 22 deliveries to win the final.

 

[Billy]

Rain has stopped.
Highlights are over.

Cricinfo says it's still drizzling.

 

[Rob H]

The covers are off. Play to start any minute.

 

[Sean]

Play will start in 10 minutes.
33 over match. Just like against India in 03/04

 

[Rob H]

211 from 33. How the hell does that work out?

 

[Sean]

England should win now. The wind has changed a bit. The wind is now going east. Before it was going north east. It will be a while before we have another break.

 

[Billy]

211 from 33. How the hell does that work out?

Sums.

Don't go any further than that. Your head will just start to hurt.

 

[Sean]

211 from 33. How the hell does that work out?

THAT IS BULL ****!
We need 16 less runs in 8 less overs! WHAT THE HELL! They have taken 2 an over off. So much for being fair.

 

[Sean]

THE D/L always ruins it for one team!

 

[Sean]

Play has started.

 

[Sean]

Play has started.
We need 136 after 20 overs without losing a wicket.
This is when we need Gilly, Symonds and White.

 

[deep82]

THAT IS BULL ****!
We need 16 less runs in 8 less overs! WHAT THE HELL! They have taken 2 an over off. So much for being fair.

The revised target is stiff bcoz u lost 5 wkts for nuthin......

get ready for real hiding!!

 

[deep82]

Lolz! Flintoff going in with Monty & Darylymp to race to 20 over mark

 

[Sean]

Someone should fake an injury to spare some time.
Dalrymple in to bowl. We need to hit about 17 an over to win. If the game is finished by 20 overs.

 

[Sean]

Wow, that was a quick over.

 

[Sean]

Six Runs! Go Aussies Go!
Carn Hodgey!

 

[Sean]

Four Runs! Watto! Woo!

 

[Sean]

13 from the over.
5/96

 

[Sean]

2 bowlers can bowl 7 overs.
3 bowls can bowl 6 overs.

Plunkett and mahmood have bowled 6 each.

 

[Sean]

Where'd everyone go?
Watto going the hack.

 

[Sean]

it Is Now A Match

 

[Sean]

Collingwood on to bowl.

 

[dinakar]

whatz the target for Aus to be ahead according to D-L at the end of 20th over, if they don't lose any more wicket?

 

[Sean]

Now, aussies need the overs to be fast! So we can get the runs before the rain comes.
Meanwhile, Watson is not out in a very close stumping appeal.

 

[Sean]

whatz the target for Aus to be ahead according to D-L at the end of 20th over, if they don't lose any more wicket?

It was 133.

 

[Billy]

If Australia really get their skates on...

 

[Sean]

FOUR RUNS! Watto hits a four. Can those 2 be the heroes?

 

[pak4life]

that was out