CB Series First Final(MCG): Aus V Eng [9/5/07]

[Rob H]

same shot 4 more. Screw you Watson YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[Sean]

A single to cover. 16 needed from 15.

 

[Easa]

Collingwood gets 2 very important boundaries!

 

[PlanetPakistan]

seems like punter doesn't trust Bracken to bowl in the final overs

 

[Easa]

Watson getting smashed.

same shot 4 more. Screw you Watson YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

And Rob losing it..

 

[Rob H]

14 from 13

 

[Sean]

He was out by a mile if he hit.

 

[Rob H]

13 off 12 needed. 12 off 12 to tie

 

[Sean]

A single...
12 from the over.
13 from 12. Sheesh. Great game.

 

[Sean]

Who will bowl the last over? Dont tell me its bloody Watson!
DAMNIT!

 

[Rob H]

2 runs to Nxion

 

[Sean]

Dot Ball!

 

[Rob H]

dot ball. Well bowled McGrath

 

[Usman]

England almost certainly have beaten Australia here! Thats something I thought I wouldn't be saying!

 

[Rob H]

2 more runs

 

[Sean]

2 Runs! Hodge slips! 9 needed from 9. Rob bittin his whole finger off?

 

[Sean]

Single.
8 from 8.

 

[Rob H]

8 from 8 needed

 

[Rob H]

4444444444444444444444444444444444444 yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Collingwood you beauty

 

[Sean]

FOUR RUNS!
GMAE OVER! 4 needed from 7! WE NEED COLLINGWOOD THIS BALL!

 

[Easa]

8 from 8.

Going down the wire!

 

[Rob H]

4 off the last over needed

 

[Easa]

And smashed for 4! That must be a win now for England.

 

[Usman]

4 runs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sean]

Dot ball. Good finish to the over. 6/249.
4 needed from 6 balls.
Collingwood has played very very well!

 

[Easa]

4 needed of 6

 

[Sean]

Cmon! Andy G!

 

[Rob H]

2 runs. 2 to win now

 

[Sean]

2 needed from 5 balls!

 

[Rob H]

scores level. 1 needed off 4

 

[Sean]

1 needed from 4.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Collingwood has been nothing short of brilliant but this Nixon guy has also played a smart little innings

 

[Rob H]

ALL OVER

Collingwood you beauty what an innings. what a win

 

[Rob H]

England go ahead in the finals 1-0

 

[Sean]

GAME OVER! One of the best wins in a long time! Very very good win!
Well done to Paul Collingwood, the MOM. We didnt play well enough.

 

[Easa]

I can't believe it. England win 3 ODI's in a row! Somebody pinch me.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

game,set and match ENG!!!

 

[Asim2Good]

Congrats Eng & well played
wish they had played well all Aussie summer

 

[ZM]

congrats england
eventually something to cheer about for england fans

 

[PlanetPakistan]

I can't believe it. England win 3 ODI's in a row! Somebody pinch me.

haha...2 of those wins coming against the best team in the world!

 

[Sean]

Do you reckon, that Australia will lose the first match on purpose, so that Cricket Australia get more money with 3 finals being played? Maybe that's a reason they didnt play Shaun Tait.

What do ya think?

Watson coming on.
Game over.

Hmm.....

 

[Medic]

great win for England. what a comeback!!!

 

[Usman]

Congrats to England, they have worked hard for this and have suffered humiliating defeats after which they seem to be coming out stronger. Well done!

 

[offcutter]

amazing!
go england!

 

[Rob H]

The game wasn't fixed. They would not have won 2-0 in previous years if that was the case. Plus who says you'll win in Sydney anyway?

 

[Asim2Good]

Aus lost 2nd time at MCG while batting first in 11 years

 

[ZM]

What do ya think?


Hmm.....

give credit where its due and forget the excuses

 

[PlanetPakistan]

What do ya think?


Hmm.....

absolutely not....ENG played better cricket on the day!

 

[Sean]

I'm not giving excuses. England played better than us and took there chances. We did not.
We fielded very poorly.

 

[Billy]

I am now more optimistic about our chances against Kenya in the world cup.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

The game wasn't fixed. They would not have won 2-0 in previous years if that was the case.Plus who says you'll win in Sydney anyway?

spot on.

 

[Sean]

Watson shouldnt of played. I'd rather play Clark who just got a hattrick and had WA at 4/2 in the Pura Cup today. Not cool. Congrats to Rob and co for the win.

 

[jonnyboy21]

what a win im more optimistic for the world cup now im sure we will get thru our group we just need to avoid upsets v Canada and Kenya!

 

[Sean]

We fielded so poor, and our only good bowler was Lee.
We lost 9/82 after being 1/170. That is pathetic. To be 1/170 then be all out for 252. God! I'm just so annoyed! Argh! I need to go outside and scream.

 

[Billy]

We fielded so poor, and our only good bowler was Lee.
We lost 9/82 after being 1/170. That is pathetic. To be 1/170 then be all out for 252. God! I'm just so annoyed! Argh! I need to go outside and scream.

Initiate Emergency Australian Defeat Recovery Process.

Repeat After Me:

"Cr-ikey mate, An Auss-ie B-team cou-ld win the world cup"
"You call that bat-ting? A 3rd gra-de bat-ter would be ash-amed of that"
"St-rewth, what a rab-ble. This lot are worse than the Red-backs"
"No worries, Boon-ie will sort it"

Breathe deeply.

 

[UJ]

A great win...excellent fightback!!

Now lets see a repeat at the SCG on Sunday!

 

[Kashif]

What a win for England, congrats to all England fans. 3 ODI's ago, their World Cup plans were in tatters. It's all about winning, confidence, self-belief and momentum. Aus were 170-1 after 30 overs and were still bowled out just over 250.

 

[Toony™®]

it just shows how vital a cog symonds is in the one day setup..batting, bowling and fielding.

 

[12thMan]

very good match. fell asleep when Pontin and Haden were batting and the score was like 150-1. woke up later and Eng was 37-3. surpisingly Bang-Zim were aslo playing and Bang had the same score. went back to sleep and woke up to watch Pakistan game. England was still batting and 18 balls were left.

great knock by Collingwood. loved it that Lawry was commentating at that time and still had the excitment going

 

[OZGOD]

Like 12th man, I fell asleep at about 1am US EST when Stodge had just gotten out and OZ were 4-190 or something. To end up on 250-ish after a great start was terrible - we were about 50 runs too short (I posted earlier that the minimum would have to be 300 after our start). I didn't see any of the Pom batting but it sounds like Collywobble had a decent match.

Game on for the next two matches now.

 

[Oxy]

We fielded so poor, and our only good bowler was Lee.
We lost 9/82 after being 1/170. That is pathetic. To be 1/170 then be all out for 252. God! I'm just so annoyed! Argh! I need to go outside and scream.

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