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England (178/7) again beat Australia (170/6) by 8 runs to win the 2nd T20I - Take the series 2-0

alone1213 said:
I don't understand why england keep playing Ben stokes who is far from a T20 player.

Liam Livingstone should start ahead of him during world cup.
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Livingstone has the same risk as Asif Ali

He’s not an innings builder the way people like I suppose
 
Australia missed their match up by not bowling Maxwell with both lefties at the crease.

Against LHB's in all T20's,

Stoinis economy rate - 9.43
Maxwell economy rate - 7.29
 
Moeen has bashed the Ingerlund back into this.
 
David Warner has passed a concussion test and will be fit to bat
 
Bit of a fightback from England.

Could be looking at 170.

Great efforts from Malan and Moeen.
 
Stokes should play but not bat in the top 4

Brooks should be moved up to 4
 
England showing signs of a strong unit there- lesser teams would have crumbled in the face of that bowling pressure either by falling wickets or putting the big scoring shots away & settling for a lesser target.

Well batted under pressure vs a strong attack.

Canberra is my hometown and usually a very flat track. It's a deceptively big ground - more surface area than the vaunted MCG actually- so plenty of doubles around.

T20 scores of 200 are not rare here in BBL at all.

Also some huge socring days in PMs XI matches over the years.
 
Butler
Hales
Malan
Brooks
Moeen
Stokes
Livingstone
Woakes
Rashid
Wood
Topley
 
Lot of questions for Australian bowling. Starc's decline I pace and efficacy is a problem. He is playing only for the left arm pace quota.

If they MUST play him, his overs have to be front loaded in PP and 1 in the middle. Hazlewood 2 in PP, 1 in middle 1 in death, Cummins, 1 in PP, 1 in middle, 2 in death, Zampa 3 in middle, 1 at the death.

Stoinis and Maxwell in the middle with Maxwell bowling more against LHB heavy lineup.

If they dont follow something like this, their overrated bowling might get exposed brutally.

That along with issues about Finch batting and they certainly aren't clear favourites. England are.
 
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Nikhil_cric said:
Lot of questions for Australian bowling. Starc's decline I pave and efficacy is a problem. He is playing only for the left arm pace quota.

If they MUST play him, his overs have to be front loaded in PP and 1 in the middle. Hazlewood 2 in PP, 1 in middle 1 in death, Cummins, 1 in PP, 1 in middle, 2 in death, Zampa 3 in middle, 1 at the death.

Stoinis and Maxwell in the middle with Maxwell bowling more against LHB heavy lineup.

If they dont follow something like this, their overrated bowling might get exposed brutally
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Starc and Finch are being carried here
 
Rana said:
Livingstone has the same risk as Asif Ali

He’s not an innings builder the way people like I suppose
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Lol livingstone is atleast 5 times betther than Asif Ali. He has a t20 ton too. Asif has an average of 14 in t20Is
 
Rana said:
Steven Smith benched

This will be Babar soon for Pakistan
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Keep dreaming. There are better chances of Imran khan coming out of retirement then Babar being benched for our mediocre batting talent.
 
Good first over from Stokes.

This could be an interesting chase.
 
Good first 3 overs from the England bowlers here.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
I'm not sure they have a ready made replacement for Starc but I think Finch should replaced by Josh Inglis or maybe even Green.
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Finch has been a passenger for years. It's so weird it's harder to get dropped from the T20 team than any other format. I guess they came so far with him and once it got within 4-5 months of the WC selectors will never change their mind here, unless a string of ducks.
 
wrongun said:
Finch has been a passenger for years. It's so weird it's harder to get dropped from the T20 team than any other format. I guess they came so far with him and once it got within 4-5 months of the WC selectors will never change their mind here, unless a string of ducks.
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Yeah he seemed like a specialist captain in the last world cup.
 
34 from 18 needed. 5 wickets in hand.

Getting squeaky for both sides.
 
8 run victory.

England have outplayed Australia in every facet of the game in this series!

Comprehensive, excellent.
 
Impressed by Australia. Carrying a couple of passengers, not ruthless with their matchups (relative to England) and still managing to make these games close.

The sheer quality of players they produce is unbelievable. If they actually do a better job at constructing the best XI and getting their strategies right, they would dominate T20's
 
This series has been awesome so far, two very close games and England bowling brilliantly defending totals.

I am stunned by staggering success of Sam curran someone, who I thought few months ago doesn't even deserve a place. He has worked on his bowling big time, very intelligent use of cutters and slow bowl line has been very good. I was amazed by his success against Pakistani batsmen but thought that was due to average quality of Pakistani batsmen however watching how Aussies have struggled to fend him off this guy is turning into a match winner on his own

Well played both teams and I did picked England as favorites
 
James said:
8 run victory.

England have outplayed Australia in every facet of the game in this series!

Comprehensive, excellent.
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England and Aussies are two favs for world cup in these conditions.
 
England are favourites without a doubt. This was a good victory with a stiff test. They overcame a lot of questions today
 
Curran was England's leading wicket taker in Pakistan as well.
Boosted Englands bowling attack.

If only archer was fit and Dawson replaced Rashid
 
That was a terrible start by Warner and Finch

It came back to bite them hard even with all of their fire power
 
Looks like Maxwell can also be added to the list of big name passengers

Finch
Maxwell
Starc
Smith

This is their last World Cup I recon
 
TheSultan said:
England are favourites without a doubt. This was a good victory with a stiff test. They overcame a lot of questions today
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Yep. There were several points during today’s game when England had a setback with losing a wicket or conceding a boundary and I could sense what was going to happen next i.e. a gradual unravelling eventually leading to a mediocre result. But I was wrong. They showed superb resilience to ride out the turbulence and get over the line in the end.
 
Maxwell's form is very very vital for OZ. This is going to be tricky for OZ without him especially when Warner doesn't show up.
 
England clinched a T20I series win over Australia with a game to spare with Dawid Malan and Moeen Ali's innings-reviving partnership and Sam Curran's three wickets propelling Jos Buttler's side to an eight-run victory in game two at Manuka Oval.

England posted 178-7 in Canberra as top-scorer Malan (82 off 49 balls) and Moeen (44 off 27) resuscitated their side from 54-4 in the ninth over with a stand of 92 from 52 deliveries against a full-strength Australia bowling attack featuring Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa, all of whom had been rested for the series opener.

Malan marked his 50th T20 international with a 31-ball half-century, his 14th in the format, before being dropped on 54, while Moeen punished Glenn Maxwell for shelling him on one at backward point.

Curran then bagged 3-25 in the chase, including the key wicket of the destructive Tim David (40 off 23) in a three-run 18th over, as Australia could only muster 170-6 in reply - Mitchell Marsh (45 off 29) top-scoring against an England side impressive with the ball and slick in the field.

Australia needed 22 at the start of Curran's final over and their hopes were raised when Cummins creamed the seamer for six over the leg-side first delivery but, just as in Sunday's first T20 international in Perth, Curran completed the job as England earned successive eight-run wins.

England will look to complete a 3-0 series sweep in Canberra on Friday (9.10am UK time) before they play a final warm-up game against Pakistan in Brisbane on Monday ahead of their T20 World Cup opener versus Afghanistan on October 22, at Optus Stadium in Perth.

Left-armer Curran flourished with the ball and England were also indebted to two left-handers with the bat in Malan and Moeen after the rest of their top six failed to fire; Buttler out for 17 from 13 balls after three early fours and Alex Hales (4), Stokes (7) and Harry Brook (4) all dismissed cheaply.

Hales - who top-scored for England in Perth with 84 from 51 balls - and Brook were caught off medium-pacer Marcus Stoinis (3-34), the same bowler who ended Malan's elegant knock in the final over of the innings when substitute fielder Steve Smith pouched at wide long-on.

Stokes, meanwhile, suffered a second single-figure dismissal in a row, bowled on the slog-sweep by Zampa as the Australia leg-spinner rocked his middle stump with a flat, quick delivery.

With Buttler having been the first to depart - ballooning Cummins to short third in the fourth over after successfully overturning an lbw dismissal in the second - England found themselves four down before the halfway point of the innings after being inserted by Aaron Finch at the toss.

Malan and Moeen added impetus, though, with an excellent fifth-wicket partnership, although they were aided by Australian sloppiness in the field, with half-chances mixed in with opportunities that should have been taken.

Maxwell's early drop of Moeen was followed by David - once again preferred to Smith in the home side's XI - shelling Malan on 54 on the long-off boundary, David tipping the ball over the rope to gift Malan one of the four sixes he struck on the evening, to go with seven fours.

Smith was called upon in the field, however, replacing Warner for the latter stages of the innings after his team-mate landed on his head and back attempting to catch a Moeen six over deep point.

David atoned somewhat for grassing Malan when he caught Moeen off Zampa at wide long-on before Starc bowled Sam Curran (8) around his legs, Malan holed out off Stoinis and Chris Jordan (7no) smashed the final ball of the innings, bowled by Stoinis, for six over the leg-side.

Warner's tumble in the field left no lasting damage with the opener fit to bat after passing a concussion test but he lasted just 11 balls, slicing Reece Topley (1-35) to cover as he faltered after fifties in his last two innings.

Skipper Finch - back opening after featuring at No 3 or 4 in his previous three knocks - the returning Maxwell (8) and Stoinis (22 off 13) were also ousted by England left-armers; Finch caught off David Willey at mid-off and Maxwell and Stoinis hauling Curran into the deep on the leg-side.

Marsh shared stands of 40 and 23 with Stoinis and David respectively but when Marsh whipped Stokes to Curran at deep square at the start of the 15th over to leave Australia five down and needing 65 from 35 balls, England seemed favourites.

David gave England some nervy moments before he was bowled by Curran, while Cummins hinted at a final-over turnaround when he boomed the same bowler into the stands - but Curran conceded only seven runs from that point as he once again pressed his claims to be in England's first-choice T20 World Cup XI.

Jordan, the man whose place Curran could take, went for 39 from three overs in his first outing since overcoming a finger injury, while leg-spinner Adil Rashid's four overs were taken for 38 - Rashid's form potentially a slight concern for England ahead of the World Cup with the Yorkshireman also leaking runs during the recent tour of Pakistan.

England's Jonny Bairstow, speaking to BT Sport...

"Any time you get a series win in Australia, it's got to be celebrated. The boys were really calm - that was one of the things that was outstanding. I thought it was a well-rounded performance and they'll be delighted.

"From the batting display and the calmness that Dawid [Malan] and Mo [Ali] showed to create that partnership and get us up to that score, all the way to the calmness and skill that Sammy [Curran] showed at the end to execute.

"In the field, people throwing themselves around. We've won by eight runs and those eight runs come from those efforts from everyone. You end up winning by eight, rather than losing by one."

Player of the Match, Dawid Malan...

"I'm over the moon. It's nice to score runs and contribute to a win. Knowledge of the grounds helps, but I didn't have a great Big Bash, to be honest. I've found my rhythm. Hopefully I can keep the runs coming."

England skipper Jos Buttler

"It's really satisfying. Dawid [Malan] has been really consistent and has done it against every attack around the world. Sam [Curran] wants to be in the thick of things at the important moments. We had to get Tim David out to win the game."

England's Moeen Ali speaking to BT Sport...

"We spoke about staying in the moment, Dawid [Malan] played superbly, it was a crucial partnership. We take a lot of confidence from this win, it's huge for our team with a lot of young players. Pakistan was big for us, winning two here, Jos [Buttler] coming back and in form. We're progressing in the right direction."

SKY
 
RIP all the small insects of Indnia who were praying for a Mo failure against this class attack
 
India beat both Aus and Eng comprehensively in the warmups for WC 2021. We all know what happened next. 😎
 
Rana said:
Moeen is in exceptional form
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He has been consistent last few years and taken on a leadership role in the dressing room in his stride, being a mentor has also boosted his performances further. Was an MVP in the last WC to, England have scary depth, the big guns didn’t fire but they just need 1-2 players to carry them to a defendable total. This was an awful batting performance by English standards and yet they got close to 180 which is considered an excellent score for the Pakistani team
 
The core of todays English players that performed today all featured against pakistans team so how can you say it was an England b team when the same guys just beat an A plus Australian team. Our fans have too much to say well played England.
 
Excellent partnership Malan and Ali got England to good score to defend. England have good options all over. Easily favourites for world cup.
 
If no rugs are pulled from beneath anyone, as is the case with t20 tournaments, then we are looking at our two finalists right here.
 
shaz619 said:
He has been consistent last few years and taken on a leadership role in the dressing room in his stride, being a mentor has also boosted his performances further. Was an MVP in the last WC to, England have scary depth, the big guns didn’t fire but they just need 1-2 players to carry them to a defendable total. This was an awful batting performance by English standards and yet they got close to 180 which is considered an excellent score for the Pakistani team
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Rana said:
Moeen is in exceptional form
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Shows just how good Aamer Jamal’s final over ON DEBUT was to Moeen. Moeen was being called mediocre after that game, but Aamer was too good.

Absolutely disgusting how PCB treats real talent by discarding it after 1-2 measly games…
 
Rana said:
Livingstone has the same risk as Asif Ali

He’s not an innings builder the way people like I suppose
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What a slap in the face to Livingstone, do you remember his several out of the world innings from a few months ago?

When has Asif done anything close to that?

I get the statement but don't try to put Asif even in the same sentence.
 
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WengerOut said:
Still does not explain why India got mediocre scores batting first against Pak and NZ.
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It's the toss and the attitude. Batting was tough in the first innings as we saw throughout the tournament. However, despite what people think India's top 3 rarely explode the way English or Aussies do. They have marginally better strike rates than Pakistani top 3 with half the consistency.
 
England showed what can be achieved if you have an actual middle-order.
 
shaz619 said:
He has been consistent last few years and taken on a leadership role in the dressing room in his stride, being a mentor has also boosted his performances further. Was an MVP in the last WC to, England have scary depth, the big guns didn’t fire but they just need 1-2 players to carry them to a defendable total. This was an awful batting performance by English standards and yet they got close to 180 which is considered an excellent score for the Pakistani team
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He's striking at close to 160 with an average of almost 40 over the last two years. Not to mention his bowling, fielding, captaincy and like you mentioned, leadership.

Pakistan would love to have a player like him coming in at #4 and that is where England should bat him too.

1) Buttler
2) Hales/Salt
3) Malan
4) Moeen
5) Brook
6) Livingstone
7) Stokes
8) Curran
9) Rashid
10) Wood
11) Topley

Stokes should be used more as a bowler and a bit-part batsman in T20s. That's where England need him to step up given their ridiculous batting depth and shallow bowling.
 
rhony said:
It's the toss and the attitude. Batting was tough in the first innings as we saw throughout the tournament. However, despite what people think India's top 3 rarely explode the way English or Aussies do. They have marginally better strike rates than Pakistani top 3 with half the consistency.
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5 run difference in SR over a career is a big difference, not marginal. I am pretty sure it is more than 5.
 
Suleiman said:
Shows just how good Aamer Jamal’s final over ON DEBUT was to Moeen. Moeen was being called mediocre after that game, but Aamer was too good.

Absolutely disgusting how PCB treats real talent by discarding it after 1-2 measly games…
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That was a blinder from Jamal, there are bowlers with better reputations who have struggled against Mo but he executed his length with veteran expertise and was so cool. If you nail the yorker, it still is the the go to delivery in this form, and those who were good at it are ATG’s in the format
 
Bilal7 said:
He's striking at close to 160 with an average of almost 40 over the last two years. Not to mention his bowling, fielding, captaincy and like you mentioned, leadership.

Pakistan would love to have a player like him coming in at #4 and that is where England should bat him too.

1) Buttler
2) Hales/Salt
3) Malan
4) Moeen
5) Brook
6) Livingstone
7) Stokes
8) Curran
9) Rashid
10) Wood
11) Topley

Stokes should be used more as a bowler and a bit-part batsman in T20s. That's where England need him to step up given their ridiculous batting depth and shallow bowling.
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They certainly have that option but I feel Mo/England are compatible with each other and what they want from his current role also as a leader, he is sacrificing his best spot for the youngsters who look up to him. But given how England are flexible their options are always open
 
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