England vs Australia | 2nd ODI| Old Trafford | 08/09/2013 | Discussion thread

[Sakss]

After the wash out in the first match , the teams move to Old Trafford for the second ODI game. Match is set to start at 10.15 am local time with some showers expected late in the evening

 

[Sakss]

England to have a bowl

Here are the teams:

England 1 Michael Carberry, 2 Kevin Pietersen, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Joe Root, 5 Eoin Morgan (capt), 6 Ravi Bopara, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Ben Stokes, 9 James Tredwell, 10 Boyd Rankin, 11 Steven Finn

Australia 1 Aaron Finch, 2 Shaun Marsh, 3 Shane Watson, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 George Bailey, 6 Adam Voges, 7 Matthew Wade, 8 James Faulkner, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Clint McKay, 11 Fawad Ahmed

 

[Aman]

Idk why but I find both teams pretty boring to watch these days...

 

[James]

Odd decision to bowl?

 

[jattafridi]

England vs Australia | 2nd ODI| Old Trafford | 08/09/2013 |

Australia should win

 

[MarkCooper]

Australia should win

The fact Australia have lost 5 in a row against England in ODI's suggests you may be wrong.

 

[James]

lol poor Shaun Marsh. He is gash.

 

[MarkCooper]

Surely not out.

 

[Ims1]

What would be a par score ? 260 ?

 

[Convict]

Manchester?

Second washout?

 

[Sakss]

Nope. Weather seems good and sunny so far till later in the evening.

Aus 22-1 after 6 overs

 

[Aman]

Manchester?

Second washout?

Thought you'd be watching the AFL finals?

 

[MarkCooper]

This sausage and egg sandwich and a can of coke I am eating is more interesting than this game

 

[James]

Brilliant opening bowling. Fast, short and hostile.

 

[James]

Watson trolled by DRS again. Lol

 

[RehanG]

was that out ..? or not.. hotspot showing nothing, why don't they make use of snikco

 

[MarkCooper]

I think it was out.

 

[James]

It was clearly out.

 

[Convict]

Thought you'd be watching the AFL finals?

Week 1 is over. Was great.

 

[Gunther]

Big series for Stokes and Rankin. And why is Trott playing ? He could do with a bit of R&R before the Ashes.

 

[Gunther]

And how good is RavBops with the ball. He is one of these hard to get away bowlers who is also always within a chance of taking wickets because of his skiddy wicket-wicket bowling style.

 

[Saj]

Lovely day here at Old Trafford.

Plenty of space in the press box

Aleem Dar already in the thick of the action.

 

[Wattoo]

When was the first match?

 

[James]

RavBop is useful with the ball. Has slowed the run rate right down.

 

[Saj]

Clarke stood and stared in disbelief after Finch played that shot.

Stupid batting from Finch.

 

[MarkCooper]

One slog too many from the one-dimensional Finch. This explains why he averages 29 in proper cricket.

 

[leatherface58]

Should probably support England today because there is a kiwi playing for them....

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Bopara looks much leaner and fitter. It is great to see that English players improve their fitness while they are part of the national setup. On the other hand, young players like Nasir Jamshed show no improvement in their fitness even after three years in international cricket.

 

[Aman]

^ They've added a kiwi to the ranks now? )

This team is as multicutural as they come

What should we call 'England' now?

 

[Gunther]

Stokes already looks a better bowler than Woakes. Bowls a heavy balls and is pacier.

 

[Convict]

^ They've added a kiwi to the ranks now? )

This team is as multicutural as they come

What should we call 'England' now?

The Barbarians

 

[MarkCooper]

Stokes is rubbish. Didn't realise he was from New Zealand. That explains it.

 

[Aman]

Stokes is rubbish. Didn't realise he was from New Zealand. That explains it.

Yeah when he starts to perform he's 'English' rray

 

[HASHAM2]

Stokes Has good pace

 

[HASHAM2]

Why Starc not Playing ?

 

[James]

Pitch is a belter. England will be chasing 300.

 

[Aman]

No Boom Boom Maxwell?

 

[Mamoon]

Clarke looks set for a hundred.

 

[Mamoon]

Stokes is a fine talent, he will come good.

He was off from being a contender for the worst import in history. That title belongs to Sir Luke Ronchi

 

[HASHAM2]

England will chase 300 plus runs

 

[HASHAM2]

Stokes is a fine talent, he will come good.

He was off from being a contender for the worst import in history. That title belongs to Sir Luke Ronchi

Thing about Cricket england i like
Thay give chance to young players after Young Player

Pakistan selectors should also give chance to Sohaib maqsood,Haris sohail,Raza hasan,Bilwal Bhatti,Ehsan adil

 

[James]

Stokes is bowling abysmally. Such a Kiwi.

 

[Mamoon]

Thing about Cricket england i like
Thay give chance to young players after Young Player

Pakistan selectors should also give chance to Sohaib maqsood,Haris sohail,Raza hasan,Bilwal Bhatti,Ehsan adil

I agree.

 

[Aman]

Stokes is bowling abysmally. Such a Kiwi.

Were you thinking the same thing when Guptil was crunching your trundlers around the park?

 

[Mamoon]

Were you thinking the same thing when Guptil was crunching your trundlers around the park?

Where did Guptill go when the real ODI business kicked off, the Champions Trophy?

 

[Robert]

Stokes is bowling abysmally. Such a Kiwi.

Another one of their bits-and-pieces men.

 

[HASHAM2]

Maxwell not playing today

 

[Aman]

Where did Guptill go when the real ODI business kicked off, the Champions Trophy?

He took some batting tips from your legends :kami

 

[Mamoon]

Another one of their bits-and-pieces men.

Why did you give a chance to a bits n pieces Kiwi?

 

[Mamoon]

He took some batting tips from your legends :kami

Nah, he's a JAMODI king

Leave the MODI stuff to real cricketers

 

[HASHAM2]

Clarke is playing great hand here

 

[Aman]

Australia don't have much firepower to push for 330+

 

[Convict]

Clarke is playing great hand here

Should retire from One dayers.

Needs to extend his test career.

 

[James]

Australia don't have much firepower to push for 330+

But remember that as well as being rubbish anyway we are also playing a weakened lineup.

Australia will probably win this series and nobody will care.

 

[Mamoon]

Should retire from One dayers.

Needs to extend his test career.

He's a pro. Values all formats highly.

I think the only reason why he gave up T20s was because he wasn't suited to that format.

 

[Aman]

But remember that as well as being rubbish anyway we are also playing a weakened lineup.

Australia will probably win this series and nobody will care.

Probably, at least KP is playing

I cant recall the last time he played an ODI for England.

 

[Mamoon]

Sir Trott will have to play a crucial hand tonight if England are to chase this. He'd be the foil to Pietersen, Morgan, Bopara and the hack Buttler.

 

[Aman]

Should retire from One dayers.

Needs to extend his test career.

This.

But didn't he say he wasn't going to stick around long and retire around 35-36?

 

[Mamoon]

Australia don't have much firepower to push for 330+

Voges, Wade, Faulkner, Johnson can all swing the willow. Depends on whether they can pull it off today or not.

 

[Aman]

Voges, Wade, Faulkner, Johnson can all swing the willow. Depends on whether they can pull it off today or not.

None of them are really pinch hitters

 

[James]

Clarke's back is knackered already. No way he can play until 36 unless he is Tests only.

 

[Mamoon]

None of them are really pinch hitters

Lord Johnson can get nasty

 

[Aman]

Clarke's back is knackered already. No way he can play until 36 unless he is Tests only.

He won't play into his late 30s.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/566217.html

 

[Robert]

Why did you give a chance to a bits n pieces Kiwi?

I didn't.

If you mean the King of Spain - I have no idea why they made him JAMODI supremo.

 

[Mamoon]

I didn't.

If you mean the King of Spain - I have no idea why they made him JAMODI supremo.

Haha

 

[Convict]

Clarke's back is knackered already. No way he can play until 36 unless he is Tests only.

Which is why he should retire from ODIs.

But sadly it will be 2015 and curtains.

 

[James]

This is shockingly bad. Lol

 

[Mamoon]

Nice trundling by the Hobbit

 

[Ims1]

looks like a winning total - 320+

 

[Robert]

^

What should we call 'England' now?

The Commonwealth

 

[static]

100 for clarke

 

[Robert]

RavBop strikes...

 

[Aman]

Can't see Aus scoring much

310 it is

 

[Aman]

Scoreboard pressure is the only way Aus are going to win this

 

[Sakss]

2 in 2 for Rankin, pulling things back for England

 

[James]

Impressive performance by Rankin.

 

[Aman]

Bad Faulkner..

 

[Ims1]

Aus's game in my opinion .

 

[GreenKnightRises]

LOl.. Ausie Bowling nowadays are so bad than Indian trundlers.....

England would easily chase this with more than a over to spare.... Backing Root and Morgan to get a 100+

 

[James]

Unplayable delivery to get Trott first ball. Johnno at his best.