England vs Australia | 5th ODI | Southampton | 16/09/2013 |

[Sakss]

With the series tied at 1-1 and 2 matches washed out we have a decider on our hands.

The weather looks good so far lets see if it holds up.

The possible teams:

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



Australia: 1 Aaron Finch, 2 Phillip Hughes, 3 Shane Watson, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 George Bailey, 6 Adam Voges, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 James Faulkner, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Nathan Coulter-Nile/Fawad Ahmed, 11 Clint McKay

 

[Ims1]

toss delayed .

 

[MarkCooper]

Aussies really should win this won. England have picked a REALLY weakened team.

 

[WebGuru]

So this is the same pitch where Guptill scored 189 and NZ got a total of 359

 

[Pantani]

There's a bit of rain about.

 

[Cricfan4eva]

This English team could qualify into the IPL comp. They have 4 overseas players..

After SA, Ire, Ind now scouting has begun in WI.

 

[Aman]

This English team could qualify into the IPL comp. They have 4 overseas players..

After SA, Ire, Ind now scouting has begun in WI.

India doesn't count as Ravi was born and brought up in England.

 

[leatherface58]

Aussies really should win this won. England have picked a REALLY weakened team.

Lol. KP, Trott, Morgan, Buttler, Bopara, Root. You call this lineup weak? )

 

[Convict]

Aussies really should win this won. England have picked a REALLY weakened team.

We have Aaron Finch.

You can't beat that in terms of selecting weak teams.

 

[Gunther]

Lol. KP, Trott, Morgan, Buttler, Bopara, Root. You call this lineup weak? )

No front line bowlers + Cook n Bell. If 6 out 11 players from the first team are missing then it is not wrong to label it as weakened team.

 

[leatherface58]

No front line bowlers + Cook n Bell. If 6 out 11 players from the first team are missing then it is not wrong to label it as weakened team.

Cook is a good ODI player but he is no gun. Bell is much like Cook if a little better. Bowlers in ODI are a necessary inconvenience.

 

[MattyB]

Lol. KP, Trott, Morgan, Buttler, Bopara, Root. You call this lineup weak? )

Trott isn't playing.. And I think he means our bowling line up. Although we have lots of batting in this team it is going to be very difficult as we are most likely going to be chasing a massive total due to our weak bowling line up.

 

[Justcrazy]

106 / 3

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms bowling is weak here, one good partnership here and Aussies can exploit it.

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 63 runs

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

129 / 3 after 22

 

[leatherface58]

Trott isn't playing.. And I think he means our bowling line up. Although we have lots of batting in this team it is going to be very difficult as we are most likely going to be chasing a massive total due to our weak bowling line up.

Oh my bad. I thought Trotty was there. But Stokes, Carberry and Biffa Wright can chip in too. Bowling is weak though. Still if KP gets going along with Morgan, anything is possible.

 

[Justcrazy]

:6

 

[Justcrazy]

141 / 3 after 23

 

[MattyB]

Oh my bad. I thought Trotty was there. But Stokes, Carberry and Biffa Wright can chip in too. Bowling is weak though. Still if KP gets going along with Morgan, anything is possible.

The previous game was a fluke. The game that Australia won emphatically is a true reflection of what happens when you don't have enough bowlers on a good batting pitch. Yes we have KP, Morgan etc. but they will be batting against 5 genuine bowlers with international experience. They won't get as many freebie runs as the Aussies are getting.

 

[Justcrazy]

:6

and that is 100 run partnership

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms need wickets here, to stop the flow of run.

 

[Justcrazy]

watson 79 from 61 balls , looking real danger here

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

even Tredwell is expensive today.

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms need wickets here.

 

[Justcrazy]

171 / 3

 

[Justcrazy]

300 plus on cards here at least.

 

[mosh101]

What a positive captain clarke is ! Even with 3 down for 40 odd, clarke has stayed positive and played his shots ! Misbah should take a lesson from this man

 

[Justcrazy]

Boundaries flowing now. Poms need wickets desperately here.

 

[mosh101]

Watson all set for another ton !

 

[Justcrazy]

:4 more

 

[Justcrazy]

200 up

 

[Justcrazy]

13 runs of first PP over.

 

[Justcrazy]

Chris Jordan gets his chance now.

 

[Justcrazy]

211 / 3

 

[Justcrazy]

Jordan strikes.

 

[MattyB]

Why hasn't Luke Wright bowled yet? He isn't a good enough batsman to be in the team purely for his batting.. And he certainly adds more to the bowling line up than Ravi and Root do...

 

[Justcrazy]

249 / 6

 

[Justcrazy]

If watson stays till end , It will be carnage.

 

[Justcrazy]

:6 :4

 

[Justcrazy]

Another :6 , this is what I meant , a carnage

 

[Justcrazy]

:6 more

 

[Justcrazy]

28 runs off the over

Watson 141 no

 

[Justcrazy]

Root taken to cleaners here

 

[Justcrazy]

282 / 7

 

[Justcrazy]

Watson gone

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Ims1]

Eng back in game ? 284/8 in 45 ....

 

[mosh101]

Wish watson stayed till the end

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms again back in the hunt

 

[Justcrazy]

Clint McKay joins Faulkner, still five overs for Australia to try and bat out. Jordan comes back into the attack...

 

[leatherface58]

Lol Clint McKay and Josh Brolin are twins

 

[Justcrazy]

287 / 8

 

[Justcrazy]

Still 18 balls left

 

[Justcrazy]

Stokes finishes his allocation with 5 for 61. The last England bowler to get five-for in an ODI against Australia was Chris Woakes. On the plus side, Stokes' economy, though a little high, is well below Jade Dernbach levels.

 

[Justcrazy]

293 / 8

12 balls left

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Justcrazy]

Can Aussies play out 50 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

299 is the target for poms

 

[Pantani]

The Carberry - KP opening partnership isn't working at all. Drop him, move KP back to the middle order and bring back Cook and Bell as openers.

 

[mastermind_quad]

2

 

[hadi123]

Carberry is out