ODIs vs England

[Coxy]

Yeah, the problem is when there's a 3rd team that's just utter crap. Like the old days when it was like Australia, West Indies and Pakistan. Or Australia, England and New Zealand. Or yeah, like you said, England and Zimbabwe (I remember they included Australia A just to make it competitive...and it was Australia vs Australia A in the finals! LOL).

 

[Jeba]

Haha that Australia A side was awesome - Martyn, Ponting, Blewett, Hayden, Reiffel, Hughes - they'd smash the current Aussie team!!!

 

[Bucking Beads]

Tri-series had to end, it really should only be a 3 match Series against the Poms in ODI's IMO.

 

[Major JW Hochstetter]

Huss and Mitch are out for us and Davies, Swann and Collingwood are out for the Poms.

Likely team according to Cricinfo:

Watson
Haddin
Clarke
White
Dussey
Marsh
Smith
Lee
Hauritz
Bollinger
Tait

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2 ... 97524.html

 

[Browny]

Bollinger needs to pull his finger out, he's gone to shit since he got injured

 

[Bucking Beads]

Kinda bad but I am just waiting for Tait to break down with injury.

 

[Major JW Hochstetter]

Who would you have in there Beads, outside Bollinger, Johnson and Lee? Or would they be your 3 quicks if Tait got/gets the arse?

 

[Bucking Beads]

Well first pick would have been McKay but he is injured. I'd chuck Hopes in there as a bowler no troubles at all. Huge shame Ryan Harris is injured.

 

[Browny]

I'd go with a pace attack of lee, Johnson, hopes and Watson. Gives us accurate and economical options outside if Mitch with decent batting depth. You almost need a team of allrounders these days

 

[Coxy]

Watto goneskies :-(

 

[Bucking Beads]

Clarke and Haddin now gone, Aussies in all sorts... Poms seem to win the toss everytime the bowling conditions are favourable. Poor shots by all 3 batsmen so far.

 

[Major JW Hochstetter]

Clarke out in typical fashion.

Just getting a start, striking under 50, plays an idiot shot in the air square of the wicket.

[eusa_doh

 

[Coxy]

Clarke has to go, seriously. He's pathetic.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Clarke out in typical fashion.

Just getting a start, striking under 50, plays an idiot shot in the air square of the wicket.

[eusa_doh

The ball was there to hit but he just keeps hitting it in the air. If he left it he would have been booed by the uneducated types.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Clarke has to go, seriously. He's pathetic.

who are you replacing him with? He has been pathetic this summer but we need a quality replacement for him if we are dropping him. We should bring Steve Waugh back. :roll:

 

[Coxy]

Ferguson, Hopes. Sure would require a reshuffle of the order, but FMD, we can't carry that useless heap of shit anymore.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Ferguson, Hopes. Sure would require a reshuffle of the order, but FMD, we can't carry that useless heap of shit anymore.

they won't do it.. Happy to see Ferguson in there though. Clarke needed a break but since the Punter injury it probably won't happen.

 

[Major JW Hochstetter]

[quote="Major JW Hochstetter":215dj7bf]Clarke out in typical fashion.

Just getting a start, striking under 50, plays an idiot shot in the air square of the wicket.

[eusa_doh

The ball was there to hit but he just keeps hitting it in the air. If he left it he would have been booed by the uneducated types.[/quote:215dj7bf]

Yeah, and it seems to be pretty much the same story when he hits it along the carpet as well. He just pushes it hard straight to the blokes in the infield. He also looks very cramped when playing attacking shots.

These problems he's got are fairly obvious when he's in form and piling up the runs - but when he's out of form, holy shit he looks useless. And quite frustrating to watch. North-like almost.

Hopefully he gets some sort of form going before the Cup.