India v Australia, 2xT20s + 5xODIs, 25 February - 13 March, 2019

This one then Aus is off to the UAE v Wackies.

Onya S

All necessary clown stuff in prep for the 2019 Gilly, so all fair enough, I guess.

The Bannies should snot us on low, slow decks.

Aus throwing this away from a winning position.

14 off the last over, well done Aus.

For a while aus threatened to outstink dhoni. Madness.

Aust fall over the line. How did we win that one with the crapola side they put up. With the rare exception of Maxwell, the usual suspects all failed again. What a joke Wade isnt there especially when Wank had to take the gloves.

Apparently Wade bowled ok v the Jellies. I have to admit he is a bloody good trier.

I see Fink continues to stink up the joint, and just why is Wank over there?

NoShow did OK?? Put him down for 10 failures from here.

Cracking work by Dallas and 2nd to get us home, but maybe they papered over the cracks a bit.

Still, a win is a win.

I've just watched the replay of the Indian innings. Dhoni cost the Bannies at least 7 or 8 runs in the final 4 overs with his decisions not to run if there wasn't 2 in it.

In the end Aus scrambled 2 off the last ball to win. I blame Dhoni.

Ground through the Aus chase on replay just now. Aus was cruising after a great stand between Short and NoShow, but then Aus contrived to fall in a heap (why is Wank even in the squad - he's an embarrassment. He ran out Short then faffed about like a 4th grader), leaving Dallas and 2nd to get an unlikely 14 off the last over.

And what a nerveless effort they put on in that last over.

A single to 2nd then a lovely pull to square leg by Dallas for 4, a scampered 2 then a single to Dallas. 6 needed off 2. Yadav goes for the yorker but is a tad full - 2nd smacks it to the extra cover rope for 4. 2 needed off the the last. 2nd bunts it to mid-on just slow enough to allow Dallas to attempt the return for 2. He dives, he makes it. Remarkable effort by the 2 bowlers to get Aus home.

Well bugger me, NoShow has consecutive cracking knocks. A new first.

A rare series win for Aus.

skully wrote:Well bugger me, NoShow has consecutive cracking knocks. A new first.

A rare series win for Aus.

Meh. It is rubbish cricket.

I listened to part of the match last night. I had fallen asleep with the radio on and woke up listening a Bannie live call of the completion of the Bannie innings. 

SEN has struck a deal to get a live feed.

The Bannie commentators competed with each other in their parochialism. It was amusing. Imagine Karti and Bucky commentating. E-Coli was on fire, Do-Nut had done his part and Cummins was getting flogged in the last over.

WTF, we won something?

Fair play to Maxwell - chasing 190 in an international T20 is no mean feat.

Maxy does need to bat higher up in ODIs.

I reckon I agree, Red.

I just watched the replay of the game on Foxy and it was some knock by NoShow. He never let the run rate get away from Aus, with the rate of 12 not hit until the beginning of the last 5 overs. Then he simply capitalised on the fact that he was seeing it like a beach ball and plonked half a dozen or so sixes in the last 60 runs to do it easily.

A highly impressive knock with hardly a false stroke, yet he never looked like he was thrashing wildly. And decent support knocks from Short and Wank.

Fink is so out of form he should be dropped for the ODIs and allow NoShow to move up the order.

Someone needs to slap some sense into Langer and make him drop the awful Fink. Another duck in the current game.

His 100tj and last JAMODI?

Aus's lack of urgency is appalling. And when they do try to accelerate they play lame shots in the air to the field. Weak as piss.

Jesus we are shit. We won't make the semis in the Gilly. We'll be flat out beating the Ghanis.

Decent stand between Carey & Qunt Denile but we only manage 236.

Bannies will get these inside 40.

skully wrote:Someone needs to slap some sense into Langer and make him drop the awful Fink. Another duck in the current game.

Agree. He has been totally Langerised. Should be dropped along with the useless Coach.

Very poor effort all round by Aus.

SACK FINK NOW.

skully wrote:SACK FINK NOW.

You know what will happen. The players will circle the wagons around Finch by saying a big score is on the way & the selectors will say they will stick with him to let him bat himself into form & meanwhile we will lose game after game as if the results no longer matter.