Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Melbourne, 11 January, 2013

5 of these cursed things then 2 games of clown cricket.

Oh well, it's cricket, I guess.

The Aus squad:

George Bailey (captain), Ben Cutting, Xavier Doherty, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Phillip Hughes, David Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc

skully wrote:5 of these cursed things then 2 games of clown cricket.

Oh well, it's cricket, I guess.

But not as we know it....................................................Jim.

Still prefer it to the T20 circus.

Indeed but its now an afterthought to be squeezed in between BBL finishing and the other T20's.

"Oh lets put the JAMODIs on over the BBL finals because they're meaningless anyway and it won distract from the crowds going to watch bogans in pyjamas through their balls around"

Perfect from the spin viewpoint - each can blame the other for pinching its crowd.

At least it gets it all over with all at once..

Steve Smith has only bowled two overs in the BBL this summer. Surely they don't think he's a all-rounder.

Red wrote:Steve Smith has only bowled two overs in the BBL this summer. Surely they don't think he's a all-rounder.

Well, they claim Midge is an allrounder.

This is very much an Aust A side. I think Bailey has been handed something of a poisened Chalice as stand-in captain.

Red wrote:Steve Smith has only bowled two overs in the BBL this summer. Surely they don't think he's a all-rounder.

Another one in the line of great Aussie allrounders.

Red wrote:Steve Smith has only bowled two overs in the BBL this summer. Surely they don't think he's a all-rounder.

saw part of an interview on Fox Sports News, he's returning to bowling after taking a break.

but despite this news, stevie nix does not make the team for melbourne...neither does cutting

team announced today - 1 Phillip Hughes, 2 Aaron Finch, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 George Bailey (capt), 5 David Hussey, 6 Glenn Maxwell, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Clint McKay, 11 Xavier Doherty.

only 6 bowlers

Might get towelled.

you are prolly right...think Cutting was a bit stiff...nix was lucky to be in the squad in the first place (sponsor's exemption no doubt)

Cutting seems to be a nearly man, too often.

IMO he's better than half the blokes they've left IN. It's clearly a team chosen to audition players for a more serious role rather than a team chosen to best represent us. We will lose.

Agreed. I reckon Cutting is a future Test player. Give the bloke a go now, FFS.

isn't one billy in the team enough...oh well I concede it is madness to select both midge and koo - both of whom are dearer than a goat in Tacs basement...and yes I admit to being puzzled by M'Kay's selection.....so why not give Cutting a go to show he is worth being 8th in line for a test bowling spot

Expected top of 39C in Bleak City. Noice.

phurt...this is a mild day...need only factor 160 subscreen (we have a limited ozone layer these days)...not that ozone depletion and global warming is caused by humans...it is part of the natural cycle as the MM assures us...the only bumps are caused by flatulent bannie cows that are in gross over supply nowadays

Aus win the toss and bat.

horace wrote:...need only factor 160 subscreen

Do you have a cold, h?

doubt there will be a big crowd...from my window have only seen dribs and drabs of people walking across Birrarong Marr to the ground

a good toss to win...it is fiercely hot outside even with a bit of a southerly...storms later tonight so messrs duckworth and lewis will get some sort of say on the result.

skully wrote:

horace wrote:...need only factor 160 subscreen

Do you have a cold, h?

hehehe...my fingers must have tho!!...are you watching this match?

Leaked Dossier

Plan A 2MQ to bounce the farq out of the Lankans
Plan B 2MQ to bounce the farq out of the Lankans
Plan C see Plan A

horace wrote:

skully wrote:

horace wrote:...need only factor 160 subscreen

Do you have a cold, h?

hehehe...my fingers must have tho!!...are you watching this match?

I am. I may gripe about one day cricket, but it's better than watching 64 channels of nothing on Foxy. Pretty hot in the Knee of Syd this arvo, so a good day for cursing at Con.

Pitch looks a belter.