Australia v England, 2nd T20I, Melbourne, 31 January, 2014

Fromage - if Henry even hints at any praise for Muirhead and suggests he might turn out to be all right can you please ban him for life and if at all possible shove a cricket bat up his arse?

MAtchwinning partnership here. Eng to get 143. Aust all out 131.

Fair finishing here by Koo. Shaves the stumps.

Only 3 off 19th over by Koo. Noice.

Hazlewood, as usual, bowls a wide first ball of the last over.   

Smog almost gets a 3rd with a skier, then they almost ran Brezzy out.

Oooh, special fielding by NoShow. Dives along the boundary and scoops to Koo who fires it in.

Now Smog gets Brezzy playing on. 8-130.

Wally and BD's man takes 4-30.   

Aus chasing 131 for 2-0.

4/30 is a testimony to Englands poor batting rather than Hazlewoods bowling....which was still very ordinary. The worst thing is he will now stay in the side.

skully wrote:It's been hinted at by Nein but NoShow is a ringer for Ricky Ponting in his fielding style, running and throwing. Except Punter could catch.

shame he's not a ringer for Punter in his batting. we could use a decent Test #3.

Big Dog wrote:4/30 is a testimony to Englands poor batting rather than Hazlewoods bowling....which was still very ordinary. The worst thing is he will now stay in the side.

doubt it. he'd be turfed for McKay and Johnson.

skully wrote:So Joe Root for MoM tonight?

For Australia, having run out Morgan and then himself within five minutes of mong cricket.

Still, like Stuart Broad says, England's batting is "scary".

embee wrote:

skully wrote:Podge may have a run out. Looked safe to me.

skully wrote:Ooh, that looks a dodgy call. I reckon Morgan has grounded his bat past the line, which then bounced. Bat was raised as the bails came off.

Big Dog wrote:Rubbish decision. Should have been not out.

correct decision ...second time Morgan has been out that way this season ...bbl vs scorchers

Yeah, right decision, but an odd law. If he's grounded his bat behind the line and isn't attempting to leave his ground for another run, doesn't seem quite right that he can still be run out if his bat then comes up off the ground at the point the bails come off - don't think he'd be given out in the same circumstances if it was his foot that grounded then lifted instead (unless I've got that wrong - haven't bothered to look).

ShyT's away.

Already 10% of target knocked off.

ShyT looking sharp.

What are we predicting? Inside 10 overs?

I reckon they'll get them in 10.4.

Dello wrote:

embee wrote:

skully wrote:Podge may have a run out. Looked safe to me.

skully wrote:Ooh, that looks a dodgy call. I reckon Morgan has grounded his bat past the line, which then bounced. Bat was raised as the bails came off.

Big Dog wrote:Rubbish decision. Should have been not out.

correct decision ...second time Morgan has been out that way this season ...bbl vs scorchers

Yeah, right decision, but an odd law. If he's grounded his bat behind the line and isn't attempting to leave his ground for another run, doesn't seem quite right that he can still be run out if his bat then comes up off the ground at the point the bails come off - don't think he'd be given out in the same circumstances if it was his foot that grounded then lifted instead (unless I've got that wrong - haven't bothered to look).  

Yep the law should be changed. Once you have made your ground it shouldn't be out.

Dirtbag trying to bounce the Northants man.

Looks like ShyT wants an early night.

Probably should've waited for Turdsack to bowl his first over before making a prediction.

Schoolboy error.

0-25 off 2.

Good over from StuRat until then. Lark clatters one down the ground.

Now a pull from Lark to backward square rope.

Tight over from the Elbow.