Current International One Day Cricket

Thailand putting up a decent effort in their debut. 78/9, but have West Indies at 48/3 after 12 overs

tricycle wrote:Might be talking out of my arse, but I don't think 80 SR centuries are that useful in ODIs these days. And that's what Shai Hope specialises at.

Proved to be correct.

Game 2 of the SAf v Aus T20 series on Fox at 11.30 pm tonight in Aus, this time from PE.

Yarpesses restrict England to a pedestrian-looking 123 in their WT202020 opener.

Hmm, at 2-124 Aus should've pissed it in last night, but somehow contrived to throw it away.

Having said that, a remarkable bit of fielding by Steve Smith saved 5 runs in the Yarp innings. De Kock smoked one over the midwicket boundary but Smith dived beyond the boundary to catch it and throw it back to contain the hit to just one run.

Decider at Cape Town.

2 very similar innings in that T20. Shouldn't have been as comfortable as it was for SA.

skully wrote:

tricycle wrote:Might be talking out of my arse, but I don't think 80 SR centuries are that useful in ODIs these days. And that's what Shai Hope specialises at.

Proved to be correct.

It's definitely deliberate and I think costs them around 20 runs, but does lead to fewer embarrassments. The bowling is not too shabby, but this does cost them a bit.

Jayzus. The Aussie girls were 3-10 chasing 123 v Lanka.

Sounds like they have well and truly taken the gas in this tourny.

At least Meg Lanning is still there.

Well this is going to put a hole in the CA coffers. Pretty embarrassing by the Aust girls who were odds on to win the whole thing at the start of the tournament - won't even make the semis.

Consecutive 6s helps...

60 off 47 by Rachael Haynes has given Aus a sniff.

Aus gets home with 3 balls to spare. Meg Lanning 41*.

Aus girls still in it by the skin of their teeth.

Saved by a poor review and then some dreadful fielding from SL.

Can't see how they will beat an England or Saf on this form.

Shirley Alyssa Healy's retched form is due to turn?

skully wrote:Shirley Alyssa Healy's retched form is due to turn?

Well she nearly won the last match for us.

But she's all over the place at the moment. In fact, all of the top order are in a funny place. It's like they are all relying on someone else to do the work.

Annaleigh blocking out a Sri Lankan (Madhavi she thinks) at the Anthem Ceremony

Huzzah!!

Future Aussie superstar.

hope so

skully wrote:Aus gets home with 3 balls to spare. Meg Lanning 41*.

Aus girls still in it by the skin of their teeth.

It was either a brilliantly timed run chase ...or they are rusty as hell


Why is Perry batting so low?

Nice one, MB! Grown massively since the last photo I remember seeing of hers (possibly a couple of years ago now).

Genuine question as I have no clue... don't they do a height fit for the kids with players? So the smaller player is with the smaller kid.

I'll ask her tomorrow how they picked the match ups

Caught the highlights of the Aus v SL game today (missed live).

Chamari Atapattu is a touch of class for the Lankan women. She gives it a real belt.

And the consecutive 6s by Aussie Rachael Haynes were a couple of big strikes.

Decider in the SAf v Aus T20 series tomorrow night.

skully wrote:Aus gets home with 3 balls to spare. Meg Lanning 41*.

Aus girls still in it by the skin of their teeth.

Was never in doubt.

skully wrote:Shirley Alyssa Healy's retched form is due to turn?

Retched due to a turned stomach, maybe?