Blast to the Past - 1st ODI Australia v England, celebrating 40 years
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From tidy figures Yardy gets tonked for 17 runs, Strauss' use of his bowlers is not good in ODIs. If you're going to bowl someone like Yardy then I'd suggest bowling him through when he's bowling quite tightly, when wickets haven't fallen he's just going to get tonked entering the last third of the innings.
I suspect they simply don't want to risk losing wickets, I think a lot of sides/captains feel the power play is as bad as it is good.
Personally, while I wish they'd ditch such nonsense as tactical power plays (make them fixed, not tactical), if I was captain I'd take it as soon as the ball is changed. Too many sides get their knickers in a knot over it, delay it late/too late, just have fixed power plays aka fielding restrictions as it saves all the bother.
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Batting powerplay taken 
I hope, Pup can smack few now 
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Clarke's defensive innnings comes to an end. He struggled to get a single boundary
I hope, Pup can smack few now ----------
Clarke's defensive innnings comes to an end. He struggled to get a single boundary
midgetwars
Club Captain
wtf!!!
Well probably, He can Hit and ain't an important wicket unlike White and D.Hussey
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Smith playing badminton or what
angryangy
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Not get picked for the World Cup, I guess.
So you preserve your important wickets? For what?
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lol
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haha. stupid experiment
Smith playing badminton or what
How the hell did the ball go in that direction. It was a amazing shot selection. Smith gone, should of put Hussey or White in.
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Smith can manage to hit fours in powerplays, while other can hit fours and sixes anytime.
midgetwars
Club Captain
Bowl?? Also can be an unimportant wicket. If in powerplay and White got out that would be bad...
But now Smith is out, meh.
