Blast to the Past - 1st ODI Australia v England, celebrating 40 years

[McLOVIN]

Take the batting PP. Are they saving it for White and Hussey?

 

[Owzat]

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.

 

[McLOVIN]

btw during those overthrows, did KP put a tobacco in his mouth?

 

[Owzat]

Take the batting PP. Are they saving it for White and Hussey?

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.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

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

 

[McLOVIN]

wtf!!! SS?

 

[aussie1st]

Interesting change in the order, Smith promoted in the batting powerplay. Thought White or Hussey would come in. Must be experience for the WC as that is all I can think of.

 

[midgetwars]

wtf!!! SS?

Well probably, He can Hit and ain't an important wicket unlike White and D.Hussey

 

[McLOVIN]

What can SS do that Hussey and White couldn't??

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Smith playing badminton or what

 

[angryangy]

What can SS do that Hussey and White couldn't??

Not get picked for the World Cup, I guess.

 

[McLOVIN]

Well probably, He can Hit and ain't an important wicket unlike White and D.Hussey

So you preserve your important wickets? For what?

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Not get picked for the World Cup, I guess.

lol

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haha. stupid experiment

 

[Roofrom50]

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.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

What can SS do that Hussey and White couldn't??

Smith can manage to hit fours in powerplays, while other can hit fours and sixes anytime.

 

[midgetwars]

What can SS do that Hussey and White couldn't??

Bowl?? Also can be an unimportant wicket. If in powerplay and White got out that would be bad...

But now Smith is out, meh.