Group A - Australia, Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa

[Mars Maximus]

What the hell is Alastair Cook doing there on the far left?

Great pic!

 

[Ponting_14]

What the hell is Alastair Cook doing there on the far left?

Great pic!

Lol, not bad.

 

[aussie1st]

Clarke has not made a century in over 2 years now

See Hussey record, his 100s are far between each other that is cause he bats down the order. Exactly where Clarke has spent most of his career so of course there is going to be a long break between his 100s.

I'm losing patiences with him.

Did you also lose patiences with Ponting not making a 100 for 2 years?

 

[IloveGilly]

Who exactly said you need to contribute with 100's? Consistency over big scores would be a good example within the name of Hussey.

Clarke still has some form with that 82 he made against Zimbabwe.

 

[Ponting_14]

Did you also lose patiences with Ponting not making a 100 for 2 years?

What 2 years are we talking about here?

Are you talking about this:

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/...CHES/GROUP-A/AUS_WI_WC96_ODI26_04MAR1996.html

to

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/CUODS/AUS_NZ_CUODS_ODI12_21JAN1998.html

 

[aussie_ben91]

Who exactly said you need to contribute with 100's? Consistency over big scores would be a good example within the name of Hussey.

Clarke still has some form with that 82 he made against Zimbabwe.

The thing is Clarke has been tried at 4 and he hasn't really done anything to set the world alight. I reckon the best bet would be to drop Clarke back down to 6 and try Watson out at 4. I dunno, he just looks like a destined number 4 who could fill the role left by Damien Martyn better then Clarke whilst when Hayden retires after the worldcup, I'd reckon it'd be more ideal to have Clarke opening the batting then Watson.

 

[Ponting_14]

Well since they made Clarke the #4 batsman at the start of the CS Series, he has averaged 31.44 with two 50's in 10 innings, not that great.




Well I'm really have nothing to do right now so here are some more cricket stats!


Here is how Clarke goes by were his is in the batting order.

BA Inn Runs
1 & 2 - 63.14 - 9 - 442
3 - 30.75 - 4 - 123
4 - 34 - 15 - 476
5 - 59.4 - 15 - 594
6 - 48.57 - 30 - 923
7 - 23.4 - 17 - 351 -

 

[BigCrickNan]

From those stats he looks at home opening which own't happen or at 5 or 6, which is where he is now?

 

[Ponting_14]

From those stats he looks at home opening which own't happen or at 5 or 6, which is where he is now?

He's the #4 batsman right now. He has been since the first game of the CB Series.

 

[aditya123]

It seems that we`ll have a rain intrrupted game today.
The match will start an hour late.
The Dutch can go through for the super 8s.with 2 wash-outs and a win over the Scots !
They`ll be hoping for a washout.

 

[Mars Maximus]

I thought it wasn't mean to rain in paradise!

 

[icyman]

The Dutch can go through for the super 8s.with 2 wash-outs and a win over the Scots !
They`ll be hoping for a washout.

Wonder how South Africa will feel if they were knocked out and the Dutch went through on account of the rain-rule

Well seriously if rains hampers the match.
This would be the standings,given Saf lose to Aus,and Hollland beat Scotland.
Aus - 6
Saf - 3
Hol - 3
Sco -0
Still i believe,it would be on the basis of the net run rate.

 

[ZexyZahid]

Early loss for South Africa, but Smith is now hammering away.

 

[Hooper]

Wonder how South Africa will feel if they were knocked out and the Dutch went through on account of the rain-rule

Well seriously if rains hampers the match.
This would be the standings,given Saf lose to Aus,and Hollland beat Scotland.
Aus - 6
Saf - 3
Hol - 3
Sco -0
Still i believe,it would be on the basis of the net run rate.

Thats Very Possible...But that would shatter the South Africans...Being the Number 1 ranked team and to bow out in the Grooup stage to a Minnow like the Netherlands!

 

[ZexyZahid]

It's only around the 30th over and Kallis and Gibbs are turning it out! Gibbs hit three sixes in a row.

Make that four!