World Cup (Aus, 50overs, hard)

[ashwinkm]

Are you finding spinners tough to play too- I seem to miss the line very often , the only ball that I have become good at reading is the flipper- you can tell the instant he bowls that it is going to be a fast one. Surprisingly I am finding it very difficult to sweep - unlike cricket 2002 !!
Great matches though - this is almost like reading the news for the real world cup!!!

 

[groobz]

thanks Ash!, yeah i suck at playing spin!

Australia Vs Netherlands
lineup:

Hayden
Gilly
Ponting
Martyn
Lehmann
Symonds
Bevan
Harvey
Gillespi
Mcgill
Mcgrah

In: Lehmann, Gillespi
Out: Clarke, Lee

 

[groobz]

thanks Ash!, yeah i suck at playing spin!

Australia Vs Netherlands
lineup:

Hayden
Gilly
Ponting
Martyn
Lehmann
Symonds
Bevan
Harvey
Gillespi
Mcgill
Mcgrah

In: Lehmann, Gillespi
Out: Clarke, Lee

pitch-normal, cond-moderate, weather-sunny

 

[groobz]

I won the toss and elected to bat

** 20 Over update **

Australia are 1/119

Really going along well here, Hayden(57) and Ponting (41) have a great partnership going. Lost Gilly to a very good ball early on for only 14.

 

[Kerry_OKeeffe]

whoa! great start well done!

 

[groobz]

Thanks Kerry

** 30 over update **

Australia are 2/197
Hayden and Ponting put on a 150+ run partnership. Hayden eventually got caught out playing a ondrive slog for 87runs.

 

[shuhair]

You are playing very good, how much did you make then?

 

[ashwinkm]

My biggest problem with spinners is I dont seem to read the flight very well.I usually get out to yorker length deliveries because I either bring the bat down to quickly or too late. I actually realized that if you flight the ball the cpu doesnt pick it as well too.Have actually gotten the cpu stumped that way, the batsman came out and missed the ball completely in flight and was stumped

 

[groobz]

Australia all out for 263.

Ponting smashed his 92 runs of just 66 balls. I really should have gotten more from the position I was in. In reply Netherlands all out for 172. Nice win there for Australia.

I find that when I have two guys set at the crease, and one of them gets out. Its' hard to get used to playing with a guy who's not set.. So often after a great partnership ends my team will crumble.

Martyn, Leehman and Harvey all went cheaply.


I play England next.

 

[groobz]

Line up changes for match against England.

Bichel to replace Harvey
Lee to replace Mcgrah

Green pitch, send England into bat. They score 227. Mcgill takes 3 wickets.

 

[squiz]

Do u autoplay bowling or sumthing, coz there was only a 20 min difference between posts

 

[groobz]

Last game and this game I autoplayed to give cpu a chance. Actually I bowled the first over this game and was 1/1 after cpu cut and ran themselves out.

 

[groobz]

** 22 Over Update **

Australia are 6/141.

Bevan (20), Bichel (28) at the crease.

 

[groobz]

Australia reach target after 33 overs. 6/128

Bichel (69) and Bevan (60) had a much needed partnership to take the aussies home.

 

[squiz]

hey groobz are you using any of the AI Patches?