World Cup Match - AUS v ENG, Pool A.

[bomber]

England innings
ME Trescothick c Martyn b McGrath 37
NV Knight c Martyn b Bichel 30
MP Vaughan c Gilchrist b Bichel 2
N Hussain b Bichel 1
AJ Stewart b Bichel 46
PD Collingwood c Gilchrist b Bichel 10
A Flintoff c Gilchrist b Bichel 45
C White not out 16
AF Giles c Bevan b Bichel 2
AR Caddick not out 5
Extras (lb 3, w 3, nb 4) 10
Total (8 wickets, 50 overs, 204 mins) 204

Bowling O M R W
McGrath 9 2 41 1 (1w)
Lee 9 0 58 0 (4nb, 1w)
Bichel 10 0 20 7
Hogg 10 1 28 0 (1w)
Lehmann 10 0 34 0
Symonds 2 0 20 0

Australia innings (target: 205 runs from 50 overs)
AC Gilchrist c Vaughan b Caddick 22
ML Hayden c Giles b Caddick 1
RT Ponting c Giles b Caddick 18
DR Martyn lbw b Caddick 0
DS Lehmann c Stewart b White 37
MG Bevan not out 74
A Symonds c & b Giles 0
GB Hogg c Stewart b Giles 1
B Lee run out (White) 6
AJ Bichel not out 34
Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 4, nb 3) 15
Total (8 wickets, 49.4 overs, 218 mins) 208

Bowling O M R W
Caddick 9 2 35 4 (3nb, 1w)
Anderson 9 0 66 0 (1w)
Flintoff 9.4 1 26 0 (1w)
White 10 2 21 1
Giles 10 0 42 2 (1w)
Vaughan 2 0 10 0

Result: Australia won by 2 wickets
Man of the Match: AJ Bichel.

Not for the first time in his career, Michael Bevan steered Australia to victory from a seemingly hopeless position to beat England by two wickets with two balls to spare.

 

[sonic]

we really dont need reminding bomber...thanks anyway!

 

[bomber]

Sorry mate, If you noticed I only wrote a small paragraph, so Im not gleating about that wonderful victory. ::

 

[stu_foz]

mornin bomb..fantastic wannit...im gonna replay bevans innigs later...i must admit, even at 135-8 i thought we'd do it! Its confidence, and Jimmy Anderson had little of that for the poms, why did hussain give him the ball in the pinultimate over? oh well, there loss...seeya england!

 

[bomber]

Gidday Stu, Yes, it was a close one alright.

Don't know why Anderson was struggling? He's been bowling well of late. Could of been the difference in the end. Craig White done well, but, what about Andy Bichel, he cleaned up big time.

 

[sonic]

I thought you guys were'nt gloating..

 

[bomber]

C'mon Sonic, If your blokes won, we would never hear the end of it. ::

 

[sonic]

ok ok, maybe the odd can of castlemaine would be banded about, but really, you should have had the game licked after 30 overs, it was really bad cricket all round. the barmy will return, i just hope pakistan do us a favour now...but by my calculations even if we make it through we will be bottom of the super six table see you in the semis i reckon :P