There's no Zim this time around, but surely we need to have a WC thread.
WI hammered Pakistan today.
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[Series Thread] World Cup 2019
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This is a long tournament, Proteas can still turn things around. The tournament is not won or lost in the first three games. The washout really hasn't helped South Africa's cause however.
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Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
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Australia not at their best but do enough to beat Pakistan, Australia really need to think a bit smarter regarding their lineup, Shaun Marsh in to replace the injured Stoinis gave them one less ‘finisher’ and one extra ‘banker’ but yet they still promoted Maxwell to No.4 leaving Khawaja & Marsh to come in during the final power play.
They need to make the tough call and just leave Khawaja out of the side, he’s an opener in ODI cricket and if they really want Smith at No.3 you can’t have Khawaja at No.4, leaving Handscomb at home is really starting to look like a bad move.
I think they’re also regretting leaving Hazlewood at home as well, especially with Jhye Richardson our of the squad the third bowling option of NCN or Kane Richardson looks weak. Not sure why Berendorff hasn’t played?
Also Nathan Lyon hasn’t played a game yet, possibly another wasted selection.
They need to make the tough call and just leave Khawaja out of the side, he’s an opener in ODI cricket and if they really want Smith at No.3 you can’t have Khawaja at No.4, leaving Handscomb at home is really starting to look like a bad move.
I think they’re also regretting leaving Hazlewood at home as well, especially with Jhye Richardson our of the squad the third bowling option of NCN or Kane Richardson looks weak. Not sure why Berendorff hasn’t played?
Also Nathan Lyon hasn’t played a game yet, possibly another wasted selection.
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Yeh aussies were good last night but they have the lineup completely wrong and seems unbalanced a lot to me. I really rate mitch marsh and Shaun marsh in odi cricket and think the inclusion of mitch is a massive moment for aus, if he fires aus will win the World Cup for me. Huge call but his batting is consistent and he rotates the strike better than stoinis , also his bowling is a tad better than stoinis as well. He has 5 for at the last World Cup ! If you simply look at his stats he is a gun . Sadly social media and bandwagon morons love to write him
Off on social media and tend to enjoy slagging a bloke . His test stats are revolting yes but short form he is a gun . I think Kane Richardson is shiteee and I’ve said it for years . My best line up for aus would be 1. Warner 2.finch 3.smith 4.s.marsh 5.g.maxwell 6.m.marsh 7. Carey 8. coulternile 9. Cummins 10. Starc . 11 . Lyon
Off on social media and tend to enjoy slagging a bloke . His test stats are revolting yes but short form he is a gun . I think Kane Richardson is shiteee and I’ve said it for years . My best line up for aus would be 1. Warner 2.finch 3.smith 4.s.marsh 5.g.maxwell 6.m.marsh 7. Carey 8. coulternile 9. Cummins 10. Starc . 11 . Lyon
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