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2nd ODI: England v Australia at The Oval Jul 1, 2012

TheParraboy

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On again tomorrow night, poms in the box seat

How long before they include Notch in the side?

Sunshine needs to pull his finger out, most expensive bowler and along with Smith our worst batsmen in game 1
 

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its always hard to win the first one on an away tour, surprised we got so close considering how ordinary we were

expect a better performance in the next one
 
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Out: Smith
In: Forrest

Forrest to 3 and Bailey 6

Clarke needs to give himself and Dussey an over or two each in the middle stages so that he has some flexibility at the end with the main bowlers.
 

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http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-australia-2012/content/current/story/570542.html

England v Australia, 2nd ODI, The Oval

Anderson England's only worry..

The Preview by Alex Winter
June 30, 2012
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David Warner should enjoy The Oval © Getty Images

Match Facts

Sunday, July 1, 2012
Start time 1045 (0945 GMT)

The Big Picture

Victory at Lord's was extremely important for England. Many would have cast off their improved ODI fortunes as nothing much having beaten Pakistan at the end of a tour in which the opposition had already got the job done in the main series - Pakistan swept the Tests 3-0 - and then against West Indies, who were always going to struggle in bowler-friendly conditions.
The win in the first ODI was against top class opposition - Australia are the World's No. 1 ODI team - who were fresh, prepared and motivated for the series. More wins against these type of teams will make people look more favourably on England's chances for the 2015 World Cup - which is what this series in particular is geared towards. Another England victory would also have them dreaming of claiming the No. 1 spot from Australia, which a 5-0 whitewash would achieve.

The only issue for the hosts is whether James Anderson is fit to play. Surrey's fast man Stuart Meaker has been called up as cover. Anderson was rested when fit for the Edgbaston Test so any sign of injury will surely see him whisked out of the side.

For the tourists, they didn't do too much wrong at Lord's but where their problems could lie is in the middle order. David Hussey looked troubled by the pace of Steve Finn - pace which will be accelerated by a hard Oval pitch - Steve Smith is yet to convince at No. 6 and Matthew Wade is perhaps batting too low for his talent and could often be coming in under pressure with the two players above him struggling to contribute.

Form guide

England WWWWW
Australia LWLTL

Players to watch

Consistently above 90mph at Lord's Steve Finn will have a firmer deck to get through at The Oval which will help him even more. He has been England best bowler in the last few ODI series and is England's answer to the young quicks that Australia are bringing through. Finn has the firepower to take out Australia's big hitters and is key to providing a sharp edge to England's attack.
A harder, flatter pitch might help the quicker bowlers but it will also provide a perfect platform for David Warner. He hits the ball so hard and has a marvellous ability to hit cleanly through the line and use the pace of the ball to cut, again with immense power. He will enjoy The Oval.

Team news

England (probable) 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Ian Bell, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Ravi Bopara, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Craig Kieswetter, 7 Tim Bresnan, 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 James Anderson/Stuart Meaker, 11 Steve Finn.

Australia (probable) 1 Shane Watson, 2 David Warner, 3 George Bailey, 4 Michael Clarke, 5 David Hussey, 6 Steven Smith, 7 Matthew Wade, 8 Brett Lee, 9 Clint McKay, 10 Pat Cummins, 11 Xavier Doherty.

Pitch and conditions

The weather at Lord's was nearly the Australian's 12th man, with the ball zipping around at the start of England's innings. No such advantages should be experienced at The Oval with the forecast fine with period of sunshine expected. The wicket looks brown and hard and should be quicker than Lord's.

Quotes

"It's nice as a captain when you can keep pulling on bowlers of that quality, take one off and another one keeps following up, and keeps the pressure on. That's the idea anyway. We're being really harsh on ourselves, I don't think it was a perfect performance in the field or close to it, so that was encouraging."
Alastair Cook thinks England's bowlers can raise their games again after winning the series opener.

"We weren't outplayed at all yesterday, I just think that we lost our wickets in clumps, the Powerplay cost us and that little back part of the innings where they got 40-50 runs from the last few overs, they're the crucial moments that win it or lose it for you. We've got to fix those things up and then I reckon we're in good stead for the next four games."
David Warner identifies where Australia must improve at the Oval.

Alex Winter is an editorial assistant at ESPNcricinfo
 

TheParraboy

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Australia won the toss and elected to bat

England team
AN Cook*, IR Bell, IJL Trott, RS Bopara, EJG Morgan, C Kieswetter†, TT Bresnan, GP Swann, SCJ Broad, ST Finn, JW Dernbach

Australia team

DA Warner, SR Watson, PJ Forrest, MJ Clarke*, DJ Hussey, GJ Bailey, MS Wade†, MG Johnson, B Lee, CJ McKay, XJ Doherty
 

Timbo

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Warner out, playing a dopey shot.

I wonder if he'll ever learn that not every ball has to disappear over the fence?
 

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Warner GONE for 10 caught Bell off Finn.
ENTER Forrest
Other end Dernbach the man with the 50s hairdo
 

hineyrulz

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1 for 46 off 10, Sunshine looking good so surely he is due for a dopey shot soon. Johnson back in :? Has there ever been an Aussie cricketer who has had an easier ride than this bloke????
 

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