12th Match, Group A: Australia v Sri Lanka at The Oval Jun 17, 2013

[TheParraboy]

Right,

Come the 17th (Monday) we could already be out of the tournament. So we need other games to go our way. Worst scenario would be poms beat SL tonight, then NZ beat poms on Sunday, then we are no hope of making the semis.

SL beating poms tonight, and NZ beating the poms and us beating SL, means the poms are out

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Only one solution. Open with Big Show.

 

[TheParraboy]

both with bat and ball

 

[TheParraboy]

raining in the poms v NZ game
ideally we want nz to beat the poms

if points are shared or poms win, we will have to get there via a better net R/R (ie big win over SL)

 

[Patorick]

raining in the poms v NZ game
ideally we want nz to beat the poms

if points are shared or poms win, we will have to get there via a better net R/R (ie big win over SL)

24 overs each.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/engine/match/578624.html

 

[Sphagnum]

England won. Does that mean we are gonski?

 

[hineyrulz]

England won. Does that mean we are gonski?

Yep, unless we beat Sri Lanka by a 1000.

 

[Horrie Is God]

So what is the best strategy,bat first & try & get a sqillion & bowl them out for nothin'..or the opposite??..

 

[TheParraboy]

England won. Does that mean we are gonski?

I wonder if any kiwis are wanting us to just win tonight?

 

[Timbo]

I want us to bomb out, then have Watson, Starc and co. join the 'A' side for its final match against Gloucestershire for some more Ashes practice.

 

[TheParraboy]

I want us to bomb out, then have Watson, Starc and co. join the 'A' side for its final match against Gloucestershire for some more Ashes practice.

I think that's a given

I just hope Clarke can have an outing or two before the first test

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I reckon we should play our B team for this game. Give Maxwell, Johnson, Faulkner, Hughes, Marsh, Voges a run. Oh wait.

 

[Patorick]

I wonder if any kiwis are wanting us to just win tonight?

;-)

 

[Horrie Is God]

Super Mitchy opens the attack..

1st ball smashed over point for 4..

2nd ball dragged down leg for 4..

3rd ball gets Perrera plumb LBW..

The enigma..

Sri Lanka 1/9 after 1 over..

 

[Horrie Is God]

Us
SR Watson, MS Wade, PJ Hughes, GJ Bailey, AC Voges, GJ Maxwell, MR Marsh, JP Faulkner, MG Johnson, CJ McKay, XJ Doherty

Them
MDKJ Perera,TM Dilshan,KC Sangakkara†,DPMD Jayawardene, LD Chandimal, AD Mathews*, HDRL Thirimanne, KMDN Kulasekara, HMRKB Herath, RMS Eranga, SL Malinga

 

[Horrie Is God]

Now McKay gets Sanga caught by The Big Show for 3..

2/20 off 3.2 Overs..

 

[Horrie Is God]

X gets Dilshan caught by Watto..

3/92 off 23 overs..

 

[Jason Maher]

Sri Lanka's RR is shit, which helps a bit, but how many overs are we going to have to reach the total in to qualify? 20? 30?

 

[Jason Maher]

Never mind. Forgot how useless our bowlers are.

 

[Jason Maher]

Doing a quick calculation, we need to score ~250 in ~27 overs. Time for the Big Show to show us what he's made of?

Exact calculation: 254 runs in 29.1 overs.