1st ODI: Australia v Pakistan D/N @ MCG Mon Nov 4th, 2024

[TheParraboy]

First international match of the summer at the home of cricket Sport.,

Am predicting 60k+ Melbournians to turn out on Monday..(give or take 40k)

Would rather some guys still be playing Shield (Smith and Marnus in particular) but at least no test players in the 3 x T20 that follows these ODIs

ODIs

November 4: MCG, 2.30pm AEDT​

November 8: Adelaide Oval, 2.30pm AEDT​

November 10: Perth Stadium, 2.30pm AEDT



Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Agha Salman, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Irfan Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Australia v Pakistan ODIs: All you need to know | cricket.com.au

The two sides will meet in three ODIs in their first encounter since last year's ODI World Cup

www.cricket.com.au

 

[King-Gutho94]

Rubbish that there are no ODIs in Sydney.

Give me a day out for ODIs over T20 rubbish.

 

[TheParraboy]

Rubbish that there are no ODIs in Sydney.

Give me a day out for ODIs over T20 rubbish.

So you’re not a fan of the Hong Kong international Sixers?
Australia about to play Nepal

Both Aust and Nepal destroyed England
Aust scored 1/147 in 6 overs
Remember Dan Christian? 51* from 13 balls
Alex Ross 27 from 7

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Jesus Christ, Stoinplod again?

I can take him (barely) in t20 but why is he anywhere near the odi side?

 

[TheParraboy]

Jesus Christ, Stoinplod again?

I can take him (barely) in t20 but why is he anywhere near the odi side?

Should be on a cannon flight to the Hong Kong Sixers...

 

[Twizzle]

Both Aust and Nepal destroyed England

Nepal just beat us by 8 wickets

AUS vs NEP Cricket Scorecard, Pool B at Mong Kok, November 02, 2024

Live Cricket Scoreboard: Get Australia vs Nepal Pool B, cricket scorecard, Hong Kong International Sixes 2024/25 dated November 02, 2024.

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[King-Gutho94]

So you’re not a fan of the Hong Kong international Sixers?
Australia about to play Nepal

Both Aust and Nepal destroyed England
Aust scored 1/147 in 6 overs
Remember Dan Christian? 51* from 13 balls
Alex Ross 27 from 7

Sounds like Stick Cricket Video game.

 

[TheParraboy]

Nepal just beat us by 8 wickets

AUS vs NEP Cricket Scorecard, Pool B at Mong Kok, November 02, 2024

Live Cricket Scoreboard: Get Australia vs Nepal Pool B, cricket scorecard, Hong Kong International Sixes 2024/25 dated November 02, 2024.

www.espncricinfo.com

Bluffing

They make quarter finals win or lose

Aust just played the hosts in the 1st quarter final and are through to the semis

Other quarter finals
Pakistan v SA..... Edit Pakis knocked out SA
Nepal play SL
Bangers v UAE

Each game goes for about an hour

 

[TheParraboy]

Sounds like Stick Cricket Video game.

Only 6 per side

 

[TheParraboy]

So we have 3 of these ODIs...Now ....plus only one more v SL in Feb as our preparation for the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in 2025 feb/march. I guess its not an important tournament and One dayers are at the bottom of the pecking order. Which is fine...BUT why not play these 3 ODI a week or two out from the C/T. Why just before a marquee test series ??

Australia's ODI questions: Opening 'fireworks', filling Green's spot and the back-up quicks

The men's international season starts with a one-day series against Pakistan and Champions Trophy spots are up for grabs

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[TheParraboy]

GAME DAY

Teams are in...


Cummins confirmed his first team of the season. Josh Hazlewood (Sheffield Shield) and Cooper Connolly (Australia A) are not available for the opening match. Lance Morris has been added as fast-bowling cover. Aaron Hardie impressed in England, and may have earned an opportunity slightly higher in the order.

Australia: 1 Matt Short, 2 Jake Fraser-McGurk, 3 Steven Smith, 4 Josh Inglis (wk), 5 Marnus Labuschagne, 6 Glenn Maxwell, 7 Aaron Hardie, 8 Sean Abbott, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Mitchell Starc, 11 Adam Zampa

Irfan Khan will make his ODI debut in the middle order while Pakistan have included four frontline fast bowlers. Mohammad Rizwan was listed at No. 4

Pakistan: 1 Saim Ayub, 2 Abdullah Shafique, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 5 Kamran Ghulam, 6 Salman Ali Agha, 7 Irfan Khan, 8 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 9 Naseem Shah, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Mohammad Hasnain

Pat Cummins, and Pakistan: welcome back to ODI cricket

AUS vs PAK 2024/25 Australia vs Pakistan Match Preview: The three-match series begins at the MCG, with both teams building towards the Champions Trophy

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[TheParraboy]

Paddy won the toss and we are bowling

Looks like 50 people in attendance, and building....

 

[TheParraboy]

Davey !!!!

 

[TheParraboy]

Ready for the call up…

 

[mozza91]

Ready for the call up…


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Dressed like Helen Tudor-Fisk.

 

[King-Gutho94]

So we have 3 of these ODIs...Now ....plus only one more v SL in Feb as our preparation for the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in 2025 feb/march. I guess its not an important tournament and One dayers are at the bottom of the pecking order. Which is fine...BUT why not play these 3 ODI a week or two out from the C/T. Why just before a marquee test series ??

Australia's ODI questions: Opening 'fireworks', filling Green's spot and the back-up quicks

The men's international season starts with a one-day series against Pakistan and Champions Trophy spots are up for grabs

www.espncricinfo.com

Cant interrupt the BBL in mid-January with a ODI series.

BBL takes precedence

 

[King-Gutho94]

Paddy won the toss and we are bowling

Looks like 50 people in attendance, and building....

Seriously there are thousand's of people in Melbourne for the Cup tomorrow.

But i reckon no one had any idea this was on. CA have NFI how to promote international cricket.

My old man is down there and just messaged me is there an ODI down here today.

I replied yeah. Are you going

He goes no chance already at the pub in St Kilda half a dozen beers deep.

 

[mozza91]

Listening to Warner’s commentary is more awkward than watching him face Broad

 

[_snafu_]

Looks like it’s an attend out at the sporting capital of the universe.

 

[mozza91]

3 overs into the summer and I’m already craving KFC. God I’m a weak, fat prick.