5th Match ODI: Australia v South Africa at Harare Sep 2, 2014

[hineyrulz]

Can say the same for just about any ODI pitch these days.

Sadly this is true, postage stamp size grounds, roads, massive bats and some plodding bowlers have really made some ordinary batsman look like champions the last 10 or so years.

 

[hineyrulz]

Gee I hope the Saffa's can knock the Zimbots off and make it through to the final lol.

That flogging might have shut the Saffa cheerleaders up for a while.

 

[TheParraboy]

Great victory by the Australians

Big shows getting de kock was huge
Johnson bowling tight was surprising, considering Steyn got belted

same side for the final, but don't know we they persist with batting maxwell at 4 or 5. should be at 6 or 7, where we see his lethal best

 

[Twizzle]

Much improved effort, thats two MOM for Marsh now.

Also much better effort from Hughes, especially turning over the strike earlier on in his innings against the spinner.

 

[ElectricEelMan]

I have always thought Mitchell Marsh a tad overrated ever since somoone touted him as one of the most gifted young cricketers they had ever seen four years ago ...

... my opinion has done a complete backflip over the last few months.

His ceiling is REALLY, REALLY high!
And I am not talking about his house

 

[lockyno1]

Mitch was always the talented brother and now he is off the grog he is playing awesome cricket

 

[Horrie Is God]

The ground fielding still needs work..

Both Finch & Tugga were guilty of poor boundary riding..

Tugga's direct hit was pretty impressive though..

Looks like Mitchell may not be a "True Darsh"..

 

[hineyrulz]

The ground fielding still needs work..

Both Finch & Tugga were guilty of poor boundary riding..

Tugga's direct hit was pretty impressive though..

Looks like Mitchell may not be a "True Darsh"..

He could be Rod's son and not Geoff's??? :shock:

 

[lockyno1]

Really makes our WC squad stupidly hard to pick

Warner
Finch
Watson
Clarke (c)
Bailey
Big Show
M. Marsh
Haddin
Johnson
Coulter Nile
Starc
Lyon

Faulkner
Smith
McKay
Cutting/Richardson

 

[Horrie Is God]

Ryan Harris will be in the World Cup starting XI..if fit..

 

[Horrie Is God]

He could be Rod's son and not Geoff's??? :shock:

:lol: Who knows what they get up to over there!!??..

The way he stole Steyne's manhood was great, but his best shot was the 6 he hit off Tahir, i reckon..

 

[lockyno1]

Ryan Harris will be in the World Cup starting XI..if fit..

Won't be fit, not a chance of being fit!

 

[Horrie Is God]

I've got more confidence in Harris' body being in good shape, than i have in Shane Wazn's..

 

[lockyno1]

I've got more confidence in Harris' body being in good shape, than i have in Shane Wazn's..

They are both as bad as each other but unlike Harris, Watson is probably the number 1 ODI player in our team. 1st picked.

 

[TheParraboy]

Sunshine will be first picked especially he is able to bowl some overs, invaluable player in ODI's and T20s

 

[chigurh]

Harris said today he is aiming to be back for the 1st Sheffield Shield match

 

[lockyno1]

Sunshine will be first picked especially he is able to bowl some overs, invaluable player in ODI's and T20s

Yep, and he averages 40 with a truckload of hundreds in ODI's. Bit of a teaser in tests, but no-one can doubt his place in the shorter forms!

 

[Twizzle]

Play of to see who takes us on in the final

South Africa 246/5 (47.4/50 ov) v Zimbabwe

 

[Horrie Is God]

Zimbots will have to chase that in about 15 overs to get their run rate up..

 

[Twizzle]

South Africa 271/6 v Zimbabwe 208 (47.2/50 ov)
South Africa won by 63 runs

sif there was eve any doubt