WC 14th Match: Australia v India - London 9/6/19 (Ind win by 36 runs)

[TheParraboy]

Big match tomorrow night (Sunday 7.30pm AEST)

Sides fairly evenly matched. We keep an eye on Bumrah and Kumar we should be ok, hopefully no top order collapses anymore

A win from us will make it 3 from 3, and one hand on a semi final spot basically

 

[herbert henry1908]

Can’t shake the feeling that we’re a strike bowler short. Going to be a huge test for our 30 overs from the bowlers outside of Starc & Cummins this match.

 

[undertaker]

Big match tomorrow night (Sunday 7.30pm AEST)

Sides fairly evenly matched. We keep an eye on Bumrah and Kumar we should be ok, hopefully no top order collapses anymore

A win from us will make it 3 from 3, and one hand on a semi final spot basically

After our ODI record was in the crapshack last year, it's hard to believe we will be shooting for 11 consecutive ODI wins in a row if we win against India on Sunday.

It'll be the first time since the 2007 World Cup that we've achieved this, and back then that was with players such as Hayden and Ponting (who scored nearly 1200 runs between themselves), Gilchrist and Clarke scoring 400+ runs each, McGrath/Tait/Hogg taking 20+ wickets each etc. Australia were so far ahead of all the other teams in that tournament it was a foregone conclusion from the beginning.

So to win 11 in a row with the mob we currently have is a big achievement.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India's bowling squadron looks pretty strong.

If we beat this mob everyone else will be looking over their shoulders

 

[JJ]

Expect India to make a statement here, with England they look to me comfortably the best side, without the frailty

Aussies will want a statement too, not sure what to make of them TBH but a win here would clarify

 

[TheParraboy]

Not sure about this statement thing, whoever loses still has time and opportunity to gain momentum well before the semi finals, and once there then its performing under pressure of no safety net .Different kettle of fish.

IMO i would say India's top 5-6 bats are the best in the competition (included Dhoni). Poms just a bees dick below, but poms are by far the better batting unit within the top 11.

Loved to have Ashton Turner or Chris Lynn (or the great Wade) in the squad for extra fire power. I reckon on these decks they would go insane, could be our downfall. Time will tell, but so far our mix seems to be right, Though Stoinis needs to fire up a bit

 

[Bazal]

I'd almost be promoting Stoinis if he must play...I just think he's an absolute waste of timer down the order because he takes too long to get going.

Chuck the merkin in at 3, if he fails we waste nothing cos he's a failure down the order anyway...

 

[butchmcdick]

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Yawn,Australia can't win the World Cup,Warner,Finch,Stoinis,Maxxy no chance of batting well under pressure in a big finals game,these plodders might as well fly home now

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India win the toss and elect to bat.

No changes to the men in canary yellow although I'm told that they all want to kill irate balding lesbians who support parra.

 

[TheParraboy]

Yawn,Australia can't win the World Cup,Warner,Finch,Stoinis,Maxxy no chance of batting well under pressure in a big finals game,these plodders might as well fly home now

you realise 3 of those 4 won a world cup already?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Fun fact courtesy of cricinfo: Australia haven't lost in a chase in a WC match since 1999.

 

[Bazal]

India win the toss and elect to bat.

No changes to the men in canary yellow although I'm told that they all want to kill irate balding lesbians who support parra.

Oi!

I am not balding...

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Geez, Davey Wanker's beard isn't much chop

 

[WaznTheGreat]

you realise 3 of those 4 won a world cup already?

Im tyna reverse jinx bruh

 

[AlwaysGreen]

A beautiful rendition of the Indian national anthem by Alvin and the chipmunks.

 

[butchmcdick]

A beautiful rendition of the Indian national anthem by Alvin and the chipmunks.

Not really a stirring rendition was it

 

[TheParraboy]

 

[roofromoz]

Can we cut to the commentary now...

 

[butchmcdick]

f**k

I’d forgotten how shit slatter and Clarke are as commentators