Cricket

[destinydude]

Unbelievable doesn't even cut it.

I remember us needing 320 in 40 overs to have a chance to qualify for the finals in the CB series in Australia and he chased it down in 37 odd overs. 320!

And then his 50 ball hundred the other day in which we chased 362, we had a good 6+ overs remaining and today this.

**** me. He truly is brilliant. I thought he was a little too arrogant for his game but he has every right to be.

[destinydude]

India must have the ****test bowling line-up and best batting line-up in the world in ODI cricket

This is utterly true. Our bowling is wank. FFS conceding 350 sounds like a normal day for our bowlers.

[Sarb]

This is utterly true. Our bowling is wank. FFS conceding 350 sounds like a normal day for our bowlers.

We seriously may as well offer teams 350 and save 4 hours of a game because we are that **** at bowling.

I agree with you on Kohli. He came across very arrogant but he has the talent and the mental toughness. Same cannot be said for Raina and to a lesser extent Yuvraj. Absolutely no benefit of them being in the team

[destinydude]

We need to sort our bowling seriously and this batting line up, as good as it is, cannot play the short ball that well. The next World Cup is in Aus/NZ and some of their pitches can be a nightmare for our batters.

[Sarb]

I think Dhawan, Dhoni and Kohli are the only ones I have confidence in, in playing the short ball

[Chazza]

Tremlett and Rankin taken a whack in the opening warm up.

Chris Tremlett has conceded 71 runs from 17 overs without picking up a wicket, while Boyd Rankin's figures are 1-87 off 18 overs.

[Jas]

India must have the ****test bowling line-up and best batting line-up in the world in ODI cricket

Sarb, not so sure about the Indian bowling being that bad mate, don't get me wrong, they are a long way off from where I would want them to be but I do think the rules in the one day game don't help any fielding team. Even MS in the after match presentation with Ravi Shastri basically admitted that regardless of whatever field you set a good batsmen will still pretty much be able to score at will, still it should make for a cracking final game on Saturday!

[Sarb]

Sarb, not so sure about the Indian bowling being that bad mate, don't get me wrong, they are a long way off from where I would want them to be but I do think the rules in the one day game don't help any fielding team. Even MS in the after match presentation with Ravi Shastri basically admitted that regardless of whatever field you set a good batsmen will still pretty much be able to score at will, still it should make for a cracking final game on Saturday!

Yeah it was probably a bit OTT. I think we bowled well in the Champions Trophy. I think our bowlers will get a lot more luck on pitches outside of the sub-continent that do assist bowlers even a little bit. The dead pitches in India along with the new field restriction rules are making 350 a par score now. Ridiculous really though. Pitches and the game should have something for both bowlers and batsmen. You could say that Aussies bowlers look poorer than ours. Twice they've failed to defend a score of 350+ this series

With Mitchell Johnson going home and missing the game tomorrow, it's probably ensured that Yuvraj and Raina get another chance to impress. He's had their number all series

[Chazza]

Shane Watson has just pulled up in the one dayer and has had to go off.

[destinydude]

Rohit Sharma just scored a double hundred

His second hundred came off 40 balls.

Eventually got out, in the last over, at 209.

[Sarb]

What an innings from Sharma

Maxwell and Watson having a good time of it too in response

[Sarb]

Faulkner 99 off 56. Vinay kumar gone for 102 runs. **** bowler would be an understatement

Game not over yet

[Jas]

After scoring 383 that was far to close for comfort!!

[Sarb]

Vinay Kumar was shocking. 102 off 9 overs. Way too close. If Aussies had kept wickets in hand they would have walked it

[destinydude]

Vinay Kumar was shocking. 102 off 9 overs. Way too close. If Aussies had kept wickets in hand they would have walked it

If Aussies kept wickets in hand, their req'd run rate would have been through the roof

I think Bailey was the one only one who just threw his wicket. What was he thinking? The rest were out trying to hit or good out to good balls.