Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA
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Cat and mouse cricket.
41/2 after 17 overs.
Oz obviously cautious not wanting to lose another wicket before lunch.
There's a bit of movement, but not a lot of pace or bounce in the pitch. The odd false shot.
It's not scintillating cricket for the neutral....
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South Africa is a world of pain at the moment. 43-4. This might not last to the weekend.
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@Cyclops said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
Is lords in June really the best time for this game? Still, I'd take 14 wickets over 400/2 on the first day.
Best time and place to guarantee a crowd who'd watch two neutral teams. And every cricketers dreams of playing at Lords and getting their name on the honours board.
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@sparky said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
@Cyclops said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
Is lords in June really the best time for this game? Still, I'd take 14 wickets over 400/2 on the first day.
Best time and place to guarantee a crowd who'd watch two neutral teams. And every cricketers dreams of playing at Lords and getting their name on the honours board.
If you can make it there you. can make it anywhere....
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@canefan said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
@MN5 said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
South Africa don't like playing in cricket finals much
Australia are also a much, much better team.
Rabada for Starc is probably the only guy who would make a combined team.
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Great catch, hugely important wicket for Aus. I don't mind who wins but hoping SA can get at least par to set up the second innings
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Not many runs.
Australia close on 144-8, 218 ahead after South Africa were all out for 138.
South Africa will need to make the highest score of the match batting last.
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it's good to finally hear the Australian selectors coming under pressure. Their conservatism has made the AB selectors look like reckless mavericks in comparison. For far too long the Aussie test side's MO was 4 of the top 5 failing, one getting runs in conjunction with someone from the lower middle order, and getting all out for about 280. Then their all time attack giving them a 100-run lead.
Khawaja, and Marnus continuing to be selected. Warner given a year longer than he deserved. Ignoring all evidence and pretending Green is no only undroppable, but a top order player. Giving young players a game or two before reverting.
The side will now go to the Windies and get runs, fooling the selectors in to giving all these guys their desired Ashes farewell. If England actually show up in Australia for once, they could be in for a rude shock.
Well, except the Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood will take 80 wickets at 22 between them.
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Going to be intriguing viewing tonight, SA will be absolutely desperate for the final 2 wickets as anything above 250 is going to be extremely tough. Despite conditions, they'll be chasing on a day 3/4 pitch so will back themselves.
That said, I can't see them getting up. As they've been doing for some time now, the Aus bowlers will bail their batsmen out and roll through SA again. Cummins in particular is too good for them.
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@mariner4life said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
If England actually show up in Australia for once, they could be in for a rude shock.
Eh with a Kookaburra ball on home pitches can't see Aus being troubled by what doesn't exactly seem an especially good England squad right now
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@mariner4life said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
For far too long the Aussie test side's MO was 4 of the top 5 failing, one getting runs in conjunction with someone from the lower middle order, and getting all out for about 280. Then their all time attack giving them a 100-run lead.
Exactly right - and it's pretty much happened again in both innings off this game.
They're going to have just enough runs thanks to Smith and Webster/Carey and Starc.
Jaapies need it to dawn bright and sunny and have three or four guys bat out of their skins - after wrapping up the Oz tail in super-short order.
If it's overcast and swinging they'll fall well short.
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Batting conditions are going to be good today in North London.
