Ellis gets Gill with first ball leg side strangle but day 1 of summer of cricket in only place in Australia with rain
India 3-25 off 9 overs
Short break yet now 49 over game
Good start India 1-14 after 5 overs but so far its 2 of our surviving 4 doing the bowling .Starc and Hazelwood very tight bowling .
After them its Ellis ,Kunneman , Connolly ,Short
Surprised if they do well !
Here we go the " Summer of Cricket " begins
India look a very strong line up .Team has about 50+ ODI tons between them
Australia - I tremble a handful of ODI stars with most of the team being BBL stars . A recalled Renshaw a test player fee without much success making his
ODI debut as is Owen...
Only one guy making a " pick me " statement in this seasons domestic cricket that is Marnus Labuschagne although Mitch Marsh "hand eye " in white ball cricket is sublime
Can we pick Konstas with 109 for Aust A in India and a 53 vs Vic's this week
Not sure .I like X factor but its a risk...
In our search for IN FORM batsmen 2 standouts are
Marnus Labuschagne 3 centuries this season
Mitch Marsh incredible form with an 87 and a 103 not out to carry the Aussie T20 I side on his back .
Still like Konstas although he has only shown glimpses eg 109 for Aust A vs
India A
Head was...
I was there
The noise and the crowd was a bit much for a guy as old as me
Think it will be my last
Didn't really care who won
Think Broncos a bit lucky
Scaped into top 4
Scaped home vs Canberra
Scaped home vs Penrith
Scraped home in GF
One surprising thing the GROUND ANNOUNCER openly...
Owen out 14 off 10
Bartlett out 1 off 5
shocking batting except one guy Marsh 90 not off 45
134 -7
Batting card
Head 8
Short 7
David 3
Carey 1
Stoinis 2
Owen 14
Bartlett 1
Abbott 13 not off 7
Marsh 103 not off 52
Wow the best captains knock ever
Only Sean Abbott could support...
Marsh superb 64 not off 27 balls but rest terrible
Head out 8 pff 11
Short out 7 off 12
David out 3 off 4
Carey out 1 off 3
We are a one man band we are 4-93 after 10 overs
Mitch has 64 of these
NZ tail really hopeless last 2 overs 3 for 7
they are 19 overs 9-147 but Abbott 3-25
Stoinis bowling however still goes for 9 against nos 10 & 11 while 9 down
Goes for 43
NZ 9 156 20 overs
The other day their 6-181 was no where near enough but wicket is seaming
Barring a rare collapse...
3rd T20 I vs NZ
Going ok
Hazelwood 4 overs 2-26 great, Bartlett good 4 overs 2-25
Other bowlers not so good
Stoinis is RUBBISH
120 kph half trackers don't work but he doesn't know this !
NZ 17 Overs 6-140
Thanks Capt Mitch 85 off 43
Aust cruise to victory 4-185 off 16.3
Vs NZ 6-181 off 20 overs
Win by 6 wickets with 22 balls to spare is a thrashing
We were not that great in the field but with this batting line up it doesn't matter