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Pretty simple beat Afghanistan at 10.30 tomorrow morning and where in semis
If not must beat India just after midnight Monday night
One worry is Mitch Marsh who seems totally out of form with the bat
 
2 surprize decisions .Marsh wins toss and bowls ? Everyone thought best to bat including Afghanistan ! 2nd Agar in for Starc ? Starc was MOM in recent IPL final!
 
Pretty simple beat Afghanistan at 10.30 tomorrow morning and where in semis
If not must beat India just after midnight Monday night
One worry is Mitch Marsh who seems totally out of form with the bat
And with the mits. He dropped 3 the other day.
Go Oz!
 
2 surprize decisions .Marsh wins toss and bowls ? Everyone thought best to bat including Afghanistan ! 2nd Agar in for Starc ? Starc was MOM in recent IPL final!
Yeah we were gunna throw a game the one against Scotland would have been it.
 
Its clear Wade is a crap wicket keeper
Agar fielding also terrible
Crazy -
Starc not only great fielder but nearly always gets wicket in 1st over
Hazelwood line and length is for t20 predictable
Wade my God batter goes 5m down wicket to Zampa and misses ball but so does Wade
 
Afghanistan 6-148
We pulled it back they were 0-118 after 15.4 overs then they lost 6-30 off last 26 balls
But our poor fielding has gifted them about 20-30 runs
Wicket has turn so we need 149 against Their spinners
How the hell can you pick Wade ahead of Inglis ?

Imagine Head and Warner will try belt 4's and 6's in power play if they come off we win if not will need Maxxy and Stoinis to save our bacon
 
As I feared bizarre toss decision and leave out the bowler who they fear most
Only Maxxy can hold his head up .Head got bowled by an unplayable ball
Cummings good with ball
The rest horrible
 
Marsh should not be captain . We put Afghanistan in when we win toss which means chasing any sort of reasonable total will have us under pressure
We then field like a 3rd level nation and bat poor with only Maxxy knowing how to hit the ball .Capt Mitch who doesn't bowl has consistently failed with the bat
Picking Agar who was our worst fielder and got 2 runs off 5 balls with the bat .
Starc main strength is removing openers in the first couple of overs
Why did Starc get man of the match in the IPL final ?
Because the 2 wickets he took up front including one from an unplayable jaffa in the first over set the tone and had Sunrisers Hyderabad on the back foot from that moment on !
So what happens ? Afghans have a record opening partnership 118 and we didn't take a wicket till the 16th over!
I'm not being smart in hindsight as I posted my thoughts immediately following toss before anyone had taken the field
Marsh laughing it all off struck me as being a bit flippant also .
Wade was also so unprofessional behind the stumps yakking away and looking sloppy with the gloves
Inglis is renowned as our best at handling spin
So I hope when they make mistakes they admit them and correct and don't dig their heels in to hide previous errors
Its Simple WE MUST BEAT INDIA , this is 20 over not 50 over
Bat first put on 200 and put pressure on India
Drop Wade for Inglis and Starc back for Agar or Hazelwood
Our batting is fragile but don't panic here .Head got an absolutely unplayable jaffa that would have got anyone out .Warner failed but its his first failure. Marsh should drop down order one or two spots .If there is anyway to play Jake FM do it ! Maxxy and Stoinis ok
Sorry such a long rant but our performance was dreadful !
 
Mitch Marsh has doubled down on stupidity !
Wins toss and bowls first
India 5-205 !
Still think good idea mitch ?
Hazo 4 overs 1-14 very good
Starc 4 overs 2-45 our 2nd best bowling tells a story
Cummins 4 overs 0-48
Zampa 4 overs 0-41
Stoinis 4 overs 2-56
Marsh also dropped a dolly a 10 yr old kid would have caught
Never mind he keeps on smiling and laughing !
I'm not !!!
 
Mitch Marsh has doubled down on stupidity !
Wins toss and bowls first
India 5-205 !
Still think good idea mitch ?
Hazo 4 overs 1-14 very good
Starc 4 overs 2-45 our 2nd best bowling tells a story
Cummins 4 overs 0-48
Zampa 4 overs 0-41
Stoinis 4 overs 2-56
Marsh also dropped a dolly a 10 yr old kid would have caught
Never mind he keeps on smiling and laughing !
I'm not !!!
Yeah he was laughing it up again after that drop. He’s an average fielder and a rubbish captain.
It’s gunna take a miracle from here Steve.
 

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