T20 World Cup: Live Matches Discussion

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Who do you think will win?

Hussey is taking the attack to the WI spinners.

desperately poor shot from Hussey, Aus in big trouble...

Hussey gone now...Australia sinking fast.

Should have put money on Sri Lanka ... Surely West Indies won't have another day out like this twice in a row ?

Clarke once "bowled" I think Neil Broom of NZ when the ball went over the stumps and the bails were dislodged by Haddin's gloves.

Hussey gone, game over surely.

Australia still at 6/1. West Indies good value at 1/9 right now!

Not often you see Australia freeze in a major game like this.

Mad for Chelsea wrote:desperately poor shot from Hussey

Not sure I agree. He was playing the ball well and it's one of his shots. First couple of balls in the over you're looking for a boundary to put the pressure on.

Watson cleaned up now. This is murder.

Mike Selig wrote:

Australia still at 6/1. West Indies good value at 1/9 right now!.

Mike - I fear mystiroakey has hacked into your laptop!

PS Those odds must change now with the fall of the 3rd wicket!

this is truly awful from Australia. The ball after missing a pull shot to a ball that skids on Watson tries to repeat the shot and is clean bowled.

West Indies now 1/40. Less good value

Mike Selig wrote:West Indies now 1/40. Less good value

should've backed them at 1-9. D@mn

Lol --

George Bailey I think can actually play a bit. I think he gets an unfair amount of stick sometimes. Although captaincy was poor today.

In any case this game has long gone.

Four out now...leg side rubbish gets a wicket

WI can do no wrong and Australia have had the match from hell...

Fat lady leaves the dressing room and waddles onto the stage....

erm

And people thought Zimbabwe were bad?

I hope the West Indies don't use up all their good play and luck today. Save some for the final guys!

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:Fat lady leaves the dressing room and waddles onto the stage....

and clears her throat.....

and they reckon Bairstow can't play the short ball

Those keeping tack on the odds will notice the West Indies are now 1/750...

Oooh some poor umpiring to talk about. Surely the second bouncer in the over that one?

Taufel will be the only happy Australian I reckon...

Mad for Chelsea wrote:and they reckon Bairstow can't play the short ball

And Australia always turn up for the major events.

Seriously, when was the last time you saw an Australian team look as hapless on the world stage? It's been bizarre...

Five gone ...record defeat looming...

Guess this sort of match was always possible : West Indies big hitters were always going to try to clear the boundary , Australia's back up bowling was of questionable quality , and faced with a big chase a collapse is not too surprising...

It is the degree to which the game has gone one way that is surprising...although the fact that Australia came into this tournament with a woeful recent record in T20 had perhaps been obscured a bit by their good run through the group stages.

Six out now...

and how to you bat now if you're an Aussie? Try to salvage some minimum of pride or just say "screw it, nothing to lose let's slog"?

Wade chooses option 2 but without much success...

Mike Selig wrote:

Mad for Chelsea wrote:and they reckon Bairstow can't play the short ball

And Australia always turn up for the major events.

Seriously, when was the last time you saw an Australian team look as hapless on the world stage? It's been bizarre...

Latter stages of Ashes 2010/11 ?

Coming from a total neutral, it's an absolute joy to see Oz take a pasting - rarely have I seen such a joyless, boorish bunch on the cricket field and particularly that arch-boor, fatboy Warner. Such a pleasure to watch SL last night and WI today - final should be great - Mahela and Sanga v Gayle and Samuels, Herath and Mendis v Narine.

Jeez another wicket down since I started typing. Yippee

Enjoy the long flight home Oz

Mike Selig wrote:

Mad for Chelsea wrote:and they reckon Bairstow can't play the short ball

And Australia always turn up for the major events.

Seriously, when was the last time you saw an Australian team look as hapless on the world stage? It's been bizarre...

unfortunately (?) I missed the WI innings, but the reply has been as you say hapless. Bailey could still score 150 or so

bye bye australia...

however sri lanka to win in the final.

alfie wrote:

Mike Selig wrote:

Mad for Chelsea wrote:and they reckon Bairstow can't play the short ball

And Australia always turn up for the major events.

Seriously, when was the last time you saw an Australian team look as hapless on the world stage? It's been bizarre...

Latter stages of Ashes 2010/11 ?

Not to this extent. And not really a world stage.

brennomac wrote:Coming from a total neutral, it's an absolute joy to see Oz take a pasting - rarely have I seen such a joyless, boorish bunch on the cricket field and particularly that arch-boor, fatboy Warner. Such a pleasure to watch SL last night and WI today - final should be great - Mahela and Sanga v Gayle and Samuels, Herath and Mendis v Narine.

Jeez another wicket down since I started typing. Yippee

Enjoy the long flight home Oz

what a daft comment. Aus have been one of the more exciting teams to watch this tournament, Watson, Warner and Hussey all exciting batsmen, and their fast bowlers are coming along nicely too.

If you're calling Warner "fat", I suggest you don't watch much cricket. The guy's one of the best athletes out there..

I know not quite the same Mike , but I couldn't resist it...

I wouldn't stress too much - this kind of thing can happen in this ultra short format. But it is a handy reminder that this Australian squad is still a work in progress.

It was always on the cards. young inexperienced attack, without any sure spin options on a pitch not really in their favour, against powerful line-up with several players who can clear the boundaries with mishits.

Then a top-heavy line-up under pressure to smash it from the word go, a couple of early wickets etc.

But to this extent? That has been a surprise.

You would have gotten decent odds on Bailey being the first/only player in this line-up to hit a 6 BTW... He can certainly play a bit.

That was an awesome innings by WI.

ravi rampaul what are you doing!

massive over for australia!

Russell gets a bowl for the first time in about three matches

shouldn't have bothered, goes for ten off two balls first up.

make that 14 off 3, Rampaul completely misjudging an easy catch. shouldn't be out there in the first place.

another six! 20 off 4 balls this over

Went away for 20 minutes, and.......!

well that was a rubbish over

the one ball that didn't get hit was banged in, how come people never learn from that sort of thing?

If they get over 130 I'll be happy.

Russell showing that contrary to popular belief his bowling is actually a bit rubbish. Slot bowling I call it.

Bailey showing he can play a bit more than a bit.

Australia have at least gone past their previous worse innings. What's the record defeat in T20s?

well batted Geroge Bailey, playing a lone hand, 50 from 23 balls

A pretty poor over from Russell that was.
Australia is a side that would fight absolutely to the last ball, and so when they are down, you just shouldn't let up on the pressure.

Mad for Chelsea wrote:
the one ball that didn't get hit was banged in, how come people never learn from that sort of thing?

In fairness Bailey also murdered that one, just straight to the fielder.

Mike Selig wrote:

Mad for Chelsea wrote:
the one ball that didn't get hit was banged in, how come people never learn from that sort of thing?

In fairness Bailey also murdered that one, just straight to the fielder.

true, but still... fine leg up to Cummins (daft, unlikely that Cummins will slap it over mid-off) and goes for the leg stump yorker

The required run rate has dropped under 14. Where there's light....

If any side in the world is capable of losing from here on, it has to be the West Indies. Even for them this would really take some doing to let go though.

bailey's playing the innings of his life!

however the tail wont be able to follow suit, long tail with cummins at 8.

I like Bailey. He has been put under pressure by being made captain before he was even established in any form of the game , and the knives would be out for him after a heavy defeat ...but this innings may go a long way towards protecting his position.
Not sure how far he will go , or whether he can break into the Test team , but I am glad to see him showing some spirit in this hopeless cause today.
Will be a fair bit of juggling for spots among youngish Australian batsmen over the next couple of years , and he is one of them.

Phew. At least we won't lose by over 100 runs.

so 99 needed off 7 overs. as long as Bailey's there it's not without hope

I've seen stranger things... Actually scratch that, I haven't.

here's Kieron Pollard. Once again captain Sammy just not backing himself...

99 of 7 overs. Sunil Narine should be bowling 2 of those.

Mike Selig wrote:As a chase, Australia should aim for 100/1 (at most) off 12. From then on it's just about on.

Bang on target apart from having lost 5 extra wickets...