Cricket Thread

[SirRumpole]

Maxwell the genius at it again.................

<<Maxwell smashed four fours and 10 sixes as he single-handedly flipped the game on its head before eventually being dismissed for 90 off just 52 balls.

In amusing scenes, Maxwell and Usama Mir combined for 81 runs with Mir contributing zero to that tally.>>

Mir was merely there to hold the other bat, 81 runs and he was still on 0, good team player as Maxwell went berserk again

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/never-seen-anything-like-it-glenn-maxwell-act-is-pure-brutality/news-story/dd779621eb115bc9047003024f270d4b

The best ODI innings I've seen considering the state of the game, after his 200 against Afghanistan.

A freak, I hope he does it more often.

 

[mullokintyre]

The Oz womens team have started their defence of the ashes fairly well.
Won the first two ODI's against England, though neither team covered themselves in glory.
Some ordinary batting, ordinary bowling, and ordinary fielding.
Its just that Oz women had less of each sin.
The fact that the Oz team were bundled out for less than 200 for the first time in 13 years would make one think it was a minefield.
Junction Oval where the match took place has been a batsperson's paradise for years, and it was just poor shot selection.
So in the multi match ashes format, the OZ girls are 4 points to nil.
If they win the third ODI, it is going to make it very difficult for the POMS to get enough points in the three T20's and the one off test.
Go girls.
Mick

 

[mullokintyre]

The Oz womens team have started their defence of the ashes fairly well.
Won the first two ODI's against England, though neither team covered themselves in glory.
Some ordinary batting, ordinary bowling, and ordinary fielding.
Its just that Oz women had less of each sin.
The fact that the Oz team were bundled out for less than 200 for the first time in 13 years would make one think it was a minefield.
Junction Oval where the match took place has been a batsperson's paradise for years, and it was just poor shot selection.
So in the multi match ashes format, the OZ girls are 4 points to nil.
If they win the third ODI, it is going to make it very difficult for the POMS to get enough points in the three T20's and the one off test.
Go girls.
Mick

And right on cue, the Oz girls have made it a clean sweep of the ODI's.
Only need to one of the four remaining games to retain the ashes.
On current form, it would take some sort of miracle for that not to happen.
mick

 

[mullokintyre]

Oz girls have won the first t20, giving them four out of four wins, but more importantly, they now have 8 points in the bank.
With a maximum of 8 points left on the table, the best England can do is end up on 8 points each, which means that Australia retains the ashes.
After the 8 all drwn series in 2023, England came here with high hopes, but they have come up against a ruthless Australian side thayt took whatever chances were offered.
Oz made a very high 198, which effectively meant that England had to produce their highest ever total in a chase.
they made a good fist of it, keeping up with the run rate until the hlf way mrk, but regular wickets were always going to make it diffcult.
A big rush of wickets at the end sees the Oz girsl win by 58 runs.
Their aim now is to complete a whitewash.
Well done ladies.
Mick