England vs Australia one day thread

[spangley1812]

Yardy is useful in that he ties up an end well, but he shouldn't be batting that high. Also he goes through his overs very quick, and it can force teams into panicking about run rate. Wright though for me offers very little, he occasionally gets a score through slogging but generally gets nothing. His bowling offers very little as well. As I said earlier, I think we have too many 'all-rounders' who don't really offer enough in either department.

Agreed........I would have Bopara in for Wright, his bowling is just as good as Wrights and his batting/fielding is far superior. I would also like to see Bell given a few overs and im not sure about Prior opening     

[PaulWinch again]

Bowling was alright but let them of the hook massively. Batting woeful, the balance of this side needs sorting out.

[TheTimVilla]

Well, that was crap. We let them off the hook and failed to get an achievable target.

[taylorsworkrate]

Started off crap again.  We look like an England one day side from a couple of years ago.

[taylorsworkrate]

What on earth is going on?

[taylorsworkrate]

The intensity of England must have dropped dramatically.  No way can they be focused and still play this badly.

[Chris Smith]

We're back in this now, 100 for 5.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Another piss poor performance.
We're close to being the best in the world in the test games, but we haven't kicked our old bottling habits in the one dayers.

[VillaZogmariner]

A number of the players need a rest, they have been travelling/playing for 3/4 months as it is, and with the World Cup coming up it will be nearly 6 months of straight cricket for them.

[Dave Cooper please]

They look like they have just had enough.

Maybe they have sort of given up on this series and will somehow try to pick themselves up to peak again at the World Cup?
Not very professional but as VS says, they have been at it solid for months now.

[PaulWinch again]

Weird thing is, up until this series they've been really good in ODI's lately. But the balance is completely wrong and the batting has been utterly atrocious. I'm fine with Prior being in the side, but not as opener.

[VillaZogmariner]

Prior, for me, hasn't got the discipline to open at any level, let alone ODI. He's the sort of player that you bring in at number 4/5 - someone who will get you 30 runs off 15 balls.

I also don't see the point of Wright, Tredwell or Yardy either to be honest.

[VillaZogmariner]

Well being at around the 150-1 mark after 25 overs, to only reach 299 is very disappointing. Should've been looking at 325+

Trott batted well though for his 102, although he was very lucky on a couple of occasions - especially with that near run out with Prior when both found themselves at the strikers end - Aussies really should've ran him out there.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Get in there!

2nd wicket for Trotty.

He's having a blinder today.

[Warren Aspinall]

207-7 after 42 overs. Looks like we could win our first game.