Aus v Eng ODI series

[backfootpunch]

Moeen keeps proving that it's better to be a lucky bowler than a good bowler.

I thought rashid bowled alright but was unlucky

He beat Smith in the flight and it went for six anyway because of the stupidly short boundaries
Moeen bowls a half tracker and gets a wicket

[SaintPowelly]

100 on offer for Smith, if he wants it

[budgetmeansbudget]

Would Sri Lanka have dropped keeper-batsmen Chandimal and Kusal Perera just because Sangakkara was keeper? No, you pick your best batsmen even if they have to be keepers as well.

Exactly, that's why I'm questioning Billings being one of our best batsman.

He is one of the best lower order hitters we have

That hasnt changed Just because he couldn't get hold of the best death bowler in world cricket

Possibly in 50 over but not in T20 for me.

Bowling in the last five overs in ODIs and T20 is exactly the same

Give him 10 to 15 overs in a 50 over game I think he could do an ok job, give him 5 in T20 against top quality international death bowling, not for me.[/quote]
And you have concluded this from his two innings T20 England career

In the first he made 21 off 11[/quote]
I'm confident he will not make it as a T20 international cricketer, of much the same opinion with Roy.

Of course I may be wrong.

[backfootpunch]

Brilliant over from top ley

Shame they kept sneaking two after digging out his yorkers

[Aidan11]

We're going to lose.

[SaintPowelly]

Steve Smith wouldn't of got into my Aus T20 side

Proved me wrong.

[Aidan11]

Well left, Moeen.

[SaintPowelly]

Well left, Moeen.

He thought the boundary rope was his offstump

[Aidan11]

Marsh falls for the slower ball.

[Alviro Patterson]

Good bowling from Alastair Cook

[Aidan11]

Might be a happy ending after all.

[SaintPowelly]

Poor shot from Smith

[Aidan11]

No four-balls Ben.

[Aidan11]

Good so far, one run one wicket.

[Alviro Patterson]

What a peach of a delivery from Ben Stokes