Run Up to the World Cup

[smalishah84]

I knew SL were bad but had no idea they were this bad.That is more matches than total number of matches played by Bangers or WI

 

[stephen]

Record against top 8 teams since last world cup. Afghanistan FTW.

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	W/L
England	74	48	21	1	4	2.285
India	69	45	22	1	1	2.045
Afghanistan	8	4	2	1	1	2
South Africa	61	36	24	0	1	1.5
New Zealand	62	32	27	0	3	1.185
Pakistan	52	23	28	0	1	0.821
Bangladesh	43	18	23	0	2	0.782
Australia	65	27	36	0	2	0.75
Sri Lanka	61	13	44	1	3	0.295
West Indies	44	9	31	1	3	0.29

This looks far worse for Australia if you only look at the last two years.

Won 4, lost 20.

 

[stephen]

That's a win/ loss ratio of 0.2. Abysmal. And now Smith and Warner aren't going to get any warm ups in the UAE.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Is Steyn gonna be fit in time for the WC?

 

[Andy1993]

Steyn, Ngidi, Nortje all struggling, SA will be hoping he will be

 

[smalishah84]

Which Team Has A Good Chance To Win The ICC World Cup 2019?

I had to Lol at the first team they mention in the list of favorites to win the WC.

 

[stephen]

So this is almost tangential but the weather in Brisbane had been ridiculously wet this Autumn. With the training camp and friendly ODIs going on here the Aussie side might be out of luck with the weather. It's so unusual because normally Brisbane is dry and sunny through the colder months.

 

[stephen]

So this is almost tangential but the weather in Brisbane had been ridiculously wet this Autumn. With the training camp and friendly ODIs going on here the Aussie side might be out of luck with the weather. It's so unusual because normally Brisbane is dry and sunny through the colder months.

Ok so overnight all the rain has cleared and the weather is perfect.

 

[stephen]

Smith just took a cracking catch here at AB Field.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Wish the game was being streamed tbh. Cummins seemed to be really getting it through early

 

[stephen]

Wish the game was being streamed tbh. Cummins seemed to be really getting it through early

Yeah. It was a good bowling performance. The kids managed to snag the signature of Maxwell and all the Aussie bowlers except Starc.

 

[stephen]

Latham hit a pretty big six off Stoinis earlier in the day. That and the Smith catch were the highlights.

 

[social]

Dragging Maxi home from England so that he can sit on the bench sums up his career

 

[stephen]

Dragging Maxi home from England so that he can sit on the bench sums up his career

Surely the plan is to give every player two matches.

 

[stephen]

If Australia play a fast bowling attack of Coulter- Nile, Starc and Cummins they'll have a ridiculous tail. Almost as good as England's.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Why exactly are Neser and Abbott in the squad for the 2nd warm up game? Surely it's better to give game time to those actually in contention for the World Cup.

 

[Spikey]

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...n-ruled-out-of-world-cup-20190508-p51l3r.html



also, lol at

Australia's 15-man World Cup squad will leave for England via a stop in Gallipoli on Friday night.

 

[stephen]

Richardson in for Richardson then.

Starc taking 2-7(4) so far and Smith getting 89*(77) are both great signs going forward.

 

[stephen]

Why exactly are Neser and Abbott in the squad for the 2nd warm up game? Surely it's better to give game time to those actually in contention for the World Cup.

Neser is a local and Abbott was only a short flight from Sydney away and is probably best in line as far as fast bowlers go.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Neser is a local and Abbott was only a short flight from Sydney away and is probably best in line as far as fast bowlers go.

Been thinking about it, they are both in the Australia A squad, so probably the coaching staff wanted a closer look at potential replacements in case of yet more injuries before the World Cup.