ODI Australia vs South Africa at the MCG

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Australia:

S. Marsh
M. Hussey
R. Ponting
M. Clarke
D. Hussey
B. Haddin
C. White
J. Hopes
N. Bracken
B. Hilfenhaus
S. Tait

South Africa:

H. Gibbs
H. Amla
J. Kallis
JP. Duminy
N. McKenzie
V. van Jaarsveld
M. Boucher
J. Botha
J. Morkel
D. Steyn
M. Morkel

Australia are batting first, with Marsh and Mike Hussey opening the batting.

Australia are currently 0/8 off of 2 overs.

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Mike Hussey gone for 6, caught behind off the bowling of Steyn.

Australia 1/8 off of 2.5 overs

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Australia struggling at the moment..... 1/22 off of 6 overs, a bit too slow.

Marsh and Ponting still at the crease.

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Australia 1/47 after 10 overs.

[RoosterMarty]

HOF you champ.... I completely forgot this was on!

[Drop Bear]

Best call of the summer was a few overs in.

Tony Greig (after Steyn appeals for an LBW against Ponting). "That was out".

Healy: It was going over the top.

Greig: That would have crashed into middle stump.

Healy: Open your other eye and then look at it.

Classic!

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HOF you champ.... I completely forgot this was on!

no worries mate, just happy to help out

[Rik E Boy]

How has Marsh taken the Kat's spot at the top of the order? The Kat has scored pretty freely this season so we leave him out of the one dayers. Yet when he wasn't hitting it off the square we played and played him. Meanwhile Marsh has 17 runs at the end of the 11th over.

regards,

REB

[Drop Bear]

Don't worry REB. It's the selectors job to **** it up. Why open with Hussey? Hopes or Warner would have been a better option. Hussey is more of a hold the innings together type of batsman.

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What are everyones thoughts on Mike Hussey opening? Personally i think it was a pretty sh1tty move, Mike Hussey finishes off the innings nicely for us, we need someone at the top of the order who can smash to ball around and get the innings off to a flyer.

[Rik E Boy]

Don't worry REB. It's the selectors job to f*** it up. Why open with Hussey? Hopes or Warner would have been a better option. Hussey is more of a hold the innings together type of batsman.

They sure ****** me up. I had Hopes at my Trump player and no Mitchell Johnson. DOH.

regards,

REB

[locky801]

Hopes has done the job before and quite well, I would have left him with the job

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What has happened to Mitchell Johnson, are they resting him or is he injured? whats the deal?

[Drop Bear]

Mitch won't get much of a run in the One Dayers I reckon. Bracken would be ahead of him. His hair also puts Mitch's to shame.

[Brock Landers]

Mitch won't get much of a run in the One Dayers I reckon. Bracken would be ahead of him. His hair also puts Mitch's to shame.

The luscious flowing locks of Nathan Bracken

[Rik E Boy]

Marsh will get a ton today now that I've bagged him.

regards,

REB

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Marsh will get a ton today now that I've bagged him.

regards,

REB

I hope not, i want him to be dropped and never to play again.

[wycbloods]

Going along pretty nicely atm 1/89 off 18.4.

ponting 45

Marsh 35

[locky801]

Aust 1/101 after 20.3

[Pumba]

Going along pretty nicely atm 1/89 off 18.4.

ponting 45

Marsh 35

yep the single-fest has started, i never understand why captains push all the fielders back and allow easy singles for the middle 30 overs. aust will score easily at 5 an over without taking a risk for the next 15 overs and then try and lift the run rate. surley keep a few up and try and make them hit over the infield and grab a wicket or two cos thats what really restricts the total in the long run