England Pre-Ashes Tour Matches

[rockstar]

Hows my boy okeefe going. Great ball to get pietersons wicket. Id take a punt and play him in brizzy. Bowls excellant, bats well and great fielder.

Abt 2 wickets away from locking up a spot in the 1st test IMO

[Jim05]

Saw him play a couple of years ago and he looked promising but i never thought he would progress as quickly as he has. We need to fast track guys like this into team. He is still raw but get some good teachers to work with him and look out. Could we see a smith/okeefe tandem attack over the years to come?

[Swamp Donkey]

Hows mitchell johnson's form smashed 121 off 143 balls today for WA.... legend, now get him a 5 for and he'll be in red hot touch for 1st test!

[Swamp Donkey]

Poms are giving Steve Smith a lesson in how to bowl and get smashed all over the park, 6 overs 0/41 at almost 7 an over! No good!

Bell 78* off 86 balls
Collinwood 44*

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

England 279/5

Bell 89*
Collingwood 55*

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

Ian Bell brings up the ton in just 113 balls

301/5

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

At stumps

England 335/5

Ian Bell 121*
Paul Collingwood 74*

[Pup]

Ian Bell batted really really well today. The best i have seen him look for a long time.

[locky801]

Whilst all the Aussie batsman are really struggling, seems as though the English are really hitting form with the bat at the right time

[Pup]

Hows my boy okeefe going. Great ball to get pietersons wicket. Id take a punt and play him in brizzy. Bowls excellant, bats well and great fielder.

Abt 2 wickets away from locking up a spot in the 1st test IMO

Gee your jumping the gun aren't you?

Talented but not ready yet. Neither is Smith IMO. His bowling is not up to scratch.

[Jim05]

Have okeefe in my side any day before hauritz.
Come to think of it id have kerry okeefe in my side before hauritz

[smithy]

Have okeefe in my side any day before hauritz.
Come to think of it id have kerry okeefe in my side before hauritz

Johnny O'Keefe is currently a better option than Hauritz.

[Lightning McQueen]

Have okeefe in my side any day before hauritz.
Come to think of it id have kerry okeefe in my side before hauritz

Johnny O'Keefe is currently a better option than Hauritz.

Kerry would be too.

[Gingernuts]

England all out for 523.

O'Keefe the only bowler who really took his chance and finished with 4 wickets at not a bad economy. Not sure it will be enough though.

Now the batsmen have another day and half to state their case again.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Hauritz is rubbish

[Phantom Gossiper]

I think O'Keefe has done enough in this match to give him a crack at the gabba! He is only young, but he consistantly hits better areas than Smith and turns it more than Hauritz.

Also he did make some runs as well so clearly no slouch

[CoverKing]

Okeefe is no chance at the Gabba! Heis not even in the squad!

I think Doherty wil play, specifically to get Pieterson out, his record against left arm orthodox bowlers is poo! And he did alot more than hauritz in the shield game, howmany overs did hauritz bowl? No confidence from katich himself..

[sherminator]

Personally, I haven't seen enough of either Doherty or O'Keefe (apart from this match & the ODI the other week) to really compare the two. However, what I have seen Doherty looks the better bowler, but O'Keefe can bat. With so many doubts about our top order, having O'Keefe coming in at 8 at the Gabba wouldn't be the silliest move.

[Gingernuts]

Khawaja out for a golden quacker. He won't get up for the Gabba now I don't reckon. Fergie's turn now.

[OnSong]

Ohh! That kept low. Ferg knocked over for 10