I am a bit late on the 5th ODI report, but I guess you all know how it happened by now. Quick run down:
I didn't get to watch it all, but I did arrive home just in time to catch Mitchy chucking a handful of pies (again) and England reaching 299.
Well, I panicked as ever. Why was Brett Lee not there to sort out these wannabes? Has Merve finally shaved his tash off? Who is this Eoin Morgan guy, anyway?
Then I sat down to watch Ponting and Clarke masterfully chase down that 300 and I was much, much happier. I admit there were a few moments when I was silently screaming "MOVE IT!!" as they trotted along for yet another slow single ...
... but in general, it was all good. Ponting sent a few balls skywards - one even disappeared into the cloud cover - and got 126 from 109 deliveries. Spectacular!
Having to chase 300 was a good exercise for the team. We are going to have to play some real teams in South Africa after all.
4 thoughts on this post:
The pure class of Ponting yet again.......
That first 6 was fantastic - I could watch it over and over.
Ponting's facial expression when he was caught out was brilliant - completely unphased. Who cares when you have 126 and you know your team can bring it home?
Will there be more quiz today? I have another boring Friday evening at work to contend with.
Sid, did you call Mitchy a wannabe? He is kind of the next leader of your pace attack..it's time you sorted him out. Such a unstable leader will make McGrath come of out retirement!
He is just so unstable and inconsistent - when he is good he is very, very good. Better than good, even. But when he is bad ... oh my god!
Brett Lee is the same, all over the place, lots of no balls and then he gets annoyed when he gets picked up on one and bowls even worse.
I can't dislike with Lee or Johnson (esp. Mitchy, as he plays for W.A.) they take wickets, that's true, but I often find myself getting really frustrated with them. And then I write things on here in the heat of the moment ...
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