Aussie go unbeaten all summer

kryogen

Nice summer of work from them, extremely satisfying to watch most of it too

Actually did anyone watch the last T20 game with the Windies?

David Warner was hella impressive (67 from 29 balls) got to 50 off 18 i think

the man was a 6 machines! he just teed off on everything

Really exciting to see if he can build on his impressive form and move his way up into the longer forms of the game

An Tarbh

well he was a bit of a let down at the World Cup when he was built up after his performances last year against South Africa, wonder if we'll see a repeat. Will also be interesting to see how he goes in New Zealand, they should provide a sterner test than the West Indies or Pakistan who offered little resistance throughout their tours.

kryogen

tbh he hasnt played much this summer, but in the games he has played he has looked excellent again

Sure Watson was just a bit of bowler who could bat a little with plenty of injury problems not too long ago, a year and plenty of work can make a big difference, attitude is important.

Your right, if he gets to play against New Zealand it will be a good test

dfx-

Having watched most of it, they're weren't impressive much in the Tests against much weaker sides..

West Indies pushed them very far except for the Gabba and Pakistan may as well have flown home after the Sydney test. The injuries to the West Indies ODI side crippled them and all but for a stupid shot from Kamran Akmal, they'd have lost the 20/20 to Pakistan too..

kryogen

right, but they still went the summer unbeaten am i right?

ifs and buts and all that

i love the anti aussie vibe in this part of the world!

dfx-

Yes certainly...but Ponting had a poor almost nervy Summer, Clarke was patchy at best, Marsh in ODI was ok, Hughes, White, North and Haddin all struggled. Watson and Mike Hussey would be the obvious undeniable positives from batting. Did they face any fearsome bowling attacks?

Probably more positives from bowling with Johnson maybe finding his spot as first replacement bowler, Bollinger's form, Harris in for Siddle's injury and Hauritz sealing a place. It could be argued that when the opposition actually showed up, they struggled.

They were unbeaten but it's not invincibility unbeaten. For example, they didn't lose the Sydney test on paper, but I don't think you can say they won it either...they were literally handed it by Yousuf.

kryogen

dfx- wrote: »

Yes certainly...but Ponting had a poor almost nervy Summer, Clarke was patchy at best, Marsh in ODI was ok, Hughes, White, North and Haddin all struggled. Watson and Mike Hussey would be the obvious undeniable positives from batting. Did they face any fearsome bowling attacks?

Probably more positives from bowling with Johnson maybe finding his spot as first replacement bowler, Bollinger's form, Harris in for Siddle's injury and Hauritz sealing a place. It could be argued that when the opposition actually showed up, they struggled.

They were unbeaten but it's not invincibility unbeaten. For example, they didn't lose the Sydney test on paper, but I don't think you can say they won it either...they were literally handed it by Yousuf.

yep, all valid points, just to clarify though, i didnt say they were unbelievably good, or invincible, just pointing out how successful a summer it was for them



was very happy with the bowling, and the batting was pretty good really, it did what it needed to do, at the end of the day you can only beat whats put in front of you i guess

Moist Bread

Seriously, Dougeh is the future of the Aussies bowling attack.

kryogen

Moist Bread wrote: »

Seriously, Dougeh is the future of the Aussies bowling attack.

yeah there is alot to like about him alright, but there are plenty of promising bowlers coming through the ranks also, and now Johnson has found his place in the bowling attack the whole attack looks more settled and potent

Rjd2

Absolutely battered by New Zealand today though! :pac:

Seriously though since the Ashes they have been very good, the tournament they won whose I name have forgotten along with the ODI series in India was their most impressive performances. I thought they had a little luck against the West Indies in the second test they played; I doubt they would have held on for the draw if Taylor and Edwards were playing. Sammy and Ravi are nice lads but nowhere near test level sadly; the other duo would have really pushed Australia. Bravo is awesome but not even he could win it by himself. Still though I concede they deserved to win the series.

Pakistan were outclassed in the first test, although they should have won the second but heh its not Ponting’s fault they imploded. The ODI series against them both were very one-sided you could have added 30 matches to either series and Australia would have won them all.

They will win the ODI series against New Zealand as well, it wont be a whitewash, New Zealand are a decent side at home and have some genuine match winners but probably not enough to win the series themselves.
In the test series, Australia 2-0, they are just a much superior side than the Black Caps in the old whites.

kryogen

Lol yeah getting beat in a supoer over at the end of one hell of a match is a poor result alright!

seriously good game of cricket that was actually

shame Tait shat himself with the 2 wides in the end

but still both teams finishing on 214 in a T20 game is good value for money

Memnoch

What channel did you watch this on?

Rjd2

Memnoch wrote: »

What channel did you watch this on?

I dunno where anybody on this thread seen it as it wasn't live anywhere but its not to difficult to track down streams.

Its a shame that Sky have not bothered with the series as of all the international ODI series on right now its the one with the most quality. :(

kryogen

Memnoch wrote: »

What channel did you watch this on?

TV is for sissies!

internet streaming ftw

dfx-

Beaten again by a Vettori-less NZ...

harpsman

kryogen wrote: »

TV is for sissies!

internet streaming ftw

typical tightfisted aussie!

ok unbeaten but windies and pakistan at home?sadly pale shadows of once great teams.i dont watch a huge amount of cricket but as far as i know england routinely hammer these sides at home these days.the sydney test showed how mentally weak pakistan are.

kryogen

harpsman wrote: »

typical tightfisted aussie!

ok unbeaten but windies and pakistan at home?sadly pale shadows of once great teams.i dont watch a huge amount of cricket but as far as i know england routinely hammer these sides at home these days.the sydney test showed how mentally weak pakistan are.

they did go away aswell!

of course they are not as good as the last great bunch of Aussies, but really, who is going to be? who expects them to be, they are gelling together quite nicely and the bowling attack is looking much better now then it did 6 months ago

do you take away form Murali cause of the amount of wickets he takes v the weak teams they play regualrly? ie. Bangladesh

or do you take away from Tendulkar cause of the weak teams he bats against on a regular basis? i.e. Bangladesh

the team is really starting to hit a nice groove as a group, will be fun to see what success they will have

Im irish btw!

harpsman

even worse-a united man

fair points.id say they probably just about still best team.obviously after having best team of all time they were gonna go back a bit when those guys retired.
think cricket in bit of a lull at moment.far too many odis and 20 20 rubbish.
less is more

Memnoch

kryogen wrote: »

they did go away aswell!

of course they are not as good as the last great bunch of Aussies, but really, who is going to be? who expects them to be, they are gelling together quite nicely and the bowling attack is looking much better now then it did 6 months ago

do you take away form Murali cause of the amount of wickets he takes v the weak teams they play regualrly? ie. Bangladesh

or do you take away from Tendulkar cause of the weak teams he bats against on a regular basis? i.e. Bangladesh

the team is really starting to hit a nice groove as a group, will be fun to see what success they will have

Im irish btw!

I don't like the Aussies cause they just come across as arrogant twats to me. All that nonsense about playing "tough but fair cricket," they really debase the spirit of the sport. Or maybe it's the constantly self-loving commentators on 9 that have got me all sour about them. Can't stand Johnson and his antics or Ponting. I especially love how they are all in favour of sledging and harassing opponents but are the first to run crying to match referees when someone gives it back to them.

England annoy me too, but not as much.

kryogen

Memnoch wrote: »

I don't like the Aussies cause they just come across as arrogant twats to me. All that nonsense about playing "tough but fair cricket," they really debase the spirit of the sport. Or maybe it's the constantly self-loving commentators on 9 that have got me all sour about them. Can't stand Johnson and his antics or Ponting. I especially love how they are all in favour of sledging and harassing opponents but are the first to run crying to match referees when someone gives it back to them.

England annoy me too, but not as much.

This puzzles me regularly, what exactly does Ponting do that irks everyone? he is a winner, a leader and one of the best batsmen of all time (maybe thats it?) dont see a problem with Johnson either, he runs in and hits the deck hard, nothing wrong with that, i dont have a problem with Flintoff did it either, the aggression is a great part of the game imo, its needed

thats a myth about the sledging though, they enjoy the forward and back of it, no crying involved

the commentators i agree with you though, painful but i think its the same for whatever countries national brodcaster will say, i.e. sky and bbs always jerk off England, rte will do the same with Ireland etc.

cant blame the team for that im afraid

they do play hard but fair cricket though, and they have cut way back on the sledging and messing about as it was recognised that they were not doing the game any favours, they are the first to congradulat eopponents when they achieve great milestones, i have seen many examples of great sportsman like behaviour from them, more then unsportsman like, with this group anyway

the Aussie teams of old were far more dislikable imo, tthe Waugh's and McGraths, Hayden is easy to hate for opposing fans, i get that

just this bunch are doing alot to try repair the image they have and i think they should be judged on their own merits

not gonna get into an exampe war with anyone btw, lets just say i can show plenty of great behaviour examples and im sure someone cast post up instances of poor character

its professional sport at the highest level, its going to boil over every now and then