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Don’t think I’ve seen a worse opening spell of bowling than what Doggett and Buckingham are rolling out right now. *Given helpful conditions

Would still rather she was just played as a permanent forward again especially if Jones misses the early rounds and other’s like Charlton, Boileau & Ewings (when she eventually gets her fitness up) are used as midfielders instead.

Was in ok nick before the Big Bash break, has looked totally out of sorts since the restart. Those batters that are red ball specialists and don’t play high level cricket for near 2 months sometimes struggle to jump straight back into the grove.

Boland a good shout to take all 10 here… not as fun when he’s the opposition.

Well I guess McSweeney has a taste for opening now… seriously though how there isn’t anyone in SA apparently better equipped for opening in first-class cricket than Conor McInerney is mind boggling, bloke is so far from this level. I’d rather they’d open with Manenti or Thornton.

All out for 285, looks good on paper given they were 1/126 but from what I watched they would be disappointed with their bowling effort today, Unfortunately a lot of the bowling was off the mark, they bowled ok in patches but wasted the new ball, leaked easy runs especially against the lower...

It’s a pity McAndrew is missing as he definitely would’ve been the best bowler on this sort of pitch the Vics have served up this morning.

Agreed, it’s better late than never. A lot of it should’ve happened post-2023 ODI World Cup victory, as good as that win was it was totally against the trend of what the white ball teams had been producing over recent years. Can very much argue none of Warner, Stoinis & Smith should’ve/needed to...

Again it looks like the players are going to be left to make the tough calls with Steve Smith just announcing his ODI retirement, he was probably the one that would’ve been left to go on as long as he wanted to. Have to wonder if it will spark a chain reaction with Maxwell, Starc and Hazlewood...

Before the 1st inning’s started I definitely thought they’d need to make over 300 to stand a remote chance but they actually bowled pretty well that they were probably only 20 runs short in the end. They pretty much did the opposite of the 2023 WC final; got selection wrong, totally misread...

Interesting to see if Australia now actually look to build towards the 2027 ODI World Cup, they tried to delay the rebuild of the white ball teams for both the 2024 T20 World Cup, which was a poor campaign and this Champions Trophy which was thrown off course by many of those experienced players...

This redemption arc of his is going to be something 😅

On second thought, whoever it was that made that Connolly decision should try to totally distance themselves totally from it and deny, deny. 🤢

Carey lost his way over the last few overs batting with the tail there

Smith lost his mind with that shot of his, just didn’t need to do it at all given the way Carey was batting

Just some horrible attacking shot selection from multiple batters looks like it’s going to cost them dearly now… this is where throwing away 1 wicket by selecting Connolly really hurts.

Doubt they’re getting anywhere near that score if they play shots like the one Inglis just played 🤮

With this Australian bowling attack they’ll need a lot closer to 300 than that. Looks a better pitch than the previous Indian games played here.

Nothing surer than umpire Illingworth giving Labuschagne out on that 50/50 LBW decision, bloke hates Australia.

That was an absolute nothing ball from Chakaravathy, did nothing off the surface, Head just hit straight down the fielder’s throat.

Whoever made that decision to include and open with Connolly should really be made to come out post-match whatever the result to explain why he made such a stupid decision.

Waiting 13 years and then the stupid coverage can’t hang around an extra 10 minutes to show the trophy presentation 🙄

Actually said to a mate this morning there was nothing surer than Jake Lehmann after looking totally putrid nearly all season would somehow end up playing a tough back-against-the-wall innings today that totally contradicts his form to help rescue SA at some point today… and of course he bloody...

Zorko complaining to their pet umpires… the fact that grub has ended up with a premiership still doesn’t sit that well.

Nice run from Draper

Surely Tex and Cumming are taken off now.

He demanded for the handball to be given with a player right on his back and had to panic kick a outside of the boot checkside because he doesn’t have a left foot that led to an easy turnover, he doesn’t make you have to look too hard to find something bad about that.

If Fogarty drops that mark in the real season you’d feel like fly kicking the TV off the wall.

Laird gets clearance… a panicked outside of the boot kick to one Crow surrounded by 3 Lions players… just don’t call for it if under pressure on your wrong side 🤦🏻‍♂️

Crouch starting to do that handbreaking ball movement thing again this quarter… hopefully that’s just due to fatigue and isn’t turning back to his bad old self