1st ODI Australia v West Indies Feb 2 1400hrs @ the MCG

[JimmyBC]

The Mild Thing & Inglis can go back to state cricket now I reckon.

 

[eltrain]

crowd has built to the point where bay 13 have successfully managed to get a Mexican wave to do a full circuit

 

[brutus76]

Fielding's been a bit MEH to be honest

 

[Westend]

marnus !!!

 

[icyflakes]

We borrow Pakistans fielding coach or something after the test series?

 

[Santana]

Makes up for it Labs

 

[brutus76]

so miss the easy run out opportunity then take the hard one - LOL

 

[Westend]

thats better good catch

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Easily 50 short

 

[Westend]

good bowling performance

still would've batted first

 

[brutus76]

caught Costello bowled Abbott

 

[PhatBoy]

Too many runs if anything.

Missed a good chance to declare and get them in early

 

[icyflakes]

Easily 50 short

Still a solid total after their first 3 for for **** all. I was thinking 150 was gonna be a half decent score for them earlier this innings. Carty and Chase did exceptionally well.

 

[Donakebab]

Marnus really is a dickhead.

 

[dumb]

Solid enough chase for an inexperienced and out of form line up. I think a few more bats than they may like will get a turn.

 

[brutus76]

Good bowling effort

Half a**ed effort in the field though should had em done for under 200

 

[Around the Wicket]

4/17 on debut, good bowling.. shame he didn't get 5.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Can't say I'm that impressed by Morris whenever I see him.

 

[Santana]

Can't say I'm that impressed by Morris whenever I see him.

Not sure the tactics he had to bowl to today helped that much but it was an average debut

 

[eth-dog]

No, we are not surprised by by the crowd.

Just tired of the BS parroted about how Victoriand turn out for cricket ad nauseam.

Nobody says they turn out for all cricket. All Victorians say we don't turn out for ODI cricket (except for India/England). Australia in general don't turn up for ODI cricket.

 

[big_e]

I guarantee in Australia right now, an International T20 cricket would be more popular than an ODI 50 over game involving Australia.


The last bilateral series I have watched involving West Indies and England in the Caribbean on Kayo suggested to me that it was mostly full houses over there. I watched a snippet of India v Afghanistan recently too in a bilaterial series, and Indian crowds can pull in decent numbers even for an opposition of the calibre of Afghanistan.

FWIW, the average crowd for the last 30 ODIs involving Australia in Australia* is 20,399.

The average crowd for the last 30 T20Is involving Australia in Australia (excluding the T20WC) is 20,053.

If you do only the major cricket grounds (so excluding Carrara, Geelong, Canberra, Cairns and Townsville) it's 24,446 for T20Is and 25,833 for ODIs.

Not much difference, if you ask me.



*Actually the last 29 ODIs, as I took out the one vs NZ behind closed doors just when COVID hit.

 

[Cmarsh]

Nobody says they turn out for all cricket. All Victorians say we don't turn out for ODI cricket (except for India/England). Australia in general don't turn up for ODI cricket.

Well not anymore. Back in the 90's an AUS vs WI ODI would have been big.

 

[Cleavy]

Barlett to announce his ODI retirement to preserve his bowling average?

 

[Around the Wicket]

I don't like Short down the order, should be opening.. if your going to give someone a opportunity, give them one.. not half a one.. probably won't even bat.

 

[Santana]

Some here seem more interested in the crowd numbers than the actual match. Not sure why there is an obsession with it everytime I go into a gameday thread but okay.