Australia/England/India Tri Series Jan/Feb 2015

[meninblue]

England won by 216 runs. Test match type victory margin in ODI .

[GarlicJam]

England won by 216 runs. Test match type victory margin in ODI .

Or, test match quality team playing a club quality team.

[rich1uk]

England won by 216 runs. Test match type victory margin in ODI .

Or, test match quality team playing a club quality team.

not sure the ACT invitational were quite test match class

[GarlicJam]

Yeah, sorry. I didn't think this one through.

[Aidan11]

England won by 216 runs. Test match type victory margin in ODI .

Or, test match quality team playing a club quality team.

not sure the ACT invitational were quite test match class

That's all right. Neither are England.

[rich1uk]

That's all right. Neither are England.

that was what I meant , I assumed GJ had us marked down as the club quality side

[Aidan11]

That's all right. Neither are England.

that was what I meant , I assumed GJ had us marked down as the club quality side

Ah yes I missed that. I'm still half asleep.

[Aidan11]

Didn't realise tonight's game starts at 3.20am. Day/nighter presumably.

[bigfluffylemon]

Indeed, yes.

Muggy and overcast here in Canberra this morning, after heavy overnight rain. May well be a good day to bowl first, despite chasing under lights.

Rogers is in the PM's XI, Hussey out with an injury. England should still win comfortably. You have to wonder about these warm up games. The opposition is such that if you win, everyone downplays it, but if you lose it's a catastrophe. Quite why tours can no longer include warm-up games against first class sides I am not sure (although I think this game will have List A status, correct?)

[shankycricket]

Anderson and Finn,left out.....

[rich1uk]

Anderson and Finn,left out.....

not saying its what I would do but I don't think finn will be in the first choice XI once the serious stuff starts

if they want tredwell in the team they wont want to have a batting lineup with broad as high as #8 with 3 rabbits behind him

[bigfluffylemon]

So I was wrong, England chose to bat, but to be fair the sun is out now

Openers look comfortable so far. The PM's XI opening bowlers are no pushovers.

[bigfluffylemon]

On the other hand, the pair of first change bowlers have 5 list A games between them

I guess the days of the PM's XI being essentially 'Australia A' are long gone, based on this and last year's game.

[rich1uk]

looks like bell is in the process of securing the openers spot

[bigfluffylemon]

looks like bell is in the process of securing the openers spot

Maybe Australia deliberately picked a weak bowling attack with this in mind, so England would open with Bell in the WC and fail miserably...