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show some fight for pete's sake

seriously

lost 10 for 60

Edit: 3rd worst collapse in history after a century + opening stand
 
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Pakistan declare 461 runs ahead

we have 137 overs to survive

can we at least make into the final day

Shaun Marsh , you are the experienced pro in this side , you need to be Not Out at the end.
 
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Pakistan declare 461 runs ahead

we have 137 overs to survive

can we at least make into the final day

Shaun Marsh , you are the experienced pro in this side , you need to be Not Out at the end.
2 ball duck , well done Marsh

drop him for Renshaw for the 2nd Test and give Doran a go against India.
 
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3/136 at Stumps , 326 to win :)

Khawaja 50*
Head 34*

Finch 49 , S Marsh 0 , M Marsh 0

let's bat all day for a draw
 
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and to think we have problems :)

26 all out, and defeated in 11 balls - China humbled by Nepal in WT20 qualifier

China has long been described as a dormant superpower, but where cricket is concerned, it is clearly still in the deepest of slumbers.
It took their next-door neighbours Nepal just 1.5 overs to hunt down a miniscule total of 26, as China slumped to their fifth defeat out of five in the ICC's latest regional qualifier for the next World T20 in 2020.

With a population of approximately 1.5 billion people, China has a burgeoning and focussed interest in global sporting prowess - from their hosting of the 2008 Olympics to the recent relaunch of the super-rich China Super League, they aim to create a GBP500 billion dollar sports industry by 2025.

But where cricket is concerned, China remains way off the pace - despite the best endeavours of the former Bangladesh captain, Aminul Islam, who described himself as the "Neil Armstrong of Chinese cricket" when he was appointed by the Asian Cricket Council a decade ago oversee the growth of the game in the country.

"We are putting extra effort into China, because without China, cricket is not a global sport," Aminul told ESPNcricinfo back in 2010. On the current evidence, the sport will remain a second-class citizen for some years to come.

In today's non-contest, just one Chinese batsman, Hong Jiang Yan reached double figures - opening the batting he made 11 from 27 balls, having made scores of 1, 0, 1 and 1 in his first four outings of the tournament.

Seven of their players made ducks, two of them falling to Nepal's star of the show, the 18-year-old legspinner, Sandeep Lamichhane, who returned the stunning figures of 3 for 4 in four overs to take his tally for the tournament to 20 wickets in 17 overs at an average of 2.05.
In reply, Nepal's openers galloped to their total in an 11-ball flurry - with Binod Bhandari clobbering 24 of those in eight deliveries, with three fours and a six.

Nepal have now won five games out of five, with a top-of-the-table showdown to come against Singapore on Friday. Both sides have already secured their progression to next year's WT20 Asian finals, with Nepal sealing their berth with their 117-run win over Bhutan on Tuesday.

For China, it's back to the drawing board - although they have one last outing to come against Malaysia on Friday. And given that Malaysia themselves reduced Myanmar to 9 for 8 in another extraordinary contest on Tuesday, the portents are great.

On the plus side, China still have time to get their ambitions in order before these beatings take on any official status. The ICC recently announced that all T20Is would be given full international status, but effective only from January 1, 2019.

Fortunately, that edict won't be extended to 50-over contests, in which China's record is no better. In April 2017, they lost by 390 runs to Saudi Arabia after being bowled out for 28 in a World League Qualifier.
 
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earlier in the week

Myanmar 9 for 8, Pavandeep Singh 5 for 1

At the ICC World T20 Asia Regions Qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur, Myanmar and Malaysia produced a completed match - albeit rain-affected - with a grand total of 20 runs.

Having been put into bat, Myanmar were reduced to 9 for 8 from 10.1 overs before rain arrived. Six batsmen made ducks as Malaysia's Pavandeep Singh bagged 5 for 1 off his four overs. None of Myanmar's scoring shots produced more than a single.

Chasing a revised target of 6 - in eight overs - Malaysia didn't make the ideal start, losing both openers for ducks in the first over before Suhan Alagarathnam secured victory with the only boundary of the match, a six.
 
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unfarkenbelievable

incredible effort to bat all day and draw the Test ?????

hats off to Usman , Finch , Head , the Captain and Goat

truly remarkable

as for the Marsh boys , let's hope the selectors have the guts to drop one of them for Renshaw

proud peformance
 
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Interesting scheduling (again) by Cricket Australia.

1st Round of the Sheffield Shield commences Oct 16 - 19 , which clashes with the 2nd Test , however the T20 Squad is also unavailable even thought the T20's are Oct 24 , 26 ,28.

2nd Round of the Shield is Oct 25 - 28.

The 3rd Round of the Shield is Nov 3 - 6 so we have a ODI on the 4th.

The 4th Round of the Shield is Nov 16 - 19 bit wait we have a one off T20 against South Africa on November 17.

So those that are playing all 3 formats may get to play in the 5th Round of the Shield on November 27 - 30 before the Test Series against India starts.

Geez it would be nice if our Test players could actually play 3+4 Shield games before a Test Series , no wonder our players struggle and those that are playing Shield are playing against less than full strength sides.

Maybe Oct - Dec should be red ball cricket then play white ball cricket from January onwards.
 
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Cricket South Australia have finally got their act together and announced their new T20 Tournament will actually commence.

The Mzansi Super League will be played from Nov 16 to Dec 16.

6 teams

marquee South African players & international signings will be announced on Monday 15th October.

Clashes with the Abu Dhabi T10 League (Nov 23 - Dec 2) where most of the "usual suspects" have already signed.

Their own T20 players will be in Australia playing a one off T20 on the 17th November (after 3 ODI's)
 
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Cricket South Australia have finally got their act together and announced their new T20 Tournament will actually commence.

The Mzansi Super League will be played from Nov 16 to Dec 16.

6 teams

marquee South African players & international signings will be announced on Monday 15th October.

Clashes with the Abu Dhabi T10 League (Nov 23 - Dec 2) where most of the "usual suspects" have already signed.

Their own T20 players will be in Australia playing a one off T20 on the 17th November (after 3 ODI's)
Rashid Khan , Jason Roy , Dawid Malan , Eoin Morgan , Chris Gayle :) and Dwayne Bravo :) are the confirmed overseas players so far.

Appears their is a players draft on Wednesday for the rest.
 
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Pakistan have won the Test and are batting.

Australia unchanged , it won't happen but would like to see SMarsh back at 5 and MMarsh at 6 , think the captain should bat 3.

Finch , Khawaja , Paine , Head , SMarsh , MMarsh , Labuschagne
 
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Pakistan 5/77 at lunch

GOAT on fire with 4 wickets in 6 balls.
let them get away from us

All Out for 282
Fakhar Zaman 94 , Safraz Ahmed 94
Goat 4/78 , Labuschagne 3/45 , Starc 2/37 , M Marsh 1/21

Labuschagne showing good signs , the 60's & 70's we had many batsmen who bowled leggies , IF he can produce with the bat we may have found one.
 
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