Australia Vs Zimbabwe | 1st ODI | 28th Aug 2022

[secretzimbo]

Two hours to go then gents. A very unsociable time for some of us - hope to stay awake for the first hour or so of the game.

Watch:
Australia: Fox Sports/Kayo Sports
India: Sony Sports - Sony Six Channel
Zim/SA: SuperSport
UK & Ireland: BT Sport
Most Other Territories: ICC.tv (Free)


Let's hope we win the toss and see Blessing and Bidza back in tandem, with a bit of Evans, restricting them to something gettable. Going to be an unbelievably tough challenge though. Not expecting much!

[secretzimbo]

Thought several bottles of Castle would keep me awake. May have been a bad idea...

[zimbos_05]

As an Australian who has to deal with about 90% of events on at crap times, I have no sympathy for people having to wake up early or stay up late to watch sport.

I just want to see us be competitive. None of this lose 5 for less than a 100 or their openers playing at a SR over 150 kind of thing.

Would be nice to just be competitive and tactical for a change.

[Donald]

Aussies bowling

[Donald]

Sean williams out

Nice to see Marumani back though. He should play patiently for a few overs get his eye in

[secretzimbo]

No Blessing and no Williams. We are going to get fucked here!

[secretzimbo]

On paper at least, our top 4 looks absolutely appalling.

[Donald]

No Blessing and no Williams. We are going to get fucked here!

No explanation for silliams being out.

I do remember Hougjton saying realistically he wanted to play Blessing from the 2nd ODI onwards and manage his injury

[Donald]

At least we bat down to number 10 if you include Richard Ngarava heroics against india and pakistan
Feel chakhabva and Burl might have to do a mopping up job

[Mr Twig]

Hopefully lessons have been learned from batting first against India.

Not looking good though. First hour could be disastrous.