cricinfo tells us: "Australia have lost 27 wickets at 18.22 in the last ten overs at this World Cup, more than any other side."
At 5/246 (43.3), the broadcast predicted 290.
At 5/230 (42.1), cricinfo forecasted 293.
At 2/179 (34.2), the broadcast predicted 315.
At 1/141 (26), cricinfo forecasted 328.
At 0/106 (19), the broadcast predicted 354.
ODI World Cup.
Starc gets Morgan, top-edging the short ball to fine leg! Morgan is a flat-track bully. Cummins takes a fine tumbling catch.
England 3/26 (5.5).
Athers says Morgan is bad at short balls. Taylor says the same thing.
Stokes comes in.
Broadcast predictor: England 39%, Oz 61%.
Odds: England 24%, Oz 76%.
England 3/26 (5.5).
Athers says Morgan is bad at short balls. Taylor says the same thing.
Stokes comes in.
Broadcast predictor: England 39%, Oz 61%.
Odds: England 24%, Oz 76%.
At the end of the first Powerplay, cricinfo forecasts England 25%.
Behrendorff continues, bowling the 11th over. Stokes finally gets off the mark with a 4.
Pollock says that when the bowler sees the batsman advancing down the wicket, he should just pull his length back a bit, so it's bouncing up to around waist height.
Behrendorff does that more successfully later in the same over as Stokes comes down the wicket again.
Behrendorff continues, bowling the 11th over. Stokes finally gets off the mark with a 4.
Pollock says that when the bowler sees the batsman advancing down the wicket, he should just pull his length back a bit, so it's bouncing up to around waist height.
Behrendorff does that more successfully later in the same over as Stokes comes down the wicket again.
Beherendorff. It was just a change of ends. Good idea to keep him going as long as possible, I say.
First ball, Stokes gets a leading edge. It falls just short of the diving Warner at mid-off.
Prompted by the Stokes reverse sweep in the previous over and AB's presence in the commentary box, the broadcaster shows the infamous Gatting reverse-sweep dismissal in the WC final 1987.
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But sweet reminiscences are interrupted by another wicket!
Bairstow top edges to Cummins. Bairstow is a flat-track bully.
England 4/53 (13.5). Drinks. Buttler joins Stokes. These two have hitting power, but they are together before the 15th over.
Will Bangladesh, Pakistan, SL start to believe they can sneak into the SFs now?
Broadcast predictor: England 20%, Oz 80%.
Odds: England 17%, Oz 83%.
First ball, Stokes gets a leading edge. It falls just short of the diving Warner at mid-off.
Prompted by the Stokes reverse sweep in the previous over and AB's presence in the commentary box, the broadcaster shows the infamous Gatting reverse-sweep dismissal in the WC final 1987.
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But sweet reminiscences are interrupted by another wicket!
Bairstow top edges to Cummins. Bairstow is a flat-track bully.
England 4/53 (13.5). Drinks. Buttler joins Stokes. These two have hitting power, but they are together before the 15th over.
Will Bangladesh, Pakistan, SL start to believe they can sneak into the SFs now?
Broadcast predictor: England 20%, Oz 80%.
Odds: England 17%, Oz 83%.
Stoinis comes on to bowl the 20th over.
Stokes looks to run the ball. They appeal, but not too much, and they don't consider reviewing.
Stokes comes down the pitch again and hits Stoinis for 4.
Stokes is looking vaguely dangerous now.
8 runs from the over. RRR 6.5.
M. Clarke: "The run rate won't matter."
Stokes looks to run the ball. They appeal, but not too much, and they don't consider reviewing.
Stokes comes down the pitch again and hits Stoinis for 4.
Stokes is looking vaguely dangerous now.
8 runs from the over. RRR 6.5.
M. Clarke: "The run rate won't matter."