England V Australia 2013-14 Ashes - ODI & T20 Series

Only a matter of time before they call off the 1st ODI at Leeds today.

(06-09-2013 09:36 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Only a matter of time before they call off the 1st ODI at Leeds today.

Typical of Yorkshire's "luck" lately .Any other day this week and it would be game on !

This wont help wipe off Yorkshire's £20 million debt,very sad.

Shame if it does. £20 million? I thought it was only the non test ground counties (apart from Waricks) that were in trouble.

Called off at 13.30 let's see if we have more luck on Sunday in Manchester.

2nd ODI Australia make a massive 315-7
Latest England 130-5 off 29 overs

Australia beat England by 88 runs

Australia 315-7 Clarke 105 Bailey 82 Rankin 2-49
England 227 all out 44.2 overs Butler 75 Pietersen 60 Morgan 54 McKay 3-47 Johnson 2-36

I just can't see how England can beat Australia with the team they put out.Loading the side with 8 specialist batsmen with very little bowling options.I think Morgan did the best he could in the field & did well to keep them under 350.
Resting players is all well & good but should we be giving away a victory to an Australian side that hasn't won a a competitive game in months.It's a different format with many different players on both sides but Australia will gain more confidence leading into the Ashes Down under.

I don't see any reason to select Finn, who tends to be expensive. How is he a one day bowler?

^ Finn is currently England's highest ranked ODI bowler,4th best in the world one place above Anderson.