Australia in England (LOI, leg) 2012

[SLICKR392]

He will turn out to be one of the best bowlers for the Aussies, better than Pattinson, better than Siddle IMO. He is just 19 and was a treat to watch in the tour to SA.

[Yoda-esque]

Cummins is a retarded and a malnutritioned kid who will get bullied when he tours India just like how freshies get by seniors. Anyways, the entire Australian team is filled with retards. Why am i targeting Cummins anyway?

Are you Danda Roy??:nervous:

[rkt.india]

He will turn out to be one of the best bowlers for the Aussies' date=' better than Pattinson, better than Siddle IMO. He is just 19 and was a treat to watch in the tour to SA.[/quote'] No. Pattinson will be a better test bowler than him.

[MechEng]

Are you Danda Roy??:nervous:

No I'm not, I'm twice as aggressive though.

[Yoda-esque]

No I'm not' date=' I'm twice as aggressive though.[/quote'] How do you know so much about DandaRoy??:nervous::nervous:

[MechEng]

How do you know so much about DandaRoy??:nervous::nervous:

There is a thing called 'Google search'. Isn't he the violent guy from US? Anyways, I hate no one. Except for Rob ******* Moody.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Pat Cummins is fast very fast and he is just 19.Hope they preserve him.Was Bowling very quick yesterday.I hardly so many 90MPH balls by WI or ENG bowlers.But Lee and Cummins we bowling in 90s all the time.

[Old guy]

Pat Cummins is fast very fast and he is just 19.Hope they preserve him.Was Bowling very quick yesterday.I hardly so many 90MPH balls by WI or ENG bowlers.But Lee and Cummins we bowling in 90s all the time.

but but speed guns are slow :dontknow:

[rkt.india]

but but speed guns are slow :dontknow:

They are slow only for English bowlers, not for Best, Roach, and Gabriel.

[Old guy]

They are slow only for English bowlers' date=' not for Best, Roach, and Gabriel.[/quote'] :winky:

[MechEng]

Mark my words, he'll be the next Mitchell johnson.

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Aussie cricket coach ponders opening combo Australia are searching for their best one-day opening batting combination just days out from Friday's series opener against England at Lord's. More... Aussie cricket coach ponders opening combo Tom Wald June 25, 2012 AAP Australia are searching for their best one-day opening batting combination just days out from Friday's series opener against England at Lord's. The nation's best 50-over teams have all enjoyed strong, settled partnerships at the top of the order. Think World Cup winning combinations such as Geoff Marsh and David Boon, Adam Gilchrist and Mark Waugh, Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden. Coach Mickey Arthur said selectors were still trying to strike the "perfect balance" in terms of working out who should take guard for the start of the innings alongside David Warner. Shane Watson and Matthew Wade have both partnered Warner since the wicketkeeper's one-day international debut four months ago in Australia. Although he wanted a degree of flexibility in his lineup, Arthur admitted he was keen to nail down a combination. "We'd like some consistency for our batters so they know where they're going to bat," Arthur said. "But the batters know from my conversations with them that they know what's expected. "They know what roles they're going to play." After Watson opened in all five one-day matches in the Caribbean, Wade was preferred for the tour opener in Leicester. The left-hander made a solid 32 against Leicestershire with Watson in line to open in the rain-ruined clash against Ireland in Belfast. Arthur suggested the fitness of Australia's Twenty20 captain George Bailey (groin niggle) would determine whether Watson or Wade opens for the first match of the five-game series. In short, if the Tasmanian middle order batsman is fit and selected then Wade will play at the top of the order. If not, Peter Forrest will come in and Wade will slide down the order to play a finishing role at the end of the innings. Warner said he and Wade had to be careful to keep the scoreboard ticking over and not just rely on scoring boundaries. "That is part of our game where we can get away or we can get bogged down a little bit," he said. "We are working on that a lot." Warner said he had to tone down his cavalier approach to the game in the seamer-friendly English conditions. "It is about trying to pull it in early because it does a bit early here," he said. "I have to adjust it." Australia's preparations have been far from ideal with weather impacting on lead-up matches in Leicester and Belfast. The weather bureau is forecasting fine conditions for Tuesday's day/night clash against Essex in Chelmsford.

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England name unchanged squad for five-match series against Australia England have named an unchanged 14-man squad for the five-match NatWest series against Australia which starts at Lord's on Friday. More... England name unchanged squad for five-match series against Australia • Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan all return • England aiming for seventh consecutive ODI home series win Andy Wilson guardian.co.uk, Monday 25 June 2012 Stuart Broad was one of the players released before the washed-out third match of the 50-over series against West Indies. England have named an unchanged 14-man squad for the five-match NatWest series against Australia which starts at Lord's on Friday. Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan, who were all released before the washed-out third match of the 50-over series against West Indies at Headingley last Friday, return in place of Chris Woakes, Stuart Meaker and James Tredwell. England will be aiming for a seventh consecutive win in a home one-day series but Australia are top of the ICC's World Rankings for the 50-over game. England are joint fourth with Sri Lanka. Australia will complete their preparations for the series in a day-night match at Chelmsford on Tuesday against an Essex team for whom England's ODI captain Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara have been made available. The England management have also released Steve Finn, Eoin Morgan and Craig Kieswetter to play in Friends Life t20 fixtures for their counties on Tuesday. England NatWest Series squad Alastair Cook (Essex) (Captain) James Anderson (Lancashire) Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire) Ian Bell (Warwickshire) Ravi Bopara (Essex) Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire) Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) Jade Dernbach (Surrey) Steven Finn (Middlesex) Craig Kieswetter (Somerset) Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire) Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire) Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire) NatWest Series fixtures Friday 29 June, Lord's 10.45am Sunday 1 July, The Oval 10.45am Wednesday 4 July, Edgbaston 2pm Saturday 7 July, Chester-le-Street 10.45am Tuesday 10 July, Old Trafford 2pm

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Wade out to cement wicketkeeper position Matthew Wade is out to make the Australia wicketkeeper's spot his own on their tour of England More... Wade looking for edge in 'keeping battle Tom Wald June 26, 2012 AAP Forget the Ashes, Matthew Wade has the chance to stamp his claim to be Australia's long-term wicketkeeper in the one-day series against England starting on Friday. Wade's standout performances in the Caribbean have set up an intriguing three-way battle for control behind the stumps with Brad Haddin and Tim Paine. Haddin has retained his Cricket Australia contract and will be considered for the next Test against South Africa in Brisbane in November. Meanwhile, Wade's former childhood mate Paine is on the comeback trail after having his career stalled by an injured finger. Paine, 27, appeared to be Haddin's natural successor following the 2010 United Kingdom tour but the injury and 24-year-old Wade's emergence have changed all that. However, Paine is still highly rated and has been given an opportunity to impress in Australia A's four-match tour of England starting next month. With all that playing out in the background, Wade said he was just trying to come to grips with the unfamiliar conditions before this week's series opener at Lord's. "I want to play well over here. I don't want to just get the experience," he said. "I struggled early in the West Indies tour trying to get used to those conditions. We were only there for a couple of days before we played the first one-dayer. "So these two weeks coming over earlier has been a great help for me and some of the younger players that haven't played over here before. "I want to play good cricket and hope to cement my spot in the team, to be honest." Wade said he did not consider the five-match series against England to be an audition for next year's Ashes series. However, history would suggest he had better grab hold of his chance. After all, Adam Gilchrist waited until one week short of turning 28 for his Test debut and Brad Haddin pulled on the baggy green for the first time after his 30th birthday. And Paine, three years Wade's senior, still has plenty of cricket ahead of him, barring a continuation of his injury curse. If all that pressure to perform was not enough, Wade is still waiting to discover his regular batting position in the one-day side. In his brief one-day career, the left-hander has bounced between opening and coming in after the specialist batsmen. Coach Mickey Arthur said the team was yet to settle on Wade's best spot. "I've opened the batting for the last three or four years at home (for Victoria) and then before that," Wade said. "So it's not a huge swing, as long as I know a few days out which I generally will, what I'm doing and I can prepare for that." Australia play their final warm-up match against Essex in Chelmsford on Tuesday, starting at 2pm (2300 AEST).

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Clarke helps Australia beat Essex Michael Clarke and David Hussey hit half-centuries and Alastair Cook manages only five runs as Australia thump Essex. More... Michael Clarke hits 76 as Australia beat Essex by 179 runs One-day tour match, Chelmsford: Australia 313-9 (50 overs) beat Essex 134 (32.4 overs) by 179 runs Match scorecard Captain Michael Clarke scored 76 as Australia completed their warm-up for the one-day series against England with a 179-run win over Essex. David Hussey hit 67 for the tourists as they raced to 313-9 off their 50 overs. England's one-day captain Alastair Cook managed only five runs as Essex were bowled out for 134 at Chelmsford, with teenager Pat Cummins taking 3-26. Australia face the first of five one-day internationals against England at Lord's on Friday. Cook's international team-mate Ravi Bopara hit 39 for the county side, striking six fours, while wicketkeeper James Foster got 41. But any hope Cook had of getting a good look at Australia's bowling attack were ruined by Clint McKay in the fourth over of the Essex innings. He lasted only 15 balls as an intended drive was edged to Michael Clarke at first slip. Young Essex left-arm seamer Reece Topley made an impression by taking four Australian wickets, dismissing opener Watson. But the experienced Clarke and Hussey did plenty of damage, while Matthew Wade and Steve Smith also made significant scores later in the Australian innings. Watson and David Warner got Australia off to a speedy start, notching up 51 between them in a little more than six overs. Warner went for 26, caught in the deep by Ryan ten Doeschate off the bowling of Graham Napier, before Watson edged a bouncing Topley delivery to Foster. Clarke steadied the innings after Topley dismissed George Bailey, putting on a 137-run stand with Hussey before retiring to give other batsmen a chance. Essex never looked like getting close to Australia's total, with Mark Pettini dismissed by Brett Lee in the third over before Cook fell. When Cummins bowled Tom Westley in the sixth over, Essex had only 14 runs on the board. Bopara and Foster managed to stop the wickets falling for a while, but the home side were dismissed with almost 18 of their 50 overs remaining.

[rkt.india]

Denying Cummins his 'Shane Warne moment' "Pat Cummings is coming on to bowl," said the Essex ground announcer. And that isn't a typo by me, the added g was used for pretty much the entire match. Taking a five-for and hitting the winning runs in your first Test as a teenager should be enough for people to know your name. But Cummins is still fairly unknown to English audiences. Him, Starc and Pattinson are often grouped together as Australia's young pace bowlers. Starc looks a nightmare to face on his day, Pattinson is a beast of a young man but it's Cummins who is the mythical cricket creature. The teenage pace sensation. Watching him bowl in the dusk at Chelmsford was an exciting moment. His second ball ripped out Tom Westerley's stumps in a violent way. Ryan ten Doeschate seemed happier when Ravi Bopara was facing. Greg Smith played a classical forward defence to a ball that had bowled him several seconds earlier. Graham Napier didn't look keen on getting behind the line. And the tail looked properly afraid. It was what a fast-bowling teen sensation should do, smash wickets, rush batsmen and scare tail-enders. And if later this week was the first Test, Cummins could have his magical moment where he gets to bowl his first international ball on English soil, and give himself his "Shane Warne" moment. The ball of the century was an amazing delivery, but had it been the first ball Warne had bowled in New Zealand or Sri Lanka, it wouldn't have had the same effect. By the time Warne was playing in an Ashes Test, he'd help win a Test in Sri Lanka, taken a seven-wicket haul against West Indies and demolished New Zealand. But in the UK, that meant little and his career started by bamboozling Gatting. Imagine what it would be like if a teenage fast bowler was playing in the Ashes next week. Steaming in from the nursery end bowling his first ball in Ashes cricket. Even if he failed, it would be an amazing story. Instead we have an ODI series that's being played for financial and World Cup 2015 planning reasons. A series that at best will be forgotten by the time the World Cup is actually played. Perhaps we get lucky, and in one of the ODIs Cummins takes a bag of wickets. Although most ODI hauls are assisted by slogs and powerplay foolishness anyway, so it's less likely to make any real impact. By the time Cummins does play a Test in the UK, people will remember him as the young guy who played in a few ODIs the summer before. It won't have the magic of someone arriving from nowhere. You'd assume that by the time of the first Ashes Test, most ground announcers will know Cummins doesn't have a g in it. http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/sadisthour/archives/2012/06/denying_cummins_his_shane_warn.php

[CoverDrive]

I will say that Pattinson>Cummins>Starc

[Old guy]

I will say that Pattinson>Cummins>Starc

in tests.. def pattinson needs to learn one day bowling..

[Crookbond]

I think Cummins is just more talented than Pattinson. I will not comment on who's better as there's very little games both have played in their short careers.

[Pagalpanti]

First look it does seem that Cummins is more talented.