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Mitchell Marsh loses his first toss as Captain but seems in good cheer as per. He says Australia would have bowled first as well. Full teams incoming!
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Hello and welcome to the OBO of Australia v Oman at the Kensington Oval. It’s Group B, it’s Barbados and it’s erm not quite the BIG ONE. Australia and England will duke it out on Saturday and there’s a little more spice sprinkled on that match already after the rain washed out the current holders’ first game against Scotland yesterday. With the points shared there is even less wiggle room in the group but Australia have the opportunity to get some breathing space, a win today will see them join Namibia at the top of the pile.
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We’ll come to nascent Captain Mitch Marsh’s outfit shortly – but what of their opponents today? Oman narrowly lost their opening fixture to Namibia on a Super Over, they’ve never come up against Australia before but their Captain, Aqib Ilyas, was wonderfully bullish in his pre-match presser – stating that whilst they respect the Australian players…
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“Once you step into the field, there is no big name, there is no one bigger than you… It’s another game for us and we don’t think that we are going to play someone extraordinary.”
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Ilyas will be hoping that the Kensington Oval wicket is something of a stodgy turner and thus allow his side of many spinners the opportunity to get to work stiflin’ and skittlin’ the powerhouse Australian outfit.
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Australia? Well m’colleague Martin Pegan has done the hard yards so I don’t have to, thanks to him for preparing something a little earlier on where the Aussies are at.
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Australia will again be hoping that familiarity breeds success as they aim to complete the set of ICC silverware at the T20 World Cup in the US and Caribbean. To put the finishing touches on the historic haul, the current men’s ODI World Cup and World Test Championship titleholders have turned to an experienced squad that has been key to the glory days, though this time will be under the guidance of Mitch Marsh in his first major tournament as captain.
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The 15-player squad includes nine from the XI that lined up in the T20 World Cup final three years ago when Australia broke New Zealand hearts to clinch what remains the men’s only triumph from eight attempts. The concern is that much the same group of players were unable to hit similar heights when failing to progress past the group stage on home soil a year later. Travis Head and Nathan Ellis are the only fresh faces this time around.
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Australia might have only won the men’s T20 World Cup once in eight attempts but, as became increasingly apparent at the ODI World Cup last year, always carry an imposing aura into international tournaments. While no nation has held all three men’s ICC titles at once, let alone considering that Australia’s all-conquering women’s outfit also have a firm grip on their ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup crowns, the current squad has the runs on the board to be trusted to now entrench their legacy and lay down another marker to be considered among the all-time greats.”
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You heard the man – Australia’s hunt for the third ICC gong starts here.
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Play gets underway in Barbados at 8:30pm local time, 10:30am AEST and 1:30am BST where I am in foggy old London town.
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Do get in touch if you are tuning in – I’m on the email and X @Jimbo_Cricket for my sins.
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Important Events
1st innings: Australia 6-0 (Warner 1, Head 5) Warner hits his first ball off his pads. Head hits the first ball hard across the bizz square of the wicket for four! The shot of a man in good form and full of confidence. But Bilal Khan tightens up and there’s one single left in the over. A decent start for Oman. They start with two slips but quickly remove one to strengthen the field. But they’re up for this one!
I agree. Travis Head, with his meaty walrus moustache sparkling in the Barbados moonlight, is fresh off a frighteningly good IPL campaign and strutting around alongside the equally hairy Davy Warner, while Bilal Khan is set to open for Oman with a slippery left-arm seam. play!
The players are getting ready on the edge of the boundary line. It’s set to be a sunny and warm night in Barbados. The same can be said for South London…
Just enough time to read what Angus Fontaine wrote about Mitch Marsh:
team:
Australia joins Without it Nathan Ellis will be selected over Pat Cummins or Cameron Green.
Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Oman: Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Atavale (wk), Aqib Ilyas (captain), Jisham Maqsood, Khalid Khair, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mehran Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, Karimulla, Bilal Khan
Oman won the toss and elected to bowl.
Coach Aqib Ilyas read the coin correctly and said his team would chase, telling manager Nasser Hussain, “The pitch is new and our bowlers have performed well in the last match so they are confident.”
Mitchell Marsh lost his first toss as captain but looks as lively as ever. He says Australia would have bowled first too. The whole team has arrived!
preamble
James Wallace
Hello and welcome to the Australia v Oman OBO at Kensington Oval. Group B, Barbados, and Uh… not at all of Something big. Australia and England clash on Saturday, a match that already has added excitement after the current champions’ opening match against Scotland was rained out yesterday. With the points level, there is even less room in the group, but Australia have a chance to breathe and a win today would see them move joint-top of the group with Namibia.
We’ll talk more about the new team under captain Mitch Marsh later, but what about today’s opponent? Oman lost their opening match narrowly to Namibia in the Super Over. This is their first time playing against Australia, and captain Aqib Ilyas was incredibly bullish in his pre-match press conference, saying he respects the Australian players, but…
“Once I step on the field, there are no big names, there is no player bigger than me. It’s a different game for us and I don’t expect to face any special players.”
Ilyas will be hoping that the wicket at Kensington Oval is a bit of a hard turner and his team, which boasts a host of spinners, will have a good chance of containing and beating a formidable Australian side.
Australia? My colleague Martin Piegan did the hard work so I didn’t have to, so thanks to him for preparing me a little early on about the Australian situation.
Australia will be hoping that familiarity will once again produce success as they look to secure an ICC trophy at the T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean. The current Men’s ODI World Cup and World Test Championship title holders have fielded an experienced squad that was key to their glory days to put the finishing touches on this historic victory, but this time Mitch Marsh will be at the helm in his first major tournament as captain.
Nine of the 15 players are from the 11 that appeared in the T20 World Cup final three years ago, when Australia broke New Zealand’s hearts to secure their only victory in the men’s competition in eight attempts. The concern is that the same players failed to reach the same heights a year later, when they failed to get out of the group stage on home soil. The only new faces this time around are Travis Head and Nathan Ellis.
“Although Australia have only won one Men’s T20 World Cup in eight appearances, they always exude an aura of authority in international competition, as was increasingly evident at last year’s ODI World Cup. No country has ever won three men’s ICC titles simultaneously, but with Australia’s women’s team also firmly in control of the ODI and T20 World Cup crowns, it’s fair to say the current team now has the track record to cement their legacy and set new records that will see them recognised as the greatest team of all time.”
Listen, Australia’s quest for a third ICC title begins here.
The match kicks off at 8:30pm local time in Barbados, where I’m in the misty old London town, 10:30am Australian Eastern Standard Time, and 1:30am British Summer Time.
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