I was on twitter for the end of Australia’s game against Pakistan.
Before that I hardly watched the game.
It was boring, and neither team was trying that hard.
Then the game got hot. Very hot.
Australia have done well to get this down to run a ball. #cricket Naved has gone at least 12 balls without a run off him.19 minutes ago from Tweetie
@iainobrien Doosras from Ajmal and unplayable everythings from Naved, Gul isn’t needed yet.18 minutes ago from Tweetie in reply to iainobrien
Lee comes down the wicket to Ajmal, obviously picked the doosra. Fucken hell. #cricket18 minutes ago from Tweetie
Great over for Australia, 10 off 12 needed now. Nathan will finish this up in 2 hits… #cricket16 minutes ago from Tweetie
Lee sends a text to Ajmal telling him he is coming down the wicket, lucky very lucky. #cricket16 minutes ago from Tweetie
Easy does it. #NATHANHAURITZISGOD14 minutes ago from Tweetie
No leg slip? #cricket12 minutes ago from Tweetie
Naved gets smashed that over, 6 off it. #cricket11 minutes ago from Tweetie
Gul is brought on. All he needs to do is pretend he is playing Kiwis and India are through. #cricket9 minutes ago from Tweetie
Good clip off the pads, but straight to midwicket. #cricket8 minutes ago from Tweetie
Umar finds the yorker. With reverse. Lee finds a single behind his back. #cricket8 minutes ago from Tweetie
Hauritz gets a good length, but can only bunt it back to Gul. 3 from 3. Reverse paddle? #cricket7 minutes ago from Tweetie
Hauritz almost gets it through midwicket, but Misbah throws his zimmer frame and saves it. #cricket 2 from 2 6 minutes ago from Tweetie
They only need one run my ass Pollock, we don’t do ties. Oh. #cricket5 minutes ago from Tweetie
Lee Smashes that to mid on, great fielding keeps it to one. Lee knows that is enough. But is it? Probably. #cricket4 minutes ago from Tweetie
Australia win the game with a bye. They smashed that bye. #cricket #hauritzisgod3 minutes ago from Tweetie
That was the Cardiff test of ODIs, boring as batshit for so long, and then, wait on, this is awesome. Oh shit… #cricket2 minutes ago from Tweetie
I need a piss. #cricketless than 5 seconds ago from Tweetie
Gradually returning from the totally dead. I’m still numb on the left side of the body.
Nathan Hauritz is God. The stomachs of the infidels will roast in hell.
Heavens, I still don’t see how we have played so badly and yet topped the group. I have a nasty premonition that the bleedin’ English team is going to hammer us.
The bowlers are there to bowl, bloody lower middle order batsmen. Well, Mitch is supposed to do both I guess as is Hopes. Alright, I’ll just get pissed off with White and Fergie.
I’m sorry – did I read correctly: NATHANHAURITZISGOD ????? That’s my song you’re singin’ there, buddy! :-)
And I was there! As in…watchin’ The Jrod tweet his magnificence (The best was “Lee sends a text to Ajmal…” and “Misbah throws his zimmer frame…”)
Cricinfo live commentary was having a conniption in the last few overs, kept refreshing to overs and overs before like some demented TARDIS (Rex Mossop level tautology there?) – one moment Mr Cricket and Cam the White were batting, then Mum’s Boy was in then out then in then out…(or was that his Ashes leadup…?)
Not having the benefit of F*(K)Xtel it’s all I could rely on – and with a parallel window on the WI/India game. Gary Kirsten laughing at Aus losing 8th wicket, apparently. What would he know? Never won a major trophy when it counted…
Oh – NATHANHORITZISGOD? Yes, well a season or two ago maybe, maybe – however, defection south of the Tweed has meant “he is dead to me…DEAD TO ME!”
White rabbits, y’all!
Glad I crashed with 10 overs to go, saw all the shit boring bits and missed the money shot
I don’t think Pak set a big runs target for Australia on purpose…it seemed they wanted to lose…until the last overs anyway