1st match results:
AUS 8/255
WXI 162
Australia won by 93 runs, with 51 balls to spare. Man of Match: Shane Watson

I was a little surprised to hear Watson got the Man of the Match award instead of Vettori. Vettori was involved in 5 of Australia's 8 wickets (took 4-33 and then caught Martyn out), while Watson was responsible for 4 of World XI's 10 wickets (3-43 and then ran-out Pollock). Also Vettori scored 15 runs, while Watson got 8. Just doesn't add up that Watson won. Oh well.

2nd Match:
McGrath's out with tightness in his legs, and Stuart Clark comes in to replace him. Shahid Afridi is out for the World XI, and Chris Gayle replaces him.

Let's see how the World XI respond to losing the first match. You'd think they'll be able to score more runs now without having to worry about facing McGrath. Damien Martyn (0) and Michael Clarke (6) will be disappointed with their efforts in the first game, and will be looking to improve. Hope they don't slow the run rate down too much by trying to settle in though.

Centrebet: Australia 2.05 vs World XI 1.73
STAB: Australia 2.10 vs World XI 1.65
IASbet: Australia 2.15 vs World XI 1.75

C'mon Aussie!!!

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