AUS Under-19 vs England U19, 30th Match, Super Sixes, Group 2 at Kimberley, U19 World Cup, Jan 31 2024 - Match Result

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Hugh Weibgen, Australia captain: (On the performance) It was pretty good. We got off to a good start. Dixon batted really well. 266 - we were quite happy with that. Everyone knows their role well, they contributed with the bat, with the ball and in the field. In our first couple of games, we went hard and probably got ahead of ourselves. We thought we could start a little slower today and then cash in later. (On Vidler) He is a superstar. Great kid, great player and I think he will go very far. Great to watch him in full flight. Makes my job easier (having such a bowling attack). (On moving closer to the semi-finals) I don't really know how it all works (laughs), so we are just trying to win all the games we play.

Ben McKinney, England captain: Australia played really well. We felt they got 50 too many. We felt we could have chased it down but obviously it did not happen. He (Benkenstein) is one of our best fielders. Those mistakes (Weibgen being dropped in the 12th over) can happen, some cost more than others. (On the decision to bowl first) The way we have chased, it was brilliant. We wanted to do that again. We thought we could use our spinners to keep them to 220. Unfortunately, could not do it today. (On the steep target after the delay) We had the two most destructive players in our team at the crease so we were confident but it did not happen. (On their semi-final hopes) Hopefully we win against Zimbabwe and get lucky to go through.

Hugh Weibgen is the Player of the Match: (On his innings) It is probably right up there. To get the win in the end makes it better. It was good fun. Had a couple of good partnerships with my good mates. We have played a few games here, so gave myself time to get used to the conditions. I was trying to take ones and twos. I Knew I could cash in later. Against pace, I felt I could score quicker when I got width. I was dropped (early in the innings) and obviously that helped. In the last game, I went for a cross-batted shot. I was just thinking of playing through the line (today).

5:40pm Wow, that ended rather quickly and abruptly after the delay caused by bad weather. England, to be fair, had no choice but to swing, although they will not be particularly pleased with the early wickets they lost. That set the tone and pushed them so far behind that there was no coming back, once play resumed. Allison and McKinney were the two bright spots in what was otherwise an insipid batting display.

Australia, on the other hand, just reiterated why they are a team to be feared at this tournament. Vidler thundered through the England top order. Straker picked up two post the delay, with MacMillan and Campbell then brushing off the lower order. An accomplished performance, not just with bat and ball, but also in the field.

Tazeem is the last man in

Farhan Ahmed joins Allison. The brief might be to give Allison as much of the strike as possible

Spin from both ends. Campbell into the attack now. Around the wicket to Allison