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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #46
Mitchell Johnson needs to perform...he has been hyped up this series bigtime as the destroyer and every Aus player interviewed has him as the messiah.
You just start worrying when teams start talking themselves up..its usually because they dont have the form or skillset to match the opposition and try and use the mental approach to get some sort of edge. Problem is England are not biting and have hardly said a word in anger so far and are just quietly going about their business.

Had to laugh at an article in the Sun where Jimmy Anderson and Michael Clarke has some run in years ago ...Anderson reckons Clarke was being an arrogant knob at some player gathering so he grabbed a batting pad and preceeded to whack Clarke with it....... ???......think I would have grabbed something solid like my bat and returned service to Jimmy who seems an arrogant individual who has got way ahead of himself in terms of where he sit in terms of great Engliish Bowlers...

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #47
Watson out in the last over prior to lunch.  Looks like the this series is going to continue exactly where the last one left off. 

On another note... over rates.... umpires needs to have a chat to Cook and tell him to get on with it.

DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #48
And Clarke gone for 1  :o   Ho hum...
Reality is an illusion, caused by a lack of alcohol...

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #49
Warner gone.

4 for 92!

ouch.
Finals, then 4 in a row!

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #50
Some terrible batting from Australia - Warner and the bimbo Watson in particular.....

Watson simply is not a Test batsman.
Finals, then 4 in a row!

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #51
Bailey gone - another unnecessary poke at a ball outside off....

5 for 100.
Finals, then 4 in a row!

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #52
Going well isn't it...

They used to have depth...now they talk about depths.


Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #53
By the way, it'll be interesting to see if Haddin can put his hand up here.

He's usually responded to tough circumstances by trying to drive at outswingers on the up.

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #54
By the way, it'll be interesting to see if Haddin can put his hand up here.

He's usually responded to tough circumstances by trying to drive at outswingers on the up.

Or pull deliveries that are three feet outside the off stump......
I'm picking Siddle to make some runs....

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #55
Bailey gone - another unnecessary poke at a ball outside off....

5 for 100.

Bailey is our version of Mike Brearley.....good captain material but wont hold his place in the team as a batsman....

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #56
Can't beleive it as come to this.  Duds. 

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #57
Its funny how our  national teams in Cricket and Soccer have mirrored each other.
Both relied on the 'same olds' for way too long, and are now paying a heavy price for that.
The same people who the Aussie cricket team treated with arrogance and distain when at the top of the hill, are the same people who are absolutely reveling in our misfortunes now that we re at the bottom. That's why it hurts so much for the Aussies. They ve got the 'but I was the Prom Queen' syndrome.

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #58
Two of the whipping boys have knuckled down and put on a good partnership.  They need to stick around and put on at least another 100.

The controlled aggression from both Haddin and Johnson looks to be the way to go against the Poms' attack.

Edit: Johnson didn't go on with it but a 50 is a 50.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #59
Yep, crisis is the best word for it.  May as well pick a pair of openers, a keeper and 8 bowlers and try to chase small(er) totals.

Clarke not fit and clearly so.  If his back is so bad how long can he continue?

Can't believe that Watson still remains an automatic selection.  Based upon what.... potential?  Concentration wobbled prior to lunch and the manner and timing of his dismissal was woeful.

The poms will make 600 in this pitch, if it doesn't rain we could be down 350 runs with two days to go on a turning deck...
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?