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Reply #330 –
Wouldn't matter how many runs Marsh got in the lead up matches.....we just gotta have that Selfish Spud Watson in the side earning or not his $3million a year.....pfft :o

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #331 –
Haddins dropped catch looks like it might cost us.

We started well, haven't been able to back it up in the 2nd session so far.
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Reply #332 –
Quote from: Amers – on
Haddins dropped catch looks like it might cost us.

We started well, haven't been able to back it up in the 2nd session so far.

Yeah...only cost 134 runs..well done Brad.  7-340 is Ok in the end, need to skittle the tail rather quickly though.

That wasn't a pitch either, it was a cold bread pudding.  Balls bouncing twice to the keeper in the first over of a test match.  Bodes well for no bowler.
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Reply #333 –
Bowling was very inconsistent.... Jaffas mixed with overpitched trash.  Awful pitch for our pacemen, classic home team manipulation.
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Reply #334 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
Bowling was very inconsistent.... Jaffas mixed with overpitched trash.  Awful pitch for our pacemen, classic home team manipulation.

It's just not good enough Test Match bowling from the leftys....as usual from Starc.  Hazelwood bowled well.  Trouble is, Starc always seems to bowl just enough wicket takers to get him a couple of ......and a whole lot of garbage with no pressure on for the rest of it.  Honestly, I'd prefer Sidds & Hazelwood in England.  The pitches are not going to suit Johnson at all, deliberately of course, but you can't afford to have both he & Starc in the same side.

I hope Cummings gets a run in one of the Tests....although if he does it will be if we are well under the pump & 1 or tests down !
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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #335 –
I watched till after lunch, didn't think we bowled well, but apart from Root they didn't bat very well either. If Gary Ballance is #3 we don't have too much to worry about.

Reckon we will post a big score and skittle the poms in the 2nd innings.

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Reply #336 –
Quote from: malo – on
It's just not good enough Test Match bowling from the leftys....as usual from Starc.  Hazelwood bowled well.  Trouble is, Starc always seems to bowl just enough wicket takers to get him a couple of ......and a whole lot of garbage with no pressure on for the rest of it.  Honestly, I'd prefer Sidds & Hazelwood in England.  The pitches are not going to suit Johnson at all, deliberately of course, but you can't afford to have both he & Starc in the same side.

I hope Cummings gets a run in one of the Tests....although if he does it will be if we are well under the pump & 1 or tests down !

Particularly on pitches like that  ::)

Starc and Johnson are wicket takers but they are expensive and not suited to pitches that take the pace out of the ball.  Siddle tying up one end would put more pressure on the batsmen.

It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

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Reply #337 –
Quote from: Bear – on
I watched till after lunch, didn't think we bowled well, but apart from Root they didn't bat very well either. If Gary Ballance is #3 we don't have too much to worry about.

Reckon we will post a big score and skittle the poms in the 2nd innings.

Thought Stokes and Ali threw the blade ok as well as Root who batted brilliantly IMO....all the talk of 5-0 has made us a bit soft in approach IMO, we lacked venom and hunger
and looked like we thought it was just a case of rocking up and the Poms would surrender.
Seen Glaciers move faster than Watto in the field and the sooner M. Marsh is in the team the better...

If Root can make it look easy so can our batters ie Warner , Smith etc although runs on the board like England have does always create pressure.....we can still win the game and while
England have their nose in front it was more of a case us of us playing poorly than them being anything special..Root aside.....maybe Warner can keep his mouth shut next time as Root looked like he had a point to prove.
 re: Gary Ballance.....another English boring barnacle with no shots apart from the outside edge through slips...reckon the English supporters would have been glad he got out as well...

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #338 –
Englands tail is flogging our bowling...playing Ali at No 8 has really messed with our bowlers, he is an opener by trade and we just seemed to have bowled at him like a tailender and its really cost us. Hope playing eight batsman cost England though when they have to bowl as Ali is just a part timer and should be easy pickings on this wicket.

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Reply #339 –
If the Aussies ever get to bat on this road....probably about lunchtime tomorrow the way it's going....watch em F..K it up.....very unimpressed with what is going on so far....bowlers cannot find a line...therefore 9/420 odd...how these flogs have put on nearly 100 this morning is beyond me...new ball too:-(

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Reply #340 –
If we lose this test Haddin should be dropped.
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Reply #341 –
Oh ...and why has Clarke got Johnson 3/4s to the fence at mid off...cost him 2 catches so far..coulda been batting 20 minutes ago...A1 Skipper!  :P

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Reply #342 –
This test is gone .

Need rain.
You can fool some of the people some of the time.......................................

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Reply #343 –
Without wishing to put the mockers on him, young Rogers is doing OK.  Hopefully, he will go on and turn this 50 into a ton.

Smith got tangled up after looking OK.

A couple of the commentators are suggesting that Siddle should have played.  They are also hoping to see Pattinson in action.  It will be hard to drop Starc after his five for and Johnson looks rusted on to his spot.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

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Reply #344 –
Poor shots from Smith, Clarke & Voges, gave their wickets away.  Smith & Clarke obviously trying to target Ali (which is a good move.....if they really put pressure on his bowling, can the Poms afford to play him as a specialist # 8 ?), but they just gifted him two wickets instead !

And yes....for the life of me, on a ground this size why the heck would you have Johnson 3/4 the way to the boundary ?......with these bats anything even half hit will carry over his head.

Watson & Haddin, your turn now.  Need another 150.

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