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Re: The Ashes - Third Test @ Old Trafford

Reply #60 –
Quote from: c4e – on
Isn't the 3rd umpire international umpire of the year???

Correct, but he was trained on an abacus!
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

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Reply #61 –
Thats a simple argument.  Being international umpire of the year simply means being better than the rest of them.

Being better than crap, doesnt mean you are good, its just means you are less crap.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

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Reply #62 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Nice innings from Clarke and a handy knock from Smith to assist him...3 for 300 is a good start and we need to push onto 500 as this is a good batting strip.
Real good chance to win this test IMO if our bowlers can fire up and knock England over for 300 or less..

I believe there's a bit of rain forecast which would just be our luck.

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Reply #63 –
The Boof influence is beginning to become apparent.

3rd ump should never make decisions whilst legless. Embarrassment x 10.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

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Reply #64 –
Why did they bother bringing Warner back from South Africa ??

And can Steve Smith ever play a long innings without trying the "hero" shot which ends up bringing about his downfall ??
"The Other Teams Can Rot In Hell"

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Reply #65 –
Quote from: TheSheik – on
Why did they bother bringing Warner back from South Africa ??

And can Steve Smith ever play a long innings without trying the "hero" shot which ends up bringing about his downfall ??

The Barmy Army got to Warner and they got into his head like they did with Mitchell Johnson and he was rattled as soon as he walked onto the ground.
If he doesnt make. runs in the 2nd dig then I think he will be next to useless for the rest of the tour as the Barmy ones dont let up on you.

On a more positive not Clarke has led from the front and its a good opportunity for Haddin and the bowlers to land some blows on the English attack that have been steady
rather than menacing.....
We are still in a good position and can push for a win....l

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Reply #66 –
Get to 450 or 500 and declare, need to bowl them out twice and this pitch looks very batsman friendly, don't want to run out of time.
"The Other Teams Can Rot In Hell"

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Reply #67 –
Clarke gone for 187, got one into his ribs from Broad which cramped him badly and he dragged it onto his stumps from his body.

Good knock and confirms he is our only Test quality batsman at present.
"The Other Teams Can Rot In Hell"

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Reply #68 –
I finally went to bed with the Poms at 0 for 20 odd and thinking that we weren't going to get a breakthrough.

I couldn't understand why Siddle hadn't been given a bowl, particularly when Starc was recalled for a second spell  ???

What an improvement in the batting though?
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

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Reply #69 –
Great Lyon getting some ripping turn & should have had Cook.  Will be an important first session tomorrow.
Life is pain....... anyone who says differently is selling something.

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Reply #70 –
Quote from: malo – on
Great Lyon getting some ripping turn & should have had Cook.  Will be an important first session tomorrow.

Clarke's feet seemed to be glued to the spot - probably had his weight back on his heels.

Lyon did bowl well with drift and turn.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

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Reply #71 –
No movement through the air no Anderson. Nice of the Poms to doctor the pitch for Swan though. Broad, more overated than Mitchell Johnson and Bresnen ha, James Faulkner would be using his variation and low order grit with the bat by now if that's all he had to pass.

Watson needs a score or Faulkner should get the all rounders gig next test Warner back to open and Faulkner at 6 or 7, Makes the tail a bit long but that's where we're getting the runs from now any way.

BTW Clarke did not have the most runs in the last 48 hours, that honour went to the Qantas flight from South America to Sydney.  >:D

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Reply #72 –
Quote from: Raydan – on
No movement through the air no Anderson. Nice of the Poms to doctor the pitch for Swan though. Broad, more overated than Mitchell Johnson and Bresnen ha, James Faulkner would be using his variation and low order grit with the bat by now if that's all he had to pass.

Watson needs a score or Faulkner should get the all rounders gig next test Warner back to open and Faulkner at 6 or 7, Makes the tail a bit long but that's where we're getting the runs from now any way.

BTW Clarke did not have the most runs in the last 48 hours, that honour went to the Qantas flight from South America to Sydney.  >:D

Agree about  his batting but Watson was uesful with the ball and helped apply pressure  from the other end which I thought was crucial, in the past numpties like Johnosn would have gone for runs and let the poms off the hook......Anderson has been drinking his own bathwater and thinks he can do it easy now and didnt look interested once he figured out their was no movement.
Only danger a couple out of Cook, Trott, Bell and perhaps Peitersen might make some big scores and then we get some rain......I thought Harris looked injured and Starc after the initial couple of overs where he swung the ball and got some bounce didnt move many afterwards and didnt look menacing.

Lyon bowled well and was unlucky but that seems to be the story of his career IMO and bowlers like him tend to stay unlucky and after Cook settled I thought Lyon started dropping short and was fortunate he didnt go for more runs through the offside.

Dont know whey Siddle didnt bowl earlier.....a far more inventive bowler than the others and his use of the crease was very good.
Poms have got way ahead of themselves IMO and we should win this test....

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Reply #73 –
We've taken another wicket which is good, 3-75 now but Pietersen & Cook are at the crease.
"The Other Teams Can Rot In Hell"

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Reply #74 –
Quote from: TheSheik – on
We've taken another wicket which is good, 3-75 now but Pietersen & Cook are at the crease.

Back to bowling like military medium nothing balls.

Any risk Starc could vary something, ANYTHING about his deliveries.

Same crap every ball with the only difference being when he gets his line of length wrong.

Do they have any plan at all?
You can fool some of the people some of the time.......................................