Carlton Supporters Club

Cmon...Rodgers has one bad test after a string of good ones....he has earned that spot and should keep his place IMO.
The Saffie quicks bowled ok IMO and were let down by their fielders..he got unlucky with that second innings play on yet Warner got dropped three times...thats just luck going one players way and in Rodgers case he had no luck, bit like Smith who middled one through square leg you thought but picked out Doolan who took a great catch in close.

Warner was right the Saffies chucked it in and looked like England in the field....bit of pressure and they folded with only DeVilliers and Steyn playing like the class players they are....
Should be 2-0 after the next test and we only need to beat India to be No 1 in the world IMO.....

Ryan Harris looking a bit tired.....

Mitch Johnson is the No 1 bowler in world cricket...I dont care what the stats/ratings show ie Philander/Styen/Ajmal... he has that title....

Graham Smith says it was the pitch and not Mitch Johnson that lost them the game...now I might be biased being an Aussie but thats the biggest load of crape from Smith who needs to have a good long look at himself and admit his No 1 team were outplayed and well beat by a better Australian team and his personal contribution wasnt good enough as well as his poor decision to bowl first.

I guess the ball will be the problem in the next test...we got the shiny hard ball and they will have been issued with the dull, soft one.....

Graham Smith says it was the pitch and not Mitch Johnson that lost them the game...now I might be biased being an Aussie but thats the biggest load of crape from Smith who needs to have a good long look at himself and admit his No 1 team were outplayed and well beat by a better Australian team and his personal contribution wasnt good enough as well as his poor decision to bowl first.

I guess the ball will be the problem in the next test...we got the shiny hard ball and they will have been issued with the dull, soft one.....

Graham Smith says it was the pitch and not Mitch Johnson that lost them the game...now I might be biased being an Aussie but thats the biggest load of crape from Smith who needs to have a good long look at himself and admit his No 1 team were outplayed and well beat by a better Australian team and his personal contribution wasnt good enough as well as his poor decision to bowl first.

I guess the ball will be the problem in the next test...we got the shiny hard ball and they will have been issued with the dull, soft one.....

Wonder if the future thinking will be to drop Rogers and play Watson in his perferred opening slot...  considering how tidy Doolan looked and his quality fielding... pity he doesn't bowl.  Would be most annoyed to see a form player dropped to rush Watson back if Watson is unable to bowl.

BTW guys, I was less impressed by the rest of the bowling and we can't afford to just be the Mitch Johnson show- they all have to contribute.  Methinks that they should be better for the run, I suspect that the washed out game was less than ideal for the likes of Harris etc.

The other thing is that the Saffies tend to be very poor starters in test series... whether they don't rate the opposition, don't play enough lead in games, take some time to get going or simply prepare poorly I don't know but don't be surprised if they pick a better balanced side and play way better in the second test.

Pity Shane cannot be fitted into the team, he is a useful bowler.