Cricket

[snaps truly]

Smith out to a shot he should have left alone or got over the top of. 7 for 187

 

[mb64]

Smith out to a shot he should have left alone or got over the top of. 7 for 187

let me guess,another off side dismissal?

 

[IanG]

Weve lost 2-32 this morning. We'll be lucky to make 250. Will the game finish on the fourth day or will we hang on to get beaten on the fifth?

We'll be lucky to make 200.

 

[mb64]

Siddle gone,l'm glad l backed Poms

 

[snaps truly]

caught in slips driving an outswinger. And now Siddle out exactly the same way for 2. Aus 8 - 189

 

[IanG]

Debate over.

Hardly given Watson's bowling prowess.

 

[Leysy Days]

There is still a bit of life in this pitch. If the skies stay overcast the ball will move & the pitch wont dry out. If thats the case batting wont be easy for England.

If Aus bowl well they will get some chances behind the wicket. Especially is they can remove one of the openers as they will be the hardest nuts to crack.

 

[jb03]

Navy definately read that aspect of the series wrong.

Just that aspect?

 

[snaps truly]

There is still a bit of life in this pitch. If the skies stay overcast the ball will move & the pitch wont dry out. If thats the case batting wont be easy for England.

If Aus bowl well they will get some chances behind the wicket. Especially is they can remove one of the openers as they will be the hardest nuts to crack.

True Navy, they will find it difficult but they will show some spine and heart and grind out 400.

Such a dissapointing scorecard after the top three showed a bit of ticker. A shield team would do better.

 

[jb03]

Overnight the draw on betfair was $2.60ish. Unbelievable laying value there.


Smith may be promising but it really is amazing that he is considered our best number 6 in the country.

 

[Leysy Days]

There is still a bit of life in this pitch. If the skies stay overcast the ball will move & the pitch wont dry out. If thats the case batting wont be easy for England.

If Aus bowl well they will get some chances behind the wicket. Especially is they can remove one of the openers as they will be the hardest nuts to crack.

Saying that 200 odd is definately below par.

 

[IanG]

Smith may be promising but it really is amazing that he is considered our best number 6 in the country.

He's now a no. 7.

Apropos of this I heard Kerry O'Keefe talking about him before the test started. He reckons that before the Melbourne test the selectors thought Smith was a better batsman and bowler then he actually is, which says a lot for their (lack of) competence.

 

[evo]

Siddle gone,l'm glad l backed Poms

yeh I backed them too after haddin went out this morn. Unbelievably was still really good odds

 

[mb64]

yeh I backed them too after haddin went out this morn. Unbelievably was still really good odds

Only rain can save us

 

[tigertim]

Just that aspect?

Are you trying to put me out of a job?

 

[Rosy]

Just that aspect?

Very funny. :hihi

 

[IanG]

Why Hussey - he is leading the batting for Australia this series?

IMHO Hussey had a purple patch and is now over it, getting out to Collingwood FFS! I can't see him repeating the form of earlier tests this year.

 

[evo]

Geeze, maybe Johnson should open. He seems like our most competent batsman.

 

[jb03]

Silly tactics by Strauss. Should be attacking both batsmen.

 

[mb64]

IMHO Hussey had a purple patch and is now over it, getting out to Collingwood FFS! I can't see him repeating the form of earlier tests this year.

No,he should be retired,time to move on.