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SCOOP said:
agree that it should have been a good chance for clarke. lots of time on a good pitch. i thought he should have come in at 3. a good chance for clarke to score a run a ball 50odd without too much pressure.
IMO Aust's game plan should be focussed around the world cup. batting ferguson at 3 isnt doing that.
SCOOP said:
Dont forget the powerplay was still well in vogue at that stage Scoop which when chasing a target like this needs to be taken full advantage of.
Perfect scenario to send Johnson in for a slap in a no loss scenario to make the target chasable. The fact he has gone on is a bonus.
Nice little trial for a tactic that could prove handy on the small sub-continent grounds. Especially with our bowling attack likely to let some big scores in.
Johnsons also a very clean striker who doesnt need a long time to be played in.
Navy Days said:
Johnson had a swing, missed it, ball touched the off stump on the way through. Prior caught it, knocked the bail off with his glove, then appealed for a bowled.
Didn't look good at all, the fact it did hit the stump makes it look a bit better, but he did knock the bail off then point to it very quickly. Especially since you'd guess that the bail would fall backwards (towards Prior), not forwards if indeed it had been bowled.
Quite suss, or marginally forgivable, depending on who you are.
tigertim said:
Same person who belittled Prior's batting.
On Prior, agree with those he's a cheating wanker who knew exactly what he was doing.
Top knock from Clarke this. Hopefully silence some of his knockers in this format of which plenty are on here.
Navy Days said:
Not for long Naisy. Clarke is a quality player who still has plenty of good cricket ahead of him.
Navy Days said:Same person who belittled Prior's batting.
On Prior, agree with those he's a cheating wanker who knew exactly what he was doing.
Top knock from Clarke this. Hopefully silence some of his knockers in this format of which plenty are on here.
Surely it wasnt you Navy? Getting something wrong? Never!
Anyway, Prior is at again! A cheating wanker is an understatement.
tigertim said:
Fully agree on both points.
Tigers of Old said:
Hopefully mate.
Been a horrible run for a while now on the long version. But he has the runs on the board until the past 6 months.
Navy Days said:
He's shown he can play at the level. Wouldn't be the first quality bat to have a bad trot.
Seems to be revelling as captain in the absence of Ponting and should be given the chance skipper the Test side too IMO.