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He did bowl pretty good I have to say though.
Wow we are really making a hash of this run-chase.
bobnowhere
Member
Vs. South Africa in 1993ish at the SCG. Nightmares flooding back.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
The only batsmen who got out is Warner. No need to panic yet.
India's pace bowling is piss poor, they are missing their two top bowlers.
Whatever little pressure Ishant seems to be putting, Yadav and Aaron tend to release it all with freebie balls.
India's batting has been most impressive in this series so far, except in this morning session.
I actually have been impressed by Yadav's pace and he's been unlucky to have not got a few more wickets.
By the way Haddin....I really wonder if he's got enough juice to make it to next ashes the way he's batting.
Pace is useless without line and length. At least thats what I've been told since my childhood.
DeSo
Banned
He was really good last time he was out here too. Liked the look of him back then.
bobnowhere
Member
The standard def. picture is terrible though. Wish they'd put it on their HD channel, it's replayed the next day on it and the difference is night and day.
lol, like how you pray for tests to run over time so you get a precious half hour on Gem.
Yeah, not sure how I feel about this decision so late, should have been done a lot earlier if they were going to drop him. Morgan as a replacement captain is pretty questionable too, his form hasn't been stellar lately.
Anyway, Ballance has been recalled to the World Cup Squad. Stokes and Gurney make way for Anderson and Broad too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/30559999
bobnowhere
Member
Lol, yep the golden half hour on GEM!
Jezbollah
Member
TBH I've always thought of Cook as a test cricketer. I'm a big fan of him (I'm a lifelong Essex fan) and honestly I'll be happy he's taking time off. As much as I like him, he has been taking up a space that would serve the team better with a more specialist ODI player.
Glad Ballance is back.
Steverulez
Member
They've given in to media pressure because for some reason everyone hates Cook. He will end up being our highest test run scorer, he's going to absolutely destroy the record and people will still get on his back everytime we don't win. Its a shame, he seems like a genuinely good guy.
bobnowhere
Member
Joe Burns in for Mmarsh for the boxing day test, great selection. The selectors mentioned they were happy with Watson's bowling and that alone probably saved us from "The Big Show." Not sure about Burns at 6, rather have him at 3, but I can't imagine they will move Watson.
chicko1983
Member
My XI (based on the squad selected):
Warner
Rogers
Shmarsh
Smith
Burns
Watson
Haddin
Johnson
Hazlewood
Harris
Lyon
I would not bring in Burns to play as three, he should be brought in at no.5 and given time. He is a good batsman but I am sick of blooding players at no.3, the most important position. Burns shouldnt be brought in as a specialist batsman and bat 6. He's too good for that.
Watson has to drop down if he is going to play as the all-rounder in Sydney. No. 6 could do him the world of good, potentially less pressure than no.3.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Eh I think maxwell gets too much shit for what is basically something out of his control. There's no fucking way that he is a no. 3 but it's not his fault that the selectors somehow see fit to put him there. He still need more shield games for me to consider him as a test batsmen and his form with the bat has been off for awhile now, but I rate his talent with the bat pretty highly, he just needs to learn about risk-assessment and application like steve smith did.
Remember at how much people used to laugh at the idea of smith being a test batsman? Of course steve smith has long since proven himself.
Remember at how much people used to laugh at the idea of smith being a test batsman? Of course steve smith has long since proven himself.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Bet there where some flashbacks when that bouncer hit, almost same spot.
chicko1983
Member
yep, looked bad but luckily hes ok.
Yep, some of it is the selectors - putting him in at no. 3 with a license to try and hit the Pakistan spinners off their game. But some of it is also his bad shot selection - there is a difference between being positive and proactive, and just playing the wrong shot trying too hard to hit the boundary.
Steve Smith was interviewed after he hit his hundred in Perth and his message was he basically packed half the shots he wanted to play away and really be patient with waiting for the deliveries he wants. This type of patience is what Maxwell needs to learn, and when he does, he will be a very good long form player.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Gurinder sandhu seriously looks like he got the goods, but competition for paceman positions in the australian team is ridiculously heated right now.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Carberry is great for the comedic value, his bats seem to go through a very rough time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKJYSf3NRyI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKJYSf3NRyI
Some of the stupidest bowling I've ever seen in my life. According to commentary when he finally get wicket was the first time be bowled at the stumps. Christ!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Gus the goose is the worst.
bobnowhere
Member
Pure stupid dreamed up by a marketing weeny.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Like, if you want people to think cricket is outdated just show them Gus.
Watson then gets out after making a 50. Such surprise.
I'd hardly call being given out LBW to a ball you are forward to, that hits you only barely just in line with a bees dick's worth of off stump 'giving away', lol. I'm all for calling out Watto for his ordinary batting, but this isn't one such time.
Live I didn't think it was out, but that's the way it goes sometimes!
It's a soft dismissal in the fact the batsmen got himself out with his shot selection rather than a genuinely excellent delivery.
However with Watson it's also case of his perpetual starts and his inability to covert his 50's. This was another example of this.
Edit: Smith and Marsh fighting hard here. Some good bowling by India.
bobnowhere
Member
Pretty funny that now that for the first time in who knows when, the day finished on time, Channel 9 are scrambling to fill the final 1/2 hour that had booked before the news. They'll be talking about pigeons soon.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Pretty even day. India did actually genuinely bowl well. It's probably the best day they've bowled in awhile that I've seen.
They did. But holy shit their ground fielding was atrocious, lol. It seems they've let the cat out of the bag with the ineffective, predictable short bowling to Haddin this morning though. Kudos to Brad for his effort, too, make no mistake.