***Official*** 1st Test at The Gabba

[tooextracool]

I would be sending all the anti-doping people around and be demanding for urine and blood tests to see if he isn't on something.

I mean WTF?

i think one of the sky commentators mentioned it, but i thought that its far more likely that someone on sky is on dope than Harmison.

 

[Perm]

Langer gets another century, well deserved and Australia should be able to bowl England out pretty quickly with Clark and McGrath both hitting the cracks and moving them a fair bit. Hopefully Lee can get onto the cracks and show us how good he is.

 

[UncleTheOne]

Duncan Fletcher probably didnt like his personality

Or that he was simply a bowling coach and couldn't offer much with the bat.

 

[superkingdave]

One gets the feeling that McGrath and Clark will be all but unplayable from here out. The cracks are even widers today and both Hoggard and Harmison got the ball to move off them. I think this one will be over before stumps.

yeah can't see us lasting long, says a lot for out bowling performance second time round

 

[Craig]

Near cringeworthy IMO hearing Lawry rave on about Langer is god suddenly.

Excuse me while I guess the bucket to throw up in. In the mood for for a quality rant about something.

 

[Matt79]

Well done JL. Hopefully Ponting is just cramping a bit - might see Gilly leading the team while Ponting has a rest til lunch.

 

[Craig]

i think one of the sky commentators mentioned it, but i thought that its far more likely that someone on sky is on dope than Harmison.

Let's send them to the sky people instead. I thought you guys would have go the ch9 coverage instead, but there you go.

 

[Perm]

Well done JL. Hopefully Ponting is just cramping a bit - might see Gilly leading the team while Ponting has a rest til lunch.

That would be pretty good, Gilly is awesome and does a good job as captain when he needs to fill in for Ponting.

 

[Goughy]

I dont quite understand what Ponting is thinking, but Ill take it.

Aus will still win but taking an extra 1/2 hr off the time England needed to bat marginally reduces the chance to a shade under 100%.

Was he scared that England could chase down 600 if they managed to bat 2 full days?

Anyway, Im happy he carried on batting as I backed the draw before play started for the day (@14-1).

 

[tooextracool]

I'd like to see England stand a foot outside their creases to Mcgrath and come down the track to him occasionally. That in essence would take lbw out of the equation and also cause him to change his line

good to see Strauss doing exactly that atm.

 

[Craig]

If Ed Joyce does play in this series, what do others who have seen of him make of his technique, temperment etc?

 

[Craig]

Strauss looking a lot more proactive.

Please don't kill me if he gets out soon.

 

[silentstriker]

Strauss looking good to bat out the day maybe?

 

[superkingdave]

Strauss looking good to bat out the day maybe?

lol naa, only a matter if time before one does on off a crack

 

[steds]

Who's the ginger kid?

 

[superkingdave]

Who's the ginger kid?

Craig McDermott's son

 

[superkingdave]

Strauss you bloody joke

 

[pasag]

Strauss??? Is that the exact same way as the first innings?

 

[UncleTheOne]

Oh FFS.

 

[Craig]

I thought it was a basic about batting, if you are going to hook and pull, aim the blade down so it will go along the ground and he would have got one, instead of getting out.

If these coaches can't tell him that then they must be fired.