***Official*** 4th Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground - Page 13

superkingdave · 25-12-2006, 06:05 PM

Little bit worried about what is going to happen when Australia start bowling well tbh. Far too many balls in the first hour able to be let go. Clark will go fair gun on this

BoyBrumby · 25-12-2006, 06:07 PM

Yeah, Lee not getting any seam at all. Definitely more of Clark's sort of pitch. I think he'd be rightly a bit agrieved not to get first go with the new cherry after the first three tests. Oz best bowler by a fair bit thus far.

superkingdave · 25-12-2006, 06:16 PM

Pissing it down now, shower or off for a while?

BoyBrumby · 25-12-2006, 06:17 PM

Rain. Merde.

Botham talking about early lunch. That's not gonna help on the staying awake front.

EDIT: Confirmed.

Gottaluvcricket · 25-12-2006, 06:17 PM

Cook was out, it came off the toe of the bat. Clark's not only been Oz's best bowler, been best in the series.

superkingdave · 25-12-2006, 06:18 PM

Bed time for me i think. Save myself for tomorrow night as we try to bowl with less than 200 on the board.

silentstriker · 25-12-2006, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by superkingdave

Bed time for me i think. Save myself for tomorrow night as we try to bowl with less than 200 on the board.

Rain might save a 5-0 whitewash.

superkingdave · 25-12-2006, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by silentstriker

Rain might save a 5-0 whitewash.

I'd rather we lose 5-0 in Warne & McGrath's last series than be saved from it by the rain

BoyBrumby · 25-12-2006, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Gottaluvcricket

Cook was out, it came off the toe of the bat. Clark's not only been Oz's best bowler, been best in the series.

Wouldn't argue about Clark at all. Where's he been til now?

& if Cook did touch it it really was a feather. As I said before Gilly didn't look totally convinced & he's normally a very whole-hearted appealer.

superkingdave · 25-12-2006, 06:23 PM

Anyway i sent an email to sky before after Bumble commented on the weather being Manchester like, telling them it hasn't rained all day in Manchester and we would have started on time if it was Old Trafford.

marc71178 · 25-12-2006, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pskov

Nice of the England management to finally pick their best side. Better late than never I guess....

Have they really picked the best side then?

Saj is playing as a specialist bat isn't he?

Gottaluvcricket · 25-12-2006, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

Wouldn't argue about Clark at all. Where's he been til now?

& if Cook did touch it it really was a feather. As I said before Gilly didn't look totally convinced & he's normally a very whole-hearted appealer.

I've liked the look of Cook, I think he might end up being a top class opener for Eng. I think Gilly was a tad confused in his appeal, thinking 'how did he nick that when he was leaving it'

Good question, where has Clark been till now? I don't think Ponting has been a big fan of Clarks. I thought he was definatly under-bowled in the first couple of Tests. The Aus selectors the last couple of years have been a bit slow in making team changes, IMO. Think they've placed too much importance on team stability at the expense of dropping out-of-form players. In 2005 Hussey showed enough in the ODI's before the tests to gain a spot over Katich for example, but was left out. Gillespie was clearly having a shocking run. (of course easy in hindsight, but watching 2005 on tv i was thinking it then)
Even this series. I'm a fan of Haydon, he's proven himself over a long time, but on form, Jacqes (forgive my spelling please) did enough pre-series for me.
We've seen it coming for a few years, now we have to be very careful not to repeat the problems we had when Lillie, Marsh and Chappel retired. But will we....

Turbinator · 25-12-2006, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by superkingdave

Bed time for me i think. Save myself for tomorrow night as we try to bowl with less than 200 on the board.

Not if Gilchrist has something to say about it... You start watching tommorow, you might just end up seeing yourself bat again with 500 to chase.

SpaceMonkey · 25-12-2006, 08:13 PM

Collingwood looks like a walking wicket out there

Lets hope he settles down a bit.

dontcloseyoureyes · 25-12-2006, 08:31 PM

Clark's domestic record hardly screams out and says pick me. Most of Australia were surprised that he proved he was even vaguely useful at test level.

25-12-2006, 06:07 PM	#182 (permalink)
BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,658	Yeah, Lee not getting any seam at all. Definitely more of Clark's sort of pitch. I think he'd be rightly a bit agrieved not to get first go with the new cherry after the first three tests. Oz best bowler by a fair bit thus far. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

25-12-2006, 08:31 PM	#195 (permalink)
dontcloseyoureyes BARNES OUT Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WILDCARD, BITCHES Posts: 27,724	Clark's domestic record hardly screams out and says pick me. Most of Australia were surprised that he proved he was even vaguely useful at test level. __________________ The one, the only CW Black Code: 47.3 W Coppinger to Heads Smacked the ball straight into the groin of Iwuajoku who has fallen over, miraculously with the ball still caught in his scrotal area! Out! TO OUR FOREFATHERS

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25-12-2006, 06:05 PM	#181 (permalink)
superkingdave Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Inflection Points - 2 Posts: 18,299	Little bit worried about what is going to happen when Australia start bowling well tbh. Far too many balls in the first hour able to be let go. Clark will go fair gun on this

25-12-2006, 06:16 PM	#183 (permalink)
superkingdave Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Inflection Points - 2 Posts: 18,299	Pissing it down now, shower or off for a while?

25-12-2006, 06:17 PM	#184 (permalink)
BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,658	Rain. Merde. Botham talking about early lunch. That's not gonna help on the staying awake front. EDIT: Confirmed.

25-12-2006, 06:17 PM	#185 (permalink)
Gottaluvcricket Cricket Spectator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Queensland Posts: 31	Cook was out, it came off the toe of the bat. Clark's not only been Oz's best bowler, been best in the series.

25-12-2006, 06:18 PM	#186 (permalink)
superkingdave Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Inflection Points - 2 Posts: 18,299	Bed time for me i think. Save myself for tomorrow night as we try to bowl with less than 200 on the board.

25-12-2006, 06:23 PM	#190 (permalink)
superkingdave Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Inflection Points - 2 Posts: 18,299	Anyway i sent an email to sky before after Bumble commented on the weather being Manchester like, telling them it hasn't rained all day in Manchester and we would have started on time if it was Old Trafford.

25-12-2006, 08:13 PM	#194 (permalink)
SpaceMonkey International Debutant Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Worcestershire, UK Posts: 2,076	Collingwood looks like a walking wicket out there Lets hope he settles down a bit.

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