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*Official* First Test at the Gabba
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Prince EWS
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Nicholas.
pasag
RTDAS
A point most Aussies on here have been saying for years ffs.268/1 on the fourth day? Clearly Australia is not a suitable place to host test matches. I propose that future non-England Ashes games be moved to India.
hazsa19
International Regular
Isn't this a minefield compared to Adelaide?268/1 on the fourth day? Clearly Australia is not a suitable place to host test matches. I propose that future non-England Ashes games be moved to India.
tooextracool
International Coach
Watching Guy Johnson bowl is one of the most pathetic things for any cricket fan. There's little thought or planning that goes into his bowling, 6 balls an over landing in completely different areas.
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Meh, respected journalists still seem to think it's only the subcontinent with flat tracks.
Gideon Haigh today was talking about how this test was a saviour for test cricket. **** he talks rubbish so often.
Then you have this ****:
The Numbers Game: The class of de Villiers, and the draw virus | Regulars | Cricinfo Magazine | ESPN Cricinfo
In the entire history of Test cricket, there've been 78 such scores, of which seven have come since the beginning of 2009, and 28 in the last 10 years. Luckily for those who prefer a more even contest between bat and ball, an Ashes Test at the Gabba is already underway.
It's ridiculous how often Australian flat decks get away with criticism.
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268/1 on the fourth day? Clearly Australia is not a suitable place to host test matches. I propose that future non-England Ashes games be moved to India.
It's pretty much the same principle everywhere. Batting usually looks simple when your openers get you off to a big start, which Sehwag and Gambhir usually do. Like Hayden and Langer invariably did in their prime in Australia. The difference is India's bowlers aren't of the quality of Warne and McGrath, hence they can't capitalize on their batting strength as much as they should. Bowl out teams more often and people can't complain much about flat tracks, even if the home team has 4-5 batsmen racking up 50+ averages.
Since India don't, we get plenty of draws and "flat subcontinent wickets" moans.
GotSpin
Hall of Fame Member
The difference is there's usually no chance for the bowlers for the first four days in the subcontinent apart from some reverse swing. If you've been watching this test match, bar today, there's been somewhat of an even contest.It's pretty much the same principle everywhere. Batting usually looks simple when your openers get you off to a big start, which Sehwag and Gambhir usually do. Like Hayden and Langer invariably did in their prime in Australia. The difference is India's bowlers aren't of the quality of Warne and McGrath, hence they can't capitalize on their batting strength as much as they should. Bowl out teams more often and people can't complain much about flat tracks, even if the home team has 4-5 batsmen racking up 50+ averages.
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
Not learning about using referrals here, are we Ricky?
4-0 on mini-sessions and my wildly optimistic morning prediction appears to be coming close to fulfilment, if that's a word. Doesn't stop me being ****ing tired again, though. I think I invented an extra day in the middle of the weekend somewhere and haven't decided if I'm going through it all again on Monday or not.
I remember the last time I went off to sleep thinking a test was dead. Adelaide 2006.
4-0 on mini-sessions and my wildly optimistic morning prediction appears to be coming close to fulfilment, if that's a word. Doesn't stop me being ****ing tired again, though. I think I invented an extra day in the middle of the weekend somewhere and haven't decided if I'm going through it all again on Monday or not.
I remember the last time I went off to sleep thinking a test was dead. Adelaide 2006.
LongHopCassidy
International Captain
I run in 30 metres and bowl at 140 kilometres an hour.
Then I'll turn around and do it again up to 120 times a day, sometimes in 40 degree heat.
During that time, I'll drink over 5 litres of whatever sponsors tell me to drink.
There's no doubt in my mind that sport is a numbers game.
If you ask me, all those numbers add up to 0/113.
Then I'll turn around and do it again up to 120 times a day, sometimes in 40 degree heat.
During that time, I'll drink over 5 litres of whatever sponsors tell me to drink.
There's no doubt in my mind that sport is a numbers game.
If you ask me, all those numbers add up to 0/113.
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hazsa19
International Regular
i actually think this is a decent innings, England bowled out for 260 first up, Aus could have been gone for sub 300. Not particularly great bowling 2nd innings, decent batting, i reckon a decent spinner would do well on this.
Also England was lampooned for pitches that had games finished inside 4 days, everyone loves a whinge.
Also England was lampooned for pitches that had games finished inside 4 days, everyone loves a whinge.