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*Official* Second Test at the Adelaide Oval
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tooextracool
International Coach
Depends on how they bowl. The pitch has carry and enough spin so its really a question of whether they can get the ball to swing. England bat last too.
King Pietersen
International Captain
Awesome shot from Watson. Have to say, I do enjoy watching him bat. Just a shame he's Australian.
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
pasag
RTDAS
Greedy.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Swann really won't mind that one too much. He's still able to settle in on a length against Watson, who looks like he's operating on a numbers game, whereas Hussey his being much more positive with his feet, making it harder to nail down a consistent length.
Tom 1972
School Boy/Girl Captain
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Think the way he's playing the short ones may have a little to do with his back, but also his footwork could come into play there too. If you're not 100% sure of what you're going to do re: the short ball then you get yourself into a bad position. Needs to be decisive, otherwise you end up in no-man's land and get pinned.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Little bit too much width from Finn there. But Hussey's really looking to go at him here, I'd still keep him on because he's a chance of producing a mistake out Hussey.
Spark
Global Moderator
Could also do with the fact that he tries to come forward on every ball...
King Pietersen
International Captain
121m? 
If that's correct, that is a huge hit. Looked like a lusty blow live, but jeez, 121m is ridiculous, especially considering there appeared to be no effort thrown into it whatsoever.
If that's correct, that is a huge hit. Looked like a lusty blow live, but jeez, 121m is ridiculous, especially considering there appeared to be no effort thrown into it whatsoever.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
...said 111m on the Nein coverage.121m?
Tom 1972
School Boy/Girl Captain
Dunno if it (the distance of the hit) is correct but Adelaide has probably the longest straight boundaries in cricket (and among the shortest square ones).121m?
Jacknife
International Captain
It only dropped about 10 rows back.121m?
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Which would be to do with his footwork.
Spark
Global Moderator
"effort" doesn't necessarily correlate with distance as well, I remember one incredibly laconic, lazy check drive from Haddin which promptly ended up in a carpark.
Nah that's his standard technique. When he's in form it works fine because his feet/eye are quick enough to adjust.
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SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Broad and Anderson bowled pretty well to Hussey earlier, but Finn is dropping a bit short for mine. I know that's how he bowls, but it hasn't served them well so far against Hussey.
Agree also with what you say about Swann vs. Watson. Watto is scoring runs, but in the first test Hussey managed to disrupt Swann's length really well. He's building up a bit of rhythm against Watto here.
pup11
International Coach
Watto better not throw this start away now, he has had a great time as an opener in test cricket but a number of times he has failed to convert these starts into 100's, so hoping he doesn't repeat that today.
Also feeling bad for the Katman, things just aren't working out for him these days.
Also feeling bad for the Katman, things just aren't working out for him these days.