King_Ponting
International Regular
Comments anyone?
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Clarke's hattrick
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Donny
Cricket Spectator
What a way for Pup to start his first Ashes tour. 
First, Paul Collingwood for 38, KP for 6 and Graeme Swann for a first ball stumping!
This tour will test out this young tyro. He's had his honeymoon and come back to earth. It's now time to see what he's made of.
Brad Hodge loves English wickets and is there if the Pup fails.
First, Paul Collingwood for 38, KP for 6 and Graeme Swann for a first ball stumping!
This tour will test out this young tyro. He's had his honeymoon and come back to earth. It's now time to see what he's made of.
Brad Hodge loves English wickets and is there if the Pup fails.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
He's certainly developing something of a golden arm. Hopefully he can develop further into a Darren Lehmann/Sanath Jayasuria sort of bowler.
King_Ponting
International Regular
Certainly shoots down all those people who believe clarke cant bowl. Dont no many non bowlers that have taken a first class hat trick......
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Not many bowlers have had guys trying to smack them out of the ground for each ball of a potential hat-trick either.King_Ponting said:
BoyBrumby
Englishman
I have to say, hand-on-heart, I've never seen him turn his arm over. I know opinion on here varies as to his potential as a bowler, but I think it certainly never hurts any player to have another string to their bow.
Slightly surprised to see him get thru his full complement of overs yest without Symonds bowling at all. I guess that may be an indication that esteem for his bowling is growing amongst the Oz camp.
OT, but v good figures from Tremlett too. 1 for 17 off 4 is exceptional for 20/20.
Slightly surprised to see him get thru his full complement of overs yest without Symonds bowling at all. I guess that may be an indication that esteem for his bowling is growing amongst the Oz camp.
OT, but v good figures from Tremlett too. 1 for 17 off 4 is exceptional for 20/20.
King_Ponting
International Regular
Not clarke's fault the batsman was a d*ckhead....... Should have given him the respect he deserves.Scaly piscine said:
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Clarke isn't much of a bowler. He used to be complete rubbish when he started out in international cricket, but he had a decent little go in Sri Lanka in the ODIs, and his action changed a bit prior to the Indian tour and it was obvious he had taken some pointers either from Lehmann or through coaching in the same method as Lehmann. His 6/9 was pretty good bowling on a menacing pitch. When he bowls around the wicket he's fairly accurate, and on that pitch it you put it in the right area and get decent revolutions on it, it was very easy to get wickets. It wasn't a complete fluke, but it wasn't a masterful spell either.
Again in New Zealand, he showed that he's got a bit of a golden arm. He'll never be an all-rounder, but with a bit of luck he could become a handy part-timer in tests like a Border or Lehmann, and a regular 5-10 over bowler in ODIs.
Again in New Zealand, he showed that he's got a bit of a golden arm. He'll never be an all-rounder, but with a bit of luck he could become a handy part-timer in tests like a Border or Lehmann, and a regular 5-10 over bowler in ODIs.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Better or worse than Katich? One of them will be your no 2 spinner for The Ashes.FaaipDeOiad said:
Unless, of course, MacGill & Warne are played together. I think that's unlikely except perhaps at The Oval or Old Trafford if the pitch looks like it'll take a bit of turn, but even then having Martyn as your no 3 seamer is a brave shout!!
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
I haven't seen Katich bowl all that much recently. Ponting seems extremely reluctant to use him. Last time I saw him bowl was in the 03/04 summer, and he was quite effective. Katich certainly turns the ball more, but Clarke is more accurate. As a partnership breaker in tests it's hard to say, but Clarke would certainly be better in ODIs.BoyBrumby said:
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
It wasn't on TV or anything, but yeah. In a 20/20 match against an Invitational XI. The first tour match for the Australians in England.Dydl said:Sorry, I've been busy working, but Clarke got a hat-trick?? It's seriously annoying having to work and missing out on everything.
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
Well, Marcus Trescothick for one, in a first class game rather than a Twenty20 knockabout to boot.King_Ponting said:
Which kind of messes your bonfire up somewhat.
King_Ponting
International Regular
i have just gained respect for trescothic and lost respect for the english county system
