battle of the australian batting capitulations (2010s)

[Burgey]

How many tours you had here? I remember in the 80s and 90s they'd be out here seemingly every year the West Indies weren't. It was during this era that Aaqib Javed first toured as a 16 year old then came back a year later and was 19. The poor **** is now probably 156 at the rate he was aging.

I wonder what became of him, he was a decent bowler tbh but was always going to be third quick at best once Wasim and Waqar came along.

 

[vcs]

He was an excellent bowler, come to think of it, someone should have nominated him in the "Best-looking cricketer" thread. Regularly destroyed India in Sharjah.

 

[Burgey]

He was an excellent bowler, come to think of it, someone should have nominated him in the "Best-looking cricketer" thread. Regularly destroyed India in Sharjah.

Yeah, but I mean, you know....

 

[Black_Warrior]

He was an excellent bowler, come to think of it, someone should have nominated him in the "Best-looking cricketer" thread. Regularly destroyed India in Sharjah.

And Sachin was his bunny


But yeah Burgey..excellent tactic this to change the topic to Aaquib Javed in a thread about Australian lolapses.

Here's another capitulation from all the way in 1981.

3rd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Dec 11-15, 1981 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Spikey]

there's a reason we stopped playing in melbourne outside of boxing day tbf

1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Mar 10-15, 1979 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Top_Cat]

3/305 -> 310 AO.

The current lot are village.

 

[Furball]

Adelaide 2010 was terribad given the conditions. Didn't it start with a lol run out as well?

2nd innings was horrendous, 6 wickets in hand and have to bat half a day against 3 bowlers to avoid rain, even Hussey got out playing a dumb shot.

I'm sure one of the England team tweeted a photo (and Swann referenced it in his autobiography) of the ground being completely under water by what would have been the scheduled tea break.

That one was fairly gutless.

 

[Spikey]

I almost considered adding Adelaide 2010 as a single entrant because of that, but figured it was a bit unfair

 

[LegionOfBrad]

there's a reason we stopped playing in melbourne outside of boxing day tbf

1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Mar 10-15, 1979 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

With a first glance at that score card i was wondering why you linked it. Nothing wrong there. 200 and 350 plays 170 and 300 then noticed the details of the 4th innings. My word.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Speaking of meme worthy does anyone have the 47ao meme of Fat Gray in conversation with his bowlers about what to do after they'd just been bowled out for 96. With the response of how about we bowl them out for half that? My google fu is failing and i feel it should be in the thread to add to the debate.

 

[vcs]

2nd innings was horrendous, 6 wickets in hand and have to bat half a day against 3 bowlers to avoid rain, even Hussey got out playing a dumb shot.

I'm sure one of the England team tweeted a photo (and Swann referenced it in his autobiography) of the ground being completely under water by what would have been the scheduled tea break.

That one was fairly gutless.

I think Clarke got out at the end of day 4 (to Pietersen lol) and then it was fairly obvious England were going to win.

 

[91Jmay]

With a first glance at that score card i was wondering why you linked it. Nothing wrong there. 200 and 350 plays 170 and 300 then noticed the details of the 4th innings. My word.

Did they know they were allowed to use their bat against Sarfraz Nawaz? So many bowled

 

[OverratedSanity]

That's the spell that basically introduced the world to reverse swing, isn't it?

 

[Furball]

I think Clarke got out at the end of day 4 (to Pietersen lol) and then it was fairly obvious England were going to win.

Broad got injured on day 4 and there was an epic storm that would have ended play really early if they'd knuckled down enough.

Clarke was obviously a turning point though.

 

[burr]

Would like to nominate the 2nd Innings at Delhi in 2013.
164 all out, of which 50 were scored by Peter Siddle. Jadeja 5 wickets. Glenn Maxwell opening the batting...

God, Maxwell opening and Watson as captain. What a tour. We've had so many farcical tours, not just innings/matches, that's the biggest embarrassment.

 

[smash84]

That's the spell that basically introduced the world to reverse swing, isn't it?

quite

 

[Starfighter]

God, Maxwell opening and Watson as captain. What a tour. We've had so many farcical tours, not just innings/matches, that's the biggest embarrassment.

What makes it even worse was that Watson had been dropped the previous test for not doing his homework.

 

[Burgey]

3/305 -> 310 AO.

The current lot are village.

That was the Sarfraz spell against the non-wsc Aussies iirc. Think he peeled the ball with a bottle top.

 

[Tec15]

That's the spell that basically introduced the world to reverse swing, isn't it?

Nope, that's a widespread myth. By his own admission, the pitch had variable bounce by then; He just bowled straight and let the pitch do the rest.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Nope, that's a widespread myth. By his own admission, the pitch had variable bounce by then; He just bowled straight and let the pitch do the rest.

Yeah this pretty much. There isn't great video available of that match to really verify this. But you're right. He does not refer to reverse swing at all with relation to that match.