*Official* Second Test at the Adelaide Oval

[GIMH]

Bell really was outstanding. Deserves better.

 

[theegyptian]

No idea where you've gotten this from

well without going back through every post it has seemed fairly reserved presumably as none of you guys would have selected Johnson in your team or anywhere near the team.

 

[Burgey]

well without going back through every post it has seemed fairly reserved presumably as none of you guys would have selected Johnson in your team or anywhere near the team.

No no no no no. It's just we're waiting for our batting line up to inevitably fall in a heap, and can't quite believe they've conjured enough runs so far to put us in this position.

Speaking of conjure, twins made me watch The Conjuring this evening. **** I hate horror movies.

 

[uvelocity]

just dont need to say anything

 

[GuyFromLancs]

I predicted way back MJ could be the one to knock us over. At the same time a few Aussies were saying they'd rather play any other Shield seamer

He's played very well, but we (bunch of pussies that we are) have played a noteworthy part in his success

 

[Spark]

Warner is starting to look like a seriously good player

If he can keep his pea-brain on the job, he will score a mountain of runs for Oz

Yeah been so impressed by the way he's played thus far. Compact and assured, especially against spin.

Just needs to remember to keep his cut shots along the ground.

 

[Arachnodouche]

There is palpable menace around Johnson that I don't recollect seeing in anyone in the last fifteen years. Not Shoaib, not Lee. Even Steyn moves through gears judiciously. But Johnson is just outright physical intimidation.

 

[Nate]

The only saving grace for english fans on here is that it's Johnson doing all the damage. I feel like it's a restrained joy from the aussies because it's Mitchell- they can't quite take full delight or bring themselves to gloat.

Mate, when we're embarrassing the English to this ridiculous degree, there's no need to say anything. #Johnsonstare

If it really is bothering you though, I'm happy to spend the night posting about all the ways England have been so incredibly abysmal. And there are so many.

 

[Johnners]

well without going back through every post it has seemed fairly reserved presumably as none of you guys would have selected Johnson in your team or anywhere near the team.

Lies.

Words cannot properly describe quite how much I've enjoyed the 7 days of play so far this series.

Just gonna put this here and leave my standard, Mitch, wafg.

 

[MW1304]

Was about to say actually, Johnners' years of loyalty paying some serious dividends right now, you must be feeling pretty good.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

There is palpable menace around Johnson that I don't recollect seeing in anyone in the last fifteen years. Not Shoaib, not Lee. Even Steyn moves through gears judiciously. But Johnson is just outright physical intimidation.

WHAT!

Please don't compare Johnson to Akhtar. He's not in that league yet, skill wise, pace wise or intimidation wise.

 

[MW1304]

WHAT!

Please don't compare Johnson to Akhtar. He's not in that league yet, skill wise, pace wise or intimidation wise.

Johnson in this mode is as frightening as anything I have ever seen, Shoaib included. I don't think that's too controversial an opinion tbh.

 

[Spark]

#Johnsonstare

Yesssssss

 

[GIMH]

WHAT!

Please don't compare Johnson to Akhtar. He's not in that league yet, skill wise, pace wise or intimidation wise.

Johnson's bowling this morning was better than Akhtar's best

 

[Arachnodouche]

WHAT!

Please don't compare Johnson to Akhtar. He's not in that league yet, skill wise, pace wise or intimidation wise.

What "league"? It's Shoaib Akhtar, not Michael Holding ffs. I doubt there's any great difference between them skillwise anyway. It's not like Shoaib set the world afire everytime he toured..and c'mon how staggered were those events anyway? They're both equally erratic, equally irrepressible when the mood gets them. But my point was more that Johnson seems to bowl a consistently fast, HEAVY ball. It looks painful just viewing it

 

[Spark]

I didn't see much Shoaib and Lee wasn't really that good a Test bowler until he stopped trying to blast batsmen away.

But I don't think I've ever seen so many Test batsmen so comprehensively beaten for pace in one innings before. Certainly not on a pitch like that.

 

[Arachnodouche]

I didn't see much Shoaib and Lee wasn't really that good a Test bowler until he stopped trying to blast batsmen away.

But I don't think I've ever seen so many Test batsmen so comprehensively beaten for pace in one innings before. Certainly not on a pitch like that.

Well Shoaib did that to you lot in that Test in Sri Lanka. That was just scary pace.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Akhtar destroyed the Aussie middle order of Ponting, Waugh brothers, Martyn and Gilchrist in Colombo 2002. That was one of the greatest middle order to ever play cricket.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

No one has comprehensively destroyed an Aussie Middle order like that.

 

[wpdavid]

BBC Radio 5 live - The Ashes, Geoffrey Boycott: "The Ashes have gone...they've flown away"

This is amazing

I loved it. It's all spot on anyway, but maybe it's worth mentioning that this is a guy who, aged 40, was willing to get his arse into line against Roberts, Holding, Garner, croft and Marshall. He's more entitled than most to have a glorious rant about this lot's lack of any sort of spine.