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  1. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Mini Gower is a legend. :laugh:
  2. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    ****. Anderson somehow got that one to deviate from the straight! He should try to do that regularly. :dry:
  3. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Wish even more that we'd not let the English tail get away this morning. We could have been ahead at stumps tonight. As I type this, Katman drops the f bomb on international telly :)
  4. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Hate the Barmy Army. I don't go to the opera and play cricket - go find a choir if you want to sing.
  5. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Irrelevant to my point. It won't spin if he doesn't land it. And he hasn't got the bounce Haury was getting. Commentators just saying now that Broad was getting treatment on his right calf.
  6. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Broad injured? If Swann keeps bowling worse than Hauritz, this attack is going to really become Flintoff dependent...
  7. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Played Katich. :thumbsup:
  8. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Not as certain that he'll overhaul Sachin as I was twelve months ago.
  9. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    There's enough happening to be interesting though. The batsmen are certainly not dominating.
  10. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Well done Ponting - 11000 runs at the highest average of the four who hve achieved that mark. Such a great player.
  11. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Absorbing stuff at the mo. But SBS showing one of only three different ads between every over getting grating.
  12. Matt79

    The last Ashes without referrals – a running tally of umpiring errors

    Missed the pIetersen one but I thought Billy esp. had a very good day. The Strauss one was wrong but not a howler and he made some very food not out calls after that.
  13. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    I wanted Siddle ahead of Bollinger, but had said Hilfy had no place in the team. Assuming he can bowl consistently like he did yesterday, I'll very happily admit I was wrong.
  14. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Here's hoping the English get too focused on trying to bounce out Hughes et al a la Harmison in the Lions game, and Mitch yesterday, rather than bowling good lengths and swinging it.
  15. Matt79

    Selection errors tally thread

    as you said, we've been around this a few times, so shan't go on too long - Jono has basically summed up my view pretty well. The real issue IMO is that you have very firm ideas on what a selector should base their selections on, and get disappointed or annoyed when selections are made on other...
  16. Matt79

    Selection errors tally thread

    Completely disagree on both your points there. The selectors owe no one any explanation - the only accountability that they are subject to is whether the team they choose plays well. We KNOW they are privy to info we don't have, and the only sensible conclusion is that something in that info led...
  17. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Stating the bleedingly obvious but it's all going to depend on what the pitch does. It was pretty placid yesterday, but wearing alarmingly (the pothole where Johnson's foot lands/Haddin stands for Hauritz was massive - hope Mitch doesn't snap his ankle in it). If it turns into a minefield for...
  18. Matt79

    Selection errors tally thread

    It's not an error, it's that the selectors have knowledge that we, and the world's press don't have, eg how is Clark's fitness, how has he been bowling in the nets, how has Hilfy been bowling etc. Just because something is a 'surprise' to most informed opinion doesn't make it an error. And...
  19. Matt79

    Tour de France 2009

    Is it him or his team? They never seem to have their **** together for him.
  20. Matt79

    *Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

    Was great watching last night, even if I fell asleep round 1am our time (just before tea I think). Was surprised, then impressed by Hilfenhaus. Was heartened to see Hauritz bowl credibly as well. Pietersen and Collo batted well. Bopara looked very poor, can't see him lasting the series if...

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