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***Official*** 2nd Test at the Adelaide Oval

FaaipDeOiad

Hall of Fame Member
Mister Wright said:
I think Pietersen was hit outside off stump for that LBW appeal. There certainly wasn't enough in that to suggest without doubt that it would have hit the stumps. If he hadn't of offered a shot he would have been out. Shows the advantage of using the bat and very good umpiring.
Agreed. Not out IMO. It might have hit the stumps, and might have hit him in line, but there was doubt.
 

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
Good stuff, my man Collingwood turning it up though credit to Shane Warne his short length bowling has been nothing more than consistent. Only slight worry is that the pitch has about as much life as my Nan and she's been brown bread for the best part of eight years. Has Brett Lee swung the ball once in this series?, missed the evening session but first up he did nothing with the ball other than give the batsman sighters followed by the wide one outside off stump.
 

Laurrz

International Debutant
TT Boy said:
Has Brett Lee swung the ball once in this series?,
not really... conditions haven't favoured him

will be interesting to see if Hoggard or Anderson get some swing... or Flintoff even
 

superkingdave

Hall of Fame Member
Stuart Clark a bit optimistic - from Cricinfo

"We kept it nice and tight but they probably got away from us a bit in the last session. If you stick two wickets early on that score and bowl them out for 250 or 270 we're right back in the game and almost on top."

they must have quoted him wrong.

Should have bowled him a bit more tbh
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
superkingdave said:
Stuart Clark a bit optimistic - from Cricinfo

"We kept it nice and tight but they probably got away from us a bit in the last session. If you stick two wickets early on that score and bowl them out for 250 or 270 we're right back in the game and almost on top."

they must have quoted him wrong.

Should have bowled him a bit more tbh
Unless he means 250-270 on top of what we've got, in which case he's a tad pessimistic as Aussies go.
 

Craig

World Traveller
Geez that was a shocking outfield, never seen that before from Adelaide.

The wicket losses for England were stupid batting, Strauss could have hit along the ground or anywhere he liked, Cook didn't really need to play and Bell's dismisal was near unforgivable. And Pieterson who batted well always seem to have that rush of blood when he nearly got out late on. Idiot.

And what is the matter with Warne? There is a reason why I (and others) were saying MacGill should have been picked for this Test.
 

Craig

World Traveller
Laurrz said:
not really... conditions haven't favoured him

will be interesting to see if Hoggard or Anderson get some swing... or Flintoff even
I'm probably wrong but isn't Flintoff's action isn't conductive to swing?
 

FaaipDeOiad

Hall of Fame Member
Craig said:
I mean that he didn't look to bowling well. He seemed off.
I thought he was nothing short of sensational in the first two sessions. How he managed to remain wicketless is a mystery. After tea he was pretty average though, presumably the aggressive play of Pietersen and the long spell took its toll.
 

Craig

World Traveller
FaaipDeOiad said:
I thought he was nothing short of sensational in the first two sessions. How he managed to remain wicketless is a mystery. After tea he was pretty average though, presumably the aggressive play of Pietersen and the long spell took its toll.
TBF that was the main part of the day I was watching. I saw the earlier parts, but off and on.
 

Laurrz

International Debutant
Craig said:
I'm probably wrong but isn't Flintoff's action isn't conductive to swing?
well the Ashes does give me some scary memories

not sure about swing..but he can defintaely bend the ball a bit at times..
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Well, I'm happy, so far. Nothing much to add from what's already been said, but decent stuff from our middle order, again. Hopefully they'll both ton up in the morning, and TT Boy can then update his avatar :D
 

Josh

International Regular
FaaipDeOiad said:
I thought he was nothing short of sensational in the first two sessions. How he managed to remain wicketless is a mystery. After tea he was pretty average though, presumably the aggressive play of Pietersen and the long spell took its toll.
Agreed.
 

Anna

International Vice-Captain
Watched the morning session & had a feeling Colly would go on to a decent score :)

Typically, nothing had happened for a while (ie no runs or wickets) so I went to the vending machine for some chocolate. As I was standing there I thought "Bet they get a wicket now". I went back in & Cook had gone. Dammit!!! Pretty much every match I watch & that happens...i go out, wicket goes. *humph*
 

oz_fan

International Regular
Good day for England. Collingwood, Bell and Pietersen all batted well on a very good pitch to bat on. Collingwood deserves a century but hopefully Australia will get a few early wickets tomorrow.
 

tooextracool

International Coach
Craig said:
I'm probably wrong but isn't Flintoff's action isn't conductive to swing?
Flintoff's action isnt conducive for swing, especially outswing because its a largely open chested action and therefore hes not a specialist swing bowler per se. He can swing the ball though, and hes done it on several occasions, including in the super series last year.
 

tooextracool

International Coach
Craig said:
TBF that was the main part of the day I was watching. I saw the earlier parts, but off and on.
I didnt think he bowled too well to be honest. He could have had a wicket or so, but his bowling lacked his usual drift, and he bowled far too many deliveries that were short and wide that both Collingwood and Pietersen dispatched quite comfortably while Ian Bell just hit them straight to the fielders in the post lunch session.
 

Johnners

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
IMO Warne's wicket taking ability suffered due to the wind. As tec said he lacked drift, which was due to the fact that the wind was drifting the ball the same way it was spinning, as opposed to drifting it the opposite way to the spin as he usually does.
 

tooextracool

International Coach
Craig said:
The wicket losses for England were stupid batting, Strauss could have hit along the ground or anywhere he liked.
I dont think he was trying to hit it in the air. The ball either stopped on him a bit, or he just misjudged the pace of the ball and spooned it in the air. Either way though he needs to start scoring soon, as does Cook as England cant continue to depend on their 3,4 and 5.
I thought Collingwood was sensational today, probably one of the best innings ive seen in recent times from an English batsman. He knows his limitations really really well. He only seemed to play 2 shots all day. Anything short and wide he cut, anything on the pads he flicked or nudged, everything else he either blocked or left alone. There was one pull shot that he should not have played and nearly got him out, but bar that he only played the shots that are bread and butter for him and he nudged singles with ease. You could be forgiven for having thought that you were looking at a mirror image of Graham Thorpe today.
 

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