*Official* First Test at the Gabba

[Burgey]

That is why none of us panicked yesterday.
Your batting is weak and we are a good unit who keep fighting.No real stars in our side just a good team that work well together.

LOL really?

Not saying you did, but a few did.

Slings and arrows and all that .

 

[flibbertyjibber]

What a shot by Haddin.Awesome.

 

[Speersy]

Yeah, it's amazing how long our batsmen can underperform. Ponting much below career average, Hussey much below career average, North much below his FC average, Watson much below his FC average, Katich much below his FC average etc.

Yeah but who better to replace them?

 

[Son Of Coco]

No way mate, their batsmen are way ahead of ours on form and confidence. We have big names that haven't been performing for a while, that's about it. In terms of batting, we're easily 5th in the world right now.

Looking at the first innings here and The Ashes last year, I wouldn't put them that far in front myself. Although North and a possibly injured Clarke I'd easily swap for Pietersen and Bell.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

LOL really?

Not saying you did, but a few did.

Slings and arrows and all that .

Ok,the non believers did.

Think this series will be like this all the way through,peaks and troughs for both sides.Think we will have better of it though.

 

[M0rphin3]

Go Haddy!

 

[morgieb]

Haddin looking reasonable here too. Ironic that Haddin, like Siddle, had quite a long lay-off

 

[silentstriker]

LOL haddin's on and for some reason I said North. Looking like an ass on TMSofa. Priceless.

 

[M0rphin3]

Husseh!

 

[Ruckus]

Yeah but who better to replace them?

That's a seperate point. I just don't know why our batsmen our underpeforming. They are clearly capable of playing better, they just can't maintain it. Even Hussey who has been out of form for 3 ****ing years is showing he is a much better player than his recent stats suggest.

 

[joels344]

Awesome pull from Hussey. He needs a century.

 

[hazsa19]

for ****s sake get anderson on for 15 minutes. Finn bowled well ealier but this is ridiculous

 

[Ikki]

****ing love you Huss! Keep it going mate.

 

[vcs]

what a wierdly fantastic day and a half of cricket, this is the Ashes for you. India and Sri Lanka fans can **** off this is what test cricket is all about

1st Test: India v Pakistan at Chennai, Jan 28-31, 1999 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

3rd Test: India v Australia at Chennai, Mar 18-22, 2001 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

1st Test: India v England at Chennai, Dec 11-15, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

1st Test: India v Australia at Mohali, Oct 1-5, 2010 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

2nd Test: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), Aug 4-8, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

3rd Test: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 3-7, 2010 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Kandy, Mar 16-20, 2004 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

etc. etc. etc.

Chennai alone has probably produced more exciting matches than Ashes "contests" of the last two decades, bearing in mind England have been competitive in all of two series in that timeframe.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Man, how often do you see Hussey with two singles from forty? Amazing.

 

[social]

Haddin looking reasonable here too. Ironic that Haddin, like Siddle, had quite a long lay-off

Pitch is good and bowling is persistent rather than massively threatening

No reason why an in form player shouldnt score runs under these conditions which makes it even more of a crime to pick Clarke and North

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good counter here by Haddin and Hussey after the wickets.Not going to use the M word but Aussies have it back again.

 

[hazsa19]

christ strauss anderson can bowl 2 overs before tea wtf are you playing at

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, well North can have a ****ing long lay off too.

Lke forever.

 

[pasag]

If Paul Collingwood takes a wicket I'm turning my TV off.