*Official* First Test at the Gabba

[vcs]

so?

Terrible form with the bat.

 

[blahblahblah]

Terrible form with the bat.

he wasnt good to begin with

 

[M0rphin3]

No cloud cover

 

[blahblahblah]

siddle giving cook some real time problems here


excellent strategy

 

[M0rphin3]

Yeah, right there siddo.

 

[joels344]

Fine bowling from Siddle.

 

[Stapel]

Why North?

Just to prove he has no place in this side, or what?

 

[joels344]

Why North?

Just to prove he has no place in this side, or what?

Not sure. He only bowled one over in the first innings. Will he just bowl one over in this innings as well? Strange.

 

[Johnners]

Hussey

I'd written him off, but don't think I could be happier for him. Fingers crossed he keeps it up for the rest of the series.

Awesome from Haddin as well, comfortably his best knock for Australia imo.

Oh, and Mitch to take at least 4 and we'll win by an innings, or 9/10 wickets.

 

[Spikey]

Why North?

Just to prove he has no place in this side, or what?

spinning it away. ponting digs the **** out of that

 

[vcs]

Australia need atleast one wicket tonight.

 

[joels344]

Mitchell Johnson into the attack.

 

[Ruckus]

Australia need atleast one wicket tonight.

why?

 

[vcs]

why?

just to keep the momentum going their way.. generally this is the best time to pick up top-order wickets. Having said that, the first hour or so tomorrow will also be tough to negotiate.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Think Johnson needs some wickets or the selectors might face a ticklish decision for the 2nd test.

Doesn't look like taking one so far, but then he never does until he pulls a jaffa out of his not inconsiderable arsehole.

 

[Ruckus]

just to keep the momentum going their way..

Yeah but England are so far behind they won't get any momentum until they have a lead of a hundred with wickets remaining.

 

[vcs]

By then, they would be well on their way to saving the game IMO.

 

[Ruckus]

Well it seems clear they are playing for a draw already. It's not going to get any easier to score runs tmrw morning.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Well it seems clear they are playing for a draw already. It's not going to get any easier to score runs tmrw morning.

200+ in arrears, two full days' play remaining, be insanity not to initially, IMHO.

Test match, innit?

 

[TumTum]

Not surprised we couldn't pick up a wicket before end of play. In the last few years we were in this position many times and couldn't find that wicket, but next day morning all the wickets came.