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*Official* First Test at The Gabba

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91Jmay

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Stapel said:
I can't help but feel this series will turn out to be another not-so-close series. Sure, the Aussies were in a far deeper hole at lunch, but they are still in a series deflating hole, imho. I really hope they climb out of it, but they probably won't.



I like these kind of selective statistics. Just for fun.
It should be said that an average of 27, batting at 7, is probably not too far behind par. We've been spoiled by Gilchrist and even by Prior and Dhoni. Most test wicket keepers are not that good with the bat.
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Yeah if you get a guy averaging 36 who is a good glove-man you have to really take him in most cases don't you, especially if he scores quickly like every WK seems to.
 
GuyFromLancs

GuyFromLancs

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Not to slate Australia, but I thought this could have been a 500-par pitch last night. With the possibility of a 600-er if someone (Clarke probably) seriously got in.

I crashed asleep at a mere 30-1 last night. Woke up in a cold sweat, anticipating 300-3 or thereabouts. I was actually surprised to see Australia skittled again (and yes, 273-8 is skittled on that pitch).

I'm sure this won't be the pattern this time though. I'll be up throughout the night tonight!
 
Burgey

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Bloke sees the first six overs and judges a pitch to be worth 500-600 runs. It's ****ing Pelham Warner.
 
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Pothas

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GuyFromLancs said:
Not to slate Australia, but I thought this could have been a 500-par pitch last night. With the possibility of a 600-er if someone (Clarke probably) seriously got in.

I crashed asleep at a mere 30-1 last night. Woke up in a cold sweat, anticipating 300-3 or thereabouts. I was actually surprised to see Australia skittled again (and yes, 273-8 is skittled on that pitch).

I'm sure this won't be the pattern this time though. I'll be up throughout the night tonight!
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It is perfectly reasonable to assume that this will be the pattern though, is pretty much what this Australia side does, am sure they will manage a couple of big scores as well just like in our summer. Think it is how England bat that is less certain.
 
Spikey

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there's a difference between it being a good pitch to bat on and it being a 500-600 pitch though. particularly with the slow outfield
 
Burgey

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91Jmay said:
Yeah, nobody else was calling it a road tbf. Other than every ex-pro who had looked at it.
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Well you can say it's a good pitch but to say 500 is par is pretty outlandish based on viewing what was five or six overs.

Not everyone was saying it was a road either, but it was certainly not a 8-270 odd deck.
 
GuyFromLancs

GuyFromLancs

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Burgey said:
Well you can say it's a good pitch but to say 500 is par is pretty outlandish based on viewing what was five or six overs.

Not everyone was saying it was a road either, but it was certainly not a 8-270 odd deck.
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I should clarify myself here.

I watched the pre-match build-up and discussion and concluded it would be 500-par for England
 
Burgey

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GuyFromLancs said:
I should clarify myself here.

I watched the pre-match build-up and discussion and concluded it would be 500-par for England
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That would be a big effort seeing as they didnt pass 400 at home all summer.

This may have been an innings one 500 deck for Australia 07 but it isn't for either of these sides.
 
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Burgey said:
That would be a big effort seeing as they didnt pass 400 at home all summer.

This may have been an innings one 500 deck for Australia 07 but it isn't for either of these sides.
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Obviously confusing this team with an English team that can bat

Check that

Obviously confusing this English team with a team from another country that can bat
 
GuyFromLancs

GuyFromLancs

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Burgey said:
That would be a big effort seeing as they didnt pass 400 at home all summer.

This may have been an innings one 500 deck for Australia 07 but it isn't for either of these sides.
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This England team isn't completely different to the 10/11 lot you know.

There's still Cook, Trott, KP, Bell - namely the core of the batting line-up. And it's hard to imagine Root having the nighmare Collingwood did in that series.

And England bat down to 9.
 
Maximas

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GuyFromLancs said:
This England team isn't completely different to the 10/11 lot you know.

There's still Cook, Trott, KP, Bell - namely the core of the batting line-up. And it's hard to imagine Root having the nighmare Collingwood did in that series.

And England bat down to 9.
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Actually some of our bowlers have had success in the past against england, so therefore we will dominate
 
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