*Official* Third Test at the WACA

[Nate]

Great stuff Johnson. Not a big fan of this holding up the ball to the crowd business after getting a fiver though.

Why?

 

[pasag]

Test Mitch Special.

I'll see myself out.

 

[morgieb]

What happened to the real Mitchell Johnson? Who's this imposter?

This is the real Johnson. The one in the past few games was a mere imposter.

 

[BoyBrumby]

****ing hell.

Need some special bowling here.

Gonesville, IMHO. Anything over 300 to chase and we're squarely buggered.

 

[silentstriker]

England to totally panic and lose by 250 runs.

 

[TT Boy]

Aus will pile on the runs.

 

[Ruckus]

Interesting to see how Johnson got the ball to swing so much, was it swinging that much when England bowled? Have the conditions changed, or just the bowlers?

 

[TumTum]

Johnson made a similar performance against SA here in the 1st innings, later SA chased down 400. Siddle had a hat-trick in Brisbane in the 1st innings, then England piled on 500/1.

This is not over.

 

[vcs]

Why?

Eh, just don't like it much. No particular reason really.

 

[James]

Isn't this a funny game, for all the talk of how rubbish this Australian team is, they come out and do this today, and if they win this game, you'd have to say they're huge favourites going into Melbourne and Sydney. Exciting stuff!

 

[Ruckus]

This is not over.

Yeah I tend to feel that way too, but 5 of our top 6 failed to make runs in the first innings, surely they won't bomb out like that again...

 

[Burgey]

That's not clever from us.

Anyway, not to worry, when Johnson takes wickets in the first innings he never takes them in the second.

Smith to take five, Hughes to score 200 etc.

 

[M0rphin3]

Yeah I tend to feel that way too, but 5 of our top 6 failed to make runs in the first innings, surely they won't bomb out like that again...

They better not

 

[ethos]

Backing Hughes to come out all guns blazing and finish at stumps on about 60*

 

[benchmark00]

Really liking the look of Johnson here. And that's the first time I've said that since forever.

Bit of away shape to the left hander. Just keep it full and it will come. Need them driving.

Johnson is in for a big day. I can smell it.

Bring me all of your women.

Post haste.

 

[GIMH]

Gonesville, IMHO. Anything over 300 to chase and we're squarely buggered.

Need a similar day to yesterday except make it count against the tail.

 

[TumTum]

Yeah I tend to feel that way too, but 5 of our top 6 failed to make runs in the first innings, surely they won't bomb out like that again...

Our openers need to make a good start, otherwise I feel we might

 

[morgieb]

Australia aren't out of the water yet. Anderson could still bowl well (believe it's too early for Swann to be a major factor) and England could well pile on the runs in the next dig. Our batting, barring Brisbane, has also been pretty dire so far this series.

End of the road for Collingwood?

 

[social]

Isn't this a funny game, for all the talk of how rubbish this Australian team is, they come out and do this today, and if they win this game, you'd have to say they're huge favourites going into Melbourne and Sydney. Exciting stuff!

Same thing was said after Headingley in '09 and look how well we went at the Oval

Oz batting really needs to stand up here.

They have an absolutely golden opportunity to put the team in a fantastic position and failure could cost some guys dearly

 

[morgieb]

Yeah I tend to feel that way too, but 5 of our top 6 failed to make runs in the first innings, surely they won't bomb out like that again...

That's what we thought at Adelaide.....

Watson and Hughes need runs in the next session. Or Ponting can finally score some runs.