First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

[lemmon]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

At this rate we will have 500 comfortably tonight with the opportunity to still have a decent bowl, do we declare tonight and have half an hour or grind on into tomorrow?

[Greystache]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

At this rate we will have 500 comfortably tonight with the opportunity to still have a decent bowl, do we declare tonight and have half an hour or grind on into tomorrow?

I'd grind on. It's not just the mental damage, the first 2 tests are pretty close together and we want to wear down their bowlers as much as possible. Their depth is pretty ordinary and we've seen what can happen when your key bowlers have to bowl a lot of overs.

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

At this rate we will have 500 comfortably tonight with the opportunity to still have a decent bowl, do we declare tonight and have half an hour or grind on into tomorrow?

I'd grind on. It's not just the mental damage, the first 2 tests are pretty close together and we want to wear down their bowlers as much as possible. Their depth is pretty ordinary and we've seen what can happen when your key bowlers have to bowl a lot of overs.

I agree with Greystasche, I'd normally like to have 5 overs at them but unless the weather Gods are indicating some problems, there is a series benefit for burying them.

We can't do anything stupid between now and the end of this session and give them back some momentum.

[lemmon]

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God this is fun, the wheels are faling off. Id want half an hour tonight to rattle them, they look on the verge of falling off the edge, a wicket or two tonight and that room would be a quiet one tonight. The way these two are going at it I reckon Clarke wants Harris and Johnson to let loose late tonight

[chef]

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Great 100 Clarko.

[GVGjr]

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God this is fun, the wheels are falling off. Id want half an hour tonight to rattle them, they look on the verge of falling off the edge, a wicket or two tonight and that room would be a quiet one tonight. The way these two are going at it I reckon Clarke wants Harris and Johnson to let loose late tonight

It's looking that way. The pitch looks good though

[Twodogs]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

It's looking that way. The pitch looks good though

It's playing a few tricks though. That over Anderson bowled to Warner on 99 was a beauty. If we can string a few of those together just before stumps they could be 2 for overnight and KP has to make 2 starts before he can settle.

[Twodogs]

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It's playing a few tricks though. That over Anderson bowled to Warner on 99 was a beauty. If we can string a few of those together just before stumps they could be 2 for overnight and KP has to make 2 starts before he can settle.

Here we go. KP is in.

[Ghost Dog]

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I love reading the Guardian when we are thrashing England. It's one of my great pleasures in life.

[Twodogs]

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I love reading the Guardian when we are thrashing England. It's one of my great pleasures in life.

In that pocket of time between West Coast forming and the internet taking off if we beat them I'd go to Macgills in the city to buy thei Perth paper.

[Remi Moses]

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If anyone wants a real buzz get on Test Match Special today if England are crashing to defeat .
In particular Boycott
Side note: Can Dave Warner just shut up, banging on about England having. "Scared eyes "
Early doors Dave, find a lid.
Maybe a muzzle as well

[The Doctor]

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I love reading the Guardian

my favorite newspaper

[Bornadog]

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I love reading the Guardian when we are thrashing England. It's one of my great pleasures in life.

my favorite newspaper

When the cricket is on , the journo describing the ball by ball action is very funny.

[Ghost Dog]

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When the cricket is on , the journo describing the ball by ball action is very funny.

Probably the only journalist who makes me get out and google things to figure out what he's on about!


Off topic, Warner would be my favorite cricketer if it wasn't for his mouth.

If anyone wants a real buzz get on Test Match Special today if England are crashing to defeat .
In particular Boycott
Side note: Can Dave Warner just shut up, banging on about England having. "Scared eyes "
Early doors Dave, find a lid.
Maybe a muzzle as well

Well said Remi. Needs to grow the mo' a bit longer to cover his mouth. Hate it.

Cricketers have a history of getting ahead of themselves in the media, and bringing ruin upon themselves.
Tony Grieg's ' Grovel ' comment for example. The West Indians went on to dominate Cricket for the next 15 years. Between 1980 and 1995 they didn't lost a singe test. I remember kids at our primary school walking around in West Indian T-shirts!

Can't see that happening, but if I were the English coach, I would be using Warner's comments as ammunition.

Shut up Warner!

[chef]

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Probably the only journalist who makes me get out and google things to figure out what he's on about!


Off topic, Shane Warner would be my favorite cricketer if it wasn't for his mouth.



Well said Remi. Needs to grow the mo' a bit longer to cover his mouth. Hate it.
Not even the West Indians, who absolutely destroyed teams in their hey day, would come out with such petty jibes.

That would be quite the allrounder.