First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

[Twodogs]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

That would be quite the allrounder.

I think in his mind Warnie batted like Dave.Warne.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

That would be quite the allrounder.

haha

[Bornadog]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

Two wickets to win, England would be hoping it rains all day tomorrow.

[lemmon]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

Wonderful win, intimidatory. This Aussie team has a fair bit more heart than a lot of us thought

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

Incredible performance by Johnson. I've been a harsh critic but this was one out of the box.

[Twodogs]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

Incredible performance by Johnson. I've been a harsh critic but this was one out of the box.

Yep. Well done Mitch Johnson.



You big Sheila.

[boydogs]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

Great work to finish them so quickly in the second innings. England are very good & much better than us at absorbing time at the crease.

[jeemak]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

I switched off after the first rain delay today, thinking it was going to set in for a while.

Got to the gym and saw it had restarted and they were eight down at that stage and I couldn't believe it. Luckily I switched off again after the second rain delay, missing the win!

Good effort by the Aussies. It will be interesting to see how the Poms bounce back.

[Remi Moses]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

Tremendous win . My kids had a dance concert today so I missed the day's action.
Great to see " Good" Mitch turn up, as opposed to " pie thrower" Mitch .
Pace has them worried, and further good news in that some youngsters around the traps are getting amongst the Runs.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

Great win and full credit to Haddin and Johnson, two players who have their share of critics but this test both played a major part in our win. As well as his bowling Johnson's batting was also great and that is an added bonus.

[Axe Man]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

The West Indians went on to dominate Cricket for the next 15 years. Between 1980 and 1995 they didn't lost a singe test.

Do you mean that they didn't lose a test series in that time (true), because they certainly lost individual test matches.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

That's what I read. They certainly drew a few as well. But throw in being a third world economy and it was an amazing feat.

[Sedat]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

Do you mean that they didn't lose a test series in that time (true), because they certainly lost individual test matches.

Test series not test matches. They lost plenty of dead rubbers during that 15 year stretch, and usually on raging 'bunsen burners'. Didn't have to be Warnie or Abdul Qadir either - spinners of the ilk Bob Holland ripped through the Windies when they were in party mode in dead rubbers. Hell, even AB with his part-time left-arm orthodox spun them out once in a dead rubber at the SCG, taking 11 wickets for the match. Hirwani, a journeyman Indian leggie, once took 16 wickets against the Windies, in his debut test match no less.

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

A couple of tweets confirming that Trott has left the tour due to a stress related condition. This is nothing to do with Warners comments.

[Bornadog]

Re: First Test: Australia V England, Gabba

A couple of tweets confirming that Trott has left the tour due to a stress related condition. This is nothing to do with Warners comments.

Warners comments were inappropriate.

Trott's departure is confirmed here